Occupational Health and Safety Courses

Health and Safety Courses

Below is a breakdown of some of our SETA accredited Occupational Health and Safety Courses, each section shows what you will be learning for each course.

Environmental Health and Safety Courses :
1. Health & Safety Representatives
2. Health & Safety Awareness
3. Basic Environmental Awareness
4. Safety, Health Environmental Management Training course – SHEM Training course.
5. HIRA – Continuous Risk Assessment
6. Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental legislation in the workplace
7. Incident accident investigation
8. Applying SHE Principles and Procedures
9. Construction Safety Training Course
10. Health and Safety Principles Regarding Movement
11. Pre-Use, Safety and Audit – Inspection
12. Health and Safety Management in the Workplace

Health and Safety Courses – Coordinators Skills Course

Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental Legislation in the Workplace
US 120366 – NQF L4

Course Content

  • Health, Safety & Enviromental Legislation Framework
  • What is Subordinate Legislation
  • Legal Requirements
  • Statutory Requirements Regarding Policies, Procedures and Codes Of Practice
  • Understanding Policies and Procedures
  • Health and Safety Rules and Practices
  • Maintaining Health, Safety And Environmental Legislation in the Workplace
  • How Compliance Assist In Maintaining She Legislation
  • Corrective Action Plan
  • Record Keeping
  • Guidelines on a Compliance Management Process

Assessment: PoE

Conduct an Investigation into Workplace Incidents/Accidents
US 120335 – NQF L2

Course Content

  • Background for the OHS Act
  • Main Features of the OHS Act
  • Definitions of the OHS Act
  • Requirements for Incidents & Accidents Investigations
  • Risk Assessment
  • Incident Accident Investigation
  • Conducting a Smart Investigation
  • 6 Step Process
  • Corrective Action Plan
  • Post Investigation Functions
  • The Accident Report Form

Assessment: PoE

Permit to Work Systems
US 120359 – NQF L4

Course Content

  • Applications for Hot or Cold Work Permit
  • What is a Safe Work Permit
  • Who Benefits from a Work Permit Programme
  • Types of Safe Work Permits
  • Pitfalls of Work Permits
  • Checklists
  • The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lock Out/Tag Out Procedures)
  • Examples of what can go Wrong – Protective Hardware and Material
  • Examples of what can go Wrong
  • Ventilating Confined Spaces
  • What is a Written Plan
  • The Permit
  • The Entry Team And Their Roles

Emergency Preparedness and Response Procedures
US 259597 – NQF L2

Course Content

  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Basic Requirements for Emergency Planning
  • Pre-Incident Planning
  • Identify Emergency Scenarios
  • Typical Types of Emergencies
  • Access Risks
  • Develop your Emergency Plan
  • Incident Emergency Response
  • Post-Incident Planning
  • The Safety Officer And The Assembly Area
  • Accounting For Evacuated Parties
  • Duties of Emergency Evacuation Teams
  • Record Keeping
  • Reporting and Recording Checklist
  • The Functions of the Emergency Room
  • Sample Emergency Action Plan

Health and Safety Courses – Representatives Skills Course

Workplace Health and Safety Representative
US 259622 – NQF L2

Course Content

  • Background of the OHS Act
  • Reasons for the New Act
  • Main features of the OHS Act
  • Employer – Employee Partnership
  • The General Duties of the Employee & Employer
  • Sources of Criminal Liability
  • General Liability
  • Criminal Liability
  • Civil Liability
  • Vicarious Liability
  • The Reasonable Man Test
  • Due Diligence
  • Appointing Health and Safety Representatives
  • The Ratio of Health and Safety Representatives
  • Functions of Health and Safety Representatives
  • Rights and Powers of Representatives
  • General Guidelines for Committees
  • Members of Health and Safety Committees
  • Functions of the Health and Safety Committees
  • Definition Health and Safety Inspections
  • Advantages of Inspections
  • Inspection Elements & Inspection Activities
  • Powers and Functions of the Inspectorate
  • Investigations and Inquiries
  • Incident / Accident Investigations
  • Aspects Concerning Accident / Incident Investigation
  • Types of Risk Assessments
  • A Summary of Effective Risks Assessment
  • Behaviour Based Safety
  • Company Culture
  • Attitudes That Drive Behaviour
  • Strengthening Employee Values
  • The Role of Behaviour in Accidents

Formulation of Performance Standards and Monitoring Systems

Health and Safety Principles Regarding Movement
US 120325 – NQF L3

Course Content

  • Structural Safety Principles
  • Workplace Exposure
  • Safety Regarding Floor and Traffic Routes
  • Manual Handling of Material
  • Handling Techniques for Lifting
  • Handling Techniques for Pushing and Pulling
  • General Risk Assessment Guidelines
  • Mechanical Handling of Material
  • Other Mechanical Handling Aids
  • Material Storage
  • Dealing with Conveyor Belts
  • Context Analysis
  • Conveyor Belt Components
  • Conveyor Belt Risk Assessment Guide
  • Conveyor Belt Guarding
  • The Safe Movement of People
  • Modelling for Manual Material Handling (MMH) Hazards
  • Bio Mechanical Model
  • The Great Herniated Tomato Experiment
  • Physiological Approach
  • Effective use of Muscles
  • Safe Lifting Guidelines
  • Body Mechanics
  • Traffic Routes
  • Safe Signs
  • Pedestrians
  • Safe Crossing
  • Safe Parking
  • Safe Loading bay
  • Safe Reversing

Continuous Risk Assessment in the Workplace
US 120330 – NQF L3

Course Content

  • Background of the OHS Act
  • Reasons for the New Act
  • Main features of the OHS Act
  • The ambit of the Act
  • Persons excluded from the Act
  • Important definitions in the Act
  • Risk Assessment
  • Types of Risk Assessment
  • Steps in Risk Assessment
  • A Summary of an Effective Risk Assessment
  • Incident / Accident Investigation
  • Accident Investigation Procedure
  • Aspects Concerning the Investigation
  • Conducting the Investigation
  • Accident Investigation vs. Accident Analysis
  • The 6 Step Investigation Process
  • Step 1: Secure the Accident Scene
  • Step 2: Collect Facts About What Happened
  • Step 3: Develop the Sequence of Events
  • Step 4: Determine the Causes
  • Step 5: Recommend Corrective Actions and Improvement
  • Step 6: Write the Report
  • Tasks and Operations Analysis
  • Identify Critical Tasks
  • Plan Task Observation
  • Seeing versus Observing
  • Planned Observation
  • Steps in a Successful Planned Observation

Pre-Use, Safety and Audit – Inspection
US 120333 – NQF L3

Course Content

  • Legal Requirements
  • Background of the OHS Act
  • Main Features of the OHS Act
  • The Ambit of the Act
  • Inspection Activities
  • Checklists
  • Hazard Classification System
  • Hazard Identification Process
  • Health and Safety Inspections
  • Definition of Inspection
  • Advantages of Inspections
  • Inspection Activities
  • Powers and Functions of the Inspectorate
  • Investigations and Inquiries
  • Pre-Use Inspections
  • Introduction
  • Equipment to be Inspected
  • Who Conducts the Inspection?
  • Corrective Action
  • Inspection Checklist Guidelines
  • Reporting Incidents and Follow-up Procedures
  • Effective Ways of Reporting
  • Reporting and Corrective Actions
  • Preliminary Report
  • The Full Report
  • Report Reviews and Assessment

Health and Safety Management in the Workplace
US 259601

Course Content

  • Why a Gealth and Safety Management Programme
  • Critical Components of a Health and Safety Programme
  • Management Commitment
  • Accountability
  • Employee Involvement
  • Hazard Identification
  • Incident/Accident Investigation
  • Education and Training
  • Periodic Assessment, Analysis and Evaluation
  • The Safety Management System
  • Accountability
  • Elements of Accountability
  • Hazard Identification and Control
  • What is a Hazard
  • The Benefits of a Hazard Analysis vs. Accident Investigation
  • The Categories of Hazards in the workplace
  • Hazard Prevention and Control
  • Appropriate Controls
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Employee Reports of Hazards
  • Accident/Incident Investigation
  • Injury and Illness Trend Analysis
  • Injury and Illness Trend Analysis
  • What is an `Accident`?
  • Who Investigates an `Accident`
  • Perception and Exposure to a Hazard
  • Be Ready when Accidents Happen
  • Surface and Root Causes for Accidents
  • Education and Training
  • Common Types of Specialized Training
  • Safety Training Steps
  • Conducting the Training
  • Plan Evaluation

Legal Liability for Supervisors/Managers

The Relevant Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
US 120344 – NQF L4

Course Content

  • Relevant Sections of the Act
  • Occupational Health & Safety Act No. 85 of 1993
  • Sources of Criminal Liability
  • General Liability
  • Criminal Liability
  • Civil Liability
  • Vicarious Liability
  • The Reasonable Man Test
  • Due Diligence
  • Requirements for Compliance
  • Prescribe Legal Appointments
  • Categories of Competency
  • Accountability
  • Executive Appointments (Section 16.2)
  • The Company
  • Large Corporations
  • Large Workplace / Small Workplace
  • Appointment
  • Assistant to the CEO
  • Health and Safety Representatives (Section 17)
  • The Ratio of Gealth and Safety Representatives
  • Rights and Powers of Representatives
  • PPE
  • Risk Assessment and Hazard Identification
  • Record Keeping

Applying Health & Safety to Your Work Area
US 9964 – NQF L2

Course Content

  • Identifying Potential Hazards and Risks
  • Identifying Hazards
  • What is a Hazard
  • What is a Risk
  • Types of Hazard
  • Processes to Identify and Analyse Hazards
  • Inspections
  • Observation
  • Job Hazard Analysis
  • Incident/Accident Analysis
  • The Causes of Injuries and Illness
  • Analysing Probability and Severity to Determine Risk
  • Controlling Hazards
  • Engineering Controls
  • Principles Relating to Engineering Controls
  • Managing Controls
  • Personal protective Equipment
  • Effective Maintenance Processes
  • Hazard Tracking Procedures
  • Continual Improvement