ONLINE IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning)

Senior leadership shapes safety culture more than any policy document ever could, and the IOSH Leading Safely course gives directors, business owners and executives the strategic grounding to lead that culture properly. Not sure whether Leading Safely or IOSH Managing Safely is the right starting point? Managing Safely covers operational management responsibility, while Leading Safely is built specifically for those setting strategy and shaping culture at the top, so the right course depends on how senior your role sits within the organisation.

Delivered as the Online IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning), this one day programme runs entirely live via video conferencing, with a real tutor and genuine interaction throughout rather than a pre-recorded module worked through alone. Rather than operational detail, the course centres on benchmarking, leadership behaviour and measurable business benefit, showing how strong safety leadership reduces accidents, strengthens reputation and supports better business continuity across the organisation.

Delegates use a mobile app diagnostic tool to benchmark their own safety and health leadership against recognised global standards, identify capability gaps across structure, process and people, then build a personal action plan to close them. It suits directors, business owners, CEOs, senior managers and executive leadership teams, whether confident in health and safety already or approaching the subject for the first time. New to formal health and safety training altogether? Our IOSH Working Safely course offers a useful, more foundational starting point before stepping up to leadership level.

For senior leaders wanting to build a stronger case for safety investment across the business, our IOSH Safety for Senior Executives course covers related territory from a slightly different angle. Successful delegates on this course complete both a practical and a written assessment before receiving the IOSH Leading Safely Certificate, and can browse our wider range of health and safety training courses to plan further development across their organisation. No formal prerequisites apply, though delegates do need access to a tablet, laptop or desktop computer with a webcam, microphone, speaker and stable internet connection to join the live session.

On successful completion of the ONLINE IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning), candidates will be able to:

• Understand what safety and health leadership means across different leadership roles
• Identify the responsibilities and behaviours expected of an effective leader
• Recognise what strong safety and health leadership looks like in practice
• Benchmark current organisational performance against recognised global standards
• Identify capability gaps across structure, processes, tools and people
• Develop a personal action plan to drive improvement in safety culture

The ONLINE IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning) will cover the following topics:

• Introduction and pre-course reflection: why effective leadership matters and the behaviours that drive success
• Leadership characteristics and competencies, including individual leadership strengths
• The broader context: compliance, wider business drivers and going beyond compliance to support growth
• Benchmarking current performance against recognised models, risks, policies and management systems
• Improving performance by building capability across structure, processes and people
• Applying leadership to safety and health through a business-relevant case study
• Action planning, including reviewing feedback and setting clear, personal commitments for improvement

Delegates work through a mobile app diagnostic tool during the ONLINE IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning) to assess their own safety and health position and receive tailored action recommendations. Successful completion requires both a practical and a written assessment, with the written exam completed electronically. Candidates who pass both elements are awarded the IOSH Leading Safely Certificate. The course is delivered live via video conferencing, led by an approved tutor, with all materials provided in PDF format and delegates able to interact throughout via microphone or chat.

The ONLINE IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning) is designed for those with responsibility for leading organisations, setting business strategy or shaping company culture, including directors, business owners, managing directors, CEOs, senior managers, heads of department and executive leadership teams. It suits anyone who influences decision-making at a senior level and wants to understand the value of strong health and safety leadership, whether they're already confident in the subject or coming to it for the first time.

No formal prerequisites are required to attend the ONLINE IOSH Leading Safely Course (Remote Learning), though delegates must have access to a tablet, laptop or desktop computer with a webcam, microphone and speaker, along with a stable internet connection, to join the live session.