WHS/OHS Consultation Committee Training. While there is no mandatory training required in NSW for WHS Consultation members, there is a requirement for the PCBU to provide relevant training to the members to enable them to be a positive effective committee.
Manual Handling Technique Training – topics may include but not limited to
- The risks and consequences of poor manual handling techniques
- Assessing manual handling tasks and managing risk
- Correct lifting techniques used for a specific activity
- Practical demonstrations referring to specific manual handling activity undertaken by the participants
Risk Assessment Training– topics may include
- WHS Legislation and Duty of Care
- Hazard VS risk
- Identification, Risk Assessment and Control referring to Hierarch of Risk Controls
- Reporting of hazards, near misses, incidents and accidents
- Practical exercise of risk assessment relating to nominated activity
Office /Workstation Ergonomics Training – topics may include
- Understanding the physiological risk associated with incorrect workstation setup
- Workstation adjustment (including correct positioning of chair, keyboard, mouse, monitor(s), telephone and documents)
- Healthy office habits
Incident investigation training– topics may include
- Difference between accident/incident event and outcome
- Initial assessment of incident and reporting process
- Scope and legal parameters of investigation
- Controls implemented both short and long term to reduce the risk of reoccurrence
- Mentoring process implemented
Emergency Warden training – topics will be based on organisations Emergency Management Plan and may include
- Types of emergencies
- Roles of Wardens
- The emergency response procedures (pre-emergency, emergency and post-emergency).
- Evacuation Checklists for wardens
- Mock evacuation
Hazardous Chemical Awareness -topics may include:
- Summary of GHS changes in Australia from 1st Jan 2017, which includes change of labelling
- Definition of Dangerous Goods & Hazardous Substances
- NSW Legislation National Code of Practice “Storage and Handling of Workplace Dangerous Goods”
- Understanding the Hazardous chemical register
- Accessing , reading and understanding the Safety Data Sheets
- Practical Risk Assessment referring to nominated chemicals – identifying labelling/ storage/ waste disposal/ spills and emergencies
Asbestos Awareness Training – topics may include
- Difference between friable and non-friable asbestos
- Health effects of exposure to asbestos
- Examples of different materials that contain asbestos
- Requirements for managing asbestos within organisations buildings
- What to look for and when to call for external assistance to determine the level of risk
- Outline the procedures used by organisation in managing asbestos
- Outline the procedure for disposal of product, equipment and PPE
