Intended Audience

Specialists Staff (WHS)

Organisers and Campaigners

About this course

The Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (WHS) is a nationally accredited program providing you with a WHS tool kit governed by a proactive and preventative approach to workplace health and safety from a union perspective. You will gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively collaborate at the workplace on the development and implementation of WHS policies and procedures, risk management and compliance with the legal framework. Through this course you will gain a formal qualification that will equip you for specialist roles in work health and safety.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the union approach to work health and safety
• Explore the link between organising and health and safety structures and effective issue resolution
• Explain the components of the health and safety legislative framework
• Provide advice on how to comply with health and safety laws
• Confidently contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of WHS policies and procedures in the workplace
• Respond effectively to WHS incidents in the workplace
• Contribute to the management of risks at work
• Explore the role unions can play in a health and safety consultative process

Content

Block one 

BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws

BSBWHS413 Contribute to implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes

Block two 

BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management

BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information

Block three 

BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response

BSBWHS419 Contribute to implementing WHS monitoring processes

Block four 

PSPGEN114 Work effectively with diversity and inclusion

Block five 

BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems

BSBSTR402 Implement continuous improvement  

Block six 

BSBWHS417 Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work

Delivery mode

Face-to-face or Online

Delivery style

This course will involve presentations, facilitated discussion, case studies and other interactive methodologies to apply skills and knowledge presented. The facilitator will also cover the assessment requirements required for competency and enable participants some structured time to commence work and collaborate on projects that will contribute to the attainment of the qualification.

Duration

12 days

Pre-requisites

None. WHS Foundations and WHS Permit Holder training recommended.

Related courses

WHS Foundations

WHS Permit Entry