About the Program
This qualification is designed for supervisors, managers, and team leaders, orthose preparing to work at this level. It equips learners with knowledge of health and safety management, risk assessment, and accident investigation to maintain safe workplaces and prevent harm.
Course Coverage
This 3-day (24 hours) program covers:
• Requirements for health, safety, and welfare, including workplace standards, safe access/egress, equipment, and welfare facilities
• Communication of health and safety information via signs, toolbox talks, briefings, newsletters, and training
• Key terminology: incident, accident, near miss, occupational ill health
• Benefits of using a safety management system, including cost reduction, legal compliance, and a positive safety culture
• Principles of risk assessment, types of risk assessment, and 5-step process to control hazards
• Identification and control of common workplace hazards: slips, trips, falls, manual handling, machinery, fire, electricity, hazardous substances, noise, stress, violence, vehicles, and ergonomic factors
• Application of the hierarchy of controls: elimination, substitution, engineering, administration, and PPE
• Accident and incident management, including reporting, investigation, root cause analysis, and remedial action
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
• Understand employer and employee responsibilities for health, safety, and welfare
• Apply a safety management system to control workplace risks
• Conduct risk assessments and implement effective control measures
• Identify common hazards, evaluate risks, and apply the hierarchy of control
• Respond effectively to accidents and incidents, including investigation and reporting
Course Duration& Validity
3 Days – 24 Hours
Certificate Validity –3 Years (with recommended annual refresh)
