Workplace Safety and Health Committee Training

Introduction

Occupiers are mandated by law to establish a safety and health committee. They are obliged to undertake several responsibilities in ensuring the safety and health of employees. It’s imperative that the committees are trained so that they can deliver on their mandate. Gerizim Consortium undertakes tailor made training to impart safety and health committees with the prerequisite skills to deliver on their mandate.

Target Group

This training is special and will be beneficial to the members of the safety and health committee.

Course Objectives

After the completion of the training, the participants will be able to;

• Conduct safety and health inspections
• Conduct incident investigation and reporting
• Identify occupational hazards
• Maintain records and data for improvement’s
• Handle safety and health complaints from workers
• Access safety and health measures
• Establish effective communication channels on matters of health and safety
• Acquire facilitation skills for safety and health

Course Content

Module One: Introduction to hazards and risks

• Definitions of the terms; hazard, hazardous event and risk
• Types of hazards
• Common hazard in the workplace and their management
• Risk assessment
• risk management

Module Two: Premises Safety 

• Ventilation standards
• Radiation 

• Thermal conditions
• Lighting 
• Air Quality 
• Housekeeping
• Overcrowding
• Fire safety 
• Electrical Safety
• Sanitary accommodation 
• Emergency Egress

Module Three: Work System Safety

• Adequate supervision and control 
• Employees training and competence 
• Appropriate Safety signs and Instruction 
• Work shifts and remunerations Welfare
• Work injury insurance 
• Health and Safety policy
• Legal perspective of safety and health

Module Four: Post incident Measures

• Disaster preparedness and response plans
• Accident and incident investigation policy 
• Improvement policy
• Work injury policy

Module Five: incident investigations, safety and health audit

• Measurement of health & safety Performance?
• Safety and health Auditing
• incidents investigations
• Reports
• Communication in safety and health
• Monitoring and evaluation

Course Delivery Method

This training course is presented face to face using proven adult participatory andragogy techniques like;

• Participatory Lecture Method
• Power point presentation and Animated graphic presentations
• videos
• Group discussions
• Brain storming
• Questioning and Answering
• Role play
• Group work

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