Occupational Health and Safety Management Training Course

Duration 10 days 20 modules · 65 contact hours
Level Intermediate Certificate on completion
Who attends Health and Safety Officers, Operations Managers and others
Fee from USD 2,200 KSh 190,000 for Kenyan organisations
Where 52 cities + online See dates by city
Next start 9 Nov 2026 Course code SD-OHS-043

Before you join: Participants should have basic workplace experience and familiarity with the tasks, equipment or people they supervise or support.

Dates & prices

Two start dates a month in every city, and live online on weekdays or weekends. Fees are per participant; classroom fees include tuition, materials, lunch and refreshments, and the certificate.

Suggest a date or city

Showing the next six months. Later dates, other cities and private deliveries for your team are available on request.

Course overview

Occupational health and safety failures can cause injury, ill health, operational disruption, enforcement action and loss of workforce trust. Supervisors and safety practitioners must identify hazards before work begins, assess changing risks, select suitable controls and verify that those controls are used. This requires more than knowing safety rules: it requires clear evidence, sound judgement, meaningful consultation and disciplined follow-up.

This 10-day Occupational Health and Safety Management Training Course develops the practical skills needed to plan, implement and improve workplace health and safety arrangements. Participants work through hazard identification, risk assessment, the hierarchy of controls, safe systems of work, incident reporting and investigation, emergency preparedness, occupational health, contractor management, inspections, audits and ISO 45001 management-system requirements. The course also addresses physical, chemical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards commonly encountered in offices, construction, manufacturing, utilities, logistics, healthcare and public-sector operations.

Instructor-led sessions combine short technical briefings with realistic cases, group analysis, investigation simulations and structured application planning. Participants progressively build an occupational health and safety management pack using their own workplace context or a supplied case. They leave with practical templates and a complete improvement plan that can be adapted for a department, site, project or contractor operation.

The course suits professionals who have responsibility for people, premises, projects, operational controls or safety performance. It is particularly useful for managers moving into formal health and safety duties, safety representatives who need stronger technical grounding, and practitioners who want a structured method for improving day-to-day controls.

What you will be able to do

  • Identify workplace hazards using task analysis, inspections and worker consultation
  • Complete risk assessments using likelihood, consequence, existing-control and residual-risk criteria
  • Select control measures using the hierarchy of controls and reasonably practicable principles
  • Develop safe systems of work, permit controls and emergency response arrangements
  • Investigate incidents using evidence collection, causal analysis and corrective-action tracking
  • Conduct workplace inspections and internal audits against defined health and safety criteria
  • Interpret ISO 45001 requirements when planning occupational health and safety arrangements
  • Produce and present an occupational health and safety improvement plan for a defined workplace

Benefits of attending

For you

  • Produce defensible risk assessments for routine and non-routine work
  • Recognise weak controls before they contribute to injury or ill health
  • Lead clearer safety conversations with workers, supervisors and contractors
  • Investigate incidents without stopping at immediate human error
  • Build evidence for progression into health and safety management responsibilities

For your organisation

  • More consistent hazard reporting, risk assessment and control selection
  • Better quality corrective actions following incidents, inspections and audits
  • Stronger contractor oversight during maintenance, projects and high-risk work
  • Clearer records supporting legal duties, assurance reviews and management decisions
  • Site-specific improvement plans linked to measurable safety performance indicators

Course modules

20 modules over 10 days

Participants can explain the core elements and accountabilities of an occupational health and safety management system.

  • Worker, supervisor and employer duties within an occupational safety system
  • Reasonably practicable decisions using likelihood, consequence, cost and control evidence
  • Safety culture indicators distinguished from formal management system requirements
  • Leading and lagging indicators linked to prevention and learning
  • Due diligence records supporting accountable health and safety decisions
  • Workplace safety policy components, scope statements and assigned responsibilities

Participants can translate health and safety duties into clear governance, responsibility and assurance arrangements.

  • Applicable legislation, regulations, codes and internal policy requirements
  • Duty-holder accountabilities mapped through responsibility assignment matrices
  • Delegation limits and competent-person appointments for safety-critical activities
  • Consultation duties involving workers, representatives and health and safety committees
  • Document retention schedules for risk assessments, training and incident records
  • Management review evidence supporting oversight of significant health and safety risks

Participants can identify hazards systematically through workplace observation, task analysis and consultation.

  • Task observation techniques identifying energy sources, exposures and unsafe conditions
  • Job safety analysis broken into steps, hazards and controls
  • Workplace inspections using area, equipment and behavioural observation prompts
  • Worker consultation methods capturing routine workarounds and emerging hazards
  • Change triggers requiring renewed hazard identification before work starts
  • Hazard registers structured by activity, source, consequence and affected persons

Participants can complete and maintain risk assessments that support proportionate control decisions.

  • Risk matrix criteria defining likelihood, consequence and risk tolerance
  • Existing-control evaluation before determining residual risk ratings
  • Exposure frequency, vulnerable persons and credible worst-case consequences
  • Risk register entries linking hazards, controls, owners and review dates
  • Dynamic risk assessment for changing work conditions and new information
  • Escalation thresholds for intolerable risks requiring immediate management action

Participants can select, document and verify control measures using the hierarchy of controls.

  • Hierarchy of controls applied before relying on procedures or PPE
  • Elimination and substitution options assessed during planning and design
  • Engineering controls specified with operating limits and inspection requirements
  • Administrative controls translated into clear safe work procedures
  • Personal protective equipment selection, fitting, maintenance and limitations
  • Control verification methods using observations, records and worker feedback

Participants can plan consultation, communication and competence arrangements for safer work.

  • Toolbox talks structured around hazards, controls, checks and worker questions
  • Safety committee terms of reference, agendas and action tracking
  • Training-needs analysis linking roles to required safety competencies
  • Competence verification through observation, questioning and performance evidence
  • Safety communications tailored for language, literacy and contractor needs
  • Stop-work authority communicated without blame or retaliation

Participants can prepare emergency arrangements based on credible scenarios and response capabilities.

  • Emergency scenarios identified from fire, release, medical and security hazards
  • Response plans defining alarms, evacuation, communications and incident command
  • Emergency equipment inspections covering first aid, extinguishers and spill kits
  • Evacuation maps showing routes, assembly points and accessibility provisions
  • Drill evaluation criteria measuring response times, accountability and communications
  • Post-drill actions assigned, tracked and tested for closure

Participants can manage initial incident reporting, scene preservation and early corrective action.

  • Incident categories covering injuries, ill health, near misses and damage
  • Immediate response priorities protecting people, preserving evidence and notifying management
  • Incident report forms capturing facts without assumptions or blame
  • Notification criteria for regulators, clients, insurers and senior leaders
  • Scene preservation methods for serious incidents and equipment failures
  • Early corrective actions controlling continuing risks before investigation completion

Participants can investigate incidents and develop corrective actions that address underlying causes.

  • Investigation planning based on incident severity, potential and learning value
  • Witness interviewing techniques using open questions and chronological recall
  • Evidence logs covering photographs, documents, equipment and environmental conditions
  • Five Whys analysis separating immediate causes from system weaknesses
  • Causal factor charts linking events, conditions, decisions and controls
  • Corrective actions tested for ownership, deadlines, effectiveness and recurrence prevention

Participants can identify occupational health risks and plan suitable prevention and monitoring controls.

  • Health hazard pathways including inhalation, skin contact, noise and workload
  • Health surveillance triggers linked to exposure profiles and legal requirements
  • Fitness-for-work considerations for safety-critical roles and fatigue risks
  • Psychosocial risk factors covering workload, bullying, control and support
  • Return-to-work plans balancing recovery, restrictions and suitable duties
  • Occupational health records managed with confidentiality and access controls

Participants can assess ergonomic and manual-handling risks and specify practical improvements.

  • Manual handling assessment considering load, task, individual and environment
  • Ergonomic workstation checks covering posture, screens, seating and reach
  • Repetitive-task controls using job rotation, rest breaks and redesign
  • Mechanical aids selected for load characteristics, routes and operating space
  • Workstation adjustments documented for individual needs and follow-up
  • Manual handling training reinforced through task-specific observation and coaching

Participants can assess common physical hazards and verify the controls that prevent injury.

  • Machine guarding checks covering access points, interlocks and emergency stops
  • Electrical safety controls for isolation, inspection and portable equipment
  • Work-at-height assessments addressing edge protection, access and rescue
  • Slips, trips and falls controlled through housekeeping and defect reporting
  • Noise exposure assessments linked to engineering controls and hearing protection
  • Vehicle-pedestrian segregation using routes, barriers, signage and reversing controls

Participants can manage chemical and biological exposures using inventory, assessment and control methods.

  • Chemical inventories linked to safety data sheets and storage locations
  • Safety data sheet interpretation for hazards, controls and emergency measures
  • COSHH-style assessments addressing exposure routes, quantities and control measures
  • Local exhaust ventilation checks covering capture, maintenance and testing
  • Biological exposure controls for healthcare, waste and laboratory activities
  • Spill response procedures addressing containment, cleanup and waste disposal

Participants can control contractor health and safety risks from selection through completion.

  • Prequalification criteria assessing contractor competence, records and safety arrangements
  • Scope-of-work documents defining hazards, interfaces and control responsibilities
  • Contractor inductions covering site rules, emergencies and reporting expectations
  • Coordination meetings managing simultaneous operations and changing conditions
  • Field verification of contractor permits, supervision and control compliance
  • Contract closeout reviews capturing performance, lessons and outstanding actions

Participants can apply permit-to-work controls to coordinate high-risk and non-routine activities.

  • Permit-to-work principles defining authorisation, isolation and handback controls
  • Hot-work permits covering ignition sources, fire watch and post-work checks
  • Confined-space permits specifying atmosphere testing, rescue and standby arrangements
  • Lockout-tagout steps controlling hazardous energy before maintenance work
  • Excavation permits addressing services, collapse prevention and access
  • Shift handover records maintaining permit status and control continuity

Participants can conduct planned inspections and audits, then track corrective actions to closure.

  • Inspection plans prioritised by risk, legal requirements and previous findings
  • Checklists designed around critical controls rather than generic observations
  • Audit evidence gathered through interviews, sampling, records and workplace observation
  • Nonconformities classified by severity, cause and required response
  • Corrective-action registers assigning owners, dates, evidence and verification
  • Effectiveness reviews confirming actions changed conditions or behaviours

Participants can design meaningful performance measures and report health and safety information clearly.

  • Leading indicators measuring inspections, training, action closure and control checks
  • Lagging indicators analysing injury rates, severity and lost-time trends
  • Safety dashboards separating exposure measures from outcome measures
  • Trend analysis using incident categories, locations, tasks and contributing factors
  • Management reports highlighting significant risks, overdue actions and decisions
  • Data quality checks for consistent definitions, denominators and reporting periods

Participants can apply ISO 45001 requirements when designing and reviewing safety management arrangements.

  • ISO 45001 context analysis covering interested parties and organisational issues
  • Leadership commitments expressed through policy, resources and accountability
  • Planning requirements linking hazards, risks, opportunities and legal obligations
  • Support processes covering competence, awareness, communication and documented information
  • Operational planning controls for change management and outsourced processes
  • Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle applied to occupational health and safety improvement

Participants can prepare management-review inputs and prioritise safety improvement actions using evidence.

  • Management review inputs covering performance, compliance, incidents and audit results
  • Risk-based prioritisation balancing severity, exposure, feasibility and resources
  • Action plans structured with milestones, accountable owners and success measures
  • Change management reviews before new equipment, processes or staffing changes
  • Lessons learned converted into revised controls, procedures and training
  • Annual safety objectives linked to measurable operational performance targets

Participants can build, review and present a complete occupational health and safety management plan for a defined workplace.

  • Workplace profile defining activities, people, assets and significant hazards
  • Hazard register and risk assessments prioritised using agreed risk criteria
  • Control plan combining engineering, procedural, competence and verification measures
  • Emergency, incident and contractor arrangements integrated into operational controls
  • Performance dashboard linking indicators, inspections, audits and management review
  • Implementation roadmap presented with owners, milestones, resources and assurance checks

Exercises and examples are adapted to each cohort's sectors and roles.

What you take back to work

  1. Workplace hazard register template
  2. Task-based risk assessment template
  3. Safe system of work template
  4. Incident investigation evidence pack
  5. Inspection and corrective-action tracker
  6. Occupational health and safety management improvement plan

Who should attend

  • Health and Safety Officers — need practical methods for managing site hazards and controls
  • Operations Managers — hold accountability for safe work delivery and workforce supervision
  • Supervisors and Team Leaders — direct daily tasks where unsafe conditions first emerge
  • Facilities Managers — manage premises, maintenance activities, contractors and emergency arrangements
  • Human Resources Professionals — support occupational health, consultation and return-to-work processes
  • Project and Construction Managers — coordinate changing risks, contractors and permit-controlled work

Skills and tools covered

Hazard identificationRisk assessmentIncident investigationSafety management systemsControl verificationEmergency planning

Tools and standards

ISO 45001, Hierarchy of Controls, Plan-Do-Check-Act, Five Whys

How the course runs

Training methodology

The course uses short instructor briefings to introduce legal duties, risk methods and management-system requirements. Participants analyse cases drawn from operational sites, offices, warehouses, construction projects and maintenance work. Group exercises apply task analysis, risk matrices, incident investigation and inspection methods to realistic evidence. Simulations develop consultation, emergency decision-making and corrective-action prioritisation. Throughout both weeks, participants build sections of an occupational health and safety management pack, receive instructor feedback and prepare an implementation plan for their own workplace or a supplied case.

Requirements and prerequisites

Participants should have basic workplace experience and familiarity with the tasks, equipment or people they supervise or support. They should be able to read workplace procedures and discuss operational risks with colleagues. Prior exposure to safety briefings, incident reports or risk assessments is helpful but not essential. No formal health and safety qualification, engineering qualification, audit certification or previous ISO 45001 training is required. The course does not assume specialist knowledge of occupational hygiene measurements, legal advocacy or emergency-services operations.

A typical training day

08:30 – 10:30First session
10:30 – 10:45Refreshment break
10:45 – 12:30Second session
12:30 – 13:30Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00Third session
15:00 – 15:15Refreshment break
15:15 – 16:30Workshop and daily review

Live online deliveries follow the same structure in East Africa Time, with shorter screen blocks and longer breaks.

What the fee includes

  • Instruction by a practitioner facilitator
  • Full course workbook and materials
  • Exercise files, templates and case studies
  • Refreshments and lunch on classroom deliveries
  • Certificate of completion
  • Post-course application plan

Frequently asked questions

You should have basic workplace experience and an understanding of the work activities, people or facilities you support. No previous health and safety qualification or ISO 45001 training is required.

Bring examples of your workplace procedures, risk assessments, incident forms or inspection checklists if organisational policy allows. Participants can also use the supplied case materials where workplace documents cannot be shared.

It is suited to health and safety officers, operations managers, supervisors, facilities managers, project managers and worker representatives. It is most useful for people with responsibility for work activities, premises, contractors or safety performance.

First-aid and fire-safety courses focus on specific emergency response duties. This course addresses the wider management of occupational hazards, risk controls, investigations, inspections, contractor controls and continual improvement.

Participants build risk registers, control plans, inspection tools and improvement actions that can be adapted to their own department or site. The final management plan provides a structured starting point for workplace implementation.

Each day runs from 08:30 to 16:30 and provides about 6.5 contact hours. The first week builds core hazard, risk and control methods; the second week develops assurance, management-system and improvement planning skills before the capstone presentation.

Questions about this course?

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