Occupational Health & Safety Courses

Safe and healthy workplaces are often taken for granted. Today’s safety-conscious factory floors and well-lit offices are however a relatively new addition to modern society and a direct result of the efforts made by those working in the profession of Occupational Health and Safety.

Dedicated to studying and preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, the field of occupational health and safety is responsible for much of the positive outcomes achieved for South African.

Dangerous machinery and poorly ventilated factories, once commonplace, have made way for safer, cleaner environments for employees. The combination of legislation and self-regulation by responsible businesses has transformed the workplace. As a result, accident and fatality rates across most industries have dropped steadily for decades—a trend that continues even today.

The scope of OHS is broad, and includes a wide variety of disciplines—from basic firefighting procedures and skills to OHS planning for the workplace and more.

Historically, the focus of occupational health and safety efforts have been on manual labor occupations, such as those working in mining, industrial sectors or factories. Today the field encompasses all occupations in South Africa.

In addition to ensuring our work environments (from construction sites to office buildings to tourism establishments) have safety precautions in place to prevent injuries, experts in occupational health also work to limit both short-term and long-term hazards that could lead to physical or mental illness now or in the future.