SP2002 - Vocational Health and Safety
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Completion of this subject will qualify the student as a Workplace Health and Safety Officer in the Services Industries. Services Industries are all industries that are not manufacturing or construction.The subject has four units of competency: WHSO/01 provide advice on Workplace Health and Safety; WHSO/02 manage health and safety hazards and risks in the workplace; WHSO/03 manage workplace incidents; WHSO/06 manage health and safety in service based workplaces.The units cover the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Legislation; risk management principles applied to health and safety including noise, manual handling, plant and hazardous substances; health and safety policies, procedures, planning and cost analysis; workplace health and safety auditing; accident investigation; workplace health and hygiene; communicable diseases.
Learning Outcomes
- to obtain the competency to advise relevant parties of a workplace on health and safety issues;
- to obtain the competency to manage health and safety issues related to service based workplaces;
- to obtain the competency to record, investigate and evaluate workplace incidents;
- to obtain the competency to undertake risk management on hazards identified in a workplace.
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| Census Date 08-Sep-2006 | |
| Coord/Lect: | phkfn. |
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Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.