Small Business WHS Course

$299

Small Business WHS Course

Course
25 Lessons

This course is designed to give the Small Business Owner/Manager all the information they need to understand their Workplace Health and Safety Obligations and Requirements. Laid out in easy to view videos with checklists and downloadable information to keep. Finish up with an assessment you can complete to find out where your business sits with WHS Compliance.

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Getting Started

Welcome, in this section we will just explain how this course works and show you around the system. We don't want you getting lost along the way.

Introduction and Welcome by Shayne

Preview

How Does the Course Work?

Preview

Legal Obligations of owning a business

In this course, we will start with perhaps the most boring but important aspect of WHS in Small Business, the legal obligations.
There is no test at the end so don't worry but it is important to have a broad understanding of why WHS compliance is important in your business.

Logal Obligations and Definitions

Acts and Legislation for Australian States

Duty of Care

While technically this is part of the legal obligations it's worth spending a few extra minutes here to make sure you understand and can communicate to your employees what the Duty of Care is all about and why it's a two-way street.

What is Duty of Care?

Risk Management

Risk Management is a wide-ranging topic and in this course, we will focus on the context of Small Business. Learn about Risk management itself and some of the tools used to manage risk.

Risk Management Overview - What is it?

How do SWMS, JSA, JHA's and other Risk Management Tools fit in?

What are the Hierarchy of Controls?

Reasonably Practicable

Linking back to the legal obligations it's really important to understand what reasonably practicable looks like in the real world so you can make sure you are meeting this test.

Reasonably Practicable

Documented Systems

Policies, Procedures and Systems for your business are important for many reasons but in the context of WHS they are vital. Learn about why they are so important and what you need to have in place to be compliant.

The WHS Policy

Processes, Procedures and Documenting Safety

What to do for Incidents

Training

Training is one of the keys to a successful business in general but for WHS compliance it's not only important to train everyone but keep great records.

Inductions

Training in General

Manager / Supervisor Training

Consultation with Employees

Consultation sounds complicated but it's really just about communication with your employees. Making sure you have open communication and you have formal meetings on a regular basis about Safety.

Leadership and Communication

Emergency Management

While this may vary quite a lot depending on your business we will cover the fundamentals of this area.

Emergency Management

Staying Compliant

Once you have everything in place and working then you need to make sure you stay that way. This includes things like regular inspections/audits of the workplace, equipment etc and a regular review of the business needs for WHS.

Staying Compliant

Plant and Equipment

The Regulator (Worksafe/Safework)

While you may hope you never meet them it's important to know who they are and what they are trying to do, along with what your rights are. Most importantly they are not to be feared if you have everything we have discussed in place, in fact you might find them quite pleasant to deal with when you are compliant.

The Regulator

Assessing where your business is at?

If you have been reading through here wondering how much you have in place and what sort of score you would get on an assessment then we have a tool to help you work it out.

Completing the Self-Assessment

Self Assessment Tool

Using the Safety Health Check for your business

Getting Help

While this section may seem self-serving it is important that if you do want assistance, what should you be asking for or expecting from a consultant. Don't get caught out with rip off consultants, we can help you know what to ask and what to expect to get a great value service.

Getting Help

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