Having an HSE duty of care means being responsible for the health, safety, and well-being of the people in your workplace and the environments in which you operate. This course explores workplace leaders' responsibility to ensure reasonable precautions are in place to protect the environment and all people who come into contact with your work against physical, mental, emotional, and economic harm.
For aspiring and newly-appointed leaders, this course is part of the Foundation suite in our ready2lead range, designed to provide fundamental skills and insights for confidently navigating the challenges of a leadership role in the workplace.
Understand the foundational principles of health, safety, and environmental duty of care, including leader and worker responsibilities, and building a culture of safety and responsibility. Learn techniques for proactive hazard identification in varied workspaces, hazard analysis, and risk control measures to mitigate hazards effectively. Explore leadership roles in emergency management, evacuation drills, and incident reporting, emphasising the importance of timely reporting, fitness for work, and ensuring a safe and healthy working environment.
Topics include: Health, Safety, and Environment Duty of Care: Foundations - Lead by Example - Leader and Worker Responsibilities - Comprehensive Environment and Sustainability Commitment - Community Engagement - Building a Foundation for Safety and Responsibility -Risks and Hazards - Proactive Hazard Identification in Varied Workspaces - Hazard Identification and Controls- Common Mild, Moderate and High Risk Hazards - Hazard Analysis and Risk Control - Competent Persons - Leadership in Emergency Management, Evacuation Drills and Fire Evacuation - Evacuation Procedures - Leadership in Emergency and Evacuation Alerts and Earthquake Safety Procedures - Reporting incidents, near misses, and hazards - Importance of Reporting - Fitness for Work.
