Managing Health and Safety at Work

INTRODUCTION

Health and Safety in the Workplace equips persons in management and supervisory roles with the necessary information and awareness of the challenges at hand. You will discover how to use efficient safety management to cut costs and increase revenues.

Health and safety technologies and practices are critical components of effective health and safety management. However, these will not ensure continual improvement in health and safety performance on their own. Personnel having a solid awareness of the areas that might cause losses is required. The course covers all of the fundamental aspects of workplace safety, including safety management, safety culture, workplace equipment, hazardous agents, and legislation.

COURSE METHODOLOGY

This course is designed in the form of workshop which will includes a variety of learning tools to help participants function effectively and efficiently in a multifunctional environment through various methodologies including;

• Short lectures
• Brainstorming
• Case studies
• Group activities
• Role playing

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The attendees of this Certificate Program will be able to:

• Determine the origins of destructive activities.
• Recognize and acknowledge that safety is a function for which everyone is accountable.
• Establish that risky activities, behavior, and situations cause unintentional injury.
• Conduct a job safety study and provide job safety instructions.
• Conduct an accident investigation and compile a comprehensive accident report.
• Handle and respond to a variety of workplace accidents and crises.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?

• Managers
• Supervisors
• Team leaders
• Safety professionals
• Anyone who is seeking improvement in skills for enhanced performance and career development

TARGETED SKILLS

• Decision-making
• Planning and organizing
• Leading and controlling
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Health and safety measures
• Risk assessment
• Health and Safety Management Systems
• Safety Legislation
• Health and Safety Culture
• Work Equipment Hazards and Control
• Hazardous Agents control