STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE About the Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety Qualification What motivates you to go to work every day? Is it making sure everyone arrives at work and returns safely to home? Do you want more say in developing effective health and safety systems and procedures at work, or are seeking recognition of your OHS supervisory skills? The Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety will put you in a position to be able to coordinate and maintain the OHS program within your organisation. The training program will ensure you develop a sound theoretical knowledge of OHS as well as a range of specialised, technical and managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate your own and other s OHS safety responsibilities. What will I get from this course? At the end of this course you will be able to: Coordinate and maintain a systematic approach to managing OHS Manage OHS information and data systems Design and develop OHS participative arrangements Apply principles of OHS risk management Manage hazards in the work environment Apply principles of occupational health to control OHS risk Participate in the investigation of incidents Monitor and facilitate the management of hazards associated with plant and/or Develop a workplace learning environment
How is the course structured? The qualification is made up of eight (8) individual units of study or competency with the elective of managing hazards associated with plant to be completed as in in class assessment project. The course is structured to provide students with twelve (12) days of face to face training broken up into three week block periods with time in between to undertake study during student s own time as well as completing the required assignments. Once you complete the training you have a maximum of six (6) months to complete your assignments. Optional follow up assessment workshops will be offered where students require feedback and additional assistance to complete their assignments. As an estimated guide, the nominal time to complete the entire course is 400 hours. This is simply a guide to the time an average person will spend undertaking their learning and all assignments for the whole qualification. Are there any prerequisites? There are no mandatory entry requirements for this qualification except it is highly recommended that participants have completed the BSB41407 Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety qualification and/or have extensive vocational experience in providing guidance to others in matters relating to occupational health and safety. Students seeking to enrol should also have sufficient literacy and numeracy skills. For example, you will need literacy skills to access and use workplace information and to write succinct OHS policies, plans and investigation reports. You will need technology skills to use software to produce and evaluate workplace OHS information and data. And you will need numeracy skills to allocate financial and other resources required to implement OHS plans. Participants will be expected to have computer skills including use of Microsoft Word for the preparation of their assignments and spreadsheets for the interpretation of OHS information and data. It is also highly recommended that you have access to a laptop to bring to training and internet connection for research purposes.
Recognition of Prior Learning You can apply to have your prior learning and skills recognised against a unit of study prior to enrolment only. For example, if you have completed non accredited incident investigation training you may be able to apply for recognition of your learning in the unit of competency BSBOHS508B Participate in the investigation of incidents. Or if you have completed the TAE40110 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment qualification you may be able to apply for credit for the competency BSBOHSLED501A Develop a workplace learning environment (an elective). Contact us to discuss your options first. Units of Study A summary of the units of study are outlined below: BSBOHS501B Participate in the coordination and maintenance of a systematic approach to managing OHS Participate effectively in the coordination and maintenance of a systematic approach to managing occupational health and safety (OHS) in the workplace. This includes strategies, policies and procedures to systematically manage OHS and its evaluation to ensure that the workplace is, as far as is practicable, safe and without risks to the health of employees and others. BSBOHS502B Participate in the management of the OHS information and data systems Participate in the provision of information and performance data necessary to inform management and other stakeholders of occupational health and safety (OHS) issues and to measure and evaluate the management of OHS in the organisation. BSBOHS503B Assist in the design and development of OHS participative arrangements Assist in designing and developing effective participative arrangements as an integral part of systematic approaches to managing occupational health and safety. This includes identifying, designing, developing and reviewing formal and informal processes to enable people to participate in OHS decision making, as well as influencing others from an OHS perspective.
BSBOHS504B Apply principles of OHS risk management Develop and implement a systematic approach to hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control, with an emphasis on elimination or, where this is not possible, minimisation of risk. It also includes conceptual models for understanding the nature of hazards. Hazard identification includes reviewing OHS sources of information and data, reviewing the work environment, examining task demands and task environment, and analysing the workforce structure and the organisation of work for hazards or potential hazards. BSBOHS505C Manage hazards in the work environment This unit focuses on the knowledge, processes and techniques necessary to control specific hazards in the work environment. Hazards may include noise, light, radiation, hazardous substances, dangerous goods, dusts and fibres, gravity (falls from heights), thermal environment, ergonomic hazards, manual handling, biological or psychosocial hazards or hazards arising from work organisation. Note: This unit differs from BSBOHS504B Apply principles of OHS risk management, which takes a generic approach to risk management and provides required knowledge and skills. BSBOHS507B Facilitate the application of principles of occupational health to control OHS risk Learn how to manage OHS in the workplace to consider the impact of agents in the workplace on the health of workers, and the physical and psychosocial impact on workers' health arising from work organisation and work processes. It covers knowledge of occupational health and strategies to deal with occupational health issues. Students will identify occupational health hazards, and seek solutions and interventions to bring about change in the workplace, through applying risk assessment and controls to reduce exposure to the effects of hazardous materials and hazardous conditions in the workplace. BSBOHS508B Participate in the investigation of incidents This unit applies to individuals with managerial responsibility for occupational health and safety (OHS) who are required to participate in the investigation of incidents for prevention. It includes conducting an initial assessment of the situation; establishing the scope and legal parameters of the investigation; conducting a systematic analysis to identify underlying causes and actions for prevention; and reporting on the outcomes of the investigation. This competency may be applied to both straightforward investigations as well as formal investigations of complex situations.
ELECTIVE: BSBOHS506B Monitor and facilitate the management of hazards associated with plant This unit covers the skills and knowledge to effectively identify hazards, and to assess and control risks associated with plant and equipment, including mobile plant, machinery, electrical equipment, pressure vessels and plant affecting public safety. It also examines regulatory requirements for design, manufacture, testing, installation, commissioning, use, repair, alteration, dismantling, storage and disposal of plant. There is also a focus on the identification and elimination of occupational health and safety (OHS) hazards at the design stage which will guide the selection and implementation of appropriate OHS risk controls throughout the life cycle of plant or equipment.