Short Course

Health & Safety

Understanding WHS fundamentals for compliance & care

Hazards and risks to health and safety can occur for all employees in all workplaces, meaning poor health and safety procedures can potentially result in harm and injury. As such, all members of the workforce have a duty of care to ensure a safe working environment.

This workshop provides an understanding of health and safety responsibilities and how risk is managed using the risk management process. Additionally, it explores common workplace hazards, how to reduce the risks associated with those hazards.

Course Content

The delivery and content of all our workshops is contextualised to the specific needs of the participants and organisation at no additional cost, however, this topic typically includes:

  • Why health and safety matter
  • Legal and ethical responsibilities of employees and managers
  • Key Health and Safety Legislation
  • Identifying Hazards and Assessing Risks
  • Types of workplace hazards (physical, chemical, biological, etc.)
  • Basic principles of risk assessment
  • Incident Prevention and Control Measures
  • Reporting Incidents and Near Misses
  • Familiarity with workplace emergency plans, roles and responsibilities 
  • Role of leadership and communication in safety

Transferring Learning

To ensure the successful application of new knowledge and skills, all APST workshop participants receive our online Transferring Your Learning module and ‘Strategy for Transferring Learning’ at no additional cost.

Delivery Modes

  • Face-to-Face

    APST facilitators deliver highly engaging, discussion and activity based workshops proven to achieve targeted learning outcomes and that can be combined with other delivery modes to provide flexible, blended learning options.

  • Virtual

    All APST workshop topics can be delivered in a virtual format, carefully designed and delivered to ensure high-level engagement, interaction, and learning and that can be combined with other delivery modes to provide flexible, blended learning options.

  • Online

    APST has a suite of short, highly engaging, self-paced online modules that support each of the face-to-face/virtually delivered workshops and that can be combined with other delivery modes to provide flexible, blended learning options.

  • Blended Learning

    The APST delivery mode options can be combined to provide flexible, blended learning options.

  • VR Classroom

    As a part of ensuring modern, agile, and highly engaging learning solutions, APST offers AI Avatar facilitated modules. These can be delivered as stand-alone units or as a part of a blended learning program.

At a Glance

Duration
1 Day Facilitated or Self-Paced Online Learning + Half-Day Facilitated
Designed for
Frontline Managers, Frontline Staff, High Potentials, Middle Managers, and Supervisors
Area of Expertise
Management & Leadership, Risk Management, and Safety & Risk Culture

Find Out More

Contact us to discuss how APST can assist with your organisation successful develop its workforce capability.