Health and Safety courses

This course is designed to provide participants with refreshed and updated skills and knowledge required for entering and working in confined spaces in the resources and infrastructure industries. It includes planning and preparing for entry, work and exiting confined spaces including working in accordance with an issued permit, Standby duties, gas monitoring and the issuing of permits.

This course is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to perform a rescue from live low voltage (LV) electrical apparatus using a Low Voltage Rescue Kit in an electrical industry environment. It includes the organisational workplace requirements for the inspection and use of live LV panel rescue equipment, and how it applies to electricity supply industry (ESI) workers and/or electrical industry workers to meet work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS), mobility and mutual aid requirements.Participants will also learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person who is unconscious and not breathing normally in line with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines.

DescriptionThis course is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required for entering and working in confined spaces in the resources and infrastructure industries. It includes planning and preparing for entry, work and exiting confined spaces including working in accordance with an issued permit, Standby duties, gas monitoring and the issuing of permits.Course Content:Legislation, standards, codes of practice and proceduresAssessing, entering, working and exiting confined spacesStandby dutiesSignageLock, tag out and isolation proceduresPurging and ventilationIssuing and working in accordance with a permitEquipment used in or near confined spacesHazard analysis, risk assessment and risk controlsProcedures for atmospheric monitoringUnderstanding and use of gas monitoring equipmentMaintenance of gas monitoring equipmentUse of ropes and knotsAssessment:A Theory Assessment with multiple choice and short answer questionsPractical Assessments, with tasks including:Pre-Start equipment inspectionsCompleting personal risk assessment documentation such as Take 5's and JSA'sTaking part in two (2) simulated confined space entries under supervision and instructionIssuing and observing work permits as part of the above Confined space entries

This course provides participants with the refreshed and updated skills and knowledge required for working safely at heights in the resources and infrastructure industries.Participants will refresh their knowledge regarding how to effectively eliminate or control risks associated with workplace falls by carrying out WHS requirements through safe work practices.Course ContentLearners will refresh their knowledge and skills on the following topics:LegislationPolicies and proceduresSafety systems and equipmentFall prevention measures and devicesFall arrest systemsLadder risk controlsCorrect use of laddersEquipment selection, inspection and maintenanceHazard identification, risk assessment and controlsHandling and securing equipment and materialsEmergency proceduresCorrect fitting of full body harnessesAssessment:This course includes the following competency-based assessments: A Theory Assessment with multiple choice and short answer questionsPractical Assessment, with tasks including:Pre-Start equipment inspectionsCompleting personal risk assessment documentation such as Take 5's and JSA'sCorrectly donning PPE, including a fall arrest harnessSetting up and using fall-prevention and arrest systemsClimbing ladder systems on at least two (2) occasions

This course is designed to raise awareness of best and safe practices to eliminate risks that cause injuries and fatalities at construction sites. This unit of competency specifies the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work.Course Content:Identify health and safety legislative requirements of construction workIdentify construction hazards and risk control measuresIdentify health and safety communication and reporting processesIdentify incident and emergency response proceduresOn completion of this training course, you will:Gain personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements in order to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and othersLearn how to identify and orally report common construction hazardsUnderstand basic risk control measuresBe able to identify procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergenciesUnderstand correct selection and fitting of common personal protective equipment (PPE) used for construction workAssessment:This course includes the following assessments:A Theory Assessment with multiple choice and short answer questionsPractical Assessments, including:Verbal question and answersCompleting a formCorrect fitting of personal protective equipment (PPE)

This course is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to work safely at heights in the resources and infrastructure industries. You will learn how to use safe work practices to effectively eliminate or control the risks associated with workplace falls and comply with Work Health and Safety (WHS) requirements.

As a participant in the one-day refresher training course for Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) under the NSW Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, this course meets the requirements of the WHS Regulations for HSRs elected under the WHS Act. In NSW this is the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) and the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (WHS Regulation). The WHS Act commenced on 1 January 2012.

This course is designed to provide participants with refreshed and updated skills and knowledge required for entering and working in confined spaces in the resources and infrastructure industries. It includes planning and preparing for entry, work and exiting confined spaces including working in accordance with an issued permit, standby duties, gas monitoring, issuing of permits,  the use of breathing apparatus and confined spaces rescue.Course Content:Legislation, standards, codes of practice and proceduresAssessing, entering, working and exiting confined spacesStandby dutiesSignageLock, tag out and isolation proceduresPurging and ventilationIssuing and working in accordance with a permitEquipment used in or near confined spacesHazard analysis, risk assessment and risk controlsProcedures for atmospheric monitoringUnderstanding and use of gas monitoring equipmentMaintenance of gas monitoring equipmentUse of ropes and knotsSelection, use and maintenance of respiratory devicesResponding to an emergency situationAssessment:A Theory Assessment with multiple choice and short answer questionsPractical Assessments, with tasks including:Pre-Start equipment inspectionsCompleting personal risk assessment documentation such as Take 5's and JSA'sTaking part in two (2) simulated confined space entries under supervision and instructionIssuing and observing work permits as part of the above Confined space entriesUsing breathing apparatus to meet operational requirementsRescuing a person from a confined space

This course will inform you of specific electrical standards and responsibilities that relate to authorisations to maintain, modify or install extra low voltage mobile and transportable electrical installations.On completion of this training course, you will have an understanding of:Auto electrical requirementsElectrical test equipment requirementsAustralian standards and legislationThe course covers the following topics:Legislation and compliance documentationVoltage definitionsElectric shockAuto electricalElectrical installation modificationsElectrical test equipment and maintenance

This First Aid and CPR refresher course is for those that hold a current first aid certificate only. This course is designed to refresh participants with up-to-date skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support including how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person who is unconscious and not breathing normally in line with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines and management of casualty(s) and the incident and other first aiders until the arrival of medical or other assistance.Course Content:DRSABCD action planManaging the unconscious breathing casualtyCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) stepsDemonstration and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)LegalrequirementsInfection controlChoking and airway obstructionFirst Aid kitsChest PainAsthmaAllergic reactions and AnaphylaxisShockWounds and non-life-threatening bleedingBurns and scaldsSafety and risk managementFractures, sprains, strains and dislocationsHead, neck and spinal injuriesEye injuriesHeat and cold induced illnessesPoisons and toxic substancesBites and stingsUnconsciousnessAssessment:This course includes the following competency-based assessments:A Pre-Course Theory AssessmentA Theory Assessment with multiple choice questionsPractical Assessment, with tasks including:Perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor.Perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin placed on a firm surface.Follow the prompts of an automated external defibrillator (AED)Complete an injury reportRespond to the following first aid scenarios:non-life-threatening bleeding control and shockNose bleedAnaphylaxisEnvenomationFractures and dislocationsAsthmaChoking and airway obstruction

This course is designed to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support including how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person who is unconscious and not breathing normally in line with Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Guidelines and management of casualty(s) and the incident and other first aiders until the arrival of medical or other assistance.Course Content:DRSABCD action planManaging the unconscious breathing casualtyCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) stepsDemonstration and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)LegalrequirementsInfection controlChoking and airway obstructionFirst Aid kitsChest PainAsthmaAllergic reactions and AnaphylaxisShockWounds and non-life-threatening bleedingBurns and scaldsSafety and risk managementFractures, sprains, strains and dislocationsHead, neck and spinal injuriesEye injuriesHeat and cold induced illnessesPoisons and toxic substancesBites and stingsUnconsciousnessAssessment:This course includes the following competency-based assessments:A Pre-Course Theory AssessmentA Theory Assessment with multiple choice questionsPractical Assessment, with tasks including:Perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an adult resuscitation manikin placed on the floor.Perform at least 2 minutes of uninterrupted single rescuer CPR (5 cycles of both compressions and ventilations) on an infant resuscitation manikin placed on a firm surface.Follow the prompts of an automated external defibrillator (AED)Complete an injury reportRespond to the following first aid scenarios:non-life-threatening bleeding control and shockNose bleedAnaphylaxisEnvenomationFractures and dislocationsAsthmaChoking and airway obstruction