Objectives
This course is designed to provide delegates with hands on training on the principles and practices of occupational safety and health management in line with the legal requirements of Occupational Safety and Health Committee Regulations 1996, Act 514.
Target Audience
The Duty of The Fire Emergency Fire Response Team course is suitable for OSH Committee Members, Department Heads/Managers/Supervisors, and Selected staffs from all departments.
Learning Outcomes
• Understanding the requirement to establish the Safety and Health committee at the place of work
• Understanding the functions of the Safety and Health committee
• Understanding the actual role and responsibilities of the Safety and Health Committee
Course Outlines:
DAY 1
Session 1: OSHA 1994 – Regulation 1996
● Composition of the Safety and Health committee
● Appointment of the Safety and Health committee
● Employer and Employee representation
Session 2: Empowered Safety and Health Committee
● Safety and Health Committee – Effectiveness and involvement
● Understanding organizational scope within the OSHA
● Maintaining a safe workplace
● Workplace Inspection
● Investigation into any accident
● Investigation a complaint
● Resolution of complaint
● Action taken on report and recommendation of committee
● Lead and Walk the Talk
Session 3: Meetings of the Safety and Health Committee
● Frequency of meetings
● Quorum
● Matters to be discussed
● Past findings status
● Minutes of meeting
Session 4: Safety and Health Committee Training and Information
● Duty to ensure basic knowledge and functions
● Duty to provide adequate training
● Duty to make available relevant document and information
DAY 2
Session 5: The Basics of Behavior Based Safety – BBS
● What is BBS? Goal?
● Safety observation – Safe & Unsafe Behaviors
● Focus on workers’ self-attention and co-workers’ daily safety behavior
Session 6: The Basics of a BBS Observation
● Observers – Employees trained to conduct on-site Safety observation
● Records – Safe and Unsafe behaviors
● Personalized sharing
● Counselling
● Discussions
● Two-Way communication on progress
● Continuity of BBS
Session 7: BBS Documentation – Safety Records
● Behavior Based Safety Checklists
● List of behaviors – Significant to risk
● Targeted behaviors
● Contents of Checklist
● Effectiveness of the checklist – Findings and desired results
Session 8: Evaluation – Q&A
● Setting the objective and target
● Achieving results
● Safety and Health Committee – Obligation
● Final Session: Course Evaluation and Re-cap
