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Health and Safety for Managers and Senior Executives

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
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Overview

  • To give an overview of health and safety roles and responsibilities including:
  • Understand the importance of safety management and its integration into other business management systems
  • Be able to identify accident causes and plan for prevention through risk assessment and control strategies
  • Know the consequences of failing to manage health and safety effectively
  • Understand the importance of employee selection and the effect of human factors on health and safety issues
  • Understand the importance of consultation and communication with employees on health and safety issues
  • Know the importance of performance monitoring for continual improvement of health and safety management


Course Benefits

  • Provides a good induction for the work environment
  • Increased knowledge
  • Sharing of ‘Best Practice’
  • One to One tutor opportunity

Syllabus

The training program covers the following topics:

  • Aims and objectives
  • Health and safety management – good business sense
  • Health and safety – getting it wrong
  • Health and safety – getting it right
  • Planning for success
  • People – your most valuable asset
  • How well are you performing?
  • Improving performance

Further information:

  • Duration: 1 Day
  • Certification: Certificate of attendance
  • Price per person: £100 + VAT (Please contact us for rates on group bookings)

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Telephone: +44 (0) 1482 639 510

Prices quoted are for the courses to be delivered at STCS test centres and subject to confirmation, Courses may be delivered on a client premises subject to terms and conditions. Please contact our customer services department for further details.

General Health & Safety Consultancy Services

Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Health & Safety Sign

What’s involved in a Health and Safety consultancy?

The consultancy

Free Initial Consultation

At our first meeting we will consider your existing/proposed health & safety policy, risk assessments, safety management arrangements, method statements and staff safety training.

This allows us to highlight areas that may require particular or immediate attention. Please note that we will do this with you, allowing you access to every aspect of the process.

Inspection & Report

We will undertake an initial safety tour of your premises and provide you with a written report of good and poor practice. This is used as a baseline indicator to measure the effectiveness of our service at quarterly intervals. You will receive a written report supported by a photographic record of our findings.

We will also undertake a formal audit of your safety management documentation and if required provide you with a complete portfolio of template documents that can be the basis of your future safety management and evidence based files.

Undertaking Risk Assessments/Safe Procedures & the Safety Folder

We will write these
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comprehensive Safety File including Safety Management Procedures that cover all the necessary actions and forms required to ensure that you meet the statutory requirements placed on you.

Training Delivery

Delivery of Staff Training

Having identified your staff training needs, we will deliver the training at your premises where this is possible. To ensure flexibility we also have distance learning or eLearning training in most subjects to meet our needs.

Health & Safety Monitoring

Visits & Monitoring

We will undertake an agreed number of visits to your premises as required The intention of these visits is to meet with you and monitor the arrangements put in place and inspect your workplace. You will be provided with a written report on each occasion. Areas of good and poor practice will be highlighted and any hazards/risks will be assessed and documented.

Evidence & Administration

All of the above will be documented; we will provide you with a safety file in both paper and digital formats and will ensure that all actions, training and inspections are evidenced.

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Management of Health & Safety

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
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Overview

This course is for anyone requiring to have knowledge of hazard analysis and risk assessment processes during there working day. This course is ideal as an aid to candidates studying for NEBOSH qualifications and will aid in final examinations.

Course Benefits

  • Preparation for NEBOSH Exams
  • Increased knowledge
  • Sharing of ‘Best Practice’
  • One to One tutor opportunity
  • Contains NEBOSH style questions

Syllabus

  • The training program covers the following topics
  • What is Safety Management
  • Promoting a Positive Safety Culture
  • Communication
  • HSG65
  • Management Techniques

Further information

Duration: 1 Day
Certification: Certificate of attendance
Price per person: £100 + VAT (Please contact us for rates on group bookings)

Make a Provisional Booking

Telephone: +44 (0) 1482 639 510

Prices quoted are for the courses to be delivered at STCS test centres and subject to confirmation, Courses may be delivered on a client premises subject to terms and conditions. Please contact our customer services department for further details.