Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner Course
About This Course
SAQA US ID: 99714
NQF LEVEL: 05
QUAL CLASS: Regular-ELOAC
PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as an Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner.
An Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners serve as a facilitator and advisor to employees and management regarding safety and health aspects in the workplace including the monitoring and inspecting of the workplace and the recording and investigation of incidents and accidents. They also implement and maintain Occupational Health and Safety systems in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
Learning Objectives
Inspect work places and environments to identify the occupational health and safety hazards and determine the risks associated with the work.
Facilitate and support actions to eliminate or control hazards in order to minimise risks in a designated work area.
Represent the needs of employees with regard to Occupational Health and Safety matters.
Participate in the planning and implementation of operational Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
Monitor and continually improve the effectiveness of operational Occupational Health and Safety systems.
Curriculum
35 Lessons
MODULE 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. KM-01-KT01: Roles and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and safety representative as set out in the relevant legislation (Intermediate) (30%)
2. KM-01-KT02: Legislative requirements related to Occupational health and safety (Basic) (10%)
3. KM-01-KT03: Definitions of and difference between Occupational Health, Occupational Safety and Environmental management. (Basic) (10%)
4. KM-01-KT04: Concept of behavioural safety management (Basic) (10%)
5. KM-01-KT05: Concepts and principles of emergency preparedness and response (Basic) (20%)
6. KM-01-KT06: The principles of hazards identification and risks assessment(Basic) (5%)
7. KM-01-KT07: Principles of safe working practices in and around the place of work (Intermediate) (5%)
8. KM-01-KT08: Techniques of accident and incident investigation (5%)
9. KM-01-KT09: Roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders in a workplace regarding Occupational Health and Safety (Intermediate) (5%)
KM-01-KT01: Roles and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and safety representative as set out in the relevant legislation00:00:00
KM-01-KT02: Legislative requirements related to Occupational health and safety00:00:00
KM-01-KT03: Definitions of and difference between Occupational Health, Occupational Safety and Environmental management00:00:00
KM-01-KT04: Concept of behavioural safety management00:00:00
KM-01-KT05: Concepts and principles of emergency preparedness and response00:00:00
KM-01-KT06: The principles of hazards identification and risks assessment00:00:00
KM-01-KT07: Principles of safe working practices in and around the place of work00:00:00
KM-01-KT08: Techniques of accident and incident investigation00:00:00
KM-01-KT09: Roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders in a workplace regarding Occupational Health and Safety00:00:00
KM-01 – Summative Assessment
KM-01 – Formative Assessment
MODULE 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. KM-02-KT01: Concepts and theories of coaching, influencing people in an assertive manner and dealing with conflict. (Intermediate) (50%)
2. KM-02-KT02: Principles and ethics of auditing (Advanced) (50%)
MODULE 3: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY APPLICATIONS
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. KM-03-KT01: Principles, concepts and processes of hazard identification, risk assessment and control (Intermediate) (10%)
2. KM-03-KT02: Techniques of accident and incident investigation (10%)
3. KM-03-KT03: Principles of occupational hygiene measuring instruments and the interpretation of the readings in terms of the threshold limits of such measurements (Basic) (10%)
4. KM-03-KT04: Principles of safe working practices in and around the place of work (Intermediate) (10%)
5. KM-03-KT05: Criteria and standards for effective documentation and document control (Advanced) (20%)
6. KM-03-KT06: Concepts and principles of cause and effect analysis and how this applies to occupational hazard identification and risk assessment. and incident and accident investigation.(Advanced) (10%)
7. KM-03-KT07: Principles, concepts and processes of hazard identification, risk assessment and control(Intermediate) (10%)
8. KM-03-KT08: Concepts, principles and leading practices associated with continuous improvement (Intermediate) (10%)
9. KM-03-KT09: Concepts and principles of change management and how to apply these principles when implementing new systems. (Intermediate) (10%)
MODULE 4: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. KM-04-KT01: The application of monitoring, evaluation and corrective action in occupational health and safety. (Intermediate) (20%)
2. KM-04-KT02: Structure of the regulatory requirements regarding occupational health and safety and how it links to the occupational health and safety management system. (Advanced) (20%)
3. KM-04-KT03: Occupational health and safety management systems and the key components of an effective system. (Advanced) (5%)
4. KM-04-KT04: Fundamentals of Safety aspects related to industry and operations (10%)
5. KM-04-KT05: Concepts and principles of interpreting and using occupational hygiene survey results. (Intermediate) (10%)
6. KM-04-KT06: Concepts and principles of corporate and organisational governance and the regulatory requirements associated with governance. (Intermediate) (10%)
7. KM-04-KT07: Concepts and principles of developing an emergency preparedness plan and process for different organisations and key approval, rehearsal and implementation steps. (Advanced) (5%)
8. KM-04-KT08: Principles of developing and implementing operational controls.(Advanced) (5%)
9. KM-04-KT09: Principles of effective auditing and inspection practices (5%)
10. KM-04-KT10: Concept of integrated risk management and the role of the occupational health and safety function in risk management. (Intermediate) (5%)
11. KM-04-KT11: Economics of occupational health and safety and how this impacts on the value chain (Intermediate) (5%)
MODULE 5: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
The learning will enable learners to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. KM-05-KT01: Theories, concepts and principles of strategic planning and how this applies to occupational health and safety management. (Intermediate) (25%)
2. KM-05-KT02: Learning and development process and cycle and how this is used to improve the effectiveness of occupational health and safety (Intermediate) (25%)
3. KM-05-KT03: Concepts and principles of change management and how to apply these principles when implementing new systems. (Intermediate) (25%)
4. KM-05-KT04: Concepts, principles and leading practices associated with continuous improvement (Intermediate) (25%)