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Typically this course is delivered over three or six hours

Senior Executives

This course aims to ensure that health and safety is appreciated and responsibilities are understood by those people at the most senior levels

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

Understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to health and safety.
Understand and implement processes to proactively manage the financial aspects of health and safety.
Define the key health and safety legislation and its implications on the business and their role.
Outline the penalties associated with breaches of the law and in relation to their position.
Support managers who complete risk assessments with the understanding of the process and why it is key to proactively managing the organisation.

IOSH Safety for Senior Executives

Course Content

Health and safety as a main line management function, emanating from the top and descending through the management layers.
Current legislation – Health and Safety at Work etc Act, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations and other relevant legislation.
Penalties for offences relating to health and safety legislation covering case studies, corporate bodies (directors, secretaries etc) and corporate manslaughter.
The financial implications of accidents and ill-health caused by working conditions.
Types of documentation, policies and procedures required for legal compliance.
The importance of appointing competent personnel to advise on health and safety.
Basic principles of risk assessment.
Root causes of accidents.
Review of policies and strategies and where necessary introduce changes to make their organisation operate more safely.