IOSH Contractor HSE Management
A comprehensive 3-day IOSH-approved Contractor HSE Management course that helps you bridge the gap between strict supervision and a collective safety culture when it comes to service providers.
The Challenge
Collective reporting of company Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) performance is expected, but many organisations struggle to find the right balance between strict supervision and establishing a collective safety culture when it comes to service providers.
Many factors play a significant role in how HSE aspects of the business are managed — cultures (whether organisational or regional), types of contracts, economies, and local legislations.
Understanding how to prepare for these, as well as the long-term impacts of planning-phase decisions, is paramount and will directly impact your ability to create a strong overall safety culture in your business.
What This Course Covers
From the early stages of deciding if a service provider is required, right through to managing the health, safety and environmental aspects of any contract, this is a continuous process.
This course will ensure you have a solid understanding of setting key performance indicators, tendering, pre-selection assessment, contractor culture assessments, evaluation and selection, mobilisation, auditing operations, and much more.
For those involved with the contracting elements of HSE, the IOSH Contractor HSE Management course will prepare you for every element of the process and fully equip you with the tools and know-how to introduce the necessary expertise within your organisation.
3 Days — 6 Key Sessions
The course is available via face-to-face or remote learning. It follows worldwide best practices and standards including:
- •Introduction, cultural considerations, and global best practices
- •Planning for HSE before initiating a contract
- •HSE requirements when selecting a contractor
- •Managing HSE performance after contract award
- •Monitoring and reviewing performance
- •Ensuring excellence in contractor HSE-integration and setting achievable KPIs
Standards & Guidelines Followed
This course aligns with the following internationally recognised standards and guidelines:
- •IOSH/ASSE Good Practice Guidelines
- •HSG159 (Managing Contractors)
- •HSG65 (Successful Health & Safety Management)
- •HSG150 (Health & Safety in Construction)
- •IOGP Guidelines for HSE management in a contract environment
Who Should Attend
If you're responsible for managing contractor HSE requirements within any stage of contract development, award, or operations, this course is for you and those in the following roles:
- •Health, Safety and Environmental Professionals (All Levels)
- •Contract Specialists / Managers
- •Project Specialists / Managers
- •General and Operational Managers / Supervisors
- •Quality Control Specialists / Managers / Auditors
- •Planning and Operational Excellence Professionals
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, you'll have a clear understanding of:
- •Work cultures and how contractor HSE practices must be tailored to suit
- •HSE requirements when writing contracts, developing tenders, and selecting/evaluating contractors
- •HSE requirements in planning, choosing a contractor, work on site, and reviewing the work
- •Basic HSE requirements when monitoring contractor performance
- •Setting Contractor HSE KPIs, reporting, and auditing requirements
IOSH-Approved
A fully IOSH-approved course following worldwide best practices and standards for contractor safety management.
3-Day Format
Six key sessions delivered over three days, available via face-to-face or remote learning to suit your schedule.
Meet Your Facilitator
Adel Lawson
MSc CFIOSH — Managing Director at SHIFT
Health, Learning & Development and Leadership professional with more than 20 years' experience working in the Oil and Gas, Engineering and Construction industries in the United Kingdom, Asia and the Middle East.
In a training career spanning more than 15 years, Adel has developed and trained more than 50,000 persons working for multinational organizations and fortune 100 companies.
He has been part of teams which have achieved exceptional safety performances and an advocate of building strong safety cultures through training, strong leadership and behavioural change.
From a strong engineering background, Adel has developed award-winning training programs and highly effective training methodologies which ensure organizations achieve the most effective culture changes in the most efficient manner.
Featured Book
Contractor Safety Management: From Compliance to Culture
By Adel Lawson
This course is based on Contractor Safety Management: From Compliance to Culture by Adel Lawson — a comprehensive framework that takes the book's contractor safety management principles and turns them into practical, structured training for real workplace application.
The program helps participants understand how contractor risk should be managed across procurement, operations, and HSE functions. Rather than focusing only on compliance, the course explores how organisations can build stronger systems for contractor selection, onboarding, supervision, performance monitoring, KPI management, and continuous improvement.
Together, the book and the course provide a practical pathway for organisations looking to improve contractor safety performance and move toward a more integrated safety culture.
Frequently asked questions
What does contractor safety management training cover?
Contractor safety management training addresses how organisations establish and maintain safe working arrangements with external companies. Key topics include contractor selection, responsibilities, risk assessment, induction, coordination, supervision and performance monitoring. Effective contractor management also requires clear communication between the client, principal contractor and subcontractors. When selecting a programme, consider whether participants manage contracts, supervise work or perform contractor activities, as each role needs a different level of understanding. Explore SHIFT's contractor HSE management training.
Ready to learn more about IOSH Contractor HSE Management?
Join our IOSH Certified Contractor HSE Management Workshop. For further details or other options on how to go through the training, get in touch with our team.