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Many organisations are using IOSH Working Safely to make their workforce more aware of what is required of them and to improve their awareness of safety issues.  Working Safely meets the Government’s guidelines on introductory health and safety training.

More than 200,000 people have successfully completed the course since it was launched in 1993.  

Our in-house or private course options can provide an economic way of ensuring that your personnel have received the training that you need to supply.  Should you have any questions, to book a course or to discuss individual requirements, please contact us.

IOSH Working Safely - course outline.


This one day course covers the following subject areas:


 1. Introducing working safely

It’s not unusual for delegates coming on an introductory course to think that accidents only happen to ‘other people’. This module stresses the realities of the human suffering behind the statistics and emphasises the importance of personal responsibility.


2. Defining hazard and risk

This module puts ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’ into everyday language, and uses familiar examples to show what can happen.

Importantly, it makes it clear that even something that is very simple or repeated over and over again can go wrong, with serious consequences. Focusing on the six broad hazard groups, delegates are asked to think about the hazards and risks they come across in their own work. ‘Risk assessment’ is demystified – delegates learn that we all

carry out informal assessments day in, day out.


3. Identifying common hazards

All the main issues are covered in this module – entrances and exits, work traffic, fire, chemicals, electricity, physical and verbal abuse, bullying, stress, noise and the working

environment, slips, trips and falls, and manual handling. Each area is backed by crystal clear examples and recognisable scenarios, and useful summaries reinforce the key learning points.


4. Improving safety performance

This module deals with systems and processes, making sure that any jargon is explained in easily understood terms. The

session bridges the gap between management and workforce, encouraging delegates to play a part in processes that are commonly seen as just down to their manager or supervisor. Other areas – including contract work, inspections, safe systems and permits, protective equipment, signage, emergency procedures, reporting and health checks – are all focused on from the delegate’s point of view.


5. Protecting our environment

A short but effective introduction to waste and pollution leads into a look at how organisations and individual team members can get involved in reducing environmental impacts. Memorable and thought-provoking facts and figures help drive the points home.

IOSH Working Safely FAQ


Who should go on Working safely?

Working safely is for people at any level, in any sector, needing a grounding in the essentials of health and safety. Everyone at work should have an understanding of why they must ‘work safely’ – and this course

offers exactly that.


What will they get out of it?

What they need to know – and are perhaps reluctant to learn about – in a refreshingly informal way.

Working safely isn’t supposed to turn

delegates into safety experts. It focuses on why health and safety is important, and how individuals can make a real difference to the wellbeing of themselves and others through changing their behaviour.


What will their employer get out of it?