IOSH Approved Coaching for safety
What’s it all about?
Getting line managers and supervisors to own health and safety is something that occupies the thoughts of many OSH professionals.
Many realise that it doesn’t happen by itself or just because it’s stated in a policy document or job description. Achieving ‘ownership’ and buy-in is something that needs to be negotiated, not as an all-encompassing concept but continually, issue by issue, and day by day as issues arise.
Often, it’s the OSH practitioner who, being the person on the ground, is best placed to facilitate this negotiation. The holy grail is a win-win solution, where the practitioner walks away confident that legal and other standards are being met, and the manager/supervisor is bought into the solution because it’s operationally sound in a way they can own and manage going forward.
Wholly in keeping with the Behavioural Competencies outlined in the IOSH Competency Framework, IOSH Approved Coaching for safety will equip you for facilitating these vitally important negotiations.
IOSH Approved Coaching for safety is a 2-day workshop which covers: –
Module 1 What is the role of an OSH practitioner? (And what do practitioners actually do?)
Module 2 What are the attributes of a good OSH practitioner?
Module 3 What is coaching?
Module 4 The GROW Model
Module 5 Group coaching conversation
Module 6 What are the attributes of a good coach?
Module 7 Curiosity exercise
Module 8 Coaching skills session 1 (The coach practices GROW being person-centred)
Module 9 Active listening (Includes an active listening exercise)
Module 10 Coaching skills session 2 (The coach practices GROW, being person-centred and actively listening)
Module 11 Being solutions-focused
Module 12 Coaching skills session 3 (The coach practices GROW being person-centred, actively … you get the idea)
End Test Successful candidates receive an IOSH Certificate
For our next public course, we’re back at the Holiday Inn Express, Northampton South on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th March 2026. This is a venue we’ve been using for several years and we have fond memories of some of the great experiences we’ve had there.
It’s early days and the course hasn’t been promoted as yet but we’re taking bookings already so if you are interested in attending, please book soon to avoid disappointment … don’t miss out!