OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management

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Course Overview

What is this course

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management is tailored for senior professionals and leaders aiming to enhance their expertise in workplace safety, compliance, and risk management. This advanced Level 7 qualification provides learners with the knowledge and practical skills needed to design, implement, and monitor effective health and safety systems within complex organizational environments. It is particularly suited for health and safety managers, consultants, and executives seeking a recognized credential that demonstrates leadership in OH&S practices.

Through this OTHM Level 7 Diploma, participants gain in-depth understanding of advanced topics such as risk assessment, regulatory compliance, policy formulation, and strategic safety leadership. The programme emphasizes real-world applications, helping learners appreciate the importance of occupational health and safety in protecting employees, reducing incidents, and enhancing overall organizational efficiency. Completing this diploma equips professionals to influence workplace safety culture and implement proactive strategies to prevent hazards.

The course is designed with flexibility in mind, making it suitable for busy executives and senior staff. Interactive modules, case studies, and practical exercises provide learners with insights into managing complex safety challenges and leading teams effectively. With the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management, participants earn an internationally recognized qualification that enhances career growth and establishes them as authorities in occupational safety leadership.

Prerequisites

Course Entry Requirements

Applicants for the OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management should meet the following entry criteria to ensure they have the foundational knowledge and practical background required for this advanced qualification:

  • Applicants must be at least 21 years old at the time of enrolment.
  • A Level 6 qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, or a related field is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in health and safety, risk management, or related management roles is recommended.
  • Learners must have a proficient level of English to read, write, speak, and understand complex occupational health and safety materials and reports.

Course Content

Detailed Curriculum Structure

The OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Management consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 600 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand what contributes to an effective health and safety culture and climate in an organisation.
  • Understand reasons for the effective management of health and safety.
  • Be able to review organisational structures and practices relating to health and safety.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the relationship between traditional and proactive safety management models.
  • Be able to evaluate the influence on an organisation’s safety direction from internal and external factors.
  • Understand what contributes to being able to present a plan which promotes a health and safety strategy for the organisation.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the principles of implementing and maintaining a sensible risk management programme.
  • Be able to assess health and safety risks within the organisation.
  • Understand how to develop risk control measures.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Be able to evaluate the strategy and policy for a business to develop commitment to an integrated health, well-being and safety strategy.
  • Be able to champion plans and engage all levels of the business so that the strategy is actioned, monitored, and evaluated.
  • Understand the range of occupational health and well-being challenges that effect the safety and welfare of the employees, the reputation and standing of the business and the relative threats.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Ensure the business reflects in all its undertakings a strategy and implementation plan for sustainability alongside its core health and safety objectives.
  • Be able to demonstrate improvements in behaviours at all levels of the business and all working relationships as a result of developing and implementing improved business sustainability and ethical practices.
  • Understand the scope for ethical business practices on the part of the health and safety professional and the scope for developing engagement and commitment to ethical behaviours and measures.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Be able to develop research approaches
  • Be able to critically review literature relevant to a Health and Safety topic.
  • Be able to design research methodologies.
  • Be able to plan and prepare a research project.

Course Features

6-18 Months

6 Mandatory Units

Online Learning

Assessment Based

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