Course contents- Element 1: The Foundations of health and safety Leadership
– The reasons for and benefits of health and safety leadership excellence, the importance of an agreed health and safety vision and the business benefits excellent health and safety leadership brings;
– The moral, legal and financial reasons for good health and safety leadership;
– How leaders can gain assurance that health and safety is being managed effectively;
– How good leadership can positively influence health and safety culture challenge the validity of risk information, as well as gaining an understanding of the impact of psychology on decision making.
- Element 2: Human Failure and Decision-Making
– Understand how human failure can impact on health and safety culture and how the ‘Make it happen’ model can help to change behaviours;
– Recognise how mental short cuts, perception biases, habits and beliefs can influence the decision making process.
– The meaning of transformational, authentic, resonant and transactional leadership styles;
– The application of the five values and supporting foundations of the HSE’s health and safety leadership model;
– How relationships with the workforce can be built by effective leadership communication.