Course

Week

Course Name

Syllabus

Course 1

Week 1

Principles of Control

• Introduction 

• Hazard Basics

• Hierarchy of Risk Control

  • Elimination or Substitution

  • Changing Work Methods/Patterns

  • Reduced Time Exposure

  • Engineering Controls

  • Housekeeping 

  • Safe Systems of Work

  • Training and Information (Admin)

  • Monitoring and Supervision

  • PPE

  • Applying to COVID-19 

• Technology for Hierarchy of Control

Week 2

• Controlling Health Risks

  • Types of health risk

  • Control hierarchy for exposure to hazardous substances

  • Assessing exposure and health surveillance

  • ProcessMAP Technology

• Safe Systems of Work

  • What is a safe system of work?

  • Assessment of what safe systems of work are required

  • Development of safe systems

  • Preparation for safe systems

  • Documentation

  • Communication and training

  • Monitoring safe systems

Week 3

• Lone Workers

• PTW (Permit to Work)

  • Permit to work Procedures

  • Principles

  • Work requiring a permit

  • Responsibilities

• Emergency Procedures

  • Introduction

  • Fire routines and fire notices

  • Supervisory duties

  • Assembly and roll call

  • Contacting Emergency Services

Week 4

• First Aid at Work

  • Aspects to Consider

  • Impact on First-Aid Provision if Risks are Significant

  • Appointed Persons

• Safe movement of people in the workplace

  • Hazards in the Workplace

    • Slips, Trips and Falls on the Same Level, 

    • Falls from Height, 

    • Collisions with Moving Vehicles, 

    • Being Struck by Moving, Falling or Flying Objects 

    • Striking against Fixed or Stationary Objects

Course 2

Week 1

Maximizing Incident Investigation to Prevent Recurrence

• Basics of Incidents and Investigations

  • Types of incident or adverse events

  • Incident Causation Theories

  • Role and function of incident investigation

• Conducting Investigations

  • Which incidents should be investigated?

  • Initiating Investigation

    • Immediate response activities

    • Selecting investigation team

    • Preserving and gathering data

    • Investigation interview techniques

Week 2

• Conducting Investigations Continued

  • Investigation Methods/ Analyzing Incident Data

  • Identifying Root Causes

    • Immediate causes

    • Underlying and Root Causes

    • Comparison with Relevant Standards

  • Developing Recommendations and Actions

    • Defining Quality Recommendations

    • Levels of Recommendations

    • Responsibilities

    • Assessing the Effectiveness

Week 3

• Legal and Other Considerations

  • Legal Guidelines

    • Dos and Don’ts

    • Regulatory Requirements

    • Agency Inspections

  • Media Guidelines

• Analysis and Data Trending

  • Why: See the Big Picture

  • Types of Data

  • Analysis of Data

  • Interpreting Trends

• Communications and Lessons Learnt 

Course 3

Week 1

Safe Permit to Work Systems: Effectively Managing High Risk Activities

• Permit to Work System Overview

• Covered High Risk Activities

  • Confined Spaces

  • Hot Work

  • Excavation

  • Work from Heights

  • Work in Hazardous Areas

• Elements of a Permit

• Implementing an Effective Permit to Work System

  •  Identification of High Risk Activities

  • Training and Awareness

  • Auditing

•  Failure to Implement a Permit to Work System

  • Case Study

Week 2

• Challenges of Paper Based Systems

• Advantages of Electronic Systems

• What to Look for When Selecting a System

• ProcessMAP Permit to Work System

Course 4

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3