Course Aims

This course is intended to provide senior executives with a clear understanding of their personal and corporate responsibilities for health and safety management, together with the financial, HR and PR benefits of effectively integrating health and safety issues into the corporate governance and risk management practices of their organisation.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course the delegates will: -

·         Understand their role and responsibilities with respect to health and safety at work

·         Recognise the importance of integrating health and safety objectives into other key business performance objectives and good corporate governance

·         Take account of health and safety issues during business planning and decision making

·         Understand the financial and legal consequences of failing to manage health and safety effectively

·         Understand the principles of an effective health and safety management system, including performance monitoring and continual improvement

·         Recognise the importance of developing a positive safety culture to reduce unsafe behaviour and recognise the role that senior executives play in that process

Course Duration

One Day.

Pre-requisites

There are no particular educational or competence pre-requisites for the course. However, the following factors are important: -

·         Sound literacy skills.

Personal Protective Equipment

No PPE will be required for this course.

Certification

An IOSH Safety for Senior Executives Certificate will be awarded to the delegate on successful completion of the written and practical assessments

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