
About this course
Overview
Safety practitioners are expected to hold the law, the risk methods and the system architecture all at once. Over ten days this builds all three: legal duties and liability, risk assessment as it is actually done, and designing a management system that holds the parts together across an organisation.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Apply OHS legal requirements in the workplace
- Assess risk and select effective controls
- Build and run a safety management system
- Investigate incidents to prevent recurrence
- Lead safety improvement across an organisation
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Explain the occupational health and safety legal framework
- Conduct risk assessments and set controls
- Design a safety management system
- Investigate incidents and drive corrective action
- Build a functioning safety culture
Course content
Modules
01Legal framework
The OHS Act, regulations, and duty holder responsibilities.
02Hazard identification and risk assessment
Identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risk.
03Safety management systems
The elements and design of an SMS.
04Incident investigation
Investigating incidents and driving corrective action.
05Emergency and operational control
Emergency preparedness and safe operating controls.
06Safety culture and leadership
Building culture and leading safety performance.
Who it is for
Target audience
SHE officers, safety practitioners, and line managers taking on responsibility for occupational health and safety.
Before you start
Prerequisites
A safety, SHEQ or operational management role. No prior formal safety qualification required.