IOSH Working Safely 5.0

About this Qualification

The IOSH Working Safely course is for those required to work safely and effectively in compliance with both their organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety.

The course aims to ensure that each worker understands how vital health and safety is along with what they can do to maintain safety systems and controls to ensure safety in the workplace.

Key facts

• Duration: 1 Day (8 hours study required)
• Locations: Anywhere (internet connection required)
• Exam Dates: Anytime
• Exam Price: Included
• Course Dates: Anytime

Payments for eLearning courses made within the UK (only) are subject to UK VAT at the prevailing rate.

IOSH Working Safely Syllabus Summary

• Explain ‘working safely’.
• Explain the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65, BS 8800, and OHSAS 18001.
• Identify the data and techniques required to produce an adequate record of an incident and demonstrate the procedure for an accident investigation, recognising the human factors involved.
• Describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting.
• Describe methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis for reactive monitoring data.
• Define ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’, and describe the legal requirements for risk assessment.
• Demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk assessment technique and the data required for records.
• Describe workplace precaution hierarchies.
• Prepare and use active monitoring checklists and implement schedules for active monitoring, recording results and analysing records.
• Outline the main provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
• Outline relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice, guidance notes and information sources such as the Health and Safety Executive.
• Legislation now includes international conventions and recommendations

On-line Examination / Assessment

The final examination is taken on-line after you have studied the course material. Understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a multiple choice examination comprising of a mixture of short and multiple choice online questions, plus an end of course hazard spotting assessment.