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Quick Look Course Summary:Occupational Health & Safety Course
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  • Length: 2 day(s)

  • Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 8,150.00 EX VAT 3 Person R 6,453.04 EX VAT 10 Person R 4,713.75 EX VAT

  • Certification Type:Accredited

  • Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.

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    Occupational Health & Safety Course: Introduction

    South African law requires a safety officer or even a safety team to be present in some industries where the risk of harm to employees is high. This course takes participants step-by-step through the legal issues and the functions of a safety officer. We examine different kinds of risk assessment and we identify hazards. We also go through the company’s health and safety policy as relevant to participants attending representing a single company. This course is also intended for individuals who need or want to know the role of a safety officer to further their careers.

    Occupational Health & Safety Course :Course Outline

    1. Health and Safety Committees
    Functions of Committees

    2. Functions of Health and Safety Officers
    Assistance and Training
    Functions of the Safety Officer
    Liability

    3. Types of Risk Assessment
    Baseline risk assessments (Baseline HIRA)
    Issues based risk assessment (Issue Based HIRA)
    Continuous risk assessment (Continuous HRA)

    4. Sources of Hazards
    Identifying Risks and Hazards

    5. The Health and Safety Program

    6. Health and Safety Policy

    7. SHE Policy

    8. Regulations of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act

    9. Overview of the OHS Act
    The aim and scope of the Act
    Sections of the Act
    Significant terms and definitions

    10. Personal Safety Equipment and Facilities at Work

    11. The Value of a Health and Safety Policy

    12. Health and Safety Plans for Construction Work
    General Content
    Method Statements
    Register of warnings
    Public and Environmental issues

    13. General knowledge for all employees
    Introduction
    The Act and Regulations
    Department of Labour
    Chief Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety
    Inspections
    Authority of Inspectors
    Other Authority
    Employers responsibility towards employees
    Employee Responsibilities
    The Use of Substances
    Substances
    General Responsibility of the Employees
    Employee Rights
    The right to information
    The right to participate in inspections
    The right to comment on legislation and make presentations
    The right not to be victimised
    The right to appeal
    The Responsibility not to abuse objects
    Health and Safety representatives
    Health and Safety committees
    Deductions
    Report to the Chief Inspector regarding occupational diseases
    Cooperation with the inspector
    Prosecutions
    Assistance from an inspector

    Occupational Health & Safety Course: Course Duration

    2 day/s

    Who should attend: Occupational Health & Safety Course

    This course is intended for Health and Safety officers and anyone who wants to become a Safety Officer.

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