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:
Ergonomic 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 toolbox.
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