Introduction
The course is designed for those required to manage safely and effectively in compliance with both their
organisation’s policy and best practice in health and safety.

Persons who should attend
Managing Safely’s target audience is people in an organisation who have to manage risk and resources.
The course’s aim is to provide these people with the competencies they require.

Floor Managers/Supervisors, Event Organisers, Plan Designers, Venue Operations Personnel,
Contractors or anyone involved in exhibition logistics.

Course aims
To ensure that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers and
to enable them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or
implementing changes as appropriate to make the department work more safely. Delegates will obtain
detailed information and insights into managing health and safety at exhibitions and events. They will
gain an understanding of legal requirements and obtain an insight into the three main stages of the risk
assessment process. Delegates will also learn to differentiate between “pro-active” and “re-active”
monitoring. There will also be an overview of the common hazards in the exhibition industry.

Objectives
On successful completion of the course delegates should be able to:

	Explain ‘working safely’
	Explain the component parts of a recognised safety management system such as HSG65 or BS 8800 and appreciate the role of risk assessment within the system;
	Compare safety management systems with other management systems and describe how to integrate systems successfully if appropriate;

	Identify the data and techniques required to produce an adequate report of an incident and demonstrate the procedure for an accident investigation, recognising the human factors involved;
	Describe statutory requirements for reporting and procedures for checking for non-reporting;
	Describe methods of basic trend and epidemiological analysis for reactive monitoring techniques;
	Define hazards and risks and describe the legal requirements for risk assessments;

	Demonstrate a practical understanding of a quantitative risk technique and the data required for records;
	Identify workplace precaution hierarchies and the criteria for types of workplace precautions and controls;
	Prepare and use active monitoring checklists and implement schedules for active monitoring, recording results and analysing records;

Explain the purpose and techniques of a health and safety audit;

	Outline the main provisions of the Health and Safety At Work etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999;
	Describe procedures and techniques used in management reviews;

	Outline relevant health and safety legislation, codes of practice, guidance notes and information sources such as the Health and Safety Executive; and
	Distinguish specific hazards both generally and from an organisational perspective.

Course Structure
Module 1 - Safety Management
Module 2 - Reactive Monitoring
Module 3 - Risk Assessment and Risk Control
Module 4 - Active Monitoring
Module 5 - Review and Audit
Module 6 - Health and Safety Legislation
Module 7 - Hazards-General
Module 8 - Hazards-Organisation-Specific

This course is highly interactive with practical exercises based on real life case studies.
The course will include some home study as well as a project and a course assessment.

Certification
In order for an IOSH Managing Safely certificate to be issued, the delegate should successfully
complete the institution’s approved assessment procedure.

Course Length
Managing Safely comprises seven core modules and one organisation-specific one requiring a
total direct input period of at least 24 hours plus assessment time. The delivery timetable is flexible;
the course can be in a one week block, on a one day a week basis or over two weeks. Other options
are available.