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IOSH Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power

Deliver solar projects on time and within budget. Optimise people performance whilst achieving safety excellence and asset reliability.

£795.00 + VAT

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Q1 2025

All times shown are UK times

Introduction to the learning environment and the learning process
Friday, 24 January 2025, 09:00 – 09:40

Module 1 – Global Solar Industry – Trends and Reasons to Manage Safely
Monday, 27 January 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 2 – Understanding Responsibilities – Regulation, Culture & Management Practice
Part 1 – Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 09:00 – 12:00
Part 2 – Friday, 31 January 2025, 09:00 – 12:00

Module 3 – Hazards and Health and Safety Risk Management Techniques
Part 1 – Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Thursday, 6 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Monday, 10 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 4 – Assessing and Controlling Risks
Part 1 – Wednesday, 12 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Friday, 14 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 5 – Investigating Incidents
Thursday, 20 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 6 – Management Systems and Techniques
Part 1 – Monday, 24 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 –  Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Friday, 28 February 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 7 – Measuring Performance
Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

End of Course Examination
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Q2 2025

All times shown are UK times

Introduction to the learning environment and the learning process
Tuesday, 22 April 2025, 09:00 – 09:40

Module 1 – Global Solar Industry – Trends and Reasons to Manage Safely
Thursday, 24 April 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 2 – Understanding Responsibilities – Regulation, Culture & Management Practice
Part 1 – Monday, 28 April 2025, 09:00 – 12:00
Part 2 – Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 09:00 – 12:00

Module 3 – Hazards and Health and Safety Risk Management Techniques
Part 1 – Friday, 2 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Thursday, 8 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 4 – Assessing and Controlling Risks
Part 1 – Monday, 12 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Friday, 16 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 5 – Investigating Incidents
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 6 – Management Systems and Techniques
Part 1 – Thursday, 22 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Friday, 30 May 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 7 – Measuring Performance
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

End of Course Examination
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Q3 2025

All times shown are UK times

Introduction to the learning environment and the learning process
Monday, 8 September 2025, 09:00 – 09:40

Module 1 – Global Solar Industry – Trends and Reasons to Manage Safely
Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 2 – Understanding Responsibilities – Regulation, Culture & Management Practice
Part 1 – Friday, 12 September 2025, 09:00 – 12:00
Part 2 – Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 09:00 – 12:00

Module 3 – Hazards and Health and Safety Risk Management Techniques
Part 1 – Thursday, 18 September 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Monday, 22 September 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 4 – Assessing and Controlling Risks
Part 1 – Friday, 26 September 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Thursday, 2 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 5 – Investigating Incidents
Monday, 6 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 6 – Management Systems and Techniques
Part 1 – Friday, 10 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Tuesday, 14 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Thursday, 16 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 7 – Measuring Performance
Monday, 20 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

End of Course Examination
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Q4 2025

All times shown are UK times

Introduction to the learning environment and the learning process
Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 09:00 – 09:40

Module 1 – Global Solar Industry – Trends and Reasons to Manage Safely
Thursday, 6 November 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 2 – Understanding Responsibilities – Regulation, Culture & Management Practice
Part 1 – Monday, 10 November2025, 09:00 – 12:00
Part 2 – Friday, 14 November 2025, 09:00 – 12:00

Module 3 – Hazards and Health and Safety Risk Management Techniques
Part 1 – Tuesday, 18 November 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Thursday, 20 November 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Monday, 24 November 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 4 – Assessing and Controlling Risks
Part 1 – Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Friday, 28 November 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Tuesday, 2 December 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 5 – Investigating Incidents
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 6 – Management Systems and Techniques
Part 1 – Monday, 8 December 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 2 – Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 09:00 – 11:00
Part 3 – Friday, 12 October 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

Module 7 – Measuring Performance
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

End of Course Examination
Thursday, 18 December 2025, 09:00 – 11:00

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Is this programme for you?

This unique learning experience is for solar power professionals looking to achieve operational excellence:

  • Project directors and project managers
  • Project developers and designers
  • Procurement specialists
  • Construction and project teams
  • Operations and maintenance divisions
  • Asset managers and service teams

What will you learn?

Professionals will learn how to:

  • Achieve peak performance and safety excellence through informed decision-making.
  • Design, execute and manage solar projects efficiently and safely.
  • Apply innovative risk management tools to optimise operational performance.
  • Control and monitor opportunities and risks in granular detail.
  • Improve work package and asset interfaces whilst managing supply chain variables more efficiently.

The ultimate learning experience

  • 32 hours (4 days) of next-generation guided learning.
  • Tutor-led, unique and engaging content.
  • Delivered through a series of short slots to optimise your retention of the content.
  • A flexible virtual approach so you can immediately apply your learning.
  • 12 months of access to digital resources and lifetime access to materials.
  • Engagement with a community of professionals.
  • Evaluation of the learning effectiveness throughout the course.

How good is this course?

  • IOSH verified and approved
  • Covers multiple jurisdictions
  • Delegates from 5 different continents
  • Designed for commercial-scale PV
  • Rated 5.00 out of 5
(20 customer review)
IOSH Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power

Why attend this course?

Struggling to balance conflicting solar farm project costs, time and safety outcomes?

If you face this challenge, our IOSH Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power virtual learning might just be what you need.

The global growth of utility-scale solar power is an indicator of the importance of solar in the renewable energy mix. Commercially viable and high-return projects are meticulously planned and developed, then effectively constructed, operated and maintained. Each phase is equally important and dependent on the stage before.

This programme equips Engineering, Construction and Asset Managers with a holistic view of the asset lifecycle and the impact of strategic, tactical and operational decision-making on safety and asset performance.

This is so much more than a standard IOSH awareness-level program. It takes a systems view of projects while navigating you through emergent properties such as time, cost, schedule and safety.

Is this an e-learning course? Well, no. Delivered by expert trainers, we harness the virtual environment like no one else does. Live presentations, group work, video assignments, and much more – we ensure you are engaged and learning through active problem-solving. No, not a traditional approach to safety.

But don’t just take our word for it.

Hundreds of leading renewable energy organisations worldwide trust the ARMSA approach.

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Our approach

Traditional attitudes towards safety don’t apply at ARMSA. Our research shows that some of the most critical safety decisions are made at the front end of project development. This next-generation programme explains how these decisions impact your asset performance and occupational safety. The diagram below shows the proactive and reactive elements of management decision-making covered in the course.

Front-end decision-making components of the program include:

  • Organisational culture
  • Commercial and contract frameworks
  • Organisational precursors
  • Work planning decisions

Late-stage decision-making components of the program include:

  • Hazard identification
  • Incident management
  • Major accident investigation

 

 

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Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power course details

Learning aims

  • Understand the consequences of strategic and tactical decisions on asset performance and safety.
  • Design, execute and manage solar projects by proactively improving work packages and asset interfaces whilst managing supply chain variability more efficiently.
  • Understand the effect of social cultures when establishing project organisations and developing safe systems of work in diverse jurisdictions.
  • Develop project and asset management tools to better control and monitor opportunities and risks.

Programme content

The industry-leading IOSH Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power programme consists of powerful modules covering:

  1. Growth of the global solar power industry. Lesser-known factors affecting solar project construction and O&M, including country factors leading to success, e.g. regulation, culture and management practice.
  2. Pioneering health and safety risk management techniques for work planning and execution.
  3. Best practice risk assessment as an operational decision-making tool and setting people to work processes.
  4. Unlocking the power of successful organisational learning teams and managing change to develop your people toward greater results.
  5. How to align organisation resources and processes to maximise asset value throughout the lifecycle.
  6. Contract, project and operational key performance indicators (KPIs) for top results.
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About the Facilitator

Khalida
Khalida Suleymanova
Khalida developed this programme in 2018 and has since facilitated its delivery to delegates worldwide.

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Cristina Marrugo, Environmental Engineer, Sonnedix
Reviewer
5/5

A great way to get immersed in the H&S world

I would highly recommend this course to anyone in the company. In my opinion, is a great way to get immersed in the H&S world regarding the solar sector.

7 months ago
Simone Rossi, Asset Manager, Sonnedix
Reviewer
5/5

Interesting, well structured and focused

The course is interesting, well structured, and focused. The instructors are passionate, clear in their explanations, and always available for clarifications. There are several interactions between instructors and attendees and many concrete examples to make the course more interesting and practical.

7 months ago
Marco Zaniboni, Senior Director, Sonnedix
Reviewer
5/5

A good balance between theory and practice

Very good with a good balance between theory and practice delivered through group discussion.

7 months ago
Andrea Beltrame, Senior Manager, Project Management, Sonnedix
Reviewer
4/5

Very informative

This course is well organized and very informative. It helps understanding key processes of H&S analysis and assessment and gives advice that can be used easily on my daily activities.

7 months ago
Luigi Negro, Head of Wind, Sonnedix
Reviewer
5/5

An invaluable opportunity

This course is an invaluable opportunity to delve into risk management and enhance your skills in risk assessment and mitigation. This course will not only improve your professional competency but also equip you with the necessary tools to make informed and responsible decisions, which are essential in any leadership or management role.

7 months ago
Craig Field, Head of Project Management, Path Energy
Reviewer
4/5

In-depth and varied

It's in-depth and varied. Covers all aspects of Solar H&S.

7 months ago
Nicola Spencer, O&M Coordinator, RES
Reviewer
4/5

Useful course!

Useful course to be able to approve RAMS for your business.

7 months ago
Panos Giotas, Construction Manager - Consultant Engineer, National Energy
Reviewer
4/5

Very useful

It was very useful for understanding the subject and applying it better at work

7 months ago
Myrto Trigoni, Project Manager, National Energy Holdings
Reviewer
5/5

Understand the importance of Health and Safety

Very interesting course that helped me to understand the importance of Health and Safety and how it affects all stages of a project.

7 months ago
Sotirios Karousos, Project Manager, National Energy
Reviewer
5/5

Very interesting!

Very interesting course that unfolds all available methods to better comprehend H&S matters.

7 months ago
Martin Söderber, Solar Design Engineer, Solkompaniet
Reviewer
4/5

The importance of a safe workplace

Do it! It will help you understand and argue about the importance of a safe workplace during its installation and lifetime.

7 months ago
Eugenia Koutiva, HSE Manager, National Energy
Reviewer
5/5

Certainly recommend!

I would certainly recommend it.

7 months ago
Max Kennerland, PV System Designer, Utility Scale, Solkompaniet
Reviewer
5/5

A good introduction to operationalising risk assessment

The course really gave a good introduction to risk assessment. My overall impression is of the power of language and how often we don't use it properly or sharply enough.

7 months ago
Karolina Murias, Technical Project Manager, Alight Energy
Reviewer
4/5

A huge bank of knowledge

It a huge bank of knowledge about Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power.

7 months ago
Alexander Flyckt, Technical Project Manager, Alight Energy
Reviewer
5/5

Key learnings

It's a well structured course with key learnings for establishing a safe work environment for organizations. Material is extensive and it's all available to gain the deeper understanding necessary for achieving safety.

7 months ago
Signe Axén, Operations Analyst, Alight Energy
Reviewer
4/5

Highly recommend the course

Highly recommend the course for anyone interested in stepping up from meeting legal requirements to actually creating safe workplaces and projects.

7 months ago
Angharad Major, Portfolio Manager, EDF Energy
Reviewer
5/5

Making informed decisions at the development stage improves performance.

The asset lifecycle approach to safety was appealing. I’ve seen operations go wrong so often, especially in solar, given how new this industry is. We tend to focus on hazard management when instead, the asset could have been designed differently to avoid the presence of certain hazards in the first place.

2 years ago
Annelie Westén, Asset Manager, Alight
Reviewer
5/5

It helped me broaden my view.

It helped me broaden my view on safety, but one of the most valuable outcomes is that it helped me confirm my thinking and gave me the courage to stand for my opinions. The course puts you in that situation where you can discuss your challenges with other industry professionals and experts. Hearing them share their opinion and thoughts made me grow in my profession.

2 years ago
Mike Doherty, Electrical Safety Consultant
Reviewer
5/5

Having this level of education can help you advance.

The emphasis on management principles was vital. If your management is weak, your safety is weak and vice versa. I enjoyed the professionalism of the instructors and the breakdown of the materials. I also believe that if you want to leave your competitors in the dust, this is the kind of learning required, which will make you better. Having this level of education can help you advance.

2 years ago
Mark Clissen, Global O&M Director, Globeleq
Reviewer
5/5

Demonstrates how safety is an outcome of the choices we make.

The programme demonstrates how safety is an outcome of the choices we make. And it starts with business development as the choices they make establish the envelope within which the plant is going to be developed, built, constructed and operated.

2 years ago

20 reviews for IOSH Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power

  1. Mark Clissen, Global O&M Director, Globeleq

    Demonstrates how safety is an outcome of the choices we make.

    The programme demonstrates how safety is an outcome of the choices we make. And it starts with business development as the choices they make establish the envelope within which the plant is going to be developed, built, constructed and operated.

  2. Mike Doherty, Electrical Safety Consultant

    Having this level of education can help you advance.

    The emphasis on management principles was vital. If your management is weak, your safety is weak and vice versa. I enjoyed the professionalism of the instructors and the breakdown of the materials. I also believe that if you want to leave your competitors in the dust, this is the kind of learning required, which will make you better. Having this level of education can help you advance.

  3. Annelie Westén, Asset Manager, Alight

    It helped me broaden my view.

    It helped me broaden my view on safety, but one of the most valuable outcomes is that it helped me confirm my thinking and gave me the courage to stand for my opinions. The course puts you in that situation where you can discuss your challenges with other industry professionals and experts. Hearing them share their opinion and thoughts made me grow in my profession.

  4. Angharad Major, Portfolio Manager, EDF Energy

    Making informed decisions at the development stage improves performance.

    The asset lifecycle approach to safety was appealing. I’ve seen operations go wrong so often, especially in solar, given how new this industry is. We tend to focus on hazard management when instead, the asset could have been designed differently to avoid the presence of certain hazards in the first place.

  5. Signe Axén, Operations Analyst, Alight Energy

    Highly recommend the course

    Highly recommend the course for anyone interested in stepping up from meeting legal requirements to actually creating safe workplaces and projects.

  6. Alexander Flyckt, Technical Project Manager, Alight Energy

    Key learnings

    It’s a well structured course with key learnings for establishing a safe work environment for organizations. Material is extensive and it’s all available to gain the deeper understanding necessary for achieving safety.

  7. Karolina Murias, Technical Project Manager, Alight Energy

    A huge bank of knowledge

    It a huge bank of knowledge about Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power.

  8. Max Kennerland, PV System Designer, Utility Scale, Solkompaniet

    A good introduction to operationalising risk assessment

    The course really gave a good introduction to risk assessment. My overall impression is of the power of language and how often we don’t use it properly or sharply enough.

  9. Eugenia Koutiva, HSE Manager, National Energy

    Certainly recommend!

    I would certainly recommend it.

  10. Martin Söderber, Solar Design Engineer, Solkompaniet

    The importance of a safe workplace

    Do it! It will help you understand and argue about the importance of a safe workplace during its installation and lifetime.

  11. Sotirios Karousos, Project Manager, National Energy

    Very interesting!

    Very interesting course that unfolds all available methods to better comprehend H&S matters.

  12. Myrto Trigoni, Project Manager, National Energy Holdings

    Understand the importance of Health and Safety

    Very interesting course that helped me to understand the importance of Health and Safety and how it affects all stages of a project.

  13. Panos Giotas, Construction Manager – Consultant Engineer, National Energy

    Very useful

    It was very useful for understanding the subject and applying it better at work

  14. Nicola Spencer, O&M Coordinator, RES

    Useful course!

    Useful course to be able to approve RAMS for your business.

  15. Craig Field, Head of Project Management, Path Energy

    In-depth and varied

    It’s in-depth and varied. Covers all aspects of Solar H&S.

  16. Luigi Negro, Head of Wind, Sonnedix

    An invaluable opportunity

    This course is an invaluable opportunity to delve into risk management and enhance your skills in risk assessment and mitigation. This course will not only improve your professional competency but also equip you with the necessary tools to make informed and responsible decisions, which are essential in any leadership or management role.

  17. Andrea Beltrame, Senior Manager, Project Management, Sonnedix

    Very informative

    This course is well organized and very informative. It helps understanding key processes of H&S analysis and assessment and gives advice that can be used easily on my daily activities.

  18. Marco Zaniboni, Senior Director, Sonnedix

    A good balance between theory and practice

    Very good with a good balance between theory and practice delivered through group discussion.

  19. Simone Rossi, Asset Manager, Sonnedix

    Interesting, well structured and focused

    The course is interesting, well structured, and focused. The instructors are passionate, clear in their explanations, and always available for clarifications. There are several interactions between instructors and attendees and many concrete examples to make the course more interesting and practical.

  20. Cristina Marrugo, Environmental Engineer, Sonnedix

    A great way to get immersed in the H&S world

    I would highly recommend this course to anyone in the company. In my opinion, is a great way to get immersed in the H&S world regarding the solar sector.

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