Health and Safety

Target Group

The course is designed for those required to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both their organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety. Managing Safely’s target audience is people in an organisation who have to manage risk and resources. The course’s aim is to provide these people with the competencies they require.

Aim

To ensure that people employed as line managers appreciate safety requirements and to enable them to review departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to make the department work more safely.

Objectives

On successful completion of the course delegates should be able to:

• Explain ‘working safely’ and the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65 or BS 8800 and appreciate the role of risk assessment within the system;
• Compare safety management systems with other management systems and describe how to integrate systems successfully if appropriate;
• Identify the data and techniques required to produce an adequate record of an incident and demonstrate the procedure for an accident investigation, recognising the human factors involved;
• Describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting, and methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis for reactive monitoring techniques;
• Define hazards and risks and describe the legal requirements for risk assessment;
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk technique and the data required for records;
• Identify workplace precaution hierarchies and the criteria for types of workplace precautions and controls;
• Prepare and use active monitoring checklists and implement schedules for active monitoring, recording results and analysing records.
• Explain the purposes and techniques of a health and safety audit;
• Outline the main provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992;
• Describe procedures and techniques used in management reviews;
• Outline relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice, guidance notes and information sources such as the Health and Safety Executive, and distinguish specific hazards both generally and from an organisational perspective.

Course Structure

Managing Safely comprises seven core modules and one organisation-specific one requiring a total direct input period of at least 24 hours plus assessment time. Evita’s delivery timetable is based on a 4 day block programme including the examination/assessment period.

Managing Safely Certification

In order for an IOSH Managing Safely certificate to be issued, the delegate must successfully complete the Institution’s approved assessment procedure.

Days: 4

Ratio: 12:1

All who have to carry out risk assessments, including managers, supervisors or others who assist in the risk assessment process.

Aim

The aims of the course are to provide delegates with:

• Confidence and practical ability to carry out risk assessments
• Appreciation of the legal requirements for risk assessment.
• Sources of obtaining further information and assistance

Training Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of hazards, risks, risk control measures and risk control systems.
• Identify their areas of responsibility which require assessment, and assessments to be carried out by others or jointly which affect them.
• Identify hazards in their area of responsibility.
• Identify appropriate risk control measures and systems for those hazards.
• Assess the current level of risk and whether this is acceptable.
• Identify what additional risk control measures and systems are required to achieve an acceptable level of risk.
• Record their findings.
• Devise implementation, maintenance and monitoring measures for the risk controls.
• Recognise when to review risk assessments.
• Recognise their own limits of competence and how to seek further information and assistance.

Course Content

• De-mystifying risk assessment – common sense introduction
• Hazard identification
• Risk rating
• Risk Management Measures
• Risk Assessment Process
• Legal Requirements
• Sources of information and advice
• Practical exercises throughout
• Video if appropriate

Qualifications/experience of Trainers

The course was designed and is presented by well-qualified, seasoned safety professionals with wide ranging experience of risk assessment.

Achievement measurement

This one day course includes a short written confirmation test. The practical sessions throughout are not assessed due to time constraints. There is an optional facility for assessment of risk assessment projects completed after the course charged out at an extra half day.

Days: 1

Ratio: 10:1

Target Group

This course is aimed at all employees who have been identified and/or selected to carry out ‘in-house’ instruction on Manual Handling.

Aim

The aim of the course is to train suitable candidates to instruct other personnel in the safe manual handling techniques.

Training Objectives

Upon completion of this course delegates will be able to:-

• Demonstrate an understanding of their obligations, duties and responsibilities relating to manual handling operations.
• Recognise the hazards associated with manual handling.
• Carry out manual handling risk assessments in line with the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992.
• Produce appropriate training materials on manual handling as applicable.
• Instruct other personnel on subject matter relating to manual handling operations.

Course Content

• Session 1 – Methods of Instruction, Instructor Qualities, Systems Approach, Lesson Mechanics, and Techniques
• Session 2 – Manual Handling, a complete demonstration lesson.
• Session 3 – Risk Assessment, a practical exercise built around defined scenarios.
• Session 4 – Preparation and Planning Workshop, delegates are given tuition, help and support in planning and preparing their individual teaching practices.
• Session 5 – Practical Manual Handling Teaching Assessments, an opportunity for delegates to demonstrate their Manual Handling knowledge and teaching ability.

Achievement Measurement

Achievement is measured through individual practical teaching exercises and successful delegates are awarded a certificate of training.

Duration

2 Days

We strongly suggest that companies re-license their instructors every 2 years to ensure they are still effective and fully up to date with current regulations.

Ratio: 6:1

All indicated personnel required to carry out and/or supervise Manual Handling operations.

Aim

The aim of this course is to introduce employees to hazards and risks associated with manual handling along with information on how to control and reduce both. Delegates will be provided with information and instruction so they can look at their own work activities.

Objectives

On completion of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the term manual handling and all that it involves
• Explain and understand how poor manual handling techniques can cause injury along with being able to give examples
• Understand how to apply good techniques to be able to avoid injury
• Understand the need for assessment and be able to contribute to where necessary
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the Manual Handling Regulations

Course Content

This course covers and includes:

• Manual handling injuries, what causes them, how to identify risk of injury occurring and how to control such activities
• Practical demonstration of good and bad manual handling technique
• DVD to confirm practical demonstration
• Assessment and control options
• Regulations to understand responsibilities

Duration

0.5 Days

Ratio: 8:1

Supervisors and other employees involved in the mounting, changing and safe use of Abrasive Wheels.

Aim

The course will cover both the theoretical and practical aspects associated with the safe handling and mounting of abrasive wheels, in line with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER 98)

Objectives

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:-

• Prevent and minimise the number of accidents arising from the use of abrasive wheels.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the hazards, and the precautions, required to minimise injuries.
• Demonstrate an understanding of methods of marking abrasive wheels (type, size an maximum operating speeds)
• Demonstrate knowledge of storage and handling.
• Inspect and test abrasive wheels for danger.  Identify components used with abrasive wheels and their functions.
• Assemble abrasive wheels correctly
• Demonstrate proper methods of dressing an abrasive wheel
• Correctly adjust the work rest on pedestal or bench grinding machines
• Use suitable personal protective equipment

Ratio:

6:1

Duration:

½ Day

Days: 1/2
Ratio: 6:1

This course is aimed at all employees who have been identified and/or selected to carry out instruction on the safe use of Abrasive Wheels.

Aim  

The aim of this course is to train suitable candidates to instruct other personnel in the safe use of Abrasive Wheels.

Training Objectives

Upon completion of this course delegates will be able to: –

• Demonstrate an understanding of their obligations, duties and responsibilities relating to the safe use of Abrasive Wheels.
• Recognise the hazards and reduce the risk arising from the use of Abrasive Wheels.
• Produce appropriate training materials on the safe use of Abrasive Wheels.
• Instruct other personnel on subject matter relating to the safe use of Abrasive Wheels

Course Content

Consists of 4 half day sessions shown below:

• Session 1 – Methods of Instruction, Instructor Qualities, Systems Approach, Lesson Mechanics and Techniques.
• Session 2 – Safe use of Abrasive Wheels, a complete demonstration lesson.
• Session 3 – Preparation and Planning Workshop, delegates are given tuition, help and support in planning and preparing their individual teaching practices.
• Session 4 – Practical Safe use of Abrasive Wheels Teaching Assessment, an opportunity for delegates to demonstrate their Safe use of Abrasive Wheel knowledge and teaching ability.

Achievement Measurement

Achievement is measured through an individual practical teaching exercise and successful delegates are awarded a certificate of training.

Duration

2 days

We strongly suggest that companies re-licence their instructors every 2 years to ensure they are still effective and fully up to date with current regulations.

Note:

To gain full benefit from the course, delegates should have some experience and knowledge on the use of abrasive wheels.

All delegates are provided with a complete HSE Guidance on Safety in the use of Abasive Wheels (HSG 17).

Days: 2
Ratio: 8:1