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.