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Objectives

• By the end of this Course participants will be able to:
• Develop, promote & communicate an effective health & safety culture in an organization
• Identify the key features of a health & safety policy, the preparations & performance review of a health & safety audit
• Understand the importance of proactive & reactive health & safety monitoring measures
• Identify hazards in the workplace & carry out risk assessments, record findings & review procedures
• Advise on strategies for controlling hazards, reducing risks & applying safe systems of work
• Identify fire hazards & consequential risks, advice on measures to minimize fire risks & develop fire procedures
• Identify ill health effects of physical processes of work & the environment & recommend suitable measures to combat risks
• Explain the processes & procedures for investigating & reporting accidents at work

The Delegates

Occupational Health and Safety Professionals, Safety Consultants, Safety Officers, Operating and Staff Managers, Loss Prevention Managers, Engineers, Environmental & Quality Managers .

The Contents

• Foundations in health and safety
• Introduction to Health and Safety Key Terms
• The scope and nature of occupational health and safety
• Moral/Social/Economic arguments for maintaining safety standards
• The role of national governments and international bodies in formulating a framework for the regulation of health and safety
• Typical frameworks for regulating H&S
• International standards and conventions & the role of the ILO
• Health and safety management systems 1 – Plan
• The key elements of a Health and Safety Management System
• The importance of setting policy for health and safety
• The purpose of a health and safety policy
• Aims and objectives
• The key features and appropriate content of an organisation’s health and safety policy
• Health and safety management systems 2 – Do
• The health and safety roles and responsibilities of employers, managers, workers and other relevant parties
• Contractors
• Health and safety culture
• Behavioural Safety
• Risk assessment
• Hierarchy of risk reduction
• Preventive and protective measures
• Sources of Health and safety information
• Safe systems of work
• Work permit systems
• Emergencies – First Aid
• Health and safety management systems 3 – Check
• Active and reactive health and safety monitoring procedures
• Inspections, Safety tours and Safety Sampling
• Investigating incidents (accidents, work related ill health, near misses)
• Investigating procedure
• Immediate and Root causes
• The legal and organisational requirements for recording and reporting incidents
• Health and safety management systems 4 – Act
• The scope and nature of a health and safety audit
• Internal Audits – External Audits
• Inspections and Audits the differences
• The purpose and procedures for regular reviews of H&S performance
• Assessing opportunities for improvement and need for change
• The role of Boards, CEOs, MDs and Senior Managers
• Workplace hazards and risk control
• Health, welfare and work environment requirements
• Violence at work
• Substance misuse at work
• Safe movement of people in the workplace
• Working at height
• Impact of temporary works
• Transport hazards and risk control
• Safe movement of vehicles in the workplace
• Hazards, risks and control measures for workplace transport operations
• Control measures to reduce work-related driving risks.
• Safe vehicles & Drivers
• Driving at Work
• Electrical Safety
• Principles of electricity
• Hazards, risks and danger of electricity
• Electrical fires and common causes
• Control measures
• Advantages and limitations of protective systems
• Fire Safety
• Fire initiation, classification and spread
• Fire risk assessment
• Fire prevention and prevention of fire spread
• Fire alarm system and fire-fighting arrangements
• Evacuation of a workplace
• Chemical and biological health hazards and risk control
• Forms of, classification of, and health risks from hazardous substances
• Assessment of health risks
• Occupational exposure limits
• Control measures
• Specific agents
• Safe handling and storage of waste
• Physical and psychological health hazards and risk control
• Noise
• Vibration
• Radiation
• Course summary.

 

The Discount

10% in case of Three P. (or more)