ISO 45001 for Business Leaders
What you will learn
- Explain the purpose of ISO 45001 and how an OH&S management system supports safer work.
- Understand leadership responsibilities, accountability and worker participation.
- Identify workplace hazards and oversee assessment of OH&S risks and opportunities.
- Apply the hierarchy of controls when considering risk reduction.
- Consider health and safety when managing change, contractors and outsourced activities.
- Review performance information, audits and compliance evaluations.
- Respond to incidents and nonconformities and support effective corrective action.
- Develop a practical plan for strengthening OH&S leadership and oversight.
Who the Course is for
The Business Leaders Series is designed for company directors and senior managers who want to strengthen their understanding of health, safety and environmental responsibilities. Whether you lead an organisation, oversee operations or contribute to strategic decisions, these courses will help you understand the key principles, legal duties and management systems relevant to your role. You will gain practical insights to support informed decision-making, provide effective oversight and embed responsible leadership across your organisation.
Course Details
ISO 45001 for Business Leaders is a practical course for directors and senior managers who want to understand their role in managing occupational health and safety. It introduces the key principles of ISO 45001 and shows how leaders can provide effective oversight, manage significant risks and involve workers in building safer, healthier workplaces.
Participants will explore leadership responsibilities, hazard and risk management, worker participation, performance monitoring and continual improvement. They will leave better prepared to ask informed questions, support effective decision-making and embed health and safety into the organisation’s everyday work.
Module 1: Occupational health and safety leadership
- What ISO 45001 is and how an occupational health and safety management system works
- The business value of preventing work-related injury and ill health
- The role of leaders in setting direction and expectations
Module 2: Leadership, accountability and worker participation
- Leadership responsibilities under ISO 45001
- Defining roles, responsibilities and authorities
- Consulting workers and enabling their participation
- Integrating health and safety into business governance
Module 3: Organisational context and scope
- Understanding internal and external issues that affect health and safety
- Identifying relevant interested parties and their needs
- Setting the scope of the health and safety management system
Module 4: Hazard identification and risk management
- Identifying hazards and assessing OH&S risks and opportunities
- Applying the hierarchy of controls
- Managing change, contractors and outsourced activities
- Considering routine, non-routine and emergency situations
Module 5: Legal requirements and planning
- Understanding applicable legal and other requirements
- Setting measurable OH&S objectives
- Planning actions, responsibilities and resources
- Embedding health and safety into business decisions
Module 6: Culture, competence and communication
- Building a positive health and safety culture
- Providing appropriate training and support
- Communicating priorities and expectations
- Encouraging reporting and learning without blame
Module 7: Performance evaluation and assurance
- Selecting meaningful leading and lagging indicators
- Reviewing monitoring, audits and compliance evaluations
- Using management review to assess system effectiveness
- Asking informed questions and challenging weak assurance
Module 8: Incidents, corrective action and continual improvement
- Responding to incidents, near misses and nonconformities
- Investigating causes and identifying system-level lessons
- Tracking corrective actions and checking their effectiveness
- Using learning to improve performance over time
Module 9: Putting leadership into practice
- Applying ISO 45001 principles to leadership decisions
- Identifying organisational strengths and improvement opportunities
- Developing a practical health and safety leadership action plan
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