Schedule 26 statutory supervisor course Information

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in order to meet legislative requirements.

The unit applies to those with supervisory responsibilities in a work area who have a broad knowledge of WHS policies and contribute well-developed skills in creating solutions to problems through analysis and evaluation of information from a variety of sources. They provide supervision and guidance to others and have limited responsibility for the output of others.

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This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to WHS risk management, which includes the processes for identifying work health and safety (WHS) hazards and assessing and controlling the risk relating to those identified hazards.

It involves contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of risk controls according to legislative and organisational requirements.

The unit applies to those working in a broad range of roles across all industries. WHS hazard identification and risk control processes are those defined in written workplace procedures.

While undertaking the Statutory supervisor training with Vortex Education you will learn the following:

INTRODUCTION TO WHS

• What is WHS?
• Why is WHS important? Trends in WHS
• WHS terminology

LEGISLATIVE AND ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR WHS

• Background to the legislative framework for WHS Legislative framework in Australia and WA
• WHS Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Guidance Materials
• Key government agencies with a role in WHS WHS management systems: policies, procedures and programs
• Working with your organisation’s WHS management system

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHS

• Who is responsible for WHS? Duty of care
• Principles that apply to WHS duties Other duties, rights and obligations Enforcement of WHS legislation
• WHS TRAINING
• Identifying WHS training needs Some specific training needs
• Arranging to meet WHS training needs WHS training in the workplace Coaching and mentoring

WHS COMMUNICATION AND CONSULTATION

• Providing information to the work team WHS consultation
• Safety and health representatives Safety and health committees Toolbox meetings
• Monitoring consultative processes
• Dealing with issues raised through consultation

WHS RISK MANAGEMENT

• The risk management process Types of workplace hazards Hazard identification methods
• Recording and reporting workplace hazards Risk assessment

Risk control

• Practicability of control measures Hierarchy of risk control measures
• Monitoring and review of risk control measures Risk management tools

INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS

• Preparing for an inspection Conducting the inspection follow up Incidents and accidents Incident investigation
• Immediate causes and underlying causes Root cause analysis techniques

Types of WHS records

• Recording and reporting WHS incidents Writing an incident report
• Using aggregate WHS information and data

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