British Safety Council Safety Diploma

The BSC International Diploma covers all the aspects of occupational health and safety practice needed by a manager to reduce risk and promote health and safety culture according to International standards.

Benefits of holding BSC International Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health

• Entitlement to graduate membership of IOSH (GradIOSH), the first step to becoming a Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner
• Entitlement to full membership (MIIRSM) of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM))
• Designed for professional health and safety advisers and senior managers

Structure

• Includes 3 units including practical application
• Classroom coaching for all 3 Units
• Unit 1 - 3 hour written exam
• Unit 2 - 2 ½ written exam and assignment
• Unit 3 - assignment

What is covered?

• Unit 1: Principles of Health and Safety Management
• Unit 2: Safeguarding People's Health in the Workplace
• Unit 3: Promoting a Positive Health and safety Culture in the Workplace

Learning options

• Full time block sessions
• Part-time class room sessions
• Evening class sessions

Unit 1 - Principles of Health and Safety Management

• Understand the need for managing health and safety at work
• Understand how international agencies and standards influence health and safety at work
• Understand how to develop and implement a health and safety management system
• Understand how to identify and evaluate hazards and risks associated with workplace activities
• Understand how to develop and implement control strategies for managing health and safety risks at work
• Know how to report and investigate health and safety incidents at work
• Understand how to reduce the impact of workplace activities on the environment

Unit 2 - Safeguarding People's Health in the Workplace

• Understand how an occupational health strategy integrates with an effective health and safety management system
• Understand how occupational health hazards affect people
• Understand how the health of vulnerable persons can be managed in the workplace
• Understand how to identify and evaluate occupational health hazards and risks
• Understand how to develop and implement control strategies for managing occupational health risks

Unit 3 - Promoting a positive Health and Safety Culture in the Workplace

• Understand the importance of promoting a positive health and safety culture within an organisation
• Be able to assess the existing health and safety culture of an organisation
• Understand the factors that influence staff behaviour
• Know how to develop a strategy for improving the health and safety culture of an organisation
• Be able to develop and present a business case for improving the health and safety culture of an organisation

Eligibility / Requirements

Entry requirements:

• Highly recommend to complete certificate or equivalent courses in OHS
• Engineering degree or equivalent will be an advantage