Health & Safety Training Course

What you need to know about Health & Safety Reps

The Occupational Health & Safety Act 85 of 1993 Section 17 states that every employer who has more than 20 employees in his employment at any workplace shall designate in writing for a specific period a Health & Safety Representative for such workplace, or for different sections thereof.

If an Inspector is of the opinion that the number of Health & Safety representatives for any workplace or section thereof, including a workplace or section with 20 or fewer employees, is inadequate, he may by notice in writing direct the employer to designate such number of employees as the inspector may determine as health and safety representatives for that workplace or section thereof.

Health & Safety Committee

An employer shall in respect of each workplace where two or more health and safety representatives have been designated, establish one or more health and safety committees and, at every meeting of such a committee consult with the committee with a view to initiating, developing, promoting, maintaining and reviewing measures to ensure the health and safety of his employees.

Health & Safety Induction

Course Title: Health & Safety Induction
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 259639
NQF Level 2 Credits 4
Duration: 0.5 days
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• Introduction to OHS Act 85 of 1993
• Duties of the employer
• Duties of the employee
• Inspectors
• Regulation and legislation
• Workplace Hazards
• Incidents
• General Safety Rules
• Signs and Symbols
• PPE
• Housekeeping
• Emergency Procedures

Health & Safety Represtentation

Course Title: Health & Safety Representative
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 259622
NQF 2 Credits 3
Duration: 1 day
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• Health & Safety legislation pertaining to health and safety representatives
• Definition and terminology of current legislation
• The impact of current legislation on both employees and employer
• Duties and functions of the health and safety representative
• Duties and functions of the health and safety committee
• Conducting safety, health and environmental activities in the workplace
• Addressing safety, health and environmental related issues within the scope of authority
• Resolution of Safety health and environmental issues in accordance to legislation and organisational policy and procedures

Accident/Incident Investigation

Course Title: Accident/Incident Investigation
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 259617
NQF 2 Credits 3
Duration: 1 day
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• Introduction to accident/incident investigation
• Legal and organisational requirements
• Requirements for an Investigator
• Procedures to follow
• Iceberg theory
• Unsafe acts and conditions
• Consequence of non-compliance
• Gathering information
• Recording evidence
• Reporting procedure
• Processing physical evidence

HIRA - Hazard Investigation Risk Assessment

Course Title: HIRA - Hazard Investigation Risk Assessment
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 120330
NQF Level 3 Credits 4
Duration: 1 day
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• The need for SHE protection - Early days
• Legal requirements
• Examples of Code of Practice
• Purpose of workplace inspections/li>
• Hazards and Risks
• Preparing to conduct a risk assessment
• Conducting a risk assessment
• Recording and reporting
• Implementing and maintaining risk control measures
• Implication of non-compliance

Legal Liability

Course Title: Health & Safety - Legal Liability
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 259604
NQF Level 2 Credits 4
Duration: 1 day
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• Definitions
• Health and Safety Policy
• General duties of Employers
• General duties of Employees
• Listed work
• Duty to inform
• Section 16 - Chief Executive Officer
• Section 17 - Health and Safety Representative
• Section 19 - Health and Safety Committee
• General prohibitions
• Reporting of incidents
• Function of Inspectors
• Powers of Inspectors
• Investigation, formal /joint inquiries
• OHS Act Regulations (General)

COIDA - Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Disease Act

Course Title: COIDA - Compensation for Occupational Injuries & Disease Act
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 259610
NQF Level 2 Credits 2
Duration: 1 day
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• Introduction to COID Act
• Legal requirements
• Occupational injuries
• Occupational disease
• Application for compensation
• Compensation procedures
• Documentation

NEMA - National Environmental Management Act

Course Title: NEMA - National Environmental Management Act
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 119553
NQF Level 2 Credits 10
Duration: 2 day
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• National Environmental Management principals
• Institutions
• Procedure for co-operative governance
• Fair decision and conflict management
• Integrated environmental management
• International obligations and agreements
• Compliance and enforcement
• Administration of the Act
• General and transitional provisions

Occupational Hygiene

Course Title: Occupational Hygiene
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Unit Standard: 259609
NQF Level 2 Credits 9
Duration: 2 day
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• The concept of Occupational Hygiene in the workplace
• Environmental factors that influence workplace conditions
• Maintenance of acceptable occupational hygiene conditions in the workplace
• Dealing with abnormal occupational hygiene conditions in the workplace

Health & Safety For Supervisors

Course Title: SHE Supervisor
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Registered Skills Programme – HW/SP/150114
NQF Level 2 Credits 6
Duration: 3 day
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• Occupational Health and Safety Act - 50 Sections
• Regulations and legislation
• General safety rules
• Workplace Hazards
• Unsafe Acts and conditions
• Incident reporting and investigation
• Overview of COIDA
• Implementing and maintaining SHE legislation
• Implementing and maintaining risk control measures
• Emergency preparedness and Evacuation

SHEMTRAC - Safety, Health & Environmental Management Training Course (Safety Officer)

Course Title: SHEMTRAC – Safety Officer
Accreditation: HWSETA
Based on Registered Skills Programme – HW/SP/150467
NQF Level 2 Credits 15
Duration: 10 day
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• Occupational Health and Safety Act - 50 sections
• Legal Liability
• Health and Safety Representative & Safety Committee
• Accident/Incident Investigation
• HIRA - Hazard Investigation Risk Assessment
• COIDA - Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act
• NEMA - National Environmental Management Act
• Occupational Hygiene
• Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation