Provide Health & Safety representatives with the knowledge and skills to execute their duties as required by both legislation and employers.
- Understand what is a health and safety representative
- Understand his/her duties and functions as a she representative
- Understand the legal implications
- Understand how to perform inspections on a regular basis
- Understand the functions and duties of the health and safety committee
- Practically compile a health and safety inspection list/ register with the information gained during this course.
Course outline:
Module 1: (purpose: discuss the role of health andsafety representatives)
· What is a Health and Safety representative?
· What are they not?
· Health and Safety representatives main "functions"
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Module 2: (purpose : explain the principals of the health and safety act, 1993 (act 85 of 1993) and the meaning thereof)
· Principles of the act
· Self regulation
· Reasonably practicable
Module 3: (purpose: explain the relevant sections of the health and safety act, 1993 (act 85 of 1993) and the meaning thereof)
· Duties of the employer
· H& s representatives
· Functions of h& s representatives
· H& S committees
· Functions of h& s committees
· Reporting of certain incidents
· Reporting of occupational deceases
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Module 4: (purpose: explain certain aspects being of the general administrative regulations and the meaning thereof)
· General administrative regulations
· Copy of the act
· H&S committees
· Negotiations and consultations before designation of H&S representatives
· Designation of h& s representatives
· Reporting of incidents and occupational deceases
· Recording and investigation of incidents
Module 5: (purpose explain aspects being dealt with in the environmental regulations for workplaces and the meaning thereof)
· Environmental regulations for workplaces
· Lightning
· Emergency lighting
· Housekeeping
· Fire precautions and means of egress
Module 6: (purpose: explain certain aspects of hazardous chemical substances regulation and the meaning thereof)
· Hazardous chemical substances regulation
· What is hazardous chemical substance
· The impact of hazardous chemical substance incident
· Handling of hazardous chemical substances
· Control of exposure to hazardous chemical substances
Module 7: (purpose: explain certain aspects being dealt with in the general safety regulations and the meaning thereof)
· General safety regulations
· Personal safety equipment and facilities
· Intoxication
· First aid, emergency equipment and procedures
Module 8: (purpose: explain certain aspects being dealt with in the noise induced hearing lost regulations and the meaning thereof)
· Noise induced hearing lost regulations
· Information and training
· Duties of persons that may be exposed to noise
· Assessment of potential noise exposure
· Noise monitoring
· Medical surveillance
At the end of each module the student will be subjected to a student activity . This activity is done to test the students newly obtained knowledge
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Price
· R 790-00 per delegate (incl. Vat)
· The above fees include expert tuition and all course material
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Course fees include course material, certificates, legislationas well as catering and refreshments
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