Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Training

Course overview

This program explains how occupational health and safety is organised in a workplace: from legal duties and policies to risk assessment, health surveillance and continual improvement.

Training objectives

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Describe the purpose and elements of an OHS management approach
• Understand duties under occupational safety legislation
• Recognise physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards
• Support monitoring, inspection and improvement activities

Key topics

1. 01OHS policy, roles and responsibilities
2. 02Occupational health hazards
3. 03Ergonomics and manual handling
4. 04Workplace inspections
5. 05Health monitoring and welfare
6. 06Continual improvement

Who should attend

• Safety officers and safety committee members
• Supervisors and line managers
• HR and administration staff with safety responsibilities

Certification