COURSE OVERVIEW:

Work health and safety (WHS) – sometimes called occupational health and safety (OH&S) – involves the management of risks to the health and safety of everyone in your workplace. Under the WHS laws your business must ensure the health and safety of your workers and not put the health and safety of other people at risk.

When we talk about assessing and managing health & safety effectively, we are really talking about making sure people are protected from harm or injury when they are at work, whether they are workers or visitors to the workplace.

Every organisation is different, with different types of hazards and range of measures in place to control risks. There may be a formal system in place with named individuals responsible for different elements of managing Work, Health & Safety (WHS). Alternatively, there may be a much more flexible and informal approach, with few written records of risk assessments in place.

Many people refer to Health & Safety as common sense and say there is too much regulation. To some extent, this is a reasonable statement, but it is also true that one person’s common sense is not the same as another’s – it develops over time as you experience life at home and at work. Everyone perceives risk in a different way, depending on age, life experiences, health and safety expertise and skills.

This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge to identify hazards and risks associated with their own workplace, making sure that they (and other workers) take appropriate actions to eliminate or reduce these risks.

The first part discusses the initial review including: how to assess the current situation using a flow chart or a site plan, how to assess the external features of the site and the building structures.

The second part discusses how to manage risks including: preparing to manage, the priorities, the plan of action. Also explores the records you should keep and the importance of informing and involving staff when managing risks.

The third part highlights some specific hazards and risks associated with certain industry sectors. Many of these are common to several industries, but are still worth noting separately.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

• The importance of assessing and managing risks at work
• The benefits for the organisation from getting the OHS system right
• The consequences of getting the OHS system wrong
• The impact of an accident in the workplace
• How to assess a current situation?
• The importance of identifying records, systems and procedures related to health and safety that are already in place
• How to use a flow chart to assess risks?
• How to use a site plan to assess risks?
• How to record the details of your site?
• How to assess the external features of your site?
• The purpose of security measures
• How to assess the building structures?
• How to assess the internal features of buildings and work areas?
• The importance of consulting the employees in identifying workplace risks
• How to identify activities that take place on your site?
• How to manage risks?
• How to set priorities?
• How to plan for action?
• The records you should keep
• The importance of informing and involving your staff
• How to develop a policy statement?
• The approaches to managing WHS
• The main principles of an effective WHS management
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with office-based businesses
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with small retail premises
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with hairdressers, beauticians and similar
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with mobile services
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with florists
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with dentists
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with vets and animal establishments
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with the agriculture and horticulture sector
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with the construction sector
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with the catering sector
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with pubs and bars
• The hazards and risks associated with associated with butchers

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

Purchase and download course content.

ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.