Workplace Health & Safety Officer

The Course in Functioning as a Workplace Health & Safety Officer (commonly known as the WHSO Course) is an accredited training course designed to provide base competencies to persons nominated to act as a WHSO. A WHSO is required in a business that employs more than 30 persons in accordance with the Queensland Workplace Health & Safety Act 1995. 

• What is a Workplace Health & Safety Officer (WHSO)?

 

CORE MODULE

The WHSO course is a 7 day course divided into two parts. The first part is a 5 day Core Module which includes WH&S legislation, incident investigation, emergency preparedness, risk management, auditing and covers the following competencies:

• WHSO/01 Provide advice on workplace health and safety
• WHSO/02 Manage workplace health and safety risks
• WHSO/03 Manage workplace risks

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SERVICE ELECTIVE 

The second part of the course is a 2 day elective held separately to the Core Modules - in the case of the hospitality industry, the Services Elective (the others which are specific to those industries are construction and manufacturing). The elective comprises the following competencies:

WHSO/06

• Determine areas of interest - ID and prioritise hazards
• Assess areas of interest - conduct a WH&S assessment and prepare Action Plan
• Advise on control measures
  
  

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