IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors

- 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 failure 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.

Target Audience:

Those personnel employed in a Director’s role; owners of small- to medium sized enterprises and Executive / non-Executive Directors of larger organisations with governance structures who have operational or strategic accountability for an organisation, responsibility for determining and implementing effective safety and health management and monitoring its success.

The course will be presented by a very experienced and competent international trainer who is a health and safety practitioner with over 36 years of experience in directing and managing health and safety issues and delivering training at all levels of the work force.

The course delivery places a high degree of emphasis on practical solutions and uses an enjoyable mixture of discussion, videos, exercises and power point.

Delegates will produce an action plan that can be used as part of their organisations review process and drive to achieve compliance and continuous improvement and on successful completion of a written test paper receive an IOSH certificate of achievement.