Health and Safety Representative Course – (S, H, E) – H1
Target group:
All newly appointed health and safety reps. OHS act requirement
Duration:
9 hours
Course contents:Â Â Â Â Â Â
Introduction
- Definitions
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- The Act
- What is a health and Safety Representative
- Were does the occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act 85 of 1993) fit into the picture?
- The benefits of a Health and Safety System and Safe working Procedures.
- Were to begin.
- Why Manage Health and Safety
Legal Requirements
- SECTION 8-General duties of employers to their employees.
- SECTION 9-General duties of employers and self-employed persons to persons other than their employees.
- SECTION 10-General duties of manufacturers and others regarding articles and substances for use at work.
- SECTION 13-Duty to inform.
- SECTION 14-General duties of employees at work.
- SECTION 15-Duty not to interfere with damages or misuse.
- SECTION 16-Chief executive officer charged with certain duties.
- SECTION 17-Health and safety representatives.
- SECTION 18-Functions of health and safety representatives.
- What may be done?
- SECTION 19-Health and safety committees.
- SECTION 22-Sale of certain articles prohibited.
- SECTION 23-Certain deductions prohibited.
- SECTION 24-Report to inspector regarding certain incidents.
- SECTION 25-Report to Chief Inspector regarding occupational diseaseÂ
- SECTION 26-Victimization forbidden.
- SECTION 35-Appeal against decision of Inspector
- SECTION 37-Acts or omissions by employees or mandatory.
- SECTION 39-Proof of certain facts
- SECTION 40-Exemptions.
- Regulations
- General Administration Regulations, 1994
Incidents and Accidents
- Definitions
- Statistics
- Frank Bird Ration
- The Domino Effect
- Lack of Control
- Personal and Job Factors
- Unsafe Acts and Conditions
- Injuries / Damage or Occupational Illness and Business interruptions Â
- The six steps of Incidents/Accident investigation
- Recording of Incidents
- Investigation of Incident by a person designated thereto
Training
- Why is training Important?
- What type of training are we talking about?
Safety Signs and Colour coding
- Notices and Signs
- General Safety Signs
- Green and White Signs:
- Orange Signs:
- Red and White Signs:
- Yellow Signs:
- Positioning of Signs:
Hazardous Substances Control
- Classification, PPE and Procedures
- Hazard Classification
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Storage of Chemicals
- Treatment for Exposure
- Fires
- Spillage
COID Act (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act 130 of 1992)
- Incidents covered by the Act
- Incidents not covered by the Act
- Benefits to Injured employees
Fire Prevention
- Use of portable fir Extinguishers
- The fire triangle
- Fire Risk Causes
- Evacuation procedures for personnel
Occupational Health
- Occupational Health Hazards
- Chemical Hazards
- Toxicity
- Hazard
- Physical Hazards
- Noise
- Temperature Extremes
- Ionizing Radiation
- Non-Ionizing Radiation
- Biological Hazards
- Ergonomics
- Lifting
- Vibration
- Calmative Trauma Disorders
- Fatigue
- What is ergonomics
Case studies/Workshop group exercise
Health and Safety Representative Course – (S, H, E) – H1
Target group:
All newly appointed health and safety reps. OHS act requirement
Duration:
9 hours
Course contents:Â Â Â Â Â Â
Introduction
- Definitions
- Occupational Health and Safety Act
- The Act
- What is a health and Safety Representative
- Were does the occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act 85 of 1993) fit into the picture?
- The benefits of a Health and Safety System and Safe working Procedures.
- Were to begin.
- Why Manage Health and Safety
Legal Requirements
- SECTION 8-General duties of employers to their employees.
- SECTION 9-General duties of employers and self-employed persons to persons other than their employees.
- SECTION 10-General duties of manufacturers and others regarding articles and substances for use at work.
- SECTION 13-Duty to inform.
- SECTION 14-General duties of employees at work.
- SECTION 15-Duty not to interfere with damages or misuse.
- SECTION 16-Chief executive officer charged with certain duties.
- SECTION 17-Health and safety representatives.
- SECTION 18-Functions of health and safety representatives.
- What may be done?
- SECTION 19-Health and safety committees.
- SECTION 22-Sale of certain articles prohibited.
- SECTION 23-Certain deductions prohibited.
- SECTION 24-Report to inspector regarding certain incidents.
- SECTION 25-Report to Chief Inspector regarding occupational diseaseÂ
- SECTION 26-Victimization forbidden.
- SECTION 35-Appeal against decision of Inspector
- SECTION 37-Acts or omissions by employees or mandatory.
- SECTION 39-Proof of certain facts
- SECTION 40-Exemptions.
- Regulations
- General Administration Regulations, 1994
Incidents and Accidents
- Definitions
- Statistics
- Frank Bird Ration
- The Domino Effect
- Lack of Control
- Personal and Job Factors
- Unsafe Acts and Conditions
- Injuries / Damage or Occupational Illness and Business interruptions Â
- The six steps of Incidents/Accident investigation
- Recording of Incidents
- Investigation of Incident by a person designated thereto
Training
- Why is training Important?
- What type of training are we talking about?
Safety Signs and Colour coding
- Notices and Signs
- General Safety Signs
- Green and White Signs:
- Orange Signs:
- Red and White Signs:
- Yellow Signs:
- Positioning of Signs:
Hazardous Substances Control
- Classification, PPE and Procedures
- Hazard Classification
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Storage of Chemicals
- Treatment for Exposure
- Fires
- Spillage
COID Act (Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act 130 of 1992)
- Incidents covered by the Act
- Incidents not covered by the Act
- Benefits to Injured employees
Fire Prevention
- Use of portable fir Extinguishers
- The fire triangle
- Fire Risk Causes
- Evacuation procedures for personnel
Occupational Health
- Occupational Health Hazards
- Chemical Hazards
- Toxicity
- Hazard
- Physical Hazards
- Noise
- Temperature Extremes
- Ionizing Radiation
- Non-Ionizing Radiation
- Biological Hazards
- Ergonomics
- Lifting
- Vibration
- Calmative Trauma Disorders
- Fatigue
- What is ergonomics
Case studies/Workshop group exercise