Course Aims

 

This course aims to provide line managers and supervisors with the appropriate knowledge of Risk Management principles to:
 

• supervise the use of chemicals in the workplace in accordance with the WHS Act 2011 and the WHS Regulation 2017.

• contain and report hazards, risks, or incidents involving hazardous chemicals to senior management for proper risk assessment actions

• participate in the consultation process between senior management and workers on WHS matters associated with hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods. 

• assist in the implementation of management directives and activities that aim to eliminate or control the risks of those chemicals.
                               

This course has a combination of theory and practical elements.

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Its content includes essentials on WHS duty holders and their duties,  consultation on WHS matters, the Globally Harmonised System for the Classification and Labelling of Hazardous Chemicals, and the Heirarchy of Control Measures from the WHS Regulation 2017.

 

Who Should Do the Course?

 

Managers and supervisors of workers who come into contact with hazardous chemicals in their work.

 

Duration

 

1 Day

 

Delivery Location

 

This course is available for delivery at your site and is ideally conducted in the actual workplace of participants.

 

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