Introduction

health and safety culture.
A supervisor has a legal and moral responsibility to look after the health and safety of employees, but needs to have the knowledge and skills to be able to do this effectively.

The CIEH Supervising Health and Safety Certificate provides an opportunity to look more deeply into general health and safety from a supervisory perspective, and successful candidates will be able to help their organisation, whatever the size or activity, in improving the health and safety culture.

and sucessful candidates will be able to help their organisation, whatever the size or activity, in improving the health and safety culture.
health and safety culture.

Candidates

Although it is difficult to compile a complete list of relevant job titles, the following list is a guide to those people most likely to benefit from participation in a supervisory level course …

• Production Supervisors

• Trainers

• Owners or Managers

• Supervisors

• Health and Safety personnel

• Auditors

Content

At the end of the Course participants will …

• have an understanding of the concepts of health and safety

• be able to promote the benefits of a health and safety culture

• know the roles and responsibilities of individuals, supervisors and management in health and safety

• have an understanding of health and safety control and improvement strategies available to supervisors

The CIEH Supervising Health and Safety Certificate is made up of the following sections …

Section One: Concept of Health and Safety

Who is at risk?

Incidence of illness and accidents

Health and safety factors and how to use them

Costs of poor health and safety

Section Two: Accidents in the Workplace

Nature of accidents

‘Near misses’ and the accident triangle

Reporting and investigating

Key causes and prevention

Section Three: Ill Health in the Workplace

Nature of illness and disease

Monitoring of health/illness

Key causes and prevention

Section Four: Legal Provisions

Health and Safety at Work Act responsibilities

Regulations and Codes of practice

Employees rights and responsibilities

Penalties and enforcement powers

Working with enforcement officers

Sources of information

Section Five: Health and Safety Organisation and Management

Introduction to management

Risk Assessment

Auditing and monitoring

Investigating incidents

Keeping records

Section Six: Supervising Health and Safety

The role of the supervisor

Monitoring health and safety

Motivating and encouraging improvements

Training needs and techniques

Working with employees

Handling conflict

Working with management

Course

The Course is delivered over a period of 20 hours, normally three full days over a period of three weeks, followed by a half day for the examination … but read on …

The Course can be delivered in other ways, a few days one week and a few another for example, or in a solid block of three days. We have no problems fitting in with existing work shift patterns and are happy to teach the course early morning, late evening or overnight if required!

The way in which the Course is delivered and the materials used vary dependant on the nature of the group, their existing knowledge of food hygiene, and their involvement in the food industry.

The Course can be tailored to reflect your particular industry if delivered as a ‘closed’ course – that is solely to you or your employees.

Indivduals are welcome to join an ‘open’ course where participants will be drawn from a wide variety of different companies and organisations.

Assessment

To complete the course candidates have to sit a 2 hour multiple choice examination. Everyone sucessfully completing the examination receives certification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Enviromental Health.

Course Dates

We are able to deliver this course, often at short notice, to companies, organisations and groups of individuals at any time in any area of the country.

Please Contact Us for further information.

Alternatively we offer ‘open courses’ onto which you can book any number of candidates.

Contact Us for details of our ‘open course’ dates for this course.

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