Work Health and Safety Foundations
This course covers fundamental knowledge of WHS legislation and is designed to leave participants with the confidence to build WHS structures in workplaces. Participants explore both current and historical union campaigns around health and safety in the workplace, and the subsequent impact of these campaigns on shaping legislation. Participants learn how to critique theories of WHS, practise risk assessments and how to realise a clear vision of a powerful, organised workplace.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Earning Criteria
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Identify key rights for workers under WHS legislation
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Identify key health and safety opportunities for organising
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Describe the key components of a safe management system
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Apply the hierarchy of control to manage risk in the workplace
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Identify the value of having a WHS entry permit for organising
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Describe key WHS union campaigns, past and present, and their impact on WHS laws
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Develop the WHS structures needed to organise effectively around WHS
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Identify the powers HSRs have under the WHS legislation