Occupational Health and Safety Officer
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to function as an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Officer. Occupational health and safety officers monitor compliance with health and safety systems in an organisation. They identify hazards and assess risks to health and safety and recommend the placement of appropriate safety controls in place where required. The core function of these employees are to evaluate compliance with OHS practices, policies and standards. The qualified learner will exhibit the following key attributes: OHS technical expert, active team player, dedicated compliance officer, tenacious and committed facilitator, self-driver with good communication ability, ethical participant.
The Occupational Health and Safety legislation requires that all organisations employ dedicated staff to facilitate the implementation of approved Occupational Health and Safety systems and processes. These systems, and the accompanying compliance processes, are globally accepted standard practices. This qualification contains the requisite knowledge, skills and work exposure that will enable organisations to train the dedicated staff that they appoint in these legal roles. An Occupational Health and Safety Officer is a generalist in the field with responsibilities to ensure that the required systems and practices are implemented across a designated area of an organisation.
In smaller organisations the Occupational Health and Safety Officer will take sole responsibility for the function and will work with line management and contracted experts to optimise the positive impact of all Occupational Health and Safety initiatives.
The Occupational Health and Safety Officer qualification will enable leaners to work across all industries and sectors.