Participant Profile: Suitable for individuals learning from home or groups in one room.
Duration: 1 days, approximately 4 hours
Course Outline
This short course is designed for personnel responsible for daily site supervision, conducting operations or development of documentation on site. The program takes participants through the basic operational, legislative, safety management and construction standards required on construction sites.
State and Commonwealth occupational health & safety (OHS) regulations require Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) to be developed for all high-risk construction activities. This course provides instruction in developing Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS), an essential part of demonstrating legal compliance.
Health and Safety Representative Initial OHS Training Course (5 Days)
Participation profile:Suitable for individuals or groups. Each participant must have their own computer or laptop.
Duration: 5 days, 7 hours participation time per day, 1 hour total break time.
Course Outline
The course is designed to enable HSRs to develop skills to represent the members of their Designated Work Group (DWG) and exercise their powers and to make their workplace safer under the OHS Act.
The OHS Act 2004 provides the entitlement for a HSR to attend an initial course with pay at the employers expense . A course must be chosen by the HSR in consultation with the employer.
Our Difference
Systec are leaders in OHS compliance working in the industry for over 25 years. Our courses provide relevant information, ongoing support, and efficient delivery.
Our professional trainers have experience in and out of the classroom providing the best experience for our students and empowering them to create safer workplaces.
Now you can learn from the comfort of your home or workplace with the support of our trainers. Our high-tech video conferencing system allows you to join live, interactive, instructor lead presentations, ask questions in real time, complete activities, and collaborate with your classmates in digital breakout rooms.
Learning Objectives:
Interpreting the OHS legislative framework and its relationship to the HSR
Identifying key parties and their legislative obligations and duties
Establishing representation in the workplace
Participating in consultation and issue resolution
Representing designated work group members in any OHS risk management process undertaken by the appropriate duty holder(s)
Issuing Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) and directing cessation of work
Who Should Attend:
Health & Safety Representatives and Deputy Health and Safety Representatives. Although HSRs are the primary audience, managers, supervisors, health and safety committee members and anyone else with an interest in health and safety may also benefit from attending this course.
If OHS training has not been undertaken in over 2 years, this course may be a good opportunity to update your OHS skills. (note: HSRs have only one entitlement for initial training however the absence of an entitlement does not prevent an employer who recognises the benefits of HSRs receiving training from allowing them to attend additional courses).
After completing the HSR Initial HSRs and deputy HSRs can do a one-day refresher once every year. View our refresher course.
Participant profile: Suitable for individuals learning from home or groups in one room.
Duration: 4 days, 3-4 hours per day
Course Outline
This course provides managers and supervisors with the skills and knowledge required to effectively integrate OHS into their roles.
The OHS Course for Managers and Supervisors is By being practical, informative, and providing each participant with a working knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety legislation as well as the tools and techniques for controlling workplace hazards and risks.
Participants are provided with the latest OHS information and work-shop strategies to deal with onsite OHS issues.
The course aims to develop appropriate attitudes to OHS in the work-place and allow managers and supervisors to successfully manage health and safety in their areas of responsibility.
Course Content
Health and Safety at Work
Law at Work
The Occupational Health and Safety Act
Introduction to Risk Management
Specific hazards (2 electives chosen from Plant, Hazardous Sub-stances, Manual Handling, Noise, and Work at Height)
Incident Investigation and Reporting
Consultation Processes at Work (including HSRs and their powers)
Participant Profile: Suitable for individuals learning from home or groups in one room.
Duration: 1 days, approximately 4 hours
Course Outline
This short course creates awareness and understanding understanding of iIsolation and lock out procedures, energy sources and lock out devices that are used within the workplace.
These procedures are used to ensure that equipment or systems are isolated and cannot start up again prior to the completion of maintenance or servicing work.
It requires that hazardous eEnergy sources be “isolated and made safe” before any repair procedure is started.
Participant Profile: Suitable For individuals learning from home or groups in one room.
Duration: (1 days, approximately 4 hours)
Course Outline
The aim of this course is to provide participants with the practical knowledge to identify high risk manual handling activities and employ safe materials handling practices and techniques.
The Practical Manual Handling Course provides an update on current skills with knowledge and tips provided to assist with manual handling.
Course Content
The course duration is 4 hours and will provide participants the specific skills and knowledge required to be able to:
• Identify the effects of poor manual handling practices on the body;
• Identify key manual handling risk factors;
• Identify the principles of safe lifting
• Demonstrate safe lifting techniques in a range of common lifting tasks
• Identify common exercises to help reduce sprain and strain injuries.
Course Delivery
Online self-paced learning
Virtual Classroom- (teacher led virtual classroom)
A Certificate of attendance will be provided at the end of the training.
Whether you are a student, professional, or an organization looking to enhance your lifting operations skills, this unit of competence will help you understand the key concepts, requirements, and best practices associated to Conduct Lifting Operations.
This course is suitable for vocational students pursuing training in lifting operations, professionals working in industries such as construction, manufacturing, logistics, and mining, where lifting operations are involved.
Entry Requirements
There are no prerequisite skills or education required to undertake the unit, however, it is advisable participants have a basic level of literacy, numeracy and communication skills.
Structure
This course consists of one (1) unit of competency: RIIHAN203E
The principals of safe lifting operations
Identifying different types of lifting equipment and their applications
the process of rigging and its role in lifting operations
Understanding safety procedures and protocols
Load calculation
Hand, audible and visual communication styles
Applicable legislation
Lifting equipment selection and inspection
Load calculations and weight estimation
Proper use of slings, shackles, and other rigging accessories
Incident reporting and emergency procedures.
Safe work practices and hazard identification.
Delivery
For participants with no industry experience it is recommended that pre reading be undertaken prior to the commencement of the course.
Actual delivery time is broken into approximately 5 hours of face to face class time including a written assessment and participant demonstration of knowledge and skills specific to conducting lifting operations, with additional hours allocated to personal study time prior to the class.
Assessment
The competency of attendees is confirmed with a written assessment and a practical assessment, both of which must be successfully completed.
Outcomes
A Statement of Attainment (and wallet card) can only be issued after the student has successfully completed the written assessment and the trainer has observed them successfully demonstrating conducting lifting operations.
