COURSE OVERVIEW:
A hazard is a situation or thing that has the potential to harm a person.
The WHS legislation requires persons who conduct a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to manage all work health and safety risks, so that the health and safety of workers and other people are not affected by an organisation's conduct.
Hazard Identification is the process of examining each work area and work task for the purpose of identifying all the hazards which are “inherent in the job”. The goal of hazard identification is to find and record possible hazards that may be present in your workplace.
Some hazards may be more obvious than others because they are common and well known in a particular industry. Others may be more difficult to identify. It is important to work closely with workers and look at every task in the workplace to help identify all potential hazards. If someone has been injured during a particular task, then a hazard exists that could hurt someone else. Workplace incidents need to be investigated to identify any hazards involved and to control the corresponding risks.
Hazard identification does not end with the initial investigation. Hazard identification should be regarded as an ongoing, integral part of workplace operations. In general, the legal requirement is for hazard identification to be undertaken: before and during the introduction of new work systems, plant and chemicals to the workplace, before and during alterations or changes to the use or location of work systems, plant and chemicals and where new information on hazards or control measures becomes available.
Identifying hazards protects workers from workplace hazards; help avoid injuries, illnesses, and incidents; minimise or eliminate safety and health risks; and help employers provide workers with safe and healthful working conditions.
This course takes a straightforward practical approach to identifying, organising, and controlling the health and safety hazards in the business. In addition, we will be looking at some of the obvious risks that may exist in each of your organisation’s areas.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:
· The four step process for managing risks
· The types of safety and security hazards
· How to identify safety and security hazards in vehicles, machinery, sharp tools and objects?
· How to identify heat hazards, electricity hazards, working at heights hazards, confined spaces hazards and compressed air or LPG hazards?
· How to identify slips, trips and falls hazards, lifting and carrying hazards and repetitive strain injury hazards?
· How to identify chemical hazards, personal safety hazards and travel hazards?
· How to assess the safety risks?
· How to identify who could be harmed?
· How to assess the severity of harm of safety risks and the likelihood that harm or injury will occur?
· What priorities you should take for further action?
· The possible types of safety risk controls
· The required order of actions to be taken to establish effective and sufficient controls for safety hazards
· The types of health hazards
· How to identify health hazards such as: manual handling/back pain, noise levels, lighting levels, temperature levels, air quality, micro-organisms and airborne contaminants, radiation, chemical and other substances, hazardous materials and fibres?
· How to assess the health risks? who could be harmed?
· How to assess the severity of harm of the health risks and the likelihood that harm will occur?
· The possible health controls to reduce health risks
· The required order of actions to be taken to establish effective and sufficient controls for health hazards
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”.