IOSH Managing Safely - Birmingham

Course Overview

This course will provide you with the knowledge and practical tools to tackle the many and varied health and safety issues that arise within your organisation. This course covers current legislation, theory and practice of health and safety management and includes practical exercises and tests.

Suitable For:

• Those in a position of responsibility for the management of health and safety issues in theatre and production environments.

Course Outline

• Introducing IOSH Managing Safely®
• Understanding your responsibilities
• Assessing risk
• Controlling risk
• Identifying hazards
• Manual Handling
• COSHH and Electricity
• Welfare
• Work Equipment
• Occupation Hazards
• Fire Safety
• Noise Awareness
• Work at Height
• Investigating accidents and incidents
• Measuring performance

Learning Outcomes

• Participants will be awarded an IOSH Managing Safely® Certificate. Delegates will be required to attend all 3 days of training and complete both the written and practical assessments before this is awarded.
• This course is designed and quality controlled by the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH).

Trainer

Juliet Hayes started her theatre career working Front of House at Greenwich Theatre and Stoll Moss Theatres, moving to Box Office Management at the Shaftesbury Theatre before progressing to Theatre Management for ATG.

After managing 2 West End venues, she took on a new role of Risk & Sustainability Advisor with ATG. Juliet was also a founding member of English Youth Ballet and continues to work part-time as their Company, H&S & Child Licensing Manager.

She went on to work as a trainer with RB Health & Safety Solutions before returning to Venue & Operations Management playing an instrumental role in setting up Mamma Mia the Party! At The O2.

Juliet retuned to Health, Safety & Sustainability Management with the ENO before being recruited to join SOLT & UK Theatre in 2023.

Dates & Times

18 September 10:30 - 17:00

19 September 10:30 - 17:30

20 September 10:00 - 15:00

Tickets

This is an in-person course.

If you are unable to attend the final day in person, please do get in touch at [email protected]

EARLYBIRD - UK Theatre & SOLT Members can book this discounted rate until 7 August 2024*

*We reserve the right to close Earlybird bookings early depending on capacity and demand

Refunds and Cancellations

You can cancel up until 10 working days prior to the course, and receive a full refund (not including Eventbrite Fee's, which are non-refundable). Any cancellations after this will not be refunded, but tickets can be transferred to a future course up to one year later. For full terms, please see the section below.

Terms and Conditions

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Getting to the theatre

Drop-off points are on Inge Street (next to the National Trust Back to Backs), entering the theatre through the main front doors on Hurst Street.

The best approach to the theatre is on Hurst Street, with bus and rail stations less than half a mile away. Limited disabled parking is available on Hurst Street and Thorp Street. The Arcadian Centre Car Park has specially allocated bays with easy access to street level and only about 150 yds to our entrance.

Inside the theatre

To gain entry to the theatre (Main Entrance, Hurst St), there are automatic doors with a push button on the right, leading to either 6 steps or a ramp into the main foyer area. If you’re looking for our Patrick Studio, this is easily accessible from our Thorp St entrance or from Level 3 inside the theatre.

Automatic doors and lifts are available for wheelchair users and we have wheelchair positions both in our main auditorium and Patrick Studio – which can be booked by calling us or in person at the box office.

We have accessible unisex and ambulant disabled toilets on all levels, plus low-level counter service.

Access Assistance Point

Our Access Assitance Point is located at the top of the ramp at the main Hurst Street Entrance. Here, customers can access the following:

• Access Sign Live via a Tablet
• Scribble Pad to communicate with staff
• Be issued with Headsets
• Request a lanyard for use during their visit
• Collect pre-booked wheelchairs
• Collect Ear Defenders
• Collect receivers for our infrared amplification system
• Request assistance from staff members and ask any questions that they may have

Please email [email protected] if you have any additional access needs or questions.