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General Course Information This course describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation's occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements.
You will learn to; Ø Establish and maintain a OHS system
Ø Define OHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel
Ø Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of OHS
Ø Identify inadequacies in existing risk control measures
Ø Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks
Ø Ensure compliance with the OHS legislative framework so that legal OHS standards are maintained as a minimum
What skills you need There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Electus training Electus is a South Australian company with over 20 years of experience in training. Trainers and facilitators at Electus are chosen for their expertise, practical and broad experience in their field and a relaxed and friendly manner.
Training includes Each participant receives a training reference manual/workbook and supplementary training materials. Refreshments are provided.
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Duration 3.5 hours
Who needs to come People involved in establishing and maintaining an organisation’s health and safety policies procedures and programs.
Nationally Recognised Qualification You can choose to have this course assessed towards a unit of competency for a nationally recognised qualification at the Diploma level.
Regular venue 37 Angas Street Adelaide SA (near Victoria Square)
How to book Contact Electus by
Course dates Visit www.electus.com.au for the latest course schedule or ring us on (08) 8221 5517.
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Course Content
Establish and Maintain an OHS System
· Locate and communicate OHS policies which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant OHS legislation in the enterprise
· Define OHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel in accordance with OHS policies, procedures and programs
· Identify and approve financial and human resources for the effective operation of the OHS system
Establish and Maintain Participative Arrangements for the Management of OHS
· Establish and maintain participative arrangements with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant OHS legislation
· Appropriately resolve issues raised through participative arrangements and consultation
· Promptly provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation in a manner accessible to employees
Establish and Maintain Procedures for Identifying Hazards, and Assessing and Controlling Risks
· Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks
· Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created by the proposed changes
· Develop and maintain procedures for selection and implementation of risk control measures in accordance with the hierarchy of control
· Identify inadequacies in existing risk control measures in accordance with the hierarchy of control and promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new measures
· Identify intervention points for expert OHS advice
Establish and Maintain a Quality OHS Management System
· Develop and provide an OHS induction and training program for all employees as part of the organisation's training program
· Utilise system for OHS record keeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation
· Measure and evaluate the OHS system in line with the organisation's quality systems framework
· Develop and implement improvements to the OHS system to achieve organisational OHS objectives
· Ensure compliance with the OHS legislative framework so that legal OHS standards are maintained as a minimum