Occupational Health and Safety Management
TYPE:
Short Course
MODE:
Fully Online
DURATION:
3 months
PACE:
8 h/week
Pay as little as R499.44* / monthly
Flexible payment options available
About this course
This course takes a holistic and practical look at health and safety in the office environment.
You will learn about the identification, analysis and monitoring of hazards and risks in the workplace while also covering the role of organisational culture, management and the safety practitioner in maintaining safe and healthy work environments.
What you will learn about
Course units
This course contains 13 units and can be completed in 3 months at the recommended pace of 8 hours per week:
Unit 1: Safety Culture
Unit 2: Personal Ownership of Safety
Unit 3: Management’s Role in Safety
Unit 4: Safety Practitioners
Unit 5: Office Safety Management
Unit 6: Hazard Identification
Unit 7: At-Risk Behaviours
Unit 8: Unsafe Practices
Unit 9: Risk Assessment
Unit 10: Evaluation Tools
Unit 11: First Aid
Unit 12: Construction Industry
Unit 13: Confined space
With our structured approach to learning, you can quickly gain valuable knowledge and skills. All courses include onboarding information, video lessons, multiple assessment opportunities, and monthly live Q&A sessions with a subject matter expert.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:
Outline the process that should be followed to promote a safety culture in the workplace;
Explain the importance of taking personal ownership for safety in the workplace;
Assess the role of management in safety;
Outline the characteristics and qualities of a successful safety practitioner;
Implement Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the office;
Support management in the identification of hazards;
Plan training interventions;
Prepare a communication plan to communicate health and safety matters to employees;
Identify and manage at-risk behaviors in the workplace;
Manage unsafe practices in the workplace;
Use collected data to conduct a risk assessment;
Discuss the evaluation tools used for safety and risk analysis;
Conduct first aid management in the workplace;
Manage safety in the construction industry; and
Manage safety in confined spaces.
Skills you will gain
You can expect to gain practical skills in the following areas:
Corporate culture and safety
Hazard identification
Hazard analysis
Hazard monitoring
Risk identification
Risk analysis
Risk management
First aid
Management of risk and unsafe behavior of employees
Is this course right for me?
Who this course is for
HR professionals, team leaders, supervisors, and senior managers of an organisation who are directly responsible for the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety Management System. Safety Representatives, Fire Marshalls, Health and Safety Officers or Safety Officers, construction managers (CR8.1) and Line Constructors.
Reasons to choose this course
This course aims to prepare individuals involved in the health and safety of an organisation to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and any amendments thereof in the workplace.
By the end you will be able to develop, implement, and improve the health and safety plans, programmes and procedures of an organisation while ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation
Your career outlook
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be equipped to pursue a range of exciting careers such as:
Safety Representatives
Fire Marshalls
Health and Safety Officers
Safety Officers
Construction Managers
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