Health Safety and Environment · HSE-016
HSE Leadership for Managers
Managers shape safety performance through their priorities, decisions and behaviours. Strong HSE leadership builds trust, encourages reporting and makes safe work the…
- Duration5 days
- Next date16 - 20 Nov 2026
- Cities6 cities
- Fee from£3,250
Course overview
Why Attend
Managers shape safety performance through their priorities, decisions and behaviours. Strong HSE leadership builds trust, encourages reporting and makes safe work the normal way of working.
This LLMI course helps managers understand their HSE accountabilities, set direction, lead by example, engage the workforce, manage risk, learn from incidents and drive continuous improvement. Participants assess their own leadership and develop a personal HSE leadership plan.
The course is aimed at managers in any industry who want to strengthen safety culture.
Course Objectives
Understand managers' HSE accountabilities
Set HSE direction, objectives and priorities
Demonstrate visible and felt leadership
Engage employees and contractors in HSE
Use data and learning to improve performance
Build a positive safety culture
Target Audience
Department and operations managers
Senior and middle managers
Project managers
Plant and site managers
HSE managers
Business leaders
Course Methodology
Leadership presentations
Self-assessment
Case studies
Role plays
Action planning
Course outline
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1Day 1: HSE Leadership Foundations
- Why leadership matters
- Accountabilities
- Safety culture models
- Leadership styles
- Self-assessment
- Exercise: Culture diagnosis
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2Day 2: Setting Direction
- HSE policy and objectives
- Risk-based priorities
- Resources
- Communicating expectations
- Balancing production and safety
- Workshop: HSE objectives
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3Day 3: Visible Leadership
- Site visits and walks
- Safety conversations
- Recognition
- Role modelling
- Handling bad news
- Role play: Leadership walk
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4Day 4: Engagement and Learning
- Workforce involvement
- Contractor engagement
- Incident learning
- Just culture
- Indicators
- Case study: Culture transformation
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5Day 5: Driving Improvement
- Performance reviews
- Audits
- Continuous improvement
- Wellbeing
- Personal commitment
- Capstone: HSE leadership plan
Dates and fees
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