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Safety Management (UK)
Holme Suite,
Clawthorpe Hall
Business Centre,
Burton in Kendal
LA6 1NU
Tel: +44 (0)1524 784356
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Course Introduction
Health & Safety for Senior Managers
This one day programme is designed to raise awareness of health & safety legislation and the roles and responsibilities of senior managers in ensuring a positive health & safety culture.
Learning outcomes:
After the session, delegates should be able to:
- Appreciate the legal framework for the control of health & safety
- Know the differences between statutory and common law and its application
- State the legal requirement for risk assessment
- Determine the immediate and underlying causes of accidents
- Appreciate the moral, financial and legal implications of workplace health, safety and welfare.
Course Outline
Introductions
Legal Control of Health & Safety
- Overview of statutory & common law
- Civil liabilities
- Negligence & its defences
- Criminal liabilities
- Enforcement of health & safety legislation
- Penalties
Practical Exercise - Mitigation Evidence
HASAWA main duties
- Employers duties
- Duties of managers
Promoting a positive health & safety culture
- Discussion of factors which contribute to a positive health & safety culture and what managers can do to assist in this promotion
Effective health & safety management
- HSG65 model overview & practical application
Risk assessment as part of effective health & safety management
- Risk assessment in practice & as a tool in accident prevention
- Allocating responsibility
- The risk register
- Financial considerations
- Monitoring & reviewing performance
Health & Safety losses
- The scale of the problem
- Costs to organisations
- Costs to individuals
Accident causation & prevention
- Domino theory
- Establishing immediate & underlying causes - to include practical exercise
- Further action
Course summary & discussion
Certification
All successful candidates will receive a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.
If you don’t see the exact course you require, or would prefer a different length, we can arrange bespoke training to suit your needs.
Please use our Contact Form so we can advise you on the best course of action. Alternatively you can Email Us or call +44 (0)1524 784356
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Course Focus
Safety Management (UK)
Holme Suite, Clawthorpe Hall Business Centre, Burton in Kendal LA6 1NU
Tel: +44 (0)1524 784356