We facilitate your individual learning needs with flexible education pathways by offering  you  online assessments that can be accessed at anytime!

You can complete your studies via the following options:

External Studies   

Part Time Evening Classes 

 

 

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External Studies 

  Designed for busy people on the move from around the globe.  We link you to on-line resources and assessments to enhance your learning needs. Then, when you have completed your assessments for a unit, enrol with us to have your assessment reviewed and resulted.  This is a unique opportunity that saves you valuable time.

 Courses offered include :

• Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety
• Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety
• Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

What resources will I need?

Text Book & Workbooks:

You will need to access and complete the  workbooks for each qualification.   Each workbook guides you through learning resources of text references and Internet links to build your knowledge and a series of assessments requiring completion.  You can obtain one workbook at a time or as many as you like.

If you need our assistance along the way, please email or phone us and our team of lecturers will assist you         PH: 08 9233 1118 or email safetyattafe@westcoasttafe.wa.edu.au

Other Resources:

To assist with your learning keep in touch with information and other participants via our social network site www.safetyeducation.ning.com

How do I have my work assessed and resulted?

Step 1: 

Contact us by phone: 08 9233118 or email and let us know your ready to be assessed! 

         We can even have a  quick look at your work to ensure that you are enrolment ready!

Step 2: 

We will need your name, address, date of birth, phone number and enrolment payment to proceed!

Step 3: 

Once enroled, simply email or post your workbook to us for assessment. 

Once you finalise your on-line workbook and email it - your work is locked in a pdf doc, so there is no going back and making changes!  So if  we require further evidence, you may supply it via email, post or in person.

Step 4: 

Your workbook will be assessed within 10 working days.  Results will be returned to you via your  emailed or posted workbook.  We also maintain your academic record and you may apply for your AWARD once all of the units in the qualification have been successfully completed.

 

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 Part Time Evening Classes

We combine tuition with a lecturer and flexible delivery using online assessments for the Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety.  Sessions run for 5 - 6 weeks at Joondalup, WA Campus on a Wednesday evening, from 6pm to 8pm.

Suited to those that are working or have work experience and seek a Certificate IV in OHS!

See below for program details and please contact us for dates and to register your interest as places fill fast.

 

• relevant state/territory and commonwealth OHS legislation, codes of practice and standards
• roles and responsibilities of personnel as specified in relevant OHS legislation
• structure and forms of legislation including regulations, codes of practice, associated standards and guidance material
• requirements for reporting under OHS and other relevant legislation including obligations for notification and reporting of incidents
• concept of common law duty of care
• systematic approaches to managing and complying with OHS legislation.

• OS&H internal and external sources of OHS information and data
• organisational policies and procedures for OHS
• legislative requirements for:
  • consultation and communication
  • information and data collection
  • notification of incidents
  • record keeping
  • reporting of incidents
• organisational policies and procedures for managing OHS in the workplace
• principles and practices of systematic approaches to managing OHS
• principles relating to:
  • hazard identification
  • hierarchy of control
  • risk management
  • systematic approaches to OHS
• range of communication strategies to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organisation
• relevant state/territory and commonwealth OHS legislation, codes of practice and standards
• roles and responsibilities of personnel as specified in relevant OHS legislation

• internal and external sources of OHS information and data
• organisational policies and procedures for OHS
• legislative requirements for:
  • consultation
  • information and data collection
  • notification of incidents
  • record keeping
  • reporting of incidents
• principles and practices of systematic approaches to managing OHS
• principles relating to:
  • hazard identification
  • hierarchy of control
  • risk management
  • systematic approaches to OHS
• range of communication strategies to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organisation
• relevant state/territory and commonwealth OHS legislation, codes of practice and standards
• roles and responsibilities of personnel as specified in relevant OHS legislation.

• Australian and international standards for risk management
• key provisions of relevant legislation from all levels of government that may affect aspects of business operations, such as:
  • anti-discrimination legislation
  • ethical principles
  • codes of practice
  • privacy laws
  • environmental issues
  • occupational health and safety
• organisational policies and procedures relating to risk management processes and strategies
• auditing requirements relating to risk management

• basic principles of incident causation and injury processes
• legislative requirements for:
  • information and data collection
  • notification of incidents
  • record keeping
  • reporting of incidents
  • specific hazards
• organisational culture as it impacts on the workgroup
• organisational policies and procedures for managing OHS
• organisational work processes for managing OHS
• appropriate data collection methods for OHS issues
• concepts of risks, factors that affect risk and difference between a hazard and a risk
• internal and external sources for OHS information and data
• principles and practices of systematic approaches to managing OHS
• principles, tools and techniques to identify and control workplace hazards and to manage risks
• sources of OHS data.

• appropriate data collection methods for OHS purposes
• characteristics, mode of action and measurement of major hazard types
• concepts of risks, factors that affect risk and difference between a hazard and a risk
• internal and external sources for OHS information and data
• legislative requirements for:
  • consultation and communication
  • information and data collection
  • notification of incidents
  • record keeping
  • reporting of incidents
  • specific hazards
• organisational culture as it impacts on the workgroup
• organisational policies and procedures for managing OHS
• organisational work processes and structure
• principles and practices of systematic approaches to managing OHS
• principles of incident causation and injury processes
• principles of the hierarchy of control
• principles, tools and techniques to identify and control workplace hazards and manage risks in the OHS context
• relevant state/territory and commonwealth OHS legislation, codes of practice and standards
• requirements for individual fitting, use, maintenance and storage of a range of PPE items
• roles and responsibilities of personnel as specified in relevant OHS legislation
• sources of OHS data
• standard industry controls for a range of hazards.

• basic emergency prevention controls typically installed in a workplace, such as:
  • emergency alerting systems
  • emergency protection systems
  • fire and smoke alarms, and fire extinguishers
  • required safety wear
  • security systems
• emergency alerting systems and signals used in the workplace and their meanings
• enterprise physical site and work areas
• enterprise reporting procedures in an emergency
• essential actions of self and others in an emergency
• hazards and precautions to be taken during an emergency
• hazards arising from evacuation
• information needs of emergency response personnel during reporting, arrival and response to an emergency
• OHS information needs of work unit or work team
• internal and external sources of OHS information and data
• organisational policies and procedures for OHS and acting in an emergency situation
• organisational structure, roles and responsibilities
• powers of safety representatives and other authorised OHS personnel to cease work immediately if an immediate danger to OHS exists
• principles and priorities for evacuation, checking and accounting for people
• principles of fire protection and emergency response
• relevant state/territory and commonwealth OHS legislation, codes of practice, associated standards and guidance material
• roles, responsibilities and authority of OHS personnel
• types of emergency responses typically used in workplaces.

• basic physiology relevant to understanding mode of action of physical, biological and chemical agents on the body and how they produce discomfort or harm
• characteristics, mode of action and units of measurement of major hazard types
• environmental conditions that impact on measurements
• exposure standards, their limitations and their practical use
• mathematical knowledge of units of measurement, logarithmic scales, decimals and order of magnitude relevant to making and interpreting measurements and measurement error
• nature of workplace processes (including work flow, planning and control) and hazards relevant to the particular workplace
• requirements for individual fitting, use, maintenance and storage of a range of OHS equipment
• requirements for reporting under OHS and other relevant legislation including obligations for notification and reporting of incidents
• requirements for work permits/written authorities when conducting workplace monitoring activities
• requirements under hazard specific OHS legislation and codes of practice
• sampling techniques and developing valid sampling process
• state/territory and commonwealth OHS legislation (acts, regulations, codes of practice, associated standards and guidance material) including prescriptive and performance approaches, and links to other relevant legislation such as industrial relations, equal employment opportunity, workers compensation, rehabilitation
• types of and techniques for correct use of intrinsically safe measuring and monitoring equipment including calibration, adjustment and maintenance, alarms and limitations on use and output
• requirements for record keeping that addresses OHS, privacy and other relevant legislation.