Managing Safely – IOSH

COURSE DURATION

5 DAYS

COURSE AIMS

To provide the participant with the necessary theoretical knowledge and classroom
simulation and exercises to become proficient in Management Safely according to IOSH
standards, while preparing the participant, not only to successfully pass the examination of
the training course, but also to enable the participant to return to his workplace and be able
to manage safety.

COURSE TOPICS

1. Display a thorough knowledge of mid-level safety management over a broad

spectrum of cases and scenarios;
2. Understand that an accident happened because of a failure to manage health and
safety risks
3. Understand the basic consequences of an accident at work:
a. injury, disability or loss of life
b. personal costs, pain & suffering of an injured worker
c. the effects of an injury to an employee on his family, society and social life
d. the possibility of the government safety regulator taking action against the
employer, which may result in prosecution, fines or imprisonment
e. the possibility of a personal injury claim by the employee from the employer
(civil action against the employer)
f. the cost to the employer incurred from replacement labour, accident
investigation, production loss or stagnation and increased insurance
premiums
g. the possibility of criminal action taken against the employer
h. employer loss of reputation and prestige due to negative media coverage of
the accident

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i. possible loss of income from business which can be cancelled as a direct or

indirect result of the accident
j. possible loss of potential customers, clients, employees and contractors due
to the accident
4. Know, understand and comprehend the three key reasons why there is a need to
manage safely, which are:
a. the unacceptability for workers to suffer injury or ill health as a result of
doing their job – the moral element,
b. that the law requires responsible people in organisations to assess risks from
the company’s activities and to put control measures in place that will reduce
the risks to a level that meets A.L.A.R.P. – the legal element,
c. that the managing of health and safety will not only reduce the consequences
of an accident at work (as mentioned in (3.) above), but will ensure the
saving of money and a safer and more effective way of working - the
financial element.
5. Understand the difference between responsibility and accountability
6. Understand the responsibility and accountability of the manager towards the
management of safety and health
a. Know when to act and when not to
b. Know whether an issue needs their attention and when it needs the attention
of senior management
c. Understand that health and safety management is an essential part of a
manager’s job
d. Understand the importance of managing health and safety
e. Understand the concepts and differences of risk versus hazards
f. Understand “harm”, in all its complexity
g. Be able to identify and understand related workplace hazards and the
significance of the hazards
h. Understand risk and be able to estimate it, evaluate it and know which actions
to take in order to minimise and manage the risk
i. Understand the consequences of a hazardous event

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j. Understand what risk assessment is and what elements are involved in the
assessment of a risk
k. Understand the benefits and shortcomings of risk assessment
l. Identification and analysis of work tasks
7. Estimate the risk
a. Understand and apply the three-point scale of risk assessment
b. Determine the acceptability or non-acceptability of a risk
c. Know and apply the 5 * 5 as well as the 10 * 10 matrices of risk assessment
d. Control the risk
e. Reduce the risk
f. Understand the impact of risk control measures on the likelihood and
consequence of the risk.
g. Understand the concept of residual risk and when & how to evaluate and
manage residual risk.
h. Understand the hierarchy of risk controls
i. Understand the difference between proactive and reactive control measures
and when to use which
j. Understand A.L.A.R.P. and be able to apply A.L.A.R.P. when doing a risk
assessment
k. Physically perform a risk assessment
8. Understand the responsibilities of the manager regarding safety managements with
respect to the legal requirements, the way the law work with relevance to health and
safety management and the key parts of a health and safety management system
a. Know the tools to use to help with guidance on health and safety
responsibilities
b. Know the boundaries within which a company must work as set by the law
c. Understand the concept of being responsible for reasonable foreseeable risks
d. Know and be able to apply the three tests to determine whether a risk is
reasonably foreseeable
e. Understand the legal definition of “beyond reasonable doubt”, “contributory
negligence”, “vicarious liability”, “on the balance of probabilities” and
“precedent”.

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f. Understand the concept of a “common law system”, the difference between

“statue” and “common”, and the difference between “criminal law” and “civil
law’.
g. Understand the differences and fundamentals of “policy”, “planning”,
“organising”, “implementing”, “performance measuring” and “revision” of
the health and safety management system and be able to apply these concepts
during safety management.
h. Understand and be able to apply the six key elements of a health and safety
management system.
9. Identification of hazards according to the Alphabetical Method, i.e.;
a. Aggression and violence
b. Abuse & physical attacks – psychological symptoms
c. Access & egress – how accesses and egresses can be harmful, safety signs at,
Health and Safety Regulations.
d. Bullying – examples, symptoms, solutions
e. Chemicals and harmful substances – identification, dangers, avoidance &
safe practises
f. Computer workstations – ULD’s, back injuries, eye strain, DSE’s,
ergonomically supportive solutions
g. Electricity – dangers, avoidance, prevention, treatment, using electrical
equipment, competency, national & industrial standards
h. Fire – brief overview, Regulatory Reform Order of 2005
i. Heights – causes of falls from heights, increasing safety when working at
heights, Work at Height Regulation 2005
j. Housekeeping – dangers of poor housekeeping
k. Lighting – dangers, benefits of good lighting, key safety issues of safe
lighting
l. Manual handling – definition, factors affecting the risk of injuries, MSD’s,
Manual Handling operations Regulations 1992
m. Noise – main causes of hearing damage, Control of Noise at Work
Regulations

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n. Slips & trips – common causes of slips & trips, costs of slips & trips,
avoidance
o. Stress – factors that causes stress (work & non-work), physiological,
emotional & behavioural effects of stress, six key areas of work design,
reducing stress levels
p. Temperature – definition of a reasonable temperature to work in, effects of
temperature on the human, providing comfortable working conditions to
workers
q. Vehicles and transport – possible harm from vehicles, increasing transport
safety, walkways and driveways
r. Vibration – harm caused by vibration, symptoms of such harm, how to
prevent this harm, WBV, HAV, Control of Vibration at Work Regulations
2005
10. Identification of occupations which poses a high risk
11. Investigation of accidents and incidents
a. Why should accidents and incidents be investigated
b. Definition of an incident
c. Definition of a near miss
d. Definition of an accident
e. Collecting information for notifying authorities and for insurance purposes
f. Determining the cost of an accident
g. Key benefits of an investigation
h. Importance of investigating an incident that didn’t result in an accident
i. How accidents and incidents happen
j. Immediate, underlying & root causes of accidents
k. How to carry out an investigation
l. The six considerations in developing / accessing a investigation system
m. Participants in an investigation team
n. Minimal, Low-level, Medium-level and High-level investigation
o. 3 Groups of human error during investigations
p. External relations
12. Measuring Performance

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a. What performance measurement is all about

b. Indicators of managing safety, reactive indicators, proactive indicators
c. How to measure health and safety performance
d. Collecting information on outputs
e. Focusing on collecting information on the outputs of the health and safety
management system
f. Injury incidence rate
g. National industry rate
h. Reportable injuries
i. Value of performance measuring for internal and external factions
j. Auditing – definition, objectives, objective evidence, aims
k. Internal & external audit
l. Evaluating and reporting of audits
m. Production of an action plan to deal with audit findings
13. Environment
a. Impact of the industry on the environment
b. Definition of environment
c. Factors which influences the organisation’s effect on the environment
d. Waste – main waste streams
e. Pollution
f. Control of pollution and waste
g. Issues which require specific management
h. Pollution & waste according to type, activity, aspects & impacts
i. Factors which determine the ways to deal with pollutants and waste,
potential, legal requirements, best practice developments, stakeholder/societal
concerns, values and policies.
j. Hierarchy of solving pollution and waste problems
k. Procedures which should be in place to reduce the chance of the pollutant
doing damage, and to repair any damage that occurs
l. Environmental Protection Act 1990, Water Resources act 1991, Producer
Responsibility Obligations regulations 1997, Hazardous Waste Regulations
2005

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m. Main elements of an environmental management system (EMS)

n. Key benefits of an EMS.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Middle and Senior Level Personnel in Safety and Management Departments who are

Course Language: Arabic / English.

CERTIFICATION:

ENPPI

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