Senior executives must be made aware that the responsibility for health and safety rests ultimately with them, and not with those who have been appointed to deal with it on a daily basis. This course reflects principles embodied in the Turnbull Report, the HSE’s guidance document HSG65 Successful Health and Safety Management and the DETR/HEC's 'Revitalising Health and Safety' strategy statement.
The course programme covers:
- Introduction
- Health and safety drivers and priorities
- Civil claims
- International Law, EU law and UK law
- Offences by corporate body (neglect, connivance, consent)
- Power of inspectors
- Current manslaughter act
- HSC directors voluntary code
- Management systems
- Corporate governance principles
- Open forum
By the end of this course successful delegates should be able to:
- Appreciate that health and safety should be managed from the top layers of management.
- Understand the health and safety role and responsibilities of senior executives.
- Recognise the importance of integrating health and safety objectives with other business objectives.
- Take account of health and safety aspects during strategic planning, decision-making and effective supply chain management.
- Be aware of the consequences of failing to manage health and safety.
- Understand the principles of a management system with the benefits of continual improvement and annual reporting.
- Understand the requirements of current legislation with the potential consequences of non-compliance upon their organisation and themselves.
Delegates will receive a Workplace Law certificate of attendance shortly after successful completion of the course.
Who this course is for
Senior managers with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management in an organisation with 250 or more staff.
Benefits to your organisation
The course aims to provide directors/owners of small and medium sized enterprises with an understanding of the moral, legal and business case for proactive health and safety management and to give guidance on effective risk management.
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