Advanced Health and Safety
Course Overview
A safe workplace generally means that employees maintain a better quality of work life and a higher level of morale. This Advanced Health and Safety module has been developed to help learners meet health and safety management obligations and requirements under legislation and organisational policies. It is also designed to assist learners in managing health and safety matters within their relevant work environment.
Key Content- Unit 1: Health and Safety Obligations and Responsibilities:
- Legal Obligations & Responsibilities.
- Obligations at the Workplace: Managers & Individuals
- How can Legislative Obligations be met?
- What constitutes ‘Proper Diligence’?
- Consequences of Failure to Meet Obligations.
- Unit 2: Health and Safety Risk Management:
- Safety Management System (SMS).
- Incident Reporting.
- The Risk Management Process.
- Establishing the Context for Risk Management:
- Step 1: Identify Hazards.
- Step 2: Assess Risks.
- Step 3: Decide on Control Measures.
- Step 4: Implement Controls.
- Step 5: Monitor and Review.
- Risk Management Resources.
- Risk Registers & Risk Register Reviews.
- Your Responsibility for Health.
- Managing Psycho-Social Factors & Other Health Issues.
- Recognising Warning Signs.
- Counselling.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, learners should be able to:- Identify obligations, related legislative requirements and requirements of the organisations
- Policies with respect to health and safety.
- Identify components of the organisation’s Safety Management System (SMS).
- Understand and use the organisation’s Risk Management Process and tools to reduce risk.
- Understand and be able to explain the ‘health’ component of health and safety, in particular in relation to management of psycho-social issues.