Workplace Hazard Identification & ControlCOURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to the Workplace Hazard Identification & Control course. This program has been designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical techniques required to identify hazards, assess associated risks and implement effective controls to protect workers health and safety. You will explore the structured four step risk management process, the full range of safety and health hazards encountered in workplaces, and the methods used

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Welcome to the Workplace Hazard Identification & Control course. This program has been designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical techniques required to identify hazards, assess associated risks and implement effective controls to protect workers’ health and safety. You will explore the structured four-step risk management process, the full range of safety and health hazards encountered in workplaces, and the methods used to determine who may be harmed, how harm may occur and which control measures are necessary. This course also examines the hierarchy of control, the differences between safety and health risks and the systematic approaches that ensure workplaces minimise hazards and prevent injury or illness.

This course begins by examining the four-step process for managing risks and the types of safety and security hazards found in workplaces. You will explore how to identify hazards in vehicles, machinery, sharp tools and objects, and how to recognise heat hazards, electricity hazards, working at heights hazards, confined spaces hazards and hazards involving compressed air or LPG. This section also examines how to identify slips, trips and falls hazards, lifting and carrying hazards and repetitive strain injury hazards, as well as chemical hazards, personal safety hazards and travel hazards. You will explore how to assess safety risks by identifying who could be harmed, how to assess the severity of harm and the likelihood of injury, and how to determine the priorities for further action to reduce or eliminate risk. This section also examines the possible safety controls available and the required order of actions to establish effective and sufficient controls for safety hazards.

The next learning area focuses on recognising the full range of health hazards present in work environments. You will explore the types of health hazards that arise from manual handling and back strain, excessive noise, inadequate lighting, temperature extremes, poor air quality, exposure to micro-organisms and airborne contaminants, radiation sources, chemicals, hazardous materials and fibres. This section examines how to identify these health hazards accurately, who could be harmed by them and the methods for assessing their severity and likelihood. You will explore how ill-health may develop gradually or suddenly, how multiple exposures can compound risk and why early detection of health hazards is critical for prevention.

A further learning area examines health risk assessment and the selection of appropriate control measures. You will explore how to assess health risks using structured criteria, how to identify vulnerable individuals or groups and how to prioritise controls based on risk level. This section also examines the possible health controls that can reduce risk, including engineering measures, administrative controls, environmental improvements and the correct use of personal protective equipment. You will explore the required order of actions to follow when establishing effective control measures for health hazards and how the hierarchy of control shapes decisions about elimination, substitution, isolation, engineering controls, administrative controls and PPE.

The final learning area focuses on applying hazard identification and control systematically across all workplace tasks. You will explore how effective hazard identification contributes to safer planning, how regular inspections reveal underlying problems and how consultation with workers improves accuracy and awareness. This section reinforces that identifying hazards, assessing risks and applying controls is an ongoing cycle that ensures workplace safety is maintained, reviewed and continuously improved.

By the end of this course you will be able to identify safety and health hazards confidently, assess risks using structured methods, determine severity and likelihood accurately, select and implement effective control measures, follow the correct order of actions under the hierarchy of control and play an active role in maintaining a safe, healthy and well-managed workplace.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

·       The four step process for managing risks

·       The types of safety and security hazards

·       How to identify safety and security hazards in vehicles, machinery, sharp tools and objects?

·       How to identify heat hazards, electricity hazards, working at heights hazards, confined spaces hazards and compressed air or LPG hazards?

·       How to identify slips, trips and falls hazards, lifting and carrying hazards and repetitive strain injury hazards?

·       How to identify chemical hazards, personal safety hazards and travel hazards?     

·       How to assess the safety risks?

·       How to identify who could be harmed?

·       How to assess the severity of harm of safety risks and the likelihood that harm or injury will occur? 

·       What priorities you should take for further action?    

·       The possible types of safety risk controls

·       The required order of actions to be taken to establish effective and sufficient controls for safety hazards    

·       The types of health hazards

·       How to identify health hazards such as: manual handling/back pain, noise levels, lighting levels, temperature levels, air quality, micro-organisms and airborne contaminants, radiation, chemical and other substances, hazardous materials and fibres?

·       How to assess the health risks? who could be harmed?

·       How to assess the severity of harm of the health risks and the likelihood that harm will occur?

·       The possible health controls to reduce health risks  

·       The required order of actions to be taken to establish effective and sufficient controls for health hazards

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.