CITB - Directors Role for Health and Safety course syllabus.

Category: Site-Safety-Plus

Level: Advanced

The CITB Directors Role for Health and Safety course will provide a summary of how to promote a positive organisational culture for health and safety. Workshop exercises throughout the day will give delegates the opportunity to discuss their thoughts about health and safety and their responsibilities in an open forum. It is endorsed by Build UK as the standard training for all supervisors working on Build UK sites and provides an understanding of health, safety, welfare and environmental issues. It highlights legal responsibilities and the need to promote health and safety to supervise effectively. At the end of the course delegates will be able to: recognise the moral, economic and legal costs/implications of decisions made in the boardroom that make their business liable understand the importance of strategic management of risks appreciate the consequences of failing to manage health and safety effectively understand the importance of competent duty holders cooperating, communicating and coordinating health and safety throughout the whole project recognise the need to appoint competent health and safety assistance and the limitations of such an appointment identify the basic tools for introducing a proactive health and safety culture into their organisation Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.

The CITB Directors Role for Health and Safety course course is designed for company directors.

You will explore the risks associated with non-compliance with health and safety legislation, and consider how boardroom decisions impact on the health and safety of your workforce.

Moral and human costs and the implications of decisions made in the boardroom

The economic implications of an unsafe working environment

Legal responsibilities with regards to health and safety

The principles and importance of the risk assessment process

Acquiring competent health and safety assistance and the limitations of such an appointment

The basic tools of introducing a proactive health and safety culture

You will need to attend all eight hours - see the Site Safety Plus attendance requirements.

Multiple-choice test.