- These are three short courses specifically designed to improve your Health & Safety Standards
- 4 day – 3 in 1 course based on theory, and practical applications
INTRODUCTION
All Companies must comply with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (OHSACT) to ensure and maintain the safety and health of their employees
The Omega Training Academy will present a unique combination of three important Health and Safety Courses
Employers can now enrol responsible employees to assist them in their tasks to obtain and ensure compliance with the OHSACT, and by doing this reduce time to send employees on separate and high cost individual training courses
COURSE OVERVIEW
|
COURSE NAME |
UNIT STANDARD |
CREDITS |
DURATION |
|
Basic Life Support & First Aid Level 1 |
119567 |
NQF Level 1 Credits 5 |
2-Days |
|
SHE Representative |
259622 |
NQF Level 2 Credits 3 |
1-Day |
|
Basic Fire Prevention and Fighting Course |
252250 |
NQF Level 2 Credits 3 |
1-Day |
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Basic Life Support & First Aid
According to the General Safety Regulation 3 (4) Act employers must ensure that, as soon as 10 employees and one for every group of 50 thereafter, are trained to apply emergency first aid. Shift work and separate workplaces should be taken into account when applying this ratio to the number of persons to be trained.
Safety and Health Representatives
According to Section 17 of the OHSACT, employers must appoint and have trained one (1) employee as a Health and Safety Representative when 20 employees and one for every 50 thereafter (100 – shops and offices). Shift work and separate workplaces should be taken into account when applying this ratio to the number of persons to be trained.
Fire Prevention and Firefighting
Fire in the workplace can totally destroy your building/premises and bring business to a standstill resulting in huge financial losses. But above else, people are killed by fires and the life of a person cannot be replaced.
Employers must, according to Section 8 of the OHSACT provide and maintain a safe and healthy workplace.
In order to ensure the continuation of business and the lives of employees it is important to have employees trained in fire prevention methods and, in the event of a fire how to extinguish it as soon as possible before the fire gets out of control and destroys property/claim lives.
WHY YOU NEED TO BE THERE
To comply with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (OHSACT) thus to ensure and maintain the safety and health of their employees and avoid Legal prosecution.
Employers: Obtain trained health and safety personnel in three important health and safety disciplines attending three courses in one week at an unbeatable price.
Employees/would-be employees: Become a trained health and safety representative gaining a combination of skills that would strengthen your employment and, if not employed, ensure you stand a better chance of employment.
COURSE OUTCOMES
- A clear understanding of health & safety in the workplace.
- Enhanced knowledge of health and safety in the workplace combining three important disciplines.
COURSE BENEFITS
- Receive a certificate to confirm the competencies that you have achieved through the course.
- This unique course combining three (3) important health and safety disciplines will reflect three different SAQA standards with a total of 11 credits to add to your future study portfolio.
Contact: Sue White
T: +27 (0)12 941 2031
Email: Training@omegasol.com
www: orstraining.omegasol.com