Description

Welcome to Manage WHS consultation and participation processes course. This course has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to manage the identification, review, development, implementation and evaluation of consultation and participation processes as an integral part of managing work health and safety (WHS).

It also applies to those responsible for facilitating consultation about and participation in WHS management and decision-making across the organisation. These people work in a range of WHS roles across all industries, and apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.

About this course

Training Provider: OHS.com.au with AlertForce (RTO Code 91826)

Location: Online

Course length: Approx. 4 hours (awareness version)

Time: Self-paced

Certification / Accreditation: Certificate of Completion* or Statement of Attainment depending on what is purchased

CPD Points: Yes. 4 points as certificate of completion or 5 points as Statement of Attainment.

Background – What is workplace consultation?

Workplace consultation is a process that involves both the PCBU as well as workers. This involves the sharing of information regarding safety and health. Workplace consultation allows an organisation to leverage the expertise and experience of your staff in order to create a safer, more productive workplace.

If the arrangements are designed and created in consultation with workers, they may be flexible.They can include establishing a safety and health committee, having a safety and health representative (HSR), and other agreements.There are many ways to consult with workers, such as regular meetings or setting up a safety and health committee.Safety hazards and risk can be identified and communicated more easily by utilizing the collective knowledge and experience of all.

The Work Health and Safety Act 2011, requires duty holder to consult, collaborate and coordinate activities with other duty holders in relation to the same subject; and to consult workers who are performing work for the company or undertaking.This is possible through the coordinated and effective efforts of all persons involved in a business or undertaking (PCBUs), workers health and safety officers, (WHSOs), representatives for health and safety (HSRs), and health and safety committees.

Aims and Objectives of this course

This course Manage WHS consultation and participation processes (based on BSBWHS522) will help you earn the skills necessary to review organisational policies, procedures, processes and systems to identify requirements and opportunities for WHS consultation and participation. Our Manage WHS consultation and participation processes course is based on the unit of competency of BSBWHS522. Whilst this course is not nationally recognised, it follows the learning outcomes and elements associated with that unit. The course contains

1. Narrated e-learning learning resources online
2. Online Assessment tasks
3. Ability to download your Certificate of Completion once assessment tasks are completed

What will you learn by completing the training course?

This course will include an understanding of awareness of the relevant legislation and your responsibilities in managing WHS consultation and participation processes.

Learning outcomes include:

1. Review effectiveness of existing WHS consultation and participation processes, in
   consultation with required personnel
2. Identify inconsistencies between existing processes and identified requirements for WHS
   consultation and participation processes
3. Consult with required personnel to identify specific areas for improvement in WHS consultation and participation processes
4. Identify factors that may impact on design of WHS consultation and participation processes
5. Design new or modify existing processes to achieve required improvements, in consultation with required personnel
6. Ensure improvements integrate with existing WHS and other systems and are appropriate to organisation
7. Plan how improvements will be implemented and identify resourcing requirements, roles and responsibilities, and training needs required for implementation
8. Develop action plans with allocated responsibilities and timelines
9. Determine priorities for implementation, in consultation with required personnel
10. Monitor and facilitate implementation, in consultation with required personnel
11. Recommend and facilitate changes to action plan as required according to organisational procedures
12. Make recommendations for improvement based on evaluation
13. Document action plan to address recommended improvements according to organisational policies and procedures
14. Communicate outcomes of monitoring and evaluation to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures

How Is the Training Delivered?

Manage WHS consultation and participation processes course is available online and
completed in your own time. This Manage WHS consultation and participation processes training course is based on the learning outcomes outlined above.

The course is typically designed to be completed in a minimum of four hours.However, the exact length of the course may depend on your ability and prior knowledge around the subject. As the training is delivered online, you are able to complete it at your own pace.

What Accreditation Will You Get?

After completing the Manage WHS consultation and participation processes course, an assessment is conducted to determine if you have understood the information presented during the training course. If you pass this assessment, you receive a Certificate of Completion.

IMPORTANT NOTE whilst this course is based on the learning outcomes of the course provided, it is important to note that it is not a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment unless you opt for that option. Nationally Recognised training is only really required If you specifically require that unit of competency for a qualification or licence (typically this will require a practical component, further assessment and increased costs).

This course has been designed to comply with the best practices of national health and safety standards. Terminology has been chosen for clarity and ease of comprehension across jurisdictions.For example, ‘employer’ has been used to signify the broader term ‘PCBU’, while ‘WHS’ represents both work and occupational health and safety.

This training is not a substitute for professional legal advice. If you require further advice or information, please contact the health and safety regulator in your jurisdiction. A Certificate of Completion is issued on successful completion of the course and you are required to get an 80% pass mark to be deemed as understanding the content. It is recommended that training is conducted every 2 years to stay refreshed.

Is the course tax deductible?

Whilst you should get advice from your financial advisor to confirm, generally speaking further training and education related to advancing your career is 100% tax deductible.

Approx. run time: 4 hours