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Work Health Safety Cert III

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Work Health Safety

Our BSB30715 Certificate III in Work Health and Safety course trains you in how to protect yourself from permanent injuries and protect your team. This course will provide you with tools and processes to prevent accidents, but also how to handle them if they do occur. You will even exit with your first aid level 2, allowing you to be nominated first aid representative in the workplace.

This qualification has been tailored to workers in the construction and traffic industry, with a specific focus on safety on worksites and when working with traffic.

SESSIONS

12 face to face sessions – 1 x 4 hour class per fortnight

FEES

GOVERNMENT FUNDED* $0 Tuition Fee and $20 Material Fee = $20

FULL FEE STUDENT $2000 Tuition Fee and $20 Material Fee = $2020

*To check eligibility for funding under Skills First, click here

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Protect your greatest asset…… yourself!

Completing the WHS course will provide you with a strong foundation in hazard identification, risk assessment and implementing hazard controls in the workplace. You will get an in-depth understanding of how to manage emergency situations, respond to critical incidents and perform first aid.

Module Overview

Module 1 Law & Legislation Determining legal framework for WHS in the workplace, contributing to activity that reflects WHS legislative requirements, keeping up-to-day with legislation and relevant publications. Acting on non-compliances with WHS laws and referring issues to the correct personnel.
Module 2 Hazard ID, Risk Asst. & Control Participating in workplace hazard identification and WHS risk assessment. Promoting and supporting worker consultation and participating in developing, selecting and implementing WHS risk controls. Supporting worker consultation for risk control selection.
Module 3 Manual Handling Assessing risks, analysing effort required to complete a lift, analysing ergonomics involved in a lift, optimising effort used in a lift.
Module 4 Respond to Incidents Implementing initial incident response, collecting WHS information relating to incidents, assisting incident investigations and implementing measures and actions that arise. .
Module 5 Emergency Situations Identifying and reporting situations that may lead to an emergency, and identifying and correcting situations that may prevent potential emergencies. How to communicate during emergencies and how to effectively monitor risks on an on-going basis.
Module 6 First Aid Responding to emergencies and applying appropriate first aid procedures. Communicating the details of an incident and evaluating own performance. Following DRSABCD. Applying First Aid to a number of ailments and illnesses.
Module 7 Communication of WHS and Issue Resolution Running WHS consultation processes, raising issues with others, and communicating WHS information to others. Preparing and contributing to resolving WHS issues, then effectively communicating the outcomes to the team and management.
Module 8 Diversity Recognising individual differences and respond appropriately, working effectively with individual differences.
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Become certified in WHS

 

Gaining a WHS certification will assure you have the essential skills and knowledge need to handle WHS in the workplace. This certification will add to your employability in any workplace and position you take in the future. Our certificate delivers the latest in social media marketing combined with tertiary preparation, to ensure you are ready for any future study.
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Everyone should do this course as it applies to every workplace. The course included lots of relevant scenarios and real life incidents and the trainer was good.
Martin van Rooyen

Got Questions?

Who should take this WHS course?

Anyone can apply for the WHS Course.

Background in a related discipline is not required; the aim of the WHS Course is to enable you to learn everything you need to know at a foundation level, so you can keep you and your workplace safe. You could be a school leaver, student, worker, business owner, or simply looking to broaden your skill set.

How much is the WHS course?

You may be eligible for a Victorian government subsidised place (s) via the Skills First Program. If you are eligible, the government will contribute to the cost of training.

Basic Eligibility Criteria (other conditions may apply):
– Australian Citizen or hold permanent residence, and
– Have not completed a Certificate III or higher in any industry (unless under 20 as at the 1st January this year), and
– Have not enrolled in/completed more than 2 other funded courses this year, and
– Have not enrolled in 2 other Certificate III’s in your lifetime (regardless of if you completed the course)

Utilising funding for this course may affect your ability to access further government subsidised training

Not Eligible Gov’t Funding, refer to the statement of fees and charges that can be found on our website

Can I complete the course in less than 6 months?

Yes, if you come to all classes and complete your assessments more quickly than others you may complete relatively soon after your face-to-face classes.

It is expected that this course could take you 8 months to complete however duration will vary person to person.

Is this the certificate you need to be the Health and safety representative (HSR) in the workplace?

Not the official certificate, you need to do an official 5-day course with a Worksafe approved provider.

When do I get the first aid certificate?

Your first aid statement of attainment is issued within a week of competently completing the units, providing any fees have been paid in full.