Safety Reps Training and Cert iv in OH&S
Safety Reps Training and Cert iv in OH&S
With changes to the Workplace Health and Safet Act beginning January 1st and the WHSO role being withdrawn there is an increasing need for these types of training.
Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety OHS Course
Course code: BSB41407
This OHS training course will build your knowledge of workplace health and safety. It will give you the confidence to set in place policies and procedures to enhance the safety in your workplace. The Cert IV in OH&S safety training course is suitable for those wanting to be responsible for workplace safety or a supervisor with significant OH&S responsibilities.
What will you Learn?
The Cert IV in Occupational Health and Safety OH&S is now the minimum requirement for health and safety management in many workplaces and is designed to enable you to participate in an organisation’s OHS Management Systems. The Cert IV OHS will teach you how to comply with workplace health and safety legislation, how to identify hazards, and how to assess and control the risks associated with those hazards. This course is a fantastic stepping stone for someone wanting to enhance their position in the OHS role or for someone looking for a change in career.
OHS Course outline & structure
The Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety will provide you first-class training and student support while you undertake your training in OHS. It is a fully Nationally Accredited and Nationally Recognised training course designed to meet the needs of health and safety specialists in both business and industry.
Course units – Cert IV OHS
Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety BSB41407 Course Units
Core Units (6 total)
BSBOHS401B- Contribute to a systematic approach to managing OHS
BSBOHS402B- Contribute to the implementation of the OHS consultation process
BSBOHS403B- Identify hazards and assess OHS risks
BSBOHS404B- Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk
BSBOHS405B- Contribute to the implementation of emergency procedures
BSBOHS408A- Assist with compliance with OHS & other relevant laws
Elective Units (3 of 3)
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BSBRSK401A- Identify risk and apply risk management processes
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for the Cert IV in Occupational Health and Safety, however
You do need to have sound language and literacy skills, and basic word processing.
You will also need to be able to access a workplace to complete the workplace-based assessments. If you are between jobs or your present workplace is unsuitable we can help with finding such a workplace for you.
When doing the course either in class or distance education you will be provided with an OHS trainer, all learning materials, flexible delivery options, and telephone and email support.
Training Schedule
The Cert IV in OH&S is offered as either in classroom training or through distance-learning.
The in class room course offers a 4 day face-to-face workshop run in Gympie or other areas as oganised.
If time and distance constraints make it difficult to attend an organised class then distance education is preferred by most students to enable them to study at their own pace from home. Through distance-learning, you can start your occuptional health and safety training course straight away just by contacting us by clicking here .
Safety Reps
This course is designed for Workplace Health and Safety Representatives. On successful completion of the course, learners will have acquired the skills and knowledge to enable them to fulfil the role of workplace health and safety representative as set down in section 81(1) of the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995.
The units of competency addressed in this course are
WHSR01A – Identify and apply relevant workplace health and safety information
WHSR02A – Identify hazards and control risks in the workplace
WHSR03A – Represent workers in workplace health and safety consultation mechanisms
WHSR04A – Issue workplace health and safety provisional improvement notices (PINS)
The course is sequential. WHSR01A must be completed before WHSR02A, which must be completed before WHSR03A. The first three modules must be completed before WHSR04A may be completed.