Description

This OHS Act and Legal Liability online course has been developed specifically for employers, managers, supervisors, as well as all employees.  In the field of health and safety at a workplace, there are a lot of rights and liabilities that most people are not aware of.  It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure working environment that is safe and free form risks to the health of employees.  But this does not mean that only the employer will be held liable.  This OHS Act and Legal Liability online course will give everyone a better understanding of the accountabilities, responsibilities, and answerabilities that exist in a workplace.

Throughout this OHS Act and Legal Liability online course, you will learn the about:

1. The legal requirements for a working environment that is safe and free from risks to the health of employees: This will include the need and benefits of health and safety legislation; the background of the OHS Act; the pillars on which the OHS Act is built upon. Some of these pillars are the purpose, objective and structure of the OHS Act; the principles behind the OHS Act; health and safety policy; duties of employer, employee, and Department of Employment and Labour; liabilities; etc.
2. The legal liabilities in the OHS Act: This will include understanding the term liability; different forms of liability; vicarious liability; self-regulation and risk management; enforcement; etc.

By the end of this OHS Act and Legal Liability online course, you will have a better knowledge, and understanding of the OHS Act as well as your own liabilities as an employer, or a CEO, or just an employee.  There will also be a practical assignment to be completed before you can be declared competent.