Safety PD

Available to school staff on request via the Armidale CSO WHS Advisor 

e-Learning courses:

WHS Induction

OVERVIEW: 

Health and safety duties in brief; fundamentals of consultation, participation and risk management; common health and safety hazards and risks in schools and how to avoid harm from them; being prepared for emergencies.  

For all staff.
Duration 50 mins 

Look out - Stress! 

OVERVIEW:  

Dangers and damages of excessive stress; risk factors and health effects; identifying, preventing and minimising stress and consequent harm; stress management toolbox.  

For all staff.
Duration 20 mins

Hazardous Manual Tasks 

OVERVIEW:  

Manual task hazards and musculoskeletal injuries (MSDs) in schools; key definitions  and explanations; identifying, controlling and keeping control of MSD risks; MSD preventive action toolbox. 

For all staff.
Duration 50 mins  

Chemical Induction

OVERVIEW:  

Chemicals and hazardous chemicals​ in schools; keys to chemical safety (the GHS,  labels, Safety Data Sheets, and Chemical Registers); assessing and controlling risks from chemicals; chemical incident and emergency response. 

For school leaders and staff whose work involves chemicals.
Duration 50 mins 

Fire Safety in Schools

OVERVIEW: 

Fires happen in schools; fire chemistry; fire hazards in schools; fire prevention measures; fire emergency preparedness; responding in a fire situation; recovery after a fire. 

For all staff
Duration 40-45 mins

Workstation Ergonomics

OVERVIEW: 

Ergonom​ic safety self-assessment; main workstation ergonomic setup; laptop computer workstation ergonomic safety and Safety Snapshot download; mobile device ergonomic safety and Safety Snapshot download.​​ 

For staff whose work involves a workstation, desk, computer or mobile device.
Duration 15 mins 

Concussion Recognition and Response

OVERVIEW:  

Concussion injury explained; Recognising concussion;
First response and early care; Graduated return to learning and sporting activities; HeadAware mobile app and toolbox.

For sports teachers, coaches, players, parents.
Duration 20 mins 

Curriculum Risk Management

OVERVIEW:  

The point of managing curriculum risks; Legal risk management duties; Identifying safety hazards; assessing activity risks; Controlling risks; Cases and consequences; Curriculum risk management toolbox

For curriculum area leaders and teachers
Duration 60 mins 

Psychological Injury Prevention

OVERVIEW:  

Recognising and controlling work-related psychosocial hazards and risks; 3-Step psychosocial risk management process; stress hazard staff survey tool; psychosocial risk management training and resource to​olbox​. 

For all staff with people-management or supervisory responsibilities.
Duration  20 mins

WHS Consultation

OVERVIEW:  

Key WHS terms and duties; consultation aims and requirements; different and complementary roles and functions of HSR's and committees; role of workers. 

For staff with designated WHS consultation responsibilities.
Duration 45 mins 

WHS Risk Management 

OVERVIEW:  

Hazards and risks in schools; general WHS risk management requirements; practical risk management process steps (identifying hazards, assessing and control risks, maintaining and reviewing risk control measures). 

For staff with designated WHS responsibilities.
Duration 60 mins

WHS Due Diligence 

OVERVIEW: 

WHS regulatory landscape; key WHS terms;  primary duties; consultation; incident notification; officers' due diligence; enforcement provisions and penalties. 

For school executive and leadership team members, and officers.
Duration 60 mins 

Short Videos:

 Avoiding Slips, Trips, & Falls

OVERVIEW:

The size of the problem; Slip and trip hazards and harms, and how to avoid them; Fall hazards and harms, and how to avoid them; Simple tips to keep you and others safe.

For all staff
Duration 5 mins 

 Fire Emergency Evacuation

 OVERVIEW:  

For classroom teachers. Responsibilities, actions, and critical knowledge to help teachers usher their students to safety in a fire emergency evacuation.  

For teachers
Duration 4 mins