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IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors
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IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors

IOSH-accredited one-day workshop for directors and senior executives. Covers safety leadership, legal liability and the strategic management of occupational risk.

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Duration
1 day.
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Delivery
Delivered on-site at your premises as an interactive workshop. Case studies illustrate the moral, financial and legal issues.
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Accreditation
IOSH-accredited. IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors certificate awarded at 65% or higher.
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Suitable for
Directors, senior executives and senior managers with operational or strategic responsibility for H&S policy, planning or implementation.
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Certification
IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors certificate on successful completion (65% or higher in the IOSH-approved assessment).
Overview

Safety leadership at board level

IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors is a one-day interactive workshop for top-level decision-makers. It uses case studies to explore the moral, financial and legal issues of H&S, and highlights the responsibilities and liabilities associated with HSE guidance on Safety Leadership. Delivered on-site at your premises and tailored to your business. A closed course lets Opus draw examples from your sector and your organisation's strategic H&S arrangements.

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Process

Three steps to a certified team

Pick the course, confirm a date, and we run the training. Every delegate leaves with a certificate - clear booking, clear agenda, no admin chase.

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Scoped to your leadership team

Opus confirms the composition of the leadership team, the sector and any recent H&S events that should frame the discussion. Case studies are drawn from relevant contexts so the workshop lands with seniority-appropriate weight.

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Pre-workshop scoping with the business
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Case studies drawn from relevant contexts
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Up to 12 delegates per session
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One-day interactive workshop

One day covering moral, financial and legal principles of H&S, the Plan-Do-Check-Act management model, strategy and objectives, risk profiling, the legal framework (criminal and civil, corporate manslaughter, corporate and personal liabilities), enforcement, safety leadership and performance review.

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Moral, financial and legal principles
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Corporate manslaughter and personal liabilities
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Safety leadership and performance review
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Assessment and IOSH certificate

Delegates complete an IOSH-approved assessment at the end of the day. Those achieving 65% or higher receive the IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors certificate.

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IOSH-approved assessment at end of course
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Pass mark 65% or higher
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IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors certificate
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COURSE OVERVIEW

What to expect from this course

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What's covered

Moral, financial and legal principles of H&S, Plan-Do-Check-Act, H&S strategy and objectives, management of occupational risk including risk profiling, legal framework (criminal, civil, corporate manslaughter, corporate and personal liabilities), enforcement, safety leadership and performance review.

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Who it's for

Directors, senior executives and other senior managers with operational or strategic responsibility for policy-making, planning or implementation of the organisation's H&S arrangements.

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Prerequisites

None. The course is pitched at senior-level decision-makers and assumes leadership experience.

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What you get

IOSH Safety for Senior Executives & Directors certificate on successful completion (65% or higher in the IOSH-approved assessment). Delegates leave able to understand senior executive H&S responsibilities, integrate H&S into business strategy and recognise the consequences of failing to manage H&S effectively.

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What non-compliance actually cost your business

67%

Reduction in near-miss incidents

£28K

Saved on insurance premiums annually

6hrs

Audit prep time per branch

McLaughlan Transport
Danny McLaughlan, Workshop Director
8 sites • West Midlands • 150 employees
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Opus gave us a robust, results-based safety programme that put us in control of compliance performance. The Opus team are there whenever we need them with insightful sector knowledge and commercially sound safety advice.
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Ex-HSE Inspectors

Ready to get your team certified?

Speak with the team about booking this course, when our next dates are, and when it fits around your schedule.

Scheduled around your operations · On-site or e-learning · Certificate on completion

No Commitment
No hard sell
We'll tell you where gaps are
Live platform, no slide decks

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the course be delivered at our site?

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How does this differ from IOSH Managing Safely?

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