RATIONALE
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) provides and empowersย organisations, employees and individuals with skills, awareness and knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety related legislations and workplace safety best practices as required by law and regulators.
PURPOSE
This course therefore will equip trainees with adequate necessary knowledge and skills that enable them to create, monitor, contribute and maintain a healthy and safe working environment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- Appreciate basic legislation relating to the promotion of health and prevention of diseases at the workplace
- Manage, organise, design and implement health and safety at work
- Apply risk prevention techniques at work
- Identify and control hazards in the workplace
- Put in place necessary plans to reduce workers and customers risk, essentially now in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Develop a workplace Infectious Disease preparedness and response plan
COURSE CONTENT
DURATION
TARGET GROUP
- Current act and legislation on OHS
- Integrated health and safety measures
- Procedures for re- cording accidents
- Safe work practices and health principles
- Procedures for re- cording accidents
2 Days
- All individuals and organisations interested in the course