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Workplace Safety Management: Build an OHS Management System
45 students
Workplace Safety Management: Build an OHS Management System
Occupational health and safety for managers: hazards, risk assessment, controls, PPE and incident investigation
Created byThe Safety Academy
Last updated 1/2026
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What you'll learn
- Identify workplace hazards and evaluate risk using practical tools.
- Build, implement and run a safety management system (SMS) that works in real conditions.
- Apply the hierarchy of controls and manage personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Document and manage risk assessments, and monitor safety performance over time.
- Investigate incidents, find root causes and take corrective action that prevents repeats.
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Course content
10 sections • 30 lectures • 59m total length
Requirements
- No previous health and safety experience needed.
- A computer, tablet or smartphone with internet access.
Description
Leaving workplace safety to common sense is not enough. Hazards change, people change and the law expects you to manage safety properly. A clear occupational health and safety management system is what turns good intentions into safe days, fewer incidents and a workplace that runs smoothly.
This course shows managers and team leaders how to build and run that system, chapter by chapter.
What you will cover
Hazard identification in the workplace
Building a safety management system (SMS)
Implementing and operating your SMS day to day
Applying control measures using the hierarchy of controls
Managing personal protective equipment (PPE)
Understanding and evaluating risk
Documenting and managing risk assessments
Monitoring safety performance
Incident management and investigation
You also receive downloadable tools, reference material and templates to help you put it into practice.
Every chapter is short, practical and based on real workplace situations, so you can apply what you learn the same day.
Who this course is for
Business owners, managers, supervisors, safety officers, HR and compliance staff, and anyone new to health and safety who needs a practical, structured way to manage it.
By the end, you will know how to set up, run and improve a workplace safety management system that protects your people and your business. Presented by The Safety Academy, a South African occupational health and safety training provider.
Who this course is for:
- Business owners, managers and team leaders responsible for workplace safety.
- Safety officers, coordinators, HR and compliance staff.
- New occupational health and safety professionals.