Governing Health and Safety Risk: A Guide for Directors and Boards

For directors and boards: own health and safety risk, set appetite and tolerance, and assure that controls hold.

7 chapters12 lessonsValid for 24 months

A guide for directors and boards on governing health and safety risk. It covers the five due diligence duties, setting risk appetite and tolerance, reading a bow tie at board level, approving the risk framework, governing culture and the supply chain, board assurance and escalation, and a board guide to keep.

What the course covers

  1. The Governance Responsibility2 lessons
  2. The Board's Risk Fundamentals2 lessons
  3. Policy, Framework and Culture2 lessons
  4. Risk Assurance and Escalation2 lessons
  5. Strategic Action and Verification2 lessons
  6. Addendum: The 2026 Health and Safety Reform1 lesson
  7. Course Guide1 lesson