Managing Safely for Directors and Leadership

Course Overview

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of safety regulations: The course provides a comprehensive understanding of safety regulations, including the key principles of occupational safety and health, the responsibilities of employers and employees, and the importance of compliance with relevant regulations.
• Knowledge of workplace hazards: The course covers the most common workplace hazards, including physical, chemical, biological, and ergonomic hazards, and provides practical strategies for assessing and controlling these hazards.
• Improved safety leadership skills: The course covers essential leadership skills for promoting health and safety in the workplace, including how to develop and implement effective safety programs, communicate safety information, and engage employees in safety activities.
• Improved safety risk management skills: The course covers the importance of effective risk management in promoting health and safety in the workplace, including how to assess risk, implement control measures, and monitor safety performance.
• Improved safety culture: The course covers the importance of creating a positive safety culture, including how to engage employees in safety activities, foster a culture of safety, and promote a shared commitment to safety.

Mode of Delivery

Course Content

Training should emphasize on the following contents:

• Introduction: Overview of safety management and its importance for Directors and Leaders in the workplace, OSHA regulations and standards relevant to safety management, importance of proper planning and training in safety management.
• Safety Management Fundamentals: Understanding the basic principles of safety management, including hazard identification and risk assessment, identifying and evaluating potential hazards in the workplace, proper use and maintenance of safety equipment and systems.
• Safety Management Systems: Understanding the components of a safety management system, implementing safety management systems in the workplace, identifying and addressing common safety management system problems.
• Safety Auditing and Inspection: Understanding the principles of safety auditing and inspection, conducting safety audits and inspections, proper documentation and record-keeping of safety audits and inspections.
• Safety Training and Education: Understanding the importance of safety training and education, developing and implementing safety training programs, identifying and addressing common safety training problems.
• Safety Performance Measurement: Understanding the importance of measuring safety performance, identifying and assessing safety performance metrics, techniques for improving safety performance.
• Safety Leadership: Understanding the role of Directors and Leaders in creating and maintaining a safe work environment, identifying and assessing leadership skills and traits, techniques for effective communication and decision-making.
• Safety Culture: Understanding the importance of safety culture in the workplace, identifying and addressing safety culture issues, techniques for promoting a positive safety culture.

Entry Requirements

Program Duration

Examination

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