The course contains basic foundation health and safety principles and practices that are essential to the workplace.

Unit WHS1 Workplace safety Foundations

Element number and title:

·          Foundations of health and safety

·          Responsibility for health and safety

·          Health and safety risk assessment and control

·          Work equipment health and safety

·          Transport safety

·          Electrical safety

·          Fire safety

·          Health and safety during manual handling and repetitive activities

·          Hazardous substances

·          Health and safety in the working environment

Unit WHS2 Risk assessment activity:

·          Risk assessment - Practical 

Course Assessment:

·          Unit WHS1 - Tick box examination.

·          Unit WHS2 - Practical examination. Students are required to conduct a risk assessment at their own workplaces.