IOSH Occupational Health and Wellbeing Course

Managing Occupational Health & Wellbeing covers:

• A healthy organisation
• Delegates learn about health management and why it makes good business sense to manage occupational health and wellbeing in the workplace.
• They also learn what a ‘health needs assessment’ is and the key considerations that should be taken into account when carrying one out.

Health risk assessment
Introduces the five health hazard categories and looks at the causes of work-related health hazards in each category and their impact. Through an interactive exercise, delegates carry out their own health risk assessment and put together an action plan to monitor health risks.

Fitness for work
Examines the different types of non work- related conditions and how they can affect fitness for work. It discusses the importance of managing the fluctuations in people’s health status and the benefits of getting people back to work.

Wellbeing
Delegates learn what a ‘wellbeing strategy’ includes and how the introduction and promotion of a wellbeing programme can influence and add value to an organisation.

Course outcomes
This course gives delegates the skills and knowledge they need to keep their teams healthy at work. Successful delegates are awarded with an IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing certificate.

Employer benefits

• Improved, organisation-wide awareness of health and wellbeing issues
• A healthier and more productive workplace
• Delegates able to conduct a workplace health risk assessment
• Delegates able to develop a health needs action plan
• Better management of employee health conditions
• Improved understanding of employee wellbeing
• Delegates able to develop and support employee wellbeing programmes
• Improved effectiveness of managers and supervisors enabling them to proactively approach occupational health and wellbeing issues
• Better understanding of organisations occupational health provision
• Globally recognised and respected certificated training