Occupational Health and Safety
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Occupational Health and Safety

Gain an understanding of OHS and your responsibilities under national legislative and regulatory frameworks.

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Updated Nov 01, 2024

What you'll learn

  • Different levels of safety responsibilities in the workplace
  • The Occupational Health and Safety risk management process
  • What can be expected in the workplace in relation to health and safety
  • The responsibilities as managers and supervisors and how to train and supervise their workers
  • How to identify hazards in an office environment
  • How to select and setup office chairs, computer screens and workstations
  • How to manage problems caused by noise, temperature and lighting
  • How to structure work tasks and breaks and the importance of posture, activity and exercise
Course Description

Updated July 2023, this safety training content is developed with and endorsed by OHS specialists Jordan Consulting Services who have 25 years’ experience working with Australian businesses to manage and mitigate risk including specialising in workers compensation. Information directly links to Australian legislation and gives learners an opportunity to progress through bite size pieces of information and test their knowledge as they go. We understand the challenges of engaging staff in compliance training. That is why we use carefully scripted narration and highly visual animations to guides users as they progress through content and interactive assessments. 

 

Target Audience

Suitable for all employees and management to develop basic knowledge and understanding of how to apply occupational health and safety fundamentals in the workplace and of their roles and responsibilities. In addition, it gives an understanding on how to safely work in an office environment.

 

Business Outcomes

  • Improve workplace health and safety for all employees.
  • Meet HR compliance of workforce participation quality OH&S training endorsed by industry specialists.
  • Work, health and safety (WHS) responsibilities, which are otherwise referred to as duty of care responsibilities for workers, managers, and supervisors.
  • Learners will also gain a practical understanding of what is required of them to fulfill these responsibilities.
  • Understanding of how to set up a safe, healthy and productive office workspace, and how to work safely in an office environment.

This program is updated with the latest information as of July 2023.