COURSE TITLE: Health and Safety Legislation and Management

UNIT STANDARD: 120344

SHORT DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to introduce supervisors and management to the basic principles of the relevant current health and safety legislation and the consequences of non-compliance.

COURSE CONTENTS:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of the relevant legislation;

2. The concept of criminal liability is explained with examples;

3. The concept of civil liability is explained with examples;

4. Reasons for the existence of the legislation are explained with reference to good corporate governance;

5. The generic structure of the legislation and the acts and regulations are discussed;

6. Duties and responsibilities of the employer, employees and contractors;

7. The legislative accountability of the chief executive officer/employer;

8. Legal implications of non-compliance;

9. Explain the requirements for compliance as stipulated in the current legislation;

10. The structures required to facilitate application of the legislation in an organisation are identified and an indication is giver of the appointments required to achieve compliance;

11. The obligation of the employer to provide the means to comply with the legislation is explained with reference to resources and financing;

12. Determine the management controls required under legislation to legislation achieve compliance;

13. Aspects of the legislation applicable to a specific operation are identified and a compliance plan is drafted;

14. Deviations from the plan are identified and an indication is given of control measures required to achieve compliance;

15. Control measures are assessed and reviewed;

16. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of recordkeeping required by the legislation;

17. Documents that have legal status are named and an indication is given of why each is necessary and the time frames relating to each of the documents are explained;

18. The use of documents and records is explained with reference to legal compliance and corporate governance;

19. Explain the legal obligations of the employer in terms of training and communication;

20. The duties of employees to comply with health and safety requirements and report health and safety risks or threats are explained and a process is proposed to ensure compliance;