Safety & Health Legislation
Course Duration:
2 / 4 / 8 hour options
Course Location:
All OH&S Consulting training is performed face to face at your premises or a Training Venue can be arranged (at an additional fee).
Course Intention:
The 8-hour course is intended for senior managers and supervisory staff to become aware of their Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) responsibilities. The 4 and 2-hour courses are general awareness-training courses applicable to all staff. Once again their purpose is to engage participants in understanding their specific duties of care for safety and health management in the workplace. All courses are tailored to the individual company requirements.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.
Learning Objectives & Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
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Recall the key legislative document’s pertinent to the company operations.
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Discuss the importance of integrating OSH issues into the business operation.
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Develop and apply an OSH framework in the workplace.
Course Contents:
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Duty of Care, Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards, requirements – implications to the business.
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Management of Health and Safety in the Workplace through a Safety Management System.
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Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control for critical job tasks;
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Safety and Health Representatives and Safety and Health Committees’
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Notification of Injury / Disease;
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Workers Compensation Management;
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Insurance Requirements;
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Record Keeping;
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Contractor and employee management.