COURSE TITLE: Health, Safety and Environmental Coordinator

UNIT STANDARD: 120366

SHORT DESCRIPTION: The learners will demonstrate the ability to implement and maintain health, safety and environmental legislation in a workplace.

COURSE CONTENTS:

1. Explain the framework of health, safety and environmental legislation at the workplace;

2. The creation and promulgation of legislation is explained in terms of legislative process;

3. The contravention of legislation is explained in terms of the legal process;

4. Criminal and civil liability;

5. The importance of complying with legislation and consequences with non-compliance;

6. Applicable legislation is identified and listed according to workplace specific requirements;

7. Explain the requirements of health, safety and environmental policies, procedures and codes of practice;

8. The statutory requirements are explained;

9. Implementation and maintenance of health, safety and environmental legislation in the workplace;

10. Allocation of resources to implement and maintain health, safety and environmental legislation at a workplace is explained in terms of statutory requirements;

11. The training and communication required to implement health, safety and environmental legislation in the workplace is explained in terms of specified requirements;

12. Objectives and targets;

13. Compliance through inspections, measurements, audits and reports is monitored in terms of the legislation;

14. The requirements for maintenance and control of documents and records are explained in terms of health, safety and environmental legislation;

15. Importance of recommending appropriate remedial actions to ensure compliance;

16. Non-compliance and your business.