The NEBOSH & HSE Health and Safety Leadership Excellence course has been developed by the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), and the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
NEBOSH are a global organisation that provide health, safety and environmental qualifications. They’re internationally recognised as an awarding body, and have developed many popular health and safety qualifications such as the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
The Health and Safety Executive are an independent regulator of health and safety in the United Kingdom. They work with employers, unions, trade associates, professional bodies academics and more to produce guidance, guidelines, information and enforce the law. A large part of their presence as an authority in the field of health and safety is to work with various organisations in order to respond to changes in the field, and in order to develop new guidance where it is required.
The NEBOSH & HSE Certificate in health and safety leadership excellence course is designed for senior business leaders and those that are aspiring to senior leadership positions, it focuses on key aspects of health and safety management that those in a senior position need to be knowledgeable on for their business to operate safely.
The course is taught over one day, and covers essential aspects of good health and safety management such as the justifications for good health and safety leadership, and the HSE’s model of effective health and safety leadership. The course provides learners with the knowledge that they need to understand their role within their organisation in regards to health and safety, including their responsibilities and how they can create a positive impact within their organisation.
There are many fluid factors involved in the effective management of health and safety, and the responsibility for maintaining health and safety falls on everyone from worker to manager through to director, as such, if you are a director or senior leader a course such as the NEBOSH & HSE Health and Safety Leadership Excellence may be the next step that you need to take.