Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice (3654-06)

Learners will complete the following mandatory units: Promote a positive health and safety culture Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters Control health and safety risks Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety

Learners will complete the following mandatory units: Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures Develop and implement health and safety review systems Develop and implement a health and safety audit Behavioural safety in the workplace Develop and implement the health and safety policy

Learners will also take a number of optional units, choosing from a broad range that includes: Influence improvements in health and safety practice Develop, implement and review the organisations health and safety strategy Contribute to health and safety legal actions Manage contractors to ensure compliance with health and safety Develop and implement the health and safety induction process Professional development and ethics in health and safety management

They are able to: evaluate health and safety information develop and implement communication systems for health and safety information within the organisation understand the external factors influencing effective communication systems for health and safety information understand how to develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information

They are able to: advocate, develop and communicate a positive health and safety culture for the organisation work with key stakeholders in implement a positive health and safety culture maintain a positive health and safety culture in the organisation

They are able to: assess the health and safety competence needs of their organisation assess the health and safety competence needs of individuals in their organisation ensure that the identified health and safety competence needs of their organisation are addressed by providing health and safety training

They are able to: identify and evaluate hazards to health and safety in the workplace assess risks to health and safety implement risk control measures and safe systems of work in the organisation understand how to identify, assess and control health and safety risks

They are able to: understand how to develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety be able to devise inspection and monitoring systems for proactive performance monitoring for health and safety keep stakeholders informed of health and safety proactive performance monitoring outcomes

They are able to: understand how to develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety develop a health and safety loss event reporting and recording system implement health and safety loss event investigation systems and procedures conduct statistical and epidemiological analyses maintain communication with stakeholders of health and safety reactive performance monitoring outcomes

They are able to: develop health and safety emergency plan procedures. implement procedures for the control of a health and safety emergency understand how to develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures

They are able to: evaluate the efficiency and cost effectiveness of health and safety management systems and ensure that the health and safety system is working confirm that the health and safety system as a whole is working to meet the needs of the organisation Understand the nature and role of health and safety systems within the organisation

They are able to: understand the nature and role of the health and safety audit systems within the organisation prepare to audit the health and safety management system carry out a health and safety audit in accordance with the agreed specification make recommendations based on the results of the health and safety audit

They are able to: understand the concepts of workplace behaviour evaluate the current behaviours and attitudes in relation to health and safety in the workplace plan for the improvement of behaviour and attitudes in the workplace implement the behavioural change plan

They are able to: understand the steps required to develop and implement the Health and Safety Policy, define the statutory and workplace health and safety requirements for the organisation, develop the Health and Safety Policy, implement the Health and Safety Policy

They might be able to: identify new developments in health and safety, influence professional colleagues on health and safety matters, understand how to maintain knowledge of improvements in health and safety practice within the organisation

They might be able to: understand the nature and role of change on identifying health and safety hazards within the organisation, understand principles and concepts of change, prepare a health and safety strategy for the organisation, identify internal and external factors which have an impact on health and safety in the organisation, identify and plan an appropriate change process for health and safety strategy

They might be able to: contribute to the defence of a health and safety criminal action, contribute to a health and safety civil action, understand the nature and role of any health and safety legal actions within the organisation, understand external factors influencing health and safety legal actions

They might be able to: manage contractors to ensure compliance with health and safety in the workplace, understand how to manage contractors to ensure compliance with health and safety

They might be able to: identify the health and safety induction requirements for the organisation, prepare information and guidance materials to implement the health and safety induction process, implement the health and safety induction process

They might be able to: carry out health and safety research in relation to the role in the organisation, understand professional ethics in practice, understand current issues of diversity and inclusivity in relation to health and safety, apply the principles of CPD in the role

This programme has been accredited by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), the only organisation in the world that offers Chartered membership to health and safety practitioners. On successful completion, learners will meet the academic requirements for Associate (AIOSH) or Technical (Tech IOSH) membership. ( https://iosh.com/ )