306 - IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors
IOSH Managing Safely®️ is ideal for supervisors, managers, and team leaders, providing them with the necessary knowledge needed to be responsible for the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Prices starting from 1090 SAR including VAT
What is the IOSH Safety For Executives and Directors course?
The one day, IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors course provides business leaders with the safety knowledge needed for their role. This includes the importance of health and safety, why safety should be a key factor in business decisions, and other areas which put safety in the context of the wider business and its objectives.
Designed by IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health), the course is designed with global best practice in mind. It's globally recognised and the choice of many business leaders seeking to improve their business's safety practices.
Benefits for Employers
Leaders who consider safety when decision making are less at risk of overlooking compliance requirements, reducing the chance of lapses
Helps embed a strong health and safety culture throughout the business
Encourages other team members to follow leadership's initiative and not treat safety like a tick box exercise
Benefits for Learners
An ideal CPD opportunity, helping to build leadership skills and safety awareness
Helps build leadership confidence through formal, globally recognised training
Provides an awareness of safety legislation and compliance, giving business leaders peace of mind that their organisation is doing everything necessary to maintain compliance.
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Phoenix Health and Safety is an IOSH Approved Partner. This means our IOSH course materials, tutors, and learning environments are all quality-assured and stamped with excellence.
The Phoenix Pass Pledge
Every Phoenix IOSH course entitles you to continue studying free of charge if you fail to meet the required standard in examinations, though with pass rates above industry standard this is rarely required.
IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors is suitable for senior leaders in businesses. This includes directors, executives and anyone else making significant business decisions, especially those that involve health and safety.
The duration of the IOSH Managing Safely®️ course depends on the study method:
When studied through in-house learning, the course is 3 days long.
When studied through e-learning, we recommend spending between 20 and 25 hours on the course. Students have access to the e-Learning course for 12 months from date of purchase.
Our classroom course timings are 09:00-17:00 Monday - Friday.
IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors consists of 5 modules:
Element 1: The moral, legal and financial case
Cost of poor health and safety at work
Benefits of good health and safety performance
Key health and safety legislation
Legal implications
Corporate social responsibility
Three essential principles
Health and safety management systems
Element 2: Planning for Health and Safety
Determining your health and safety policy
Planning to implement the policy
Corporate governance
Actions you can take
Element 3: Implementing for health and safety
Profiling your organisation’s risks
Risk factors
Risk ranking
Taking action
Workplace risk assessment
Actions you can take
Organising
Control
Co-operation
Communication
Competence
Actions you can take
Implementing your plan
Documentation that supports implementation
Implementing risk control plans
Actions you can take
Element 4: Monitoring for health and safety
Measuring performance
Investigating accidents
External changes
Actions you can take
Element 5: Improving health and safety performance
Reviewing performance
Learning lessons
The importance of leadership
Actions you can take
After completing this course, candidates will be able to:
Describe the legal, moral and financial role of operational directors, owners of small businesses and senior executives, including their responsibilities, liabilities and accountabilities, both personal and organisational
Explain the importance of safety and health at top-management level and how integrating those objectives into other business management objectives can help to minimise risk, reduce losses and make better use of time and resources
Illustrate how to plan the direction for safety and health through developing and implementing a safety and health policy, and integrating it into business systems
Explain the value of an adequately resourced and efficient safety and health management system, the value and benefits of training at all levels, and when to access competent advice
Outline the benefits of good safety and health management systems, the consequences of failing to manage effectively, and how to ensure internal controls are working
Describe the importance of reviewing and continually improving management systems, especially following change or failure
Explain the positive impact and improvement that an organisation’s leaders can have on its performance through their attitude and support for improving its safety culture
Describe the importance of setting key performance indicators and targets, together with performance monitoring and review for continual improvement in safety and health management.
As part of the assessment, Learners will be required to complete a personal action plan. These will include deciding on 3 actions that they commit to taking based upon the learning from the course. Commitments should be appropriate for the level of responsibility the participant has in their organisation.
Please note: All course materials and certificates will be sent via post. There will be an additional charge if booking outside of the UK. We will contact you with the delivery charge once booking has been made.
Many who study the IOSH Managing Safely consider studying the NEBOSH International General Certificate. Being the industry standard for health and safety specialists, the qualification is also ideal for those looking to begin a career in health and safety.