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Target Group: Employees and new employees in manufacturing, retail, commercial and service
industries.
Course Aim: Course participants will acquire the information, skills and confidence to ensure an
effective workplace health and safety system.
Course Objective: At the completion of this course, participants should be able to
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identify the main principles of the legislation governing health and safety in NSW workplaces;
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apply a dispute settling process to prevent operational level and industrial and WHS grievances
from escalating into wider disputes;
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describe the basic principles for the preventions of death, injury and illness in the workplace;
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implement the appropriate response as a result of a workplace emergency and in particular as a
result of fire; and
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contribute to the effective management of workers’ compensation and rehabilitation of employees
who suffer illnesses and injuries which occur at the workplace
Program includes :
WHS Legislation at Work
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WHS Act
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Employer Responsibilities
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Responsibility of Manufacturers and Suppliers
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Employee Responsibility
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Workplace Committees
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Unfair Dismissal
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Penalties
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Regulations under the Act
Industrial Relations and WHS in the Workplace
- Types of Disputes
- Mechanisms for Resolutions
- The Grievance Procedure
- The Role of Work Health and Safety Representatives and
Workplace Safety Committees
- WHS Dispute Settling Procedures
- Urgent Health and Safety Problems
Emergencies at Work
Health and Safety at Work -
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Injury and Illness
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What is a hazard?
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Incident Reporting
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WorkCover requirements for accident reporting
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Reducing Workplace Incidents
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Safe Work Practices
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Availability of Information
Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation at Work
Duration of the Course: Approximately 4 hours
This course is on site training only – for a maximum number of 10 people per session A purchase order is required to secure the booking and an invoice is issued for full payment.
A Certificate of Attendance is provided by Safetalk for each successful participant on completion of the course.