The Seven Topics of IOSH Managing Safely Explained

If you are thinking about IOSH Managing Safely, the first thing to look at is the list of topics. There are seven, and they follow a manager’s job in order: understand why safety matters, spot what could go wrong, deal with it, and check that it worked.

An introduction to managing safely

The course starts with why safety management matters for the people in your team and for the work they do, and with your place in it.

Assessing risks and controlling risks

These two go together. First you look at your workplace and decide what could cause harm and how likely it is. Then you choose sensible ways to bring that risk down. The course asks you to show this in practice, in a project built around a risk assessment.

Understanding your responsibility

Managers and supervisors carry duties for the people they lead. This topic is about what yours are and how they apply day to day.

Understanding common hazards

Workplaces differ, but many hazards are common to all of them. This topic helps you recognise them so that you can deal with them early.

Investigating incidents

When something goes wrong, or nearly does, a manager needs to find out why. This topic covers how to look into an incident so that it is less likely to happen again.

Measuring performance

The last topic is about checking that your approach is working, so that safety does not rest on good intentions alone.

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