Course Duration: Approximately 24 hours
This IOSH Managing Safely course provides anyone with management duties with an awareness of their role in health and safety management and implementation.
The course covers vital information such as the legal requirements, safety management systems, safety culture and risk assessment and hazard control. The IOSH Managing Safely certificate is internationally recognised.
| Course Duration | Approximately 24 hours |
|---|---|
| Approval body | IOSH |
| Format | Fully online |
| Assessment | Online theory test and practical risk assessment |
| Certification | Certificate available within 28 days* |
| Certificate Valid For | No expiry |
*for a paper certificate, please select the option at the checkout, additional fees will apply.
This occupational safety course contains the following sections:
Disclaimer: This programme provides knowledge and supporting guidance. Completing it does not by itself make you competent, qualified or authorised for workplace tasks. Follow your employer’s procedures, risk assessments and supervision. Your certificate confirms completion of this training only.
The IOSH certificate includes:
Human Focus will claim the trainee’s digital certificate directly from IOSH.
IOSH will issue the certificate within 28 days.
Note: If you require a paper certificate, please select the option at the checkout, additional fees will apply.
At the end of the Managing Safely training course, trainees will be asked to complete a theory test and a practical risk assessment to earn their certification.
The end of course test is:
A score of 80% is required to pass the test.
The end of course practical assessment:
Users are given two weeks from completion of the theory test to return the risk assessment. This will be externally assessed by an IOSH approved marker.
Managers influence how work is planned, which risks receive attention and whether reported concerns lead to action. A risk assessment can identify a hazard, but someone still needs to arrange the control, explain it to the team and check that it works. Those decisions are part of managing the work.
A supervisor may know that a task carries a risk without knowing how to assess its significance or choose a suitable precaution. Where managers have different levels of understanding, similar concerns can receive very different responses. Staff may be told to take more care when the work itself needs to change.
The IOSH Managing Safely online course covers the principles behind these decisions. Managers work through risk assessment, hazard control and their responsibilities under health and safety law. The course also addresses incident investigation and performance measurement, so managers can consider what went wrong and whether their arrangements are effective.
For employers, the value of Managing Safely e-learning depends on how the knowledge is used afterwards. Managers need opportunities to relate the learning to the work they supervise, ask questions and involve the people doing the job. They also need access to competent advice where the risks exceed their knowledge.
Adequate health and safety training supports an employer’s wider arrangements for protecting people at work. A course certificate records successful completion; employers must still establish whether managers can carry out their responsibilities in the conditions they face.
A shared understanding makes it easier for managers to explain why a control is needed, follow up concerns and review changes in the work. It also gives discussions about safety a practical starting point, whether the team works in an office, a warehouse or another setting.
Managing Safely is an IOSH programme for managers and supervisors who need to understand their health and safety responsibilities. It covers assessing risks, choosing controls, recognising hazards, investigating incidents and measuring performance. Human Focus delivers the course online over approximately 24 hours.
The programme introduces the principles managers need to understand when overseeing work. Learners must pass a theory test and a practical risk assessment to receive their certificate. It provides a foundation for using your organisation’s health and safety arrangements, alongside workplace experience and any further instruction your role requires.
Managing Safely training gives managers a structured way to assess risks and consider suitable controls. It also covers how to investigate incidents and check safety performance, including measures that can identify concerns before someone is harmed.
For an organisation, these topics provide a common basis for discussing risks across teams. The practical benefit depends on managers applying the learning to their own activities and following up actions. Completing the course does not guarantee fewer accidents or demonstrate competence for every task.
Managing Safely is a management awareness course from IOSH. NEBOSH is an awarding body that offers several health and safety qualifications, including the National General Certificate.
The two should be compared by purpose and syllabus. Managing Safely introduces the responsibilities of people who oversee work. The NEBOSH National General Certificate involves more extensive study and is suitable for managers as well as people starting a health and safety career. The appropriate choice depends on the knowledge required for your role and whether you are seeking a formal qualification.
There are no formal entry requirements. You do not need previous health and safety qualifications or specialist safety experience to enrol. The course is intended for managers, supervisors and others with responsibilities for organising work.
Learners need to work through the material and complete both assessment components. Although subtitles are available in multiple languages, confirm any language or assessment support you require with Human Focus before booking. Subtitle availability does not establish that every assessment can be completed in the same languages.
Managing Safely is a management awareness course. IOSH distinguishes it from its formal professional qualifications, which provide more detailed technical study. It should not be described as equivalent to a particular regulated qualification level without a recognised basis for that comparison.
Its purpose is to introduce managers and supervisors to their responsibilities, common hazards and the principles of risk control. If a job specification requires a particular qualification or level, check the employer’s requirements before choosing this course.
The certificate does not expire. IOSH recommends refresher training to keep knowledge current as health and safety practice and regulatory requirements change. This recommendation is separate from the certificate’s validity.
Employers should also review training needs when a manager takes on new responsibilities, the work changes or there is reason to question their understanding. A certificate with no expiry date does not establish that someone’s knowledge will remain suitable indefinitely. Your organisation or a client may set its own refresher requirements.
The seven modules cover introducing safety management, assessing risks, controlling risks, understanding a manager’s responsibilities, recognising hazards, investigating accidents and incidents and measuring performance.
Learners follow the risk assessment process from listing work tasks and identifying hazards through to recording and reviewing findings. The syllabus includes hazard-spotting exercises for office, warehouse and industrial workplaces, alongside legal principles and the framework for health and safety management. The course also covers proactive and reactive performance measures and auditing. The module list above sets out the topics included in this programme.
Yes. The Human Focus programme is approved by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Successful learners receive an IOSH training certificate after passing the online theory test and practical risk assessment.
Human Focus claims the digital certificate directly from IOSH, which issues it within 28 days. Course approval and certification do not authorise a learner to carry out specialist tasks. Employers must still consider the experience, further instruction and supervision needed for the work.
The practical submission requires you to apply the risk assessment process covered in the course. The syllabus includes listing work tasks, identifying hazards, estimating and evaluating risk and recording and reviewing findings. Follow the assessment instructions provided with your course.
Human Focus gives learners two weeks after completing the theory test to return the submission. An IOSH-approved marker assesses it externally. You must pass this part as well as the theory test to receive your certificate.
The digital certificate option is £195.00 plus VAT per learner. The digital and paper certificate option is £220.00 plus VAT. Select the paper option at checkout if you require a printed certificate.
Bulk-purchase discounts are available. Contact Human Focus for custom pricing when booking for more than five trainees. Check the price and certificate option shown at checkout before completing your purchase.
Yes. The course is relevant to managers across sectors, including construction. It introduces general risk assessment, risk control, incident investigation and management responsibilities.
The Human Focus syllabus is not a specialist construction management programme. Its hazard-spotting sections use office, warehouse and industrial settings. Construction managers should assess their needs against the activities they oversee and any role-specific requirements. IOSH Managing Safely for construction managers does not replace specialist instruction, site procedures or the competence needed for particular construction duties.
