Cork 2010
Feb 9-12, May 18-21, Sep 20-23, Nov 15-18

Dublin 2010
Feb 15-18, May 4-7, Sep 6-9, Nov 1-4

For further dates nationwide please contact Nifast on 021-4319250 / 01-8955755 or corkinfo@nifast.ie / info@nifast.ie

Duration: 4 Days
Fee: Please contact Nifast

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Course Details

Managing Safely is a high impact interactive course covering the health and safety management for managers and supervisors in any any organisation in any sector. It's designed to give managers all they need to know to help them handle health and safety in their teams. The flexible new high impact programme, which has quality animated graphics, no off-putting legal language, scenarios that mangers can relate to, covers all the main health and safety issues and includes a session tackling the environment too.

This four-day 'Managing safely' course is intended for those required to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both their organisation's policy and best practice in health and safety.

Objectives
On successful completion of the course delegates should:

• Understand their responsibilities
• Have the practical ability to manage health and safety issues in the workplace
• Have an understanding of health, safety and environmental management systems and their business benefits
• Be able to implement risk assessment and control strategies
• Have a basic understanding of common hazards including; fire, electricity, working at height, stress, noise, vibration, chemicals and workplace transport

Course Programme

• Introducing Managing Safely
• Assessing Risks
• Controlling Risks
• Understanding your Responsibilities
• Identifying Hazards
• Investigating Accidents and Incidents
• Measuring Performance
• Protecting our Environment

English is the language in which training is delivered and participants must have a good command of the English language. If participants wish to bring an interpreter they may do so but prior notice must be given to Nifast.

Materials and Delivery Method
Each delegate receives a workbook that includes sections for notes and Q&A sessions.
The course will be delivered in a classroom by presentation and discussions. Individuals quiz, team exercises, board game, flipchart and DVD are used throughout the course

Who should attend?
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 knowledge and skills they require to manage resource and risk in compliance with their organisation's policy and best practice in health and safety.

Pre-Course Requirements
None 
 
Assessment/Certification
Upon successful completion of the assessments (which is a multiple-choice exam, completed on day 4 as well as a project on Risk Assessment) delegates will be awarded an IOSH Managing Safely certificate.