Why you need IOSH Training
Health and Safety is normally a phrase that sends many companies running for the hills, it’s essential yet often vital elements are missed. As a health and safety consultancy, we believe that prevention is key. Using appropriate training for staff will ensure fewer deaths and injuries preserving life, reducing business risk and loss in the long term.
There are hundreds of training courses available and selecting the right ones can be a minefield for businesses. As much as ensuring employees get the right training, it’s about not wasting company money on irrelevant safety training.
Why is health & safety training so important? Preventing accidents and ill health at work should be a key priority for EVERYONE. The only way to ensure that this is at the forefront of people’s minds is to provide appropriate education and training.
It is a legal obligation that everyone who works within your business has a right to know how to work safely and without risk to health. As an employer, you must provide clear instruction, information and adequate training.
Providing appropriate training will help companies manage their health and safety better. Training ensures compliance with appropriate legislation, ensures that employees are not injured or made ill by the work that they do. Ultimately it will create a positive health and safety culture. Safe working practices can often also increase productivity and quality of work.
Effect training also helps business avoid financial hardship by reducing accidents and occupational ill health.
Being an employer that has a reputation for employee commitment and development makes your company a more attractive prospect when recruiting new talent.
The Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world’s leading professional body for people responsible for safety and health in the workplace. IOSH courses are recognised internationally.
In 2015, IOSH training reached over 160,000 delegates in over 15,000 training course in 70 counties around the world. IOSH training courses are delivered across the globe by a network of IOSH licensed training providers to ensure that the standard of training is maintained.
The IOSH Working Safely one-day training course is for employees without supervisory or managerial responsibility and meets the government’s guidelines for introductory health and safety training. It conforms to the HSE’s Passport Scheme syllabus. This course covers responsibilities when handling resources, risk in the workplace and how safety can be improved. Topics covered include identifying common hazards, improving safety performance, introducing working safely and protecting our environment. Candidates are assessed via a multiple-choice questionnaire and a hazard spotting exercise. Successful candidates receive an IOSH accredited certificate.
The four-day IOSH Managing Safely course gives staff at management and supervisor level the knowledge to fulfil their responsibilities in handling resources and risk. This course is suitable for managers and supervisors in any sector, and any organisation.
The course covers safety and risk management in the workplace. Topics covered include assessing risks, controlling risks, identifying hazards, investigating accidents and incidents, measuring performance, protecting our environment and understanding responsibilities. The course is four days (which is equal to 24 hours plus assessment time). Candidates are assessed via a multi format test and a workplace risk assessment.
Successful candidates receive an IOSH accredited certificate.
BN SHE Consultancy Ltd are running both IOSH Working Safely and IOSH Managing Safely courses EVERY month this year. Call us now to find out dates and book your space. We have courses running in Herefordshire, though we can conduct training at your premises, if suitable.
We at BN SHE Consultancy Ltd are dedicated to ensuring that businesses are compliant with health and safety laws and legislation.
If you’re unsure about your obligations regarding your training’s needs or have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and let us know; info@bnsheconsultancy.co.uk or 01981 540 197.
