Health and Safety Training for Managers & Supervisors
Our Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors course is perfect for those in a leadership position with responsibility for health and safety in the workplace. The training includes essential information about the laws and legislation relevant to their industry.
Introduction
Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors is a straightforward guide for those with health and safety responsibilities. The course leads through logical steps, whilst informing the learner about the different laws and legislation that needs to be adhered to.
Learning Outcomes
- Display a commitment to UK H&S legislation, including The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
- Debunk many of the common Health & Safety myths.
- Understand how you can create a safer and healthier workplace, whilst reducing absenteeism.
Course Structure
The course is broken down into 3 main sections:
- The 10 Steps
- Legislation relating to Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Myths
Course Overview
This Health & Safety training has been written for employers, managers, and supervisors with a responsibility for the health and safety of all personnel within their organisation.
The Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors course is a concise and easy-to-follow guide. It teaches the necessary steps to stay safe at work, as well as the relevant laws and legislation that applies to their industry.
It’s a core programme for people who might be new to health and safety, with a desire to learn about their roles and responsibilities. Not only that, it's also an excellent checklist for all health and safety managers, no matter their level of experience.
Health and Safety within an organisation isn’t just about compliance; effective health and safety has many benefits. This includes a lower accident rate, an improved company reputation, and a safer, happier & healthier workforce. You will also lower costs due to reduced absenteeism.
Do you work from home as part of your job? You might be interested in our Health and Safety for Homeworkers Training.
This eLearning course only provides awareness education. Face to face training is also a requirement to be fully equipped with the practical skills and knowledge to carry this forward in your organisation.
Download our free Health & Safety checklist – it’s a great tool for employers or anyone in charge of Health & Safety!
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Health & Safety for Managers certificate
All of our courses end with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors concludes with a 20-question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, short in-course questionnaires will guide you through the sections of the training, which are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System). This can be accessed at any time to reprint certificates, check & set pass marks, and serve as proof of commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note, if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS, then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these yourself in your host LMS.
Why is Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors important?
It's important that you comply with the law, as well as understand the ways in which it affects you in the workplace.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 set out the general duties that employers have toward employees and members of the public. It also outlines the duties that employees have to themselves and others. Directors, managers, secretaries, or any other member of staff can be held responsible for breaches of these Acts.
Fundamentally, the law states that everyone must take ‘reasonably practicable’ precautions and actions to reduce risk in their workplace. This includes the appointment of competent people to specific Health & Safety duties, to provide appropriate information and training.
Every employer must ensure that their employees are provided with adequate health and safety training The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Chapter 13 (2)
Every employer shall make and give effect to such arrangements as are appropriate, having regard to the nature of his activities and the size of his undertaking, for the effective planning, organisation, control, monitoring and review of the preventive and protective measures. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Section 5 (1)
