Basic Awareness Courses

• Outline employers and employee’s duties relating to health, safety and welfare at work
• Outline the consequences for non-compliance with health and safety legislation
• Outline the requirements for training and competence in the workplace
• Outline the ways in which health and safety information can be communicated

• Define the terms ‘hazard’ and ‘risk’
• Outline the process for carrying out a risk assessment
• Describe how risk assessment can be used to reduce accidents and ill health at work

• Describe the hazards that may be found in a range of workplaces
• Describe how hazards can cause harm or damage to people, work processes, the workplace and the environment
• Describe the principle of the risk control hierarchy
• List examples of risk controls for common workplace hazards

• State the common causes of workplace accidents and ill health
• Identify the actions that might need to be taken following an incident in the workplace
• List the arrangements that should be in place in a workplace for emergencies and first aid

• Role and responsibilities of a first aider
• Assessing the situation and acting safely, effectively and promptly in an emergency

• Unconscious casualty
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Choking
• Wounded and bleeding
• Suffering from shock
• Discussion of specific work related injuries
• Choking adult
• Communication and casualty care
• Defibrillator prompts and how to respond (theory based)
• Minor and severe bleeding
• Role of the first aider (including knowledge of health and safety regulations)
• Seizures

OBJECTIVES

For staff to know how to reduce fire risks, deal with fires if appropriate and escape safely in the event of fire

• • The common causes of fire
  • The behavior of fire
  • Fire prevention
  • What to do if a fire breaks out
  • How to use fire extinguishers?
  • Emergency evacuation procedures

• Legislation (Common Law, 2005 SHWW Act, 2007 General Applications Regs)
• Anatomy of the spine and mechanism of injury
• Fitness and flexibility requirements for safe Manual Handling
• Specific Manual Handling hazards relevant to the workplace
• Risk Assessment for Manual Handling Tasks
• Individual Risk Factors
• Practical Manual Handling Techniques
• Procedures for dealing with unfamiliar loads
• Ergonomics: Practical application to workplace environment.
• Getting Started
  

To begin, participants will define ergonomics and the types of injuries that result from unresolved ergonomic hazards. Participants will also explore the major risk factors of ergonomic injuries and the cost to the workplace. Then, participants will learn how to find out what legislation and regulation applies to their area.

The Role of Ergonomics in Your Workplace

This session will explore some different ways that workplaces can address ergonomic issues.

The Ergonomic Assessment Cycle

Like any effort, ergonomic improvement should be structured and scheduled. This session will give participants a framework that they can adapt and use for their ergonomic efforts.

Identifying and Assessing Ergonomic Hazards

Next, participants will look at the first two stages of the ergonomic cycle: identifying and assessing hazards. This session will provide participants with various methods and tools to identify ergonomic hazards, including sample checklists and symptom surveys. Participants will also have the opportunity to apply these skills to a case study.

Developing a Plan to Address Ergonomic Issues

This session will look at the third stage of the ergonomic cycle: planning for improvements. We will focus on the three key methods of hazard resolution: engineering controls, organizational changes, and individual changes. Participants will continue working on their case study and apply this new knowledge.

Identifying and Implementing Solutions

At this point in the cycle, you know what the major ergonomic hazards are and you know that there are three main categories of solutions. But where do you find concrete, practical ideas to resolve ergonomic hazards? This session will give participants a few starting points.

Obtaining Employee Buy-In

So far, we have covered a plan to identify, evaluate, and address ergonomic hazards in the workplace. However, all of your organization’s ergonomic efforts will not succeed without the cooperation of the employees who will be affected by the changes. This session will help participants understand the basics of change management.

Tips for Successful Implementation

This session will give participants some ideas for making ergonomic changes as easy as possible for employees.

Reviewing Your Ergonomics Program

Another important part of successful implementation and ergonomic hazard management is review and evaluation. This session will give participants a sample follow-up schedule and some key things to check for.

Basic Ergonomic Principles

Day Two of this workshop will begin with a discussion of some basic principles of ergonomics.

Optimal Sitting and Standing

This session will give participants some tips for making sitting and standing as ergonomic as possible. Participants will also identify some areas of improvement for their training facility.

Safe Lifting and Transporting

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, a large percentage of workplace injuries result from improper heavy lifting. This session will explore how ergonomics can make lifting, carrying, and transporting materials safer and easier.

Ergonomic Workstations

Next, participants will learn how to design an ergonomic workstation. (This includes any kind of job where a desk is used, whether it involves a computer or not.)

Safe Tool Selection and Use

This session will explore safe tool design, ergonomic handgrips, and vibration measurements.

Creating an Ergonomic Environment

There are three components to an ergonomic environment: proper lighting, good air quality, and noise control. This session will explore each of these elements in depth. At the end of the session, participants will apply their knowledge to a case study.

Bringing It All Together

To wrap up the course, participants will examine a snapshot of a company at work, identify ergonomic hazards, and develop a solution plan.

Workshop Wrap-Up

At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.