Safety for Senior Executives

This course looks at the board and senior management accountabilities, corporate manslaughter, personal liabilities, plus the benefits of having a good safety culture and an effective risk management system. It also covers top-level indicators of health & safety performance and key actions for the board, directors and senior managers.

Who Should Attend?

The Safety for Senior Executives course is suitable for company directors, vice presidents, senior executives and senior managers who have responsibility for policy-making and strategic planning for health & safety.

Course Content

The Safety for Senior Executives course covers the following areas across 1 day:

• The basic principles of H&S – the cost of accidents to businesses
• Concept of safety management – policies, procedures and systems of work
• Importance of health & safety plans and objectives
• Management of occupational risk
• The legal framework – criminal, civil, and corporate manslaughter
• Corporate and personal liabilities
• Enforcement arrangements
• Safety leadership – key actions a senior manager can take
• Reviewing your health & safety performance and risk management arrangements

Assessment and certification

Each delegate will need to successfully complete a multiple-choice assessment paper to gain a certificate.

In House Training

Agility can deliver the Safety for Senior Executives course for you at your premises tailored to suit your business.

A closed course on your site will also allow us to tailor our course and the examples to your organisation’s activities and procedures.