Wild MEDIX - EXTREME MEDICINE & RESCUE

Safety, Health and Environment Representative

 

This is a unit standard aligned course.

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Topics covered:

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Module 1 Introduction to Health and Safety Representation

• What is Health and Safety and Why is it applicable to my workplace

• Key principles of Health and Safety

• Definitions and Terms in Health and Safety

• Evaluating importance of SHE Programs

• The role of the SHE Rep in the company

• Job description of the SHE Rep

• Safety health and Environment Programs

 

 Module 2 Personal Protective equipment

• What is Personal Protective equipment

• Types of PPE

• Maintenance and Storage of PPE

• PPE Signage

 

Module 3 Application of Safety Health and Environmental Principles

• Housekeeping Principles

• Emergency procedures

• Demarcation of Work areas

• Environmental Management programmes

• Understanding of the environment

 

 

Module 4 Legislation related to safety Health and Environment

• History of Law

• Definition of the Law

• Health and Safety Law

• OHS Act Definitions

• Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety Act 85/1993

• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85/1993

• Relevant Case Law

 

Module 5 Hazard and Risk identification

• Hazard and Risk

• Objectives of Hazard identification and Risk assessment

• Introduction of Risk Process

• The risk assessment Process

• Basic Steps

• Indentify Hazards

• Determine risk

• Types of Risk assessment

      ·     Risk reduction

• Methods of continuous risk assessment

 

Module 6 Monitoring and evaluating of Health Safety and Environmental programs

• Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation

• Areas to be monitored for compliance

• Purpose of monitoring compliance to SHE requirements

• Inspections

• Conducting inspections

• Planning the inspection

• Follow up of inspections

• Types of inspections

• The evaluation process

• The performance assessment