• Significant legal duties and legislation
• Successful health and safety management (HSG 65)
• Human factors and their effect on safety culture
• Risk assessments and hazard control
• Measuring performance and HAZOPS

By the end of this RECTUS training course, the participants will be able to:

• Develop and sustain an effective health and safety management system
• Understand the significant legal duties and safety legislation in Europe and the United States 
• Develop the skills to manage health and safety in line with other core business activities
• Appreciate the importance of safety culture and human factors in creating a successful safety management system
• Understand risk perception and effective hazard control
• Appreciate the importance of monitoring success

This training course has been specifically designed to provide practical health and safety guidance. It would benefit a wide range of professionals involved in developing and implementing health and safety within their organisation. The guidance will enable those attending to apply this learning to sustain effective safety management.

This RECTUS training course is a suitably wide range of professionals but will significantly benefit:

• Senior Managers with HSE Responsibility
• HSE Personnel
• Engineers
• Maintenance Personnel
• Employee Representatives
• Human Resources Professionals
• All line Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders
• Any other personnel who are involved in planning and implementing the organisation’s HSE management system

This RECTUS Advanced Health & Safety Management training course is presented using PowerPoint presentation and videos. Case studies further enhance the learning outcome. Active participation will be encouraged so that participants can gain through the personal experiences of the group.

Legislation for Health and Safety

• Introduction
• Legislation for Health and Safety
• Legislation for High Hazard Industries
• Process safety management (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119)
• The Seveso Directive (EU Directive)
• Introduction to Safety Management Systems

Policy and Safety Culture  

• Setting policy and organising for health and safety
• Control, co-operation, communication and competence
• Safety culture and human factors
• Safety management systems and safety culture factors
• Essential safety management system components
• Developing and sustaining an effective safety management system
• The benefits of an effective safety management system

Planning and Implementing  

• Planning and Implementation
• Management Arrangements
• Risk Control Systems – Inputs, Processes, and Outputs
• Risk Assessments
• Work permit systems and isolations
• Hazard Communication

Measuring Performance  

• Measuring the performance of stated intentions against actual delivery
• Active Monitoring Systems
• Reactive Monitoring Systems
• Audits and Reviews
• Risk Management

Behavioural Safety 

• Taylor, Herzberg, McGregor, and Maslow
• ABC Analysis – Antecedents, Behaviour, and consequences
• Natural Penalties and Consequences
• Identifying Critical Behaviours
• Feedback on Observations

A RECTUS attendance certificate will be awarded to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total course duration