Certified Safety Practitioner in Occupational Safety & Health

This course is an introduction into the challenging and evolving field of occupational health and safety, and will enable you to gain an understanding of the ethical, legislative, technical, and management aspects of health and safety practice in human resources.

This course is broadly divided onto 9 units that comprehensively deal with the ethics that are required of a safety practitioner.

Unit 1 A/401/1001 Essentials of Safety Management

1 Introduction to Safety Management
2 Elements of Health and Safety Management System
3 OSHAS 18001 Health & Safety standards
4 Roles and Responsibilities
5 Contractors
6 Training
7 Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

1 Human Factors and Safety
2 Behavioral Modification
3 Developing Personnel Resilience

1 Risk Assessment Definition
2 Risk Assessors & Criteria for a Suitable and Sufficient Assessment
3 Carrying out a Risk Assessment

1 Permit to Work – Definition and Types
2 Permit to Work – Sections
3 Lock out Tag Out

1 Accident/Incident definition
2 Accident Investigation in Detail
3 Accident /Incident Investigation – Lessons learned

1 Health & Safety at Work Law
2 Managing Health and Safety at work
3 The workplace
4 Slips & Trips
5 Fire Safety
6 Work at Height
7 Building work

1 Machinery Safety
2 Plant and Equipment maintenance
3 Gas and Oil Fired Equipment
4 Pressurized Plant and Equipment
5 Workplace Transport
6 Lifting and handling

1 Noise
2 Vibration
3 Electricity
4 Radiation
5 Harmful Substances
6 Flammable and Explosive Substances

1 Managing Health
2 Safe Ways of Working
3 Selection and Training
4 Contractors and Agency Workers
5 Special Group of Workers
6 Personnel Protective Equipment
7 Accidents and Emergencies
8 Confined Space
9 Health & Safety Audit

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    Course Goals and Learning Outcomes

    This course will provide an introduction to occupational health and safety legislation, workplace hazards, and the administration of organizational health and safety practices. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

    • Understand the historical, moral, economical and legislative importance of a well-managed health and safety system.
    • Describe the regulatory framework surrounding occupational health and safety.
    • Illustrate the role/function of the workplace parties in occupational health and safety.
    • Explain technical aspects of safety management including hazard recognition, assessment and control.
    • Identify, categorize, and discuss the various sources of workplace hazards.
    • Describe the process for controlling hazards and managing risk in the workplace.
    • Understand the fundamental theories of worker protection and how these are applied in the workplace.
    • Identify how to recognize and analyze factors contributing to incidents/accidents.
    • How to determine root cause and establish correlations to incident/accident prevention.
    • Discuss how to effectively manage an occupational health and safety program in the workplace.
    • State the elements needed to create a health and safety management system.
    • Explain how the human resource professional is a key player in organizational health and safety (i.e. training, culture, disability management, program development, etc.)

    Who should undertake CPDSO CSP-OSH certification?

    CPDSO’s CSP-OSH Certification is personal upgrade to a professional what a gold medal is to an athlete. Ever thought about how some people stay relevant and on high demand at a time when getting a job or keeping one is far-fetched?

    The answer is not difficult!

    For decades, highly successful individuals have understood that the step to significance lies in the continuous upgrading of one’s intellectual capacity. Professional training has been proven over the years to be the most effective tool for career success and personal development. Talk about experience and exposure you talk about qualitative professional training.

    Every year over 3 million people suffer from different type of illness or injury that can be directly related to their work environment. Tragically, findings reveal that an estimated 20 persons are killed in preventable accidents while carrying out their day to day jobs – possible in breach of their human rights.

    As an employee, job seeker or self-employed, you have a duty to protect yourself and those working alongside with you, as well as report hazards and defects observed in the workplace.

    As an employer you have a legal duty to protect the health and safety of your work force. The Health and safety at work Act of 1974 mandates employers of labour to provide a duty of care for employees and all visitors to their work premises.

    What is HSE as per CSP-OSH online program?

    HSE is an acronym for Health, Safety and Environmental Management. HSE management involves managing, controlling and handling all aspects of health, safety and the environment in the petroleum industry – with the focus on major accident risk.

    HSE certification as of today is regarded as the most significant certification training in the field of engineering, science and technology, oil and gas, art and medicine, administration and management, banking and finance. Successful candidates of this program stand a 95% chance of being selected for employment or promotion.

    This course provides you with the knowledge, skills and solid training in the theories and practices of occupational health and safety, emergency planning and environmental management. Participants will have the foundations to create, plan, implement, audit and evaluate programs in the areas of health and safety, emergency planning and environmental management systems.