LIFT & ESCALATOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

MSH4 IOSH Managing Safely for LEIA

Course Content
MODULE ONE: INTRODUCING MANAGING SAFELY MODULE FIVE: UNDERSTANDING HAZARDS
 The three key moral, legal and financial reasons  The six main hazard categories and how hazards
for managing safely can fall into more than one group:
 Manager responsibility and accountability for mechanical physical chemical
safety and health in the workplace environmental biological organisational
 Common hazards in the workplace, their effects
MODULE TWO: ASSESSING RISKS and symptoms and how to manage them.
 Definitions of the terms ‘hazard’, ‘hazardous Hazards covered are:
event’ and ‘risk’ aggression asbestos bullying
 Definition of the term ‘risk assessment’ & violence
 Definition of the terms ‘likelihood’ and chemicals computer confined spaces
‘consequence’ workstations
 Risk assessment process and risk rating systems drugs and electricity fire
 The benefits of carrying out risk assessment alcohol
getting in heights housekeeping
MODULE THREE: CONTROLLING RISKS and out
 Definition of the term ‘reasonably practicable’ lighting manual noise
 How to evaluate risk using a risk matrix and how handling
to control those risks plant and radiation slips and trips
 How to reduce risk by applying the ‘hierarchy of machinery
risk control’ stress temperature vehicles and
 How implementing risk controls can impact the transport
likelihood of an incident, consequence of an vibration any other relevant hazards
incident or both factors
MODULE SIX: INVESTIGATING INCIDENTS
 Definition of the term ‘residual risk
 Definition of the terms ‘incident’, ‘accident’ and
MODULE FOUR: UNDERSTANDING RESPONSIBILITIES ‘near miss’
 An overview of what the law requires an  Reasons to investigate incidents
organisation to do to protect the safety and  The benefits of incident investigation
health of workers and other persons under its  Definition of the terms ‘immediate’, ‘underlying’
control and ‘root’ causes in relation to incidents
 Definition of the term ‘reasonably foreseeable’  The actions to be taken following an incident
 The three knowledge tests to help determine  Incident reporting
‘reasonably foreseeable’ risks: common,  The stages of a structured approach to incident
industry and expert knowledge investigation
 The difference between criminal law and civil
law in relation to safety and health MODULE SEVEN: MEASURING PERFORMANCE
 The possible outcomes of not working within the  The three essential principles for good safety
law and health performance
 Where to find help and guidance for working  What types of information performance
within the law indicators can give to help improve safety and
 The key parts, and the elements of each part, of health in the workplace
a health and safety management system  The characteristics of good key performance
 The key benefits of introducing a health and indicators
safety management system  The differences between ‘proactive’ and
 Why leadership is an essential part of a health ‘reactive’ performance indicators
and safety management system  What is meant by ‘auditing’
 The two types of auditing: internal and external
 Types of evidence used in an audit

Document
Reference DL-US MSH4
Issue Nº 2
Revision Date 17/01/2018
Next Review January 2021
Date LEIA DL Unit Summary DL-US MSH4