Leadership Excellence in Occupational Health & Safety
An executive programme that shows leaders how their behaviour drives safety performance. It covers safety leadership, culture maturity, integrating H&S into strategy, workforce engagement, risk-based decisions and governance using leading indicators.
At a glance
- 5 days
Who it's for
- CEOs, directors, general managers, department heads, operations & plant managers, senior leaders
Learning objectives
- Demonstrate leadership behaviours that improve H&S performance
- Build and sustain a positive safety culture
- Integrate H&S objectives into business strategy (ISO 45001 clause 5)
- Apply risk-based thinking and monitor performance with leading indicators
Detailed content
- Strategic value of H&S leadership; cost of poor leadership; major-incident cases
- Leadership vs management; safety vision; visible leadership; accountability
- Workshop: assessing current leadership effectiveness
- Characteristics and maturity models of safety culture
- Influencing behaviour; trust and engagement
- Integrating H&S into strategy; objectives and KPIs; workshop: culture roadmap
- Participation mechanisms; consultation; reporting without fear or blame
- Safety conversations, meetings, leadership walkabouts; feedback
- Risk-based thinking; strategic vs operational risk; emerging challenges
- Resources and competence; managing change; crisis decision-making
- Executive risk-review simulation
- Improvement
- Oversight and governance; leading & lagging indicators
- Learning from incidents & near misses; leadership reviews
- Personal leadership action plan; executive commitment statement
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Leadership Foundations for H&S Excellence
- Safety Culture & Organizational Direction
- Workforce Engagement & Consultation
- Risk-Based Leadership & Decisions
- Performance Evaluation & Continual
- Case study, action plans and course assessment
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Variable Gage R&R study with three appraisers
- Attribute agreement analysis on real pass/fail samples
- Site inspection and hazard spotting with photos
- Risk assessment and control hierarchy for a real task
Tools and templates you keep
- Gage R&R data sheet and decision guide
- Calibration record template
- Risk-assessment (HIRA) form
- Inspection checklists and toolbox-talk template
How learning is assessed
- Pre- and post-course knowledge check
- Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
- Action plan reviewed at the end of the course
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- AIAG MSA manual (4th ed.)
- ISO 10012 / ISO/IEC 17025
- ISO 45001:2018
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
- Health, Safety & Environment · Leader
Frequently asked questions
How long is Leadership Excellence in Occupational Health & Safety?
The program runs 5 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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