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HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE STAGE 2: Include Risk assessment and Incident Investigation

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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This Advanced course equip the Health and Safety Representatives from stage 1 , with the knowledge and skill to understand workplace accidents, perform a detailed accident investigation and be able to identify and manage risks to maintain a safe workplace and in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry good practice.

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KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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At the completion of the course you will be able to:

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  • Describe the principles of health and safety risk assessment.

  • Achieve an understanding of hazards, significant hazards and serious harm in relation to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

  • Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role in accordance with regulatory requirements and industry good practice.

  • Describe each principle of the risk assessment process in terms of workplace health and safety.

  • Learn about the purpose of a hazard register and its advantages in managing risks as well as understand legislative requirements on incidents and accidents. 

  • Learn how to identify hazards and implement control measures

  • Explain why workplace accidents need to be reported and investigated.

  • Learn how to explain the difference between a hazard and a risk.

  • Explain and understand the concepts of multiple causation and root-cause analysis. Barriers to reporting near miss incidents and how to overcome them.

  • Detail an incident investigation process using a hypothetical incident.

  • Develop an awareness of human error principles.

  • Learn how to conduct effective witness interviews. (Participate in a Team Exercise)

  • Produce an incident investigation report based on a documented incident.

  • Understand the various components of the investigation process including, post incident, data collection, analysis and prevention.

  • Corrective action implementation is monitored and reported in accordance with organisational requirements.

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NZQA UNITS:

17601:  Level 3 Credits 6

Produce an Occupational Health and Safety Incident Investigation                       

30265: Level 3 Credits 8

Apply Health and Safety assessment to a job role

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COURSE INFO:

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TRAINING LOCATION:

  • At our training centre

  • If you would prefer, we can provide training at your workplace

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DURATION:

Two days (16 hours)

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PRICE:

Scheduled course: $430.00 per person excl gst

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ATTENDEE NUMBERS:

Maximum of 16

 

ENTRY CRITERIA:

Open

Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments.

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COURSE BOOKINGS:

To book a course use the online BOOK NOW tool. For more information or to discuss your requirements email us or call us on +64 21 176 0919

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