- Senior leaders and managers who are responsible for governing health and safety in the workplace.
- Those aspiring to leadership positions who need to understand the essentials of health and safety leadership.
- HR professionals and operational managers who play a role in health and safety management.
Element 1: The Foundations of Health and Safety Leadership
- Reasons for Health and Safety Leadership, Organisational Health and Safety Vision and Benefits of Excellent Health and Safety Leadership
- The Moral, Legal, and Business Reasons for Good Health and Safety Leadership
- Leadership Team Assurance that Health and Safety is Being Managed Effectively
- The Influence of Good Health and Safety Leadership on Health and Safety Culture
Element 2: Human Failure and Decision Making
- The Influence of Human Failure on Health and Safety Culture
- Decision Making Processes, Mental Shortcuts, Biases, and Habits
Element 3: Leadership
- Leadership Styles
- The Five Leadership Values and Supporting Foundations
The course is typically delivered over 3 days, comprising 18 hours of instruction and practical activities.
- The assessment will be in the form of reflective statements undertaken throughout the course.
- These show how the learner’s knowledge, skill and behaviours may have both positive and negative effects on health and safety performance in their organisation.
- Learners will also need to make a commitment to a leadership intervention that will improve health and safety management within their sphere of influence at work.
