BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

The Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (WHS) will set you up to make sure you know how to assist and protect your business as well as everyone working for the business.

Focussed on setting up WHS Coordinators for success in supporting their business understand, plan for and meet government legislation and regulation when it comes to WHS for their industry. In addition to this the course can help business owners to understand their obligations and have a foundational grasp on the what is expected of them in line with regulations.

Taking you through the fundamentals of WHS laws and how to implement and maintain safe work practices you will quickly be ready to cover all you works WHS needs.

This training is subsidised by the NSW government. For more information, please check the Smart and Skilled eligibility.

Units

Overview

This course is made up of 10 units of competency. This includes 5 core units to cover all the essentials and 5 elective units picked to give you the most desired skills in the market.

BSBWHS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws

This unit covers how to assist with establishing and maintaining compliance with work health and safety (WHS) laws. It includes identifying applicable WHS laws, duties, rights and obligations, and the necessary actions to ensure WHS compliance in the workplace.

BSBWHS413 Contribute to implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes

Here we will cover how to contribute to implementing and maintaining work health and safety (WHS) consultation and participation in your organisation as prescribed in legislation.

BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management

Mitigation potential issues is always better than dealing with them. In this unit we cover WHS risk management, which includes the processes for identifying work health and safety (WHS) hazards and assessing and controlling the risk relating to those identified hazards.

BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS management systems

Here we cover how to assist in responding to workplace incidents according to work health and safety (WHS) legislative and organisational requirements.

BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response

This unit covers how to contribute to implementing a plan for a work health and safety management system (WHSMS) specifically within your role.

Elective Units

BSBLDR412 Communicate effectively as a workplace leader

Clear communication is key to the successful rollout of any initiative. Here we cover understanding the context of the message you are trying to get across, choosing the method of communication to suit the audience, and following up to ensure retention.

BSBSTR502 Implement continuous improvement

This unit will require you to implement continuous improvement systems and processes within your organisation. This includes using systems and strategies to encourage your teams to participate in the process; monitoring and reviewing performance, and identifying opportunities for further. improvements.

BSBINS401 Analyse and present research information

This unit covers how to collect, organise, analyse and present information. This includes identifying research requirements and sources of information, evaluating the quality and reliability of the information, and producing reports.

BSBWRT411 Write complex documents

Communicating complex information clearly is hard. This unit will take you through how to plan, draft and finalise documents to make sure they get across the information they need to in a way that can be easily understood by different stakeholders.

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BSBWHS418 Assist with managing WHS compliance of contractors

This unit covers how to assist with managing the work health and safety (WHS) implications of using contractors. This means identifying contractor duties, establishing organisational WHS compliance requirements, establishing and communicating the requirements with contractors, monitoring compliance, and implementing required responses to identified non-compliance.

BSBWHS417 Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work

This unit covers how to assist with managing the WHS process of an injured worker’s return to work. It involves identifying those with roles, duties, rights and responsibilities for return to-work, as well as assisting in preparing, implementing and evaluating someone’s return to work.

Who Should Do This Course

Safety Officer

If you are responsible for the work health and safety for your business this course will set you up with everything you need to know to keep your workforce safe.

WHS Coordinator

Ensuring your workplace is being run in a way that is safe for all workers can be a daunting task with all the different regulations. We’ll make sure you know everything you need to comply with regulations.

HR Managers

Leading the HR function for businesses large or small can mean a broad remit, refresh and update you knowledge with this course to keep you up to date with the latest best practice and guidelines

Small Business Owners

As a small business owner it is important to understand your obligations as part of government legislation. We’ll make sure you understand what is expected of you and how to meet those requirements.

Delivery Mode

Face to Face

Regular scheduled training sessions facilitated by highly qualified, professional trainers.

This delivery mode will also allow you to undertake self-directed learning activities in your workplace and receive support and feedback from your facilitator. Once you have had the opportunity to apply your learnings into the workplace, you will be required to undertake a final assessment workbook that incorporates a set of tasks for completion. These tasks may include written questions, projects, or simulated tasks.

Online

Similar to Face to Face, but in an online platform, we will have regular scheduled training sessions facilitated by highly qualified professional trainers covering.

This delivery mode will enable you to still have the benefit of a live class environment, and the ability to undertake self-directed learning activities into your workplace and receive support and feedback from your facilitator.

Once you have had the opportunity to apply your learnings into the workplace, you will be required to undertake a final assessment workbook that incorporates a set of tasks for completion. These tasks may include written questions, projects, and simulated tasks.

Blended

This option may suit individuals who can attend some but not all of the face-to-face sessions described above and are happy to do some of the course via distance.

This delivery mode will enable you to still have the benefit of a live class environment, and the ability to undertake self-directed learning activities into your workplace and receive support and feedback from your facilitator.

Once you have had the opportunity to apply your learnings into the workplace, you will be required to undertake a final assessment workbook that incorporates a set of tasks for completion. These tasks may include written questions, projects, and simulated tasks.
We want our courses to work for you. We have a range of delivery modes to allow you to learn in a way that suits your lifestyle, availability and preferred method of learning.

Entry Requirements

Requirements

There are no entry requirements stated in the Training Package rules for Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety (BSB41419), however, participants must be over 18 years of age.

In addition, participants will be required to undertake a Learning, Literacy and Numeracy Quiz upon enrolment. This course requires participants to be at a ACSF Level 4, and The Change Network may inform you that the course may not be suited to your needs after this quiz. The quiz covers the core skills of learning, reading, writing, oral communications, and numeracy.

Upcoming Programs

NameLocationStart DateCost
Public Course - BSB41419 Certificate IV in WHS - Assessment onlyCorrespondence08/08/2024$3,995.00

BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

Up to 18 months
Optional
Nationally Recognised Training
*Funding Available – T&Cs Apply

Government funding

Most of our courses are subsidised by the NSW Government under the Smart & Skilled Initiative, find out here if you are eligible for subsidised courses.

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    BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

    Optional
    *Funding Available – T&Cs Apply
    Nationally Recognised Training