Edition 81, August 2010

Queensland workplace health and safety officer course amended

The Queensland accredited course 30596QLD - Course in Functioning as a Workplace Health and Safety Officer (WHSO) was amended on 12 July 2010 to include a unit for managing health and safety in rural workplaces

Queensland workplace health and safety officer course has been amendedThe new unit of competency, WHSO/07 Manage health and safety in rural industry workplaces, will be available from 1 September 2010.

The course structure now consists of three core units

  • WHSO/01 Provide advice on workplace health and safety
  • WHSO/02 Manage health and safety hazards and risks in the workplace
  • WHSO/O3 Manage workplace incidents

and at least one of the following four electives 

  • WHOS/04 Manage health and safety in construction workplace
  • WHSO/05 Manage health and safety in industrial workplaces
  • WHSO/06 Manage health and safety in service based workplaces
  • WHSO/07 Manage health and safety in rural industry workplaces

Queensland is the only jurisdiction that requires WHSOs to be certified based on completion of accredited and mandated training.

For more information visit http://www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/workers/whso/index.htm

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