Effective safety leadership starts at the top.
Health and safety isn’t simply about complying with legislation. It’s about effective leadership, sound decision-making, protecting people and ensuring the long-term success of an organisation.
TPB-Group Ltd’s IOSH Approved Safety for Executives and Directors course is designed specifically for directors, business owners and senior executives who have strategic or operational responsibility for safety and health.
This six-hour course explores the moral, legal and financial responsibilities of senior leaders, alongside the importance of good governance, effective risk management and developing a positive organisational safety culture.
Through practical discussion and consideration of real business challenges, delegates will develop a clearer understanding of how their decisions, actions and leadership influence safety performance throughout their organisations.
Course duration: Six hours, including assessment.
Course level: Awareness.
Who should attend: Directors, senior executives, business owners and those with overall strategic or operational accountability for safety and health.
What Will You Learn?
By the end of this course, delegates will be able to:
Understand the legal, moral and financial responsibilities of directors and senior executives, including personal and organisational accountability.
Explain why health and safety must form part of an organisation’s overall business strategy.
Recognise how effective safety policies, planning and risk management support business performance.
Understand the importance of adequate resources, competent advice and appropriate training.
Recognise the benefits of effective safety management systems and the consequences of management failures.
Explain why monitoring, reviewing and continually improving safety arrangements are essential.
Understand how visible leadership and management commitment influence organisational safety culture.
Recognise the importance of setting meaningful safety performance indicators, monitoring progress and reviewing results.
What Does the Course Cover?
Module 1 – The Moral, Legal and Financial Case
Explore the responsibilities and accountabilities of directors and senior executives, including relevant legislation, corporate governance, reputational risks and the financial consequences of failing to manage safety and health effectively.
Module 2 – Plan
Understand how to establish effective safety and health policies, identify and manage organisational risks, allocate appropriate resources, plan for emergencies and involve employees in safety-related decisions.
Module 3 – Do
Explore how senior leadership influences workplace safety through effective communication, employee engagement, appropriate training, competent professional advice and responsible procurement.
Module 4 – Check
Understand the importance of monitoring, auditing and reporting safety performance, identifying weaknesses in management systems and ensuring organisational controls remain effective.
Module 5 – Act
Examine how visible leadership, good corporate governance, organisational values and continual improvement help create a positive safety culture and strengthen overall business performance.
How Will You Be Assessed?
At the end of the course, each delegate will complete a personal commitment action plan, identifying up to three practical actions they intend to take within their organisation.
These commitments should reflect the delegate’s level of responsibility and demonstrate how they intend to apply their learning to improve safety and health leadership.
The assessment must be the delegate’s own work, although guidance and coaching may be provided by the course trainer.
This approach encourages delegates to translate their learning into meaningful actions within their own organisations.
Course Information
Course Title: IOSH Approved Safety for Executives and Directors
Course Duration: Six hours, including assessment.
Course Level: Awareness.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for directors, senior executives and business owners who have overall operational or strategic accountability for safety and health within their organisations.
It is particularly suitable for owners of small and medium-sized enterprises, executive directors and non-executive directors of larger organisations.
Course Prerequisites
Delegates should hold a director-level role or equivalent organisational responsibility.
Previous completion of IOSH Managing Safely would be beneficial, although it is not a mandatory prerequisite.
Assessment
Delegates complete a personal commitment action plan identifying up to three actions they intend to take following the course.
