This IOSH Certified one-day Working Safely course is designed to train people to contribute to health and safety in the workplace and to help people to understand their health and safety responsibilities. It focuses on best practice rather than legislation. The course is a match to the Health and Safety Executive’s ‘Passport’ syllabus.

Scheduled Courses: This course is only available as a private course. Contact us on 1850 315 415 or email info@cmse.ie for more details.
Duration: 1 Day
Participants: Up to 12 participants
Assessment: A 30 minute written assessment and a practical assessment
Accreditation: On full completion of this course each participant will receive an IOSH Working Safely Certificate

• To understand the need to work safely
• Explain the consequences to both the individual and their organisation if they fail to work safely
• Define the terms “hazard”, “risk”, and “risk controls”
• Explain the importance of a risk assessment
• Give examples of risk assessments from everyday life
• Appreciate the role of workplace precautions
• Use appropriate workplace precautions
• Describe a health and safety management system
• Identify lines of communications with respect to health and safety in their place of work
• Identify safety signs and signals
• Use emergency and accident plans and procedures in their place of work
• Know how to report accidents, incidents and near misses, and who to report them to
• List ways in which individuals and organisations can minimise pollution and waste

Target Audience

This course is intended for those who wish to gain knowledge and build competency in an organisations safety requirements.

Course Contents

• Module 1: Introducing Working Safely
• Module 2: Defining hazard and risk
• Module 3: Identifying common hazards
• Module 4: Improving safety performance
• Module 5: Environmental awareness

You can find more information for this course on the IOSH Website