WHS Supervisor Training In Newcastle: Forsythes Training

About This Course

Non-accredited, one day, risk management program which focuses on the key areas of responsibility for supervisors across all industries.

The workshop will provide you with a greater understanding of your responsibilities around safety management and provide practical tools to apply in your workplace.

Who Should Attend?

This WHS training is relevant for anyone who currently supervisors or manages staff.

Course Outline

Module 1: WHS Legislative Framework

Legislative pyramid
Harmonised WHS legislation
Relationship between Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Australian Standards

Module 2: Duty Holder Responsibilities

PCBU
Officer
Worker
Other
Other PCBUs
Role of the manager and supervisor

Module 3: Legal Tests

Reasonable practicability (PCBU)
Due diligence (officer)
Reasonable care (worker)

Module 4: Compliance and Enforcement

Role of the regulator and inspector
The enforcement pyramid
Prosecutions (Category 1, 2 and 3) (sample cases provided)

Module 5: WHSMS Overview

What is a WHSMS?
What does it include?
What is the role of the manager and supervisor?
Importance and benefits of implementation.

Module 6: Consultation, Co-ordination and Representation

Overview of legal obligations
Forms of consultation obligated by the WHS Act 2011 (NSW)
What happens if effective consultation doesn’t occur?
Benefits of effective consultation.
What is the role of the manager and supervisor?

Module 7: Hazard Identification, Risk Management and Emergency Management

Relationship between hazard identification and risk management
Legislative obligations
Hierarchy of control
Sample hazard identification and risk management tools
Emergency management importance
How to use risk management tools (sample exercise)
Role of the manager and supervisor

Module 8: Incident Reporting, Notification and Investigation

Incident notification obligations (sections 35-39 WHS Act)
Importance of incident reporting for an organisation
Incident investigation processes and tools (samples 5 Whys, ICAM, root cause analysis)
Incident investigation (Why? When? How? Where? Who?)
Lessons learnt

Module 9: Safety Culture

Concept of high reliability organisations
Hudson Curve-overview and discussion
Benefits of safety culture
Managers and supervisors role
In class survey

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Course Outline

Module 1: WHS Legislative Framework

Module 2: Duty Holder Responsibilities

Module 3: Legal Tests

Module 4: Compliance and Enforcement

Module 5: WHSMS Overview

Module 6: Consultation, Co-ordination and Representation

Module 7: Hazard Identification, Risk Management and Emergency Management

Module 8: Incident Reporting, Notification and Investigation

Module 9: Safety Culture

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