For Small and Medium sized Enterprises – 1 Day

OVERVIEW

“Directing Safely for SME’s” is designed to ensure that health and safety is appreciated by people at the most senior levels.

The course reflects the principles embodied in:

• The HSE’s “Successful Health and Safety Management” (HSG65)
  • The Turnbull Report (‘Internal controls: guidance for directors on the Combined Code’)
• The DETR/HSC’s “Revitalising health and safety” strategy statement

AIMS

The Course aims to provide senior personnel of small or medium sized enterprises with an understanding of the moral, legal and business case for proactive health and safety management and to give guidance on effective risk management.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Directing Safely for SME’s is intended for people with strategic responsibilities for determining and implementing effective health and safety management within an organisation employing less than 250 employees, or for those with direct responsibility for up to 250 people.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

On successful completion of the course, delegates should be able to:

• Understand the importance of strategic health and safety management and its

integration into other business management systems.

• Understand directors’ and employees’ statutory duties.
• Identify accident causes and plan for prevention through hazard identification, risk

assessment and control strategies.

• Appreciate 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.

• Recognise the importance of consultation and communication with employees on

health and safety issues.

• Appreciate the significance of performance monitoring for continual improvement of

health and safety management.

The programme is assessed with a 15 minute written paper and a 30 minute project, testing the candidates application of the core principles.