IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing

With the rising awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing has emerged as a pivotal course for businesses.

Become a proactive part of your business and make staff wellbeing and mental health a major priority, with the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing. The course is designed to educate line managers and HR professionals in how to positively influence staff wellbeing and mental health.

The IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course continues to utilize globally as a positive mental health support tool. The course provides intimate understanding of how to influence workplace mental health and internal wellbeing in the right direction.

It will provide managers with the practical advice and tools to help create a healthy and productive workplace. The course will offer practical advice to manage health risks and cement your understanding of responsibilities for the health and wellbeing of staff. Moreover, the course helps solidify the understanding of a manager’s responsibilities towards the health and wellbeing of their staff. It underscores the significance of a proactive approach to occupational health and wellbeing, highlighting how managers can contribute to creating a supportive work environment.

Many line managers and learners who have completed IOSH Managing Safely go on to take the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course inspects the less visible risks that could affect mental health and wellbeing.

Course modules

Module 1

A Healthy CompanyIntroduces the foundational principles of health and management. The unit also incorporates the 'Health Needs Assessment' and how they can benefit overall business performance.

Module 2

Fitness for WorkExamines the different kinds of non-work related injuries and conditions establishing how they detract from being able to work.

Module 3

Health Risk AssessmentIntroduces the five health hazard categories and looks at the causes of work-related health hazards in each category and the impact each cause.

Module 4

WellbeingThis unit focuses on how to successfully implement a wellbeing strategy and how it adds value to your business.

Examination

At the end of the course, there is a short multiple-choice test, comprised of 20 questions, you will have 30 minutes to complete. As part of the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course, learners must submit a Practical Workplace Health Risk Assessment of their own workplace, within two weeks of finishing their course materials.

Course duration - 7 hours

FAQ

How is this course different from the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing different from the IOSH Managing safely?

The IOSH Managing Safely course is a more direct approach to Health and Safety in the workplace. It explores the visible risks that could be hazardous to the health and wellbeing of your team or general staff. Meanwhile the IOSH Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing course inspects the less visible risks that could affect mental health and wellbeing.