What are the benefits of IOSH Managing Safely?

Last year, workplace injuries and ill health cost British employers a staggering £20.7 billion and 35.2 million working days were lost.

By investing in high quality health and safety training your organisation can prevent costly accidents and protect your workforce from the potentially lifechanging consequences.

IOSH Managing Safely is a comprehensive course for managers and supervisors that covers all critical areas of health and safety in the workplace. Here we look at the considerable benefits that IOSH Managing Safely can bring your organisation.

Globally recognised

IOSH (the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) is one of the largest professional bodies for health and safety worldwide.

IOSH’s long-standing reputation means that your organisation can trust that training is high quality, relevant and up to date.

Legal compliance

The IOSH Managing Safely curriculum supports your organisation to comply with all key UK health and safety legislation, including, but not limited to:

• Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. Ensures managers understand their legal responsibilities and how to provide a safe working environment for employees.
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR). Covers key areas of these regulations such as risk assessment, emergency procedures, health surveillance and training.
• Fire Safety Order 2005. Includes training on emergency planning, fire risk assessment and ensuring that fire safety measures are in place and properly managed.
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH). Helps managers to identify and manage the risks associated with hazardous substances.
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). Trains managers on the importance of reporting incidents correctly and how to follow RIDDOR requirements.
• Provision of Use and Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Addresses the importance of proper equipment use and how to ensure equipment is fit for purpose, used safely and inspected regularly.
• Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. Helps managers understand their obligations to ensure work environments meet health and safety standards including ventilation, lighting, sanitation and ergonomics.
• Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPE Regulations). Emphasises the importance of ensuring PPE is used properly to protect workers from specific hazards.
• Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (MHOR). Covers risk assessment techniques and control measures for manual handling tasks, helping managers to reduce the risk of injury.
• Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. Raises awareness of asbestos-related risks and the importance of risk management in environments where asbestos may be present.

Comprehensive curriculum

IOSH Managing Safely covers all key areas of health and safety management that are relevant across industries, such as:

• Health and safety responsibilities. Defines the responsibilities of managers and supervisors, ensuring they understand their legal and ethical obligations.
• Legal and regulatory compliance. Covers relevant health and safety legislation, so managers understand the legal framework within which they must work.
• Hazard identification. Provides managers with the skills to identify hazards that could pose risks to employee safety, such as physical, chemical, ergonomic, and environmental hazards.
• Risk assessment. Teaches managers how to evaluate risks and implement control measures. This is fundamental for preventing accidents and ensuring a safe working environment.
• Incident investigation and reporting. Trains managers to investigate incidents properly, identifying the root cause and implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Emphasis on practical application

The course goes beyond theoretical learning, providing practical strategies that can be applied to real-world situations. This includes scenario-based learning, case studies, and exercises that mirror challenges managers might face in their workplace.

Praxis42’s IOSH courses can be tailored with organisation-specific examples ensuring high relevance to your employees’ daily roles.

Catering to different learning styles

IOSH Managing Safely is designed to engage learners with different learning styles.

The course is delivered through a variety of content types—text-based materials, video tutorials, interactive quizzes, and case studies—ensuring that participants retain knowledge effectively, no matter how they learn best.

Flexible delivery formats

Praxis42 offers three modes of learning – eLearning, face-to-face, and virtual – so you can choose what suits your organisation.

1.      eLearning

We are in a unique position in that we can deliver this course via your learning management system (LMS) or through SHINE, our online training system, giving you flexibility to manage the training in the best way.

The course is fully mobile enabled and can be accessed from a PC, laptop, tablet or mobile phone.

Participants have up to six months to complete their training, enabling them to learn at their own pace without pressure.

2.      Face-to-face

We can deliver the course onsite at your premises. The course can be tailored to include your organisation’s examples and specifics.

3.      Virtually

We can deliver the course via Teams, Zoom or Webex.

Created by health and safety specialists

Praxis42’s IOSH Managing Safely course has been created by our team of leading health and safety consultants in partnership with our in-house eLearning specialists.

Our course can be downloaded as a SCORM and hosted on your own LMS, or you can take the course through our dedicated LMS, SHINE.

We are offering a 20% off the eLearning version of the course with the use of the code ‘IOSHMS20’ at the checkout or when provided to our sales team.

To discover the significant benefits IOSH Managing Safely can bring to your organisation, please visit our website or contact our friendly team today on 0203 011 4242/[email protected]

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