Occupational Health and Safety Fundamentals Certificate

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Fundamentals Certificate is designed for those who are or would like to work in roles such as front-line service providers, administrative support positions, and junior technician roles working in OHS. Practitioners in these roles may work in non-profit, government/public, and corporate industries, including energy, IT, grocery, mining, and retail.

Students examine the foundational concepts of OHS roles and responsibilities, the culture of health and safety, and safety regulations; the laws and enforcement that guide safety; and the concept of risk.

Safety performance measures are explored, including research and investigation and data collection for analysis and review. Human behaviour and its impact on and reaction to accidents will include cognitive, behavioral, and psychobiological reactions in response to emergency situations, decision-making, interpersonal communication, and organizational process conformity.

By the end of the program, successful students will be able to:

• Recognize commonly applied theories and systems

• Recall how OHS management systems are used to create a culture of safety through regulations and enforcement guidelines

• Identify safety performance measures and the benchmarks used to assess safety, collect data for research, and investigate safety concerns

• Practice safety compliance and policy enforcement

• Analyse human behaviour as it relates to OHS

• Interpret how accidents and emergency situations impact human behaviour, including decision-making, communications and process conformity