HASPrac (Non accredited – 5 days)

The following subjects will be covered in this course:

• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Introduction to ISO 45001:2018
• SHEQ Business Planning
• Legal Liability
• Construction Regulations
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• Environmental Awareness
• Incident Investigation
• Emergency Preparedness
• Hazardous Chemical Substances Control
• Supervise Health and Safety on a Construction Project
• Manage Health and Safety on a Construction Project

The following subjects will be covered in this course:

Knowledge Components

1. Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety Level 2, 9 Credits

• Roles and responsibilities of the Occupational health and safety representative as set out in the relevant legislation
• Legislative requirements related to Occupational health and safety
• Definitions of and difference between Occupational Health, Occupational Safety and Environmental Management
• Concept of behavioural safety management
• Concept and principles of emergency preparedness and response
• The principles of hazards identification and risk assessment
• Principles of safe working practices in and around the place of work
• Techniques of accident and incident investigation
• Roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders in a workplace regarding Occupational Health and Safety

2. Fundamentals of Communication, Level 3, 6 Credits

• Concepts and theories of coaching, influencing people in an assertive manner and dealing with conflict
• Principles and ethics of auditing

3. Occupational Health and Safety applications Level 4, 17 Credits

• Principles, concept and processes of hazard identification, risk assessment and control
• Techniques of accident and incident investigation
• Principles of occupational hygiene measuring instruments and the interpretation of the readings in terms of the threshold limits of such measurements
• Principles of safe working practices in and around the place of work
• Criteria and standards for effective documentation and document control
• Concepts and principles of cause and effect analysis and how this applies to occupational hazard identification and risk assessment and incident and accident investigation
• Principles, concepts and processes of hazard identification, risk assessment and control
• Concepts, principles and leading practices associated with continuous improvement
• Concepts and principles of change management and how to apply these principles when implementing new system

4. Occupational Health and Safety Management Level 5, 38 Credits

• The application of monitoring, evaluation and corrective action in occupational health and safety
• Structure of the regulatory requirements regarding occupational health and safety and how it links to the occupational health and safety management system
• Occupational health and safety management systems and the key components of an effective system
• Fundamentals of safety aspects related to industry and operations
• Concepts and principles of interpreting and using occupational hygiene survey results
• Concepts and principles of corporate and organisational governance and the regulatory requirements associated with governance
• Concepts and principles of developing an emergency preparedness plan and process for different organisations and key approval, rehearsal and implementation steps
• Principles of developing and implementing operational controls
• Principles of effective auditing and inspection practices
• Concept of integrated risk management and the role of the occupational health and safety function in risk management
• Economics of occupational health and safety and how this impacts on the value chain

5. Operations Management and Supervision Level 5, 6 Credits

• Theories, concepts and principles of strategic planning and how this applies to occupational health and safety management
• Learning and development process and cycle and how this is used to improve the effectiveness of occupational health and safety
• Concepts and principles of change management an how to apply these principles when implementing new systems.
• Concepts, principles and leading practices associated with continuous improvement

Practical Components

1. Represent the needs of employees with regard to Occupational Health and Safety matters Level 3, 8 Credits

• Conduct a workplace health and safety meeting with team members, make inputs at meetings and record the results of meeting

2. Inspect work places, identify hazards and risks and take immediate action to ensure health and safety in the workplace Level 3, 4 Credits

• Inspect a range of work places, identify the hazards and determine the associated risks, indicating what actions must be taken to eliminate, mitigate and control the risks (Includes reporting and record keeping)
• Principles of effective communication

3. Consult with employees and raise their needs and issues at Level 2, 4 Credits

• Give feedback on Occupational Health and Safety issues to employees

4. Inspect work places and environments to identify the occupational health and safety hazards and determine the risks associated with the work Level 4, 16 Credits

• Inspect a range of work places, identify the hazards and determine the associated risks, indicating what actions must be taken to eliminate, mitigate and control the risks. (Includes reporting and record keeping)
• Facilitate a process using a range of incident investigation techniques to determine the root causes or failures of controls and recommend corrective actions to prevent future incidents and complete the reports

5. Coordinate the work activities of Occupational Health and Safety representatives Level 4, 6 Credits

• Conduct performance improvement discussions with peers and subordinates
• Plan, schedule and review the work of Occupational Health and Safety Representatives

6. Develop a risk profile and legal register for a designated work area Level 5, 6 Credits

• Analyse a specific work area/section, develop a risk profile, legal register and plan the implementation of an appropriate occupational health and safety management system

7. Establish, maintain and improve the health and safety documentation and reporting systems, controls and processes Level 5, 4 Credits

• Use computer based packages to develop presentations, create and analyse spreadsheets, produce memorandums, reports and use electronic mail systems

8. Advise on the establishment maintenance and improvement of emergency response and preparedness Level 5, 8 Credits

• Analyse the needs of an organisation and develop a training matrix for all the required occupational health and safety learning. Evaluate current learning programmes to determine the relevance and sufficiency of the learning provided to meet occupational health and safety needs
• Develop an emergency preparedness plan and process for different organisations and define the key approval, rehearsal and implementation steps

9. Manage the effectiveness of operational Occupational Health and Safety systems Level 5, Credits 6

• Develop reports and make presentations of occupational health and safety issues to diverse groups of decision makers

HASPrac (Accredited HW/SP/1507105 – 10 months or more)

This training is for those who intends to Implement and Manage the requirements of Health and Safety in line with the Occupational Health and Safety Management System ISO 45001:2018

Group of Learner determine the length of the course. Each month group will decide which unit standards will be completed for the month as many learners are full time workers and needs to schedule course to fit working conditions.

After completing the HWSeta accredited HASPrac course, the learner will have gained 62 credits towards the National Certificate: Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental. Learner needs to complete all other Core unit standards as well as the necessary Elective unit standard. After completing all required core and elective unit standards the learner should have 120 or more credits and can then RPL for the national certificate.