What’s covered
Creating a culture of health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace increases staff morale and ensures a high level of retention. This course is aimed at supervisors and managers who are responsible for the health and wellbeing of their employees.
This course explains the main components, practices, and activities involved in effective occupational health and safety management at work. The course shows the benefits that a professional Occupational Health and Safety Management process provides for both individuals and organisations.
It will examine workplace health models, including the fundamental standards of the model developed by the World Health Organisation. You’ll learn the value of conducting a health needs assessment and how doing so results in the creation of a health management strategy. The course will examine hazards, risks, controls, “Safe Systems of Work,” and the function of health risk assessments on a more practical level.
The course will then discuss how to encourage healthy lifestyles and good mental health in the workplace. You’ll learn how to handle both authorised and unauthorised absences from work, develop a formal attendance policy, oversee the return-to-work procedure, and effectively deal with absenteeism. The course also covers leadership, communication, work-life balance, and embracing change as key components of creating a strong culture of health and wellbeing
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand what Occupational Health and Safety is along with the benefits of promoting a healthy organisation.
- Create Health Management Strategies and collaborate with professionals for effective implementation.
- Define Employee well-being, risk factors and understand the importance of promoting a positive culture around occupational health.
- Create Risk assessments and understand when and where they are needed and the process to create effective assessments.
Modules in this course
| Module Number | Module Name | Pass % Required |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occupational Health Basics | 70 |
| 2 | Health Risk Assessments | 70 |
| 3 | The Health Risk Assessment Process | 70 |
| 4 | Long-Term Personal or Health Conditions | 70 |
| 5 | Employee Well-being | 70 |
| 6 | Substance Misuse | 70 |
| 7 | Managing Absence | 70 |
| 8 | Creating A Culture | 70 |
Want to know more?
Watch the introductory video below to learn more about this course.
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