IOSH Managing Safely Course

Practical Health And Safety Management Skills

Build a clear understanding of how to manage health and safety in the workplace and apply it to real operational situations.

Improved Risk Assessment Confidence

Learn how to identify hazards, assess risks, and implement sensible control measures that protect people and support business continuity.

Stronger Legal Awareness

Understand key health and safety responsibilities and the importance of complying with UK workplace legislation.

Better Incident Investigation Skills

Develop the ability to review incidents, identify causes, and put improvements in place to help prevent recurrence.

More Effective Leadership

Support a stronger safety culture by improving communication, accountability, and day-to-day management of health and safety.

Recognised IOSH Certification

Achieve a widely recognised IOSH Managing Safely certificate that demonstrates your commitment to safer working practices.

Applicable Across Multiple Industries

Use the skills gained on this course in construction, manufacturing, warehousing, offices, logistics, education, engineering, and many other sectors.

Supports Safer Business Performance

Help reduce disruption, improve standards, and contribute to a safer, more productive working environment.

The IOSH Managing Safely course is designed for managers, supervisors, team leaders, and anyone with responsibility for managing people or workplace safety. It is suitable across most industries and is ideal for those who need practical health and safety knowledge.

Unit 1: Introducing Managing Safely

Candidates begin by looking at the purpose of health and safety management and why it matters in every workplace. This unit introduces moral, legal, and financial reasons for managing health and safety effectively, helping managers and supervisors understand why good standards support both people and business performance.

Unit 2: Assessing Risks

This unit explains the risk assessment process and helps candidates understand the difference between a hazard, a hazardous event, and a risk. Candidates learn how to evaluate likelihood and consequence, use a risk rating approach, and identify suitable control measures to reduce workplace risks.

Unit 3: Controlling Risks

Candidates explore the concept of reducing risks so far as is reasonably practicable. This section focuses on balancing risk with proportionate action, helping managers decide what sensible controls are needed in the workplace.

Unit 4: Understanding Responsibilities

This part of the course explains the framework of health and safety law and helps candidates understand the responsibilities placed on organisations and individuals. It also introduces the difference between criminal and civil law in relation to workplace health and safety.

Unit 5: Understanding Hazards

Candidates examine a range of common hazard categories, including mechanical, physical, chemical, environmental, biological, and organisational hazards. The unit builds awareness of how these hazards arise and how they can be controlled in practice.

Unit 6: Investigating Incidents

This unit covers incidents, accidents, and near misses, along with the importance of reporting and investigation. Candidates learn how to identify immediate, underlying, and root causes, helping them understand how incidents can be prevented in future.

Unit 7: Measuring Performance

In the final unit, candidates look at how health and safety performance can be measured and improved. The course introduces proactive and reactive monitoring, performance indicators, auditing, and the use of evidence to review standards.

The assessment process follows a two-step journey:

Step 1. Practical Observations

Candidates will be observed to ensure that they can:

• conduct a scene survey

• conduct a primary survey of a casualty

• summon appropriate assistance when necessary

• identify when to administer Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• demonstrate adult CPR using a manikin

• identify when to place a casualty into the recovery position

• demonstrate how to place a casualty into the recovery position

• demonstrate continual monitoring of breathing whilst the casualty is in the recovery position

• identify when a casualty is choking

• demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty who is choking

• identify whether external bleeding is life-threatening

• demonstrate how to administer first aid to a casualty with external bleeding

Step 2. Multiple Choice Examination

The examination consists of 15 multiple-choice questions.

• pass mark: 11 correct answers

• maximum time limit: 30 minutes

What Does The IOSH Managing Safely Course Cover?

The course covers the fundamentals of workplace health and safety management, including hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control, legal responsibilities, incident investigation, and performance monitoring.

How Long Does IOSH Managing Safely Take?

The IOSH Managing Safely course is typically delivered over 3 days, giving candidates time to build practical understanding through guided learning, discussion, and applied activities.

How Is IOSH Managing Safely Assessed?

Candidates complete a short knowledge-based assessment and a practical risk assessment project. This allows them to demonstrate both understanding and practical application of the course content.

Is IOSH Managing Safely A Recognised course?

Yes. The IOSH Managing Safely certificate is widely recognised by employers across the UK and internationally as a strong foundation in practical workplace health and safety management.

Where Can I Take The IOSH Managing Safely Course?

Acadame delivers the course in Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Manchester, and Liverpool, as well as onsite nationwide for employer groups. We can also support local delivery options through our wider partner network.

Is IOSH Managing Safely Suitable For Construction Managers And Supervisors?

Yes. While the course is designed for all sectors, it is highly relevant for construction managers and supervisors who need a practical understanding of managing health and safety risks at work.

How Long Is The IOSH Managing Safely Certificate Valid For?

The certificate does not expire, but refresher training is strongly recommended every few years so managers and supervisors can keep their knowledge current and maintain good standards.

What Are The Benefits Of Completing IOSH Managing Safely?

Completing the IOSH Managing Safely qualification helps improve confidence, legal awareness, risk management skills, and overall workplace safety performance. It also supports stronger leadership and safer decision-making.