Apply Health and Safety to a Work Area Course

The purpose of this Unit Standard is to enable learners to apply basic health and safety legislation in the form of standards and procedures governing health and safety in the workplace, to ensure that they contribute to a safe, healthy environment for themselves and others.

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Course duration

2 Days

Course language

English

On- or off-site training

On- & Off-Site Available

NQF level

2

Credits

3

Entry level

Minimum Grade 9

SAQA ID

9964

Completing this course will enable you to:

The purpose of this Unit Standard is to enable learners to apply basic health and safety legislation in the form of standards and procedures governing health and safety in the workplace, to ensure that they contribute to a safe, healthy environment for themselves and others.

Course Outcomes

  • Implications of exposure to hazardous substances and hazards include reference to a possible chain of events that could result from not removing, reducing or reporting a hazard.
  • A health and safety program includes hazard identification, risk assessment and a health and safety plan.
  • Statutory requirements include current national regulations applicable to construction, including acts and regulations, ordinances, by-laws, directives, standards, guidelines, and codes, issued by a legislative body such as parliament, provincial administrations, local authorities and other bodies so empowered by any of the former.
  • Regarding Acts and Regulations, all pertinent national legislation is included.

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Course Curriculum

Identify potential hazards in the work area

  • Potential hazards are correctly identified and removed, reduced or reported.
  • Implications of exposure to hazardous substances and hazards are known.
  • A health and safety plan is drawn up.

 

Limit damage to persons or property in the case of an emergency

  • The location of fire extinguishers, hoses and alarms is known.
  • Different fire extinguishers are identified and used correctly.
  • Procedures for the identification of emergencies are known and followed promptly and correctly

 

Follow procedures that apply to illness or injury in the work area

  • Procedures for reporting and recording are demonstrated.
  • Procedures to be followed if an injury may lead to a claim against workman’s compensation are followed.
  • A brief incident report is written and delivered to the relevant authority

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  • Structured modular lessons.
  • We focus on both theory and practical knowledge.
  • Fully-accredited, experienced instructors.

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