Managing Safely (IOSH)

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world's largest health and safety membership body. With 44,000 members in 99 countries, IOSH is committed to ensuring that global work practices are safe, healthy and sustainable.

Managing Safely is designed for managers and supervisors in any sector and any organisation worldwide.

The course aims to get managers up to speed on the practical actions they need to take to handle health and safety in their teams and leads to the assessments for the IOSH qualification

The Managing Safely course won’t suddenly make you a safety expert – but you’ll get up-to-speed on the practical actions you need to take and gain the knowledge and tools to tackle the safety and health issues you are responsible for in your manager and supervisor role.

There are so many responsibilities that come from a managerial role, as well as completely your own job on a daily basis you also are responsible for those underneath you.  This doesn't only mean ensuring they are doing their job but also making sure everything is done to reduce the risk of danger for them.  It doesn't matter if you are working on a construction site or in an office, risks are everywhere. 

By completing the Managing Safely course you can expect greater productivity and Improved company-wide safety awareness culture and appreciation of safety measures. You should also be able to Identify how the law can have an impact on health and safety in the workplace and describe how to assess, reduce and control risk in the workplace.

Successful delegates who complete the Managing Safely Course are awarded an IOSH Managing Safely certificate.

The IOSH Managing Safely certificate does not have an expiry date although IOSH recommends that candidates undergo a refresher course every three year.