What Is Iosh Training?

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IOSH stands for Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. IOSH training is health and safety training that is provided by them. Their training covers a wide range of subjects and is designed for every workplace you can think of.

There are a wide variety of courses available each of which is designed for a specific level of management. This is because whilst everybody had a duty of care as far as health and safety is concerned managers have a different level of responsibility in law than people who work on the shop floor.

The Right IOSH Training for You

Which IOSH training is right for you depends in part on the kind of industry you work in and on your position and responsibilities within the workplace.

If you are a manager in practically any industry the IOSH Managing Safely is a good course to start with. The principles you learn on this course can be applied to any working environment and is a good foundation course for health and safety.

It breaks down into several sections starting with how to recognise and assess risks in the workplace and how to control those risks. In addition you ...
... learn the basics of dealing with incidents or accidents should they occur including how to investigate them.

IOSH training ensures that managers know the basics of health and safety law and the level of responsibility they have in relation to the law. It helps to ensure that managers take that responsibility seriously and understand the consequences to themselves, their companies and colleagues of their not fulfilling those health and safety responsibilities.

Finding IOSH Training

IOSH training is available direct from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health itself, but course dates are very limited. However, a large number of training organisations are approved by the IOSH to run courses on their behalf.

The best place to find IOSH training is online. A simple search coupled with the location you want to take the course in will bring back a list of course providers or you can visit IOSH’s website and download a list of providers from there.

REC Ltd provides approved IOSH training throughout the UK. If you want they will tailor their IOSH training to reflect your business needs and deliver that course in house for you.