Course Brief
IOSH: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health is a course that teaches students about occupational health and safety management. The course covers a variety of topics including risk assessment, hazard control, and safety management systems.
- Definition of occupational health and safety
- Role of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Occupational health and safety management systems
- Definition and principles of risk assessment
- Identifying hazards and evaluating risks
- Implementing control measures
- Types of hazard control measures
- Implementing hazard control measures
- Evaluating the effectiveness of hazard control measures
- Definition and principles of safety management systems
- Developing a safety management system
- Implementing and maintaining a safety management system
- Definition and principles of accident and incident investigation
- Investigating causes of accidents and incidents
- Implementing corrective actions
- Definition and principles of fire safety
- Identifying and evaluating fire risks
- Implementing fire prevention and control measures
- Definition and principles of health and safety in the workplace
- Identifying and evaluating health and safety risks
- Implementing health and safety control measures
- Definition and principles of transport safety
- Identifying and evaluating transport risks
- Implementing transport safety control measures
- Definition and principles of environmental safety
- Identifying and evaluating environmental risks
- Implementing environmental safety control measures
- Definition and principles of safety and health in construction
- Identifying and evaluating construction risks
- Implementing construction safety and health control measures
- Definition and principles of safety and health in the process industries
- Identifying and evaluating process industry risks
- Implementing process industry safety and health control measures
- Reviewing key concepts and skills learned in the course
- Practicing for the IOSH examination
- Preparing for the IOSH examination.
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