Director Leadership and Involvement in Health and Safety
With so many unanswered questions no organisation, however outstanding, can afford not to review their corporate governance of health and safety. Directors need to be able to show that they have taken all reasonable steps to manage risks, and have effective health and safety management systems in place, including arrangements for involving their workforce.
In the decade it has taken to secure the introduction of the new offence of Corporate Manslaughter (CM), there has been a growing focus on the health and safety responsibilities of directors and senior managers in all organisations.
It is essential that as a board director or senior manager you have the strategic vision to view health and safety as:
- A board level corporate performance issue
- An important dimension of your Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
- An integral aspect of your corporate governance risk policy
- A key parameter on which you report openly to your stakeholders and ensure involvement with your work force
- An essential part of continuous improvement to achieve business success
Who is the course for?
Those with strategic responsibility for determining and implementing effective health and safety management within an organisation that has 250 or more employees.
The course aims to provide senior executives of organisations with an understanding of their health and safety role and how this should influence their strategic thinking and holistic risk management systems/procedures.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, delegates should be able to:
- Understand the health and safety role and responsibilities of senior executives
- Recognise the importance of integrating health and safety objectives with other business objectives in order to minimise the overall risk
- Take account of health and safety aspects during strategic planning, decision making and effective supply chain management
- Know the consequences of failing to manage health and safety effectively; and
- Understand the principles of occupational safety and health management systems, continual improvement and annual reporting.
Course Duration
1 day
Assessment and Certification
Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a 15-minute written assessment paper consisting of 10 multi-choice questions.
Successful delegates are awarded an Natural Safety Solutions Safety for Directors certificate.
Costs
Public (open) course: From £199 + VAT per delegate* *Discounts available for multiple bookings on individual courses.
Our price includes:
- Delegate registration
- course fees
- Refreshments
- Lunch
- Comprehensive course notes
- NSS Certificate on successful completion
This course can also be run as an in-house (closed) course. Please contact Natural Safety Solutions for a quote on 07580255819 or email us at info@naturalsafetysolutions.co.uk
COURSE DELIVERY IS SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM NUMBER OF 4 PARTICIPANTS.
