Make the Workplace Safe
Meet your Duty of Care Requirements
Understand the nature of accidents, injury and ill health that can originate at work.
Course Code: VBS103
Course Duration: 100 hours of self paced studies
This course is fundamentally important to anyone working in any trades. Physical work with tools and or machinery can be inherently risky, whether on construction sites, in factories, commercial properties, farms or anywhere else. Dirty environments can be unhealthy. Inappropriate use of equipment or materials is dangerous. Working when you are tired increases risks.
- Trade workers need to know and appreciate how to deal with their work equipment, materials and environment.
- Risks must always be minimised - injury, infection, wellbeing.
This course helps you to plan and implement better ways of managing the risk of disruptions to health and wellbeing in any type of workplace.
Course Contents
There are 10 lessons in this course:
- Introduction
- Legislation
- Protective Equipment
- Handling Chemicals
- Handling Equipment
- Handling Objects
- Using Computer Work Stations
- Working Alone
- Standards and Rules
- Signs and Signals
Extra Reading
The following books, available through this school are relevant supplementary reading for this course
- Occupational Psychology
- Saving a Business
- Management
What This Course Can Do For You
- Reduce risks at work
- Improve your skills as a supervisor
- Become more conscious of your work environment, equipment and work colleagues
For More Information
Use our free Career and Course Advisory Service -click