ADVANCED HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Realize the necessity to manage health and safety with the same degree of expertise and to the same standards as other core business activities
• Understand the Legislation in Europe and the United States for High Hazard Industries
• Understand how Safety Culture is involved in an SMS
• Recognize the effect of Behavioural safety on safety culture
• Explore the work Permit Systems & LO / TO
• Get risk perception and HAZOP studies
• Understand the internationally accepted standards for H&S management systems
• Improve their present working systems
• Reduce accidents in the workplace
• Accept that team working is of the highest importance

Course Content:

Unit 1: Legislation for Health and Safety:

• Legislation for Health and Safety
• Legislation for High Hazard Industries
• Process Safety Management (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119)
• The Seveso Directive (EU Directive)
• Introduction to Safety Management Systems
• The Outer System Environment
• The Inner System Environment

Unit 2: Policy and Safety Culture:

• Policy for Health & Safety
• Responsibility for accidents rests with management
• Organizational factors
• Human Factors
• Job Factors
• Organization for health and safety
• Control, Co-operation, Communication, Competence
• Safety Culture

Unit 3: Planning and Implementation:

• Planning and Implementation
• Management arrangements
• Risk Control Systems – Inputs, Processes, Outputs
• Risk Assessments
• Work Permit Systems & LO / TO
• Hazard Communication
• COSHH Assessments

Unit 4: Measuring Performance & HAZOPs:

• Measuring Performance
• Active Monitoring systems
• Reactive Monitoring systems
• Audits & Reviews
• Case Study of the Flixborough Disaster
• Introduction to HAZOP
• Element selection

Unit 5: Behavioural Safety:

• Taylor, Herzberg, Vroom, Geller, Maslow
• ABC analysis – Antecedents, Behaviour and Consequences
• Natural penalties and consequences
• Identifying critical behaviors
• Observing behaviors
• Feedback on observations

Targeted Groups:

• Managers
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Professionals of all fields
• Safety Professionals
• Employee Representatives