Course Content

• Occupational health
• Occupational safety
• Ergonomics
• Classification of hazards in the workplace
• Factors contributing to accidents
• Risk assessment & management
• Legislation (Occupational Safety & Health Act 2001)

Learner Objectives

• Divide jobs into operational tasks and separate steps
• Identify health and safety hazards
• Make recommendations to control
• Complete a job safety analysis
• Identify and understand observable behaviours
• Identify and rank critical hazards
• Understand the fundamentals of observation and positive reinforcement as a training tool
• Report results of employee observation
• Prepare a plan of action for implementing a JSA programme
• Formulate and write operating procedures which include in logical sequence, all health and safety steps

Course Benefits

• Improved hazard recognition
• Reduced unsafe practices
• Improved incident investigation
• Training & induction tool
• Benchmark for incident investigations
• Baseline analysis for assessing risks related to specific jobs

Requirements Of Legislation – Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSACT):

• Occupational health and safety policy (content)
• Occupational Health and Safety statement of the policy (content)
• Election and functions of Safety and Health representatives and the establishment of the SHE Committee
• Notification of Occupational accidents and diseases
• Procedures to be followed in implementing and assisting in compliance with legislation and other Standards

Workshop Objectives

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define what occupational health, safety and ergonomics is all about and its importance relationship with people at work
• Identify and Classify hazards at the workplace
• Outline factors that contribute to accidents/incidents
• Conduct risk assessments
• Understand the requirements of the legislation (Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2001)

Target Group

• Middle and Junior Management Staff

Course duration:
Half A Day

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