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Working Safely

www.iosh.com/workingsafely
It’s not about teaching, it’s about learning

Forget ‘chalk and talk’. It’s time to turn Working Safely has a very different approach
to safety and health training
traditional training on its head. We need to
- A one-day course offering all the basics in a high-
inspire delegates to get them engaged with impact interactive package
safety and health. If learning is enjoyable - High-quality animated graphics created exclusively for
and stimulating, we stand a better chance of the course
getting vital safety and health messages across. - A presentation that’s designed to be fun and get people
fully involved and interested
- First-class, jargon-free technical content based on what
Easier said than done? Not if we work in people need to know in practice, not off-putting legal
partnership. We provide the tools, and our language
approved trainers provide the training - Clear scenarios drawn from genuine work situations to
drive home practical points
expertise. - The very latest training tips and suggestions – from
grabbing and retaining attention to maximising the
training experience and making sure key points are
taken on board
- Assessments built into the day’s training – no need for
follow-on tests on separate days, taking up valuable
work time
- Learn from global good practice

Marking success in Working Safely

Delegates who successfully complete the
written and practical assessments can choose
between IOSH’s Working Safely certificate
and/or a credit card-sized ‘passport’ card.

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Working Safely delivers...

Who should go on Working Safely? What will their employer get out of it?
Working Safely is for people at any level, in any sector, - Globally-recognised and respected certificated training
needing a grounding in the essentials of safety and health. for their teams
Everyone at work should have an understanding of why they - Peace of mind offered by training that’s designed and
must ‘work safely’ – and this course offers exactly that. quality assured by the Chartered body for safety and
health professionals
What will they get out of it? - Minimum disruption to working days and shifts – the
What they need to know – and are perhaps reluctant to one-day programme includes the assessment, so there’s
learn about – in a refreshingly informal way. Working no need to free up further time for a test after the course
Safely isn’t supposed to turn delegates into safety experts. - Two key areas – safety and health – are covered in a
It focuses on why safety and health is important, and how single self-contained session
individuals can make a real difference to the wellbeing of - Confidence that their staff will be able to contribute to
themselves and others through changing their behaviour. the organisation’s safety goals
- Based on a global standard to provide consistency
across sites and operations

What will trainers get out of it?

- Straightforward, high-quality training designed by a
team of specialists
- A ready-to-go programme pack – we’ve done the hard
work, saving trainers the headache and the hassle
- Full back-up from our support team on every aspect of
training, from advice on the training environment to
guidance on marking assessments
- Free technical updates

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Working Safely covers...

1 Introducing Working Safely 3 Identifying common hazards

It’s not unusual for delegates on an introductory All the main issues are covered in this module –
course to think that accidents only happen to ‘other aggression and violence, asbestos, bullying, chemicals
people’. This module stresses the realities of the human and harmful substances, computer workstations,
suffering behind the statistics and emphasises the confined spaces, drugs and alcohol, electricity, fire,
importance of personal responsibility. getting in and out, height, housekeeping, lighting,
manual handling, noise, personal hygiene, plant and
2 Defining hazard and risk machinery, slips and trips, stress, temperature, vehicles
This module puts ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ into everyday and transport, and welfare facilities. Each area is
language, and uses familiar examples to show what backed by crystal-clear examples and recognisable
can happen. Importantly, it makes it clear that even scenarios, and useful summaries reinforce the key
something that is very simple or repeated over and learning points.
over again can go wrong, with serious consequences.
Focusing on the six broad hazard groups, delegates 4 Improving safety performance
are asked to think about the hazards and risks they This module deals with systems and processes, making
come across in their own work. ‘Risk assessment’ is sure that any jargon is explained in easily understood
demystified – delegates learn that we all carry out terms. The session bridges the gap between management
informal assessments day-in, day-out. and workforce, encouraging delegates to play a part
in processes that are commonly seen as being the
responsibility of just their manager or supervisor. Other
areas – including contract work, inspections, safe systems
and permits, protective equipment, signage, emergency
procedures, reporting and health checks – focus on the
delegate’s point of view.

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Working Safely includes...

- full course presentation, featuring high-quality courses through one central, web-based platform.
animated graphics The CMS allows us to keep our course content up to
- clear delegate workbook with sections for notes, date, with the latest guidance. It also enables you to
Q&A sessions and custom-designed illustrations create personalised or translated versions of IOSH courses
- user-friendly trainer notes with focused training tips to address unique training needs. It’s compatible on
and extra background information Windows with Internet Explorer version 11, Chrome and
- access to an online platform which enables trainers to Firefox (latest versions). It’s also compatible on Macs with
deliver the face-to-face course to delegates Safari and Chrome (latest versions).
- interactive game and quiz to maximise participation
- a digital bank of assessments – delegates are evaluated Once you log in to the CMS, it’s easy to run or manage
using a multi-format question paper and a multi-choice your licensed courses, manage any other trainer users
hazard-spotting exercise. who are assigned to your training provider account, and
produce information on course usage. We’ve produced
The whole package fits into a sleek and robust carrying case. a dedicated extension for the Chrome browser for you
to install, so that you can deliver IOSH courses offline –
You get access to IOSH’s Course Management System anytime, anywhere, without an internet connection.
(CMS) to help you manage and deliver IOSH-packaged

Delivering Working Safely

If you want to run Working Safely, you or someone from Every person involved in the delivery of an IOSH Working
your organisation must be the ‘nominated IOSH member’. Safely course will need to be approved by IOSH.
It’s this person’s responsibility to oversee the course and
act as the first line of quality control. Centrally, the IOSH All new trainers who deliver Working Safely, as a
Quality team will verify that all Quality Assurance checks minimum, will have to:
are in place. - be a Technical member of IOSH (a safety and health
qualification is required)
- have up to date CPD
- have an adult training qualification at level 3 on a
regulated qualifications framework (RQF); OR have
successfully completed the IOSH Train the Trainer
course
- have two years’ substantial, face-to-face, training
delivery experience

Call us on +44 (0)116 257 3605 to talk through

your training needs or email [email protected].
Find more details online at www.iosh.com/workingsafely

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