Module 1: Introducing managing safely

• The three key moral, legal and financial reasons for managing safely
• Manager responsibility and accountability for safety and health in the workplace

Module 2: Assessing risks

• Definitions of the terms ‘hazard’, ‘hazardous event’ and ‘risk’
• Definition of the term ‘risk assessment’
• Definition of the terms ‘likelihood’ and ‘consequence’
• Risk assessment process and risk rating systems
• The benefits of carrying out risk assessment

Module 3: Controlling risks

• Definition of the term ‘reasonably practicable’
• How to evaluate risk using a risk matrix and how to control those risks
• How to reduce risk by applying the ‘hierarchy of risk control’
• How implementing risk controls can impact the likelihood of an incident, consequence of an incident or both factors
• Definition of the term ‘residual risk’
• Modules two and three include a practical activity to spot hazards, assess and control risk

Module 4: Understanding responsibilities

• An overview of what the law requires an organisation to do to protect the safety and health of workers and other persons under its control
• Definition of the term ‘reasonably foreseeable’
• The three knowledge tests to help determine ‘reasonably foreseeable’ risks: common, industry and expert knowledge
• The difference between criminal law and civil law in relation to safety and health
• The possible outcomes of not working within the law
• Where to find help and guidance for working within the law
• The key parts, and the elements of each part, of a health and safety management system
• The key benefits of introducing a health and safety management system
• Why leadership is an essential part of a health and safety management system

Module 5: Understanding hazards

• The six main hazard categories and how hazards can fall into more than one group:
  - mechanical
  - physical
  - chemical
  - environmental
  - biological
  - organisational
• Common hazards in the workplace, their effects and symptoms and how to manage them.

Module 6: Investigating incidents

• Definition of the terms ‘incident’, ‘accident’ and ‘near miss’
• Reasons to investigate incidents
• The benefits of incident investigation
• Definition of the terms ‘immediate’, ‘underlying’ and ‘root’ causes in relation to incidents
• The actions to be taken following an incident
• Incident reporting
• The stages of a structured approach to incident investigation

Module 7: Measuring performance

• The three essential principles for good safety and health performance
• What types of information performance indicators can give to help improve safety and health in the workplace
• The characteristics of good key performance indicators
• The differences between ‘proactive’ and ‘reactive’ performance indicators
• What is meant by ‘auditing’
• The two types of auditing: internal and external
• Types of evidence used in an audit