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Course overview
This course covers the following:
- General principles
- Employee and employer responsibilities
- Workplace risk assessment and management
- Return to work
- Hazardous substance
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Business Objectives
The provision and maintenance of a safe workplace is of vital importance and education about work health and safety is crucial for all workers. Knowledge about worker and employer responsibilities as well as the procedures to follow if there is an incident in the workplace will enable everybody to be proactive and better prepared. Work Health and Safety aligns to Standard 8 of the Quality Aged Care Standards.
Audience
This learning activity is for Aged Care workers
What will i learn?
- Describe the general principles of Work Health and Safety (WHS)
- Outline your responsibilities and your employers responsibilities regarding the WHS law
- Define the following terms: hazard, risk, incident, injury or illness
- List the steps involved in workplace risk assessment and management
- Identify safety issues involved in using equipment
- Describe how to report incidents and injuries
- Discuss return to work information
- Define hazardous substances
- Explain how Safety Data Sheets (SDS) protect people’s safety
Requirements
Curriculum for this course
1 Lessons
45 mins
Work Health and Safety – Aged Care Quality Standard 8
1 Lessons
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Work Health and Safety – Aged Care Quality Standard 8
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