Safe at work

Being safe at work is everyone's right and responsibility.

Work Health and Safety legislation is in place to help ensure the safety of workers and every business or organisation should have WH&S policies and procedures in place.
he purpose of this resource is to provide an overview of the concepts of Work Health and Safety (WHS) in the workplace.

Target Audience

Anyone in the workforce and office workers in particular

Learning Objectives
Specifically, this resource will address the following:

Outline the responsibilities of the worker and the employer.
Provide you with a fundamental understanding of how safety is managed in a workplace.
Introduce concepts such as Hazard Identification, Accident Reporting, Near Miss, Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
Provide you with an understanding of why it is important to report hazards and accidents and near misses.
Incident management, reporting and investigation.