Overview
- Genuine IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course approved by IOSH and delivered online by us
- All course fees are included – there are no hidden charges
- Most learners complete the course in 6-8 hours
- Works on PC, tablet or smartphone (with internet access)
- 100% online, including the final assessment
Aim
This course aims to give managers an understanding of:
- The importance of health management and the key health needs of the organisation
- Types of health hazards and how to assess, control and monitor the associated risks
- Types of personal or health conditions that affect fitness for work and how to assess and manage their impact
- What wellbeing is, how it adds value to the organisation and how to promote healthy lifestyles and positive mental health to enable a healthy workplace culture.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- State what health management is and explain why it makes good business sense to have a good health profile
- Summarise occupational safety and health and employment requirements and describe what to consider in a health needs assessment
- Describe how the vision and direction of an organisation influence health and wellbeing in the workplace
- Explain ways to monitor health risks in a risk management process and state who can provide help with managing occupational health and wellbeing issues
- Relate health hazards to different categories and explain their causes and impact
- Carry out a health risk assessment identifying the hazards, risks and controls and recognise any specific health risks that need to be prioritised
- List types of common non-work-related physical and mental health conditions and describe how they impact fitness for work
- Describe the requirements and types of health assessments for specific worker groups
- Describe the components of a drug and alcohol policy and testing process and explain how to manage results
- Explain ways to conduct absence management and recognise the benefit of getting people back to work
- Explain the aims and business benefits of a workplace wellbeing programme and how to promote and monitor it
- Describe health choices and how they can enable a healthy lifestyle
- Recognise mental health issues and explain how to approach the individual to find a way forward
- Describe how the culture, attitudes and behaviours of leaders influence overall wellbeing
Module 1 – A healthy company
- Defining occupational health
- The scale of the problem
- Benefits of good health management at work
- WHO Global Plan of Action (GPA)
- WHO healthy workplace model
- Health management
- Health needs assessment
- Linking health to business practices
- The three P’s of management
- Management system approach
- Where to get help and support
Module 2 – health risk management
- Managing health risks
- Health risk assessment steps
- Hierarchy of risk control
- Monitoring programme
- Health monitoring techniques
- Workplace monitoring techniques
Module 3 – Fitness for work
- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
- The impact of health on work
- Common non-work-related health conditions
- Why a health assessment may be needed
- When to do a health assessment
- Health assessments
- Substance misuse
- Identifying a drug or alcohol problem
- Drug and alcohol policy statements
- Drug and alcohol testing
- Managing substance-related problems
- Benefits of getting people back to work
- Effective ill health and absence management
- The return-to-work process
Module 4 – Wellbeing
- Wellbeing in the workplace
- Overall wellbeing strategy
- Aims and benefits of a wellbeing programme
- Five modifiable risk factors
- Mental health
- Building a healthy culture
Assessment
To complete this course, learners must pass the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Exam and Project. The cost of the exam and project is already included in the cost of the course.
Exam
The IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Exam demonstrates the student’s understanding of the information contained within the course. The exam is taken online, so there is no need to attend a training centre. The exam consists of multiple choice questions and must be completed within 30 minutes. Students will need to achieve at least 25 points from a possible 41 to pass the exam. Students can have two attempts at the exam. A student will have to resit the whole course if they do not achieve the required marks on the second attempt. (We do not charge for resits.)
Project
The Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing Project demonstrates the student’s ability to conduct a health risk assessment and action plan. The assessment can be conducted at the workplace, or anywhere with which the student is familiar. The project is completed online and must be emailed to the HSQE tutors for assessment. Draft copies of the project can be sent to the tutor before formal assessment. The project template consists of two parts:
Part 1 is the health risk assessment
Part 2 is the health action plan
Students need to achieve at least 26 points from a possible 41 points to pass the project.
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Enrolling multiple learners onto courses
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Course access
The course materials will work on any internet-enabled device running an up-to-date internet browser. Each student will have 190 days from the date of enrolment to log on and complete their course. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting. Students can log out and return any time up until the course is completed or until the 190-day access expires. The course cannot be accessed after the 190 day expiry.
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Course certificate
A digital certificate will be issued by IOSH on successful completion of the course and end of course assessment.
Course expiry
Courses not allocated to students will expire after 12 months from purchase.
Courses allocated to students will expire on completion of the course or after 190 days from the original enrolment (whichever is sooner).