OHS Legal Awareness/Legal Liability
This one-day OHS Legal Awareness course equips managers, safety officers, and compliance personnel with crucial knowledge of The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Learn to understand legal principles, compliance requirements, management controls, record-keeping, and employer obligations. Gain insights into legal liabilities and ensure your workplace adheres to safety standards, minimising risks and repercussions. Senior Managers OHS Workshop maximum of 15 people.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation – Important sections of the relevant Acts and Regulations should be discussed to ensure that employers, employees and contractors understand their legal responsibilities and how to be compliant
- Requirements for being compliant – The structures needed to facilitate and enforce relevant legislation in the workplace are identified and explained to ensure compliance
- Record keeping – Keeping records is of crucial importance in order to have evidence that employers, employees and contractors are compliant with legal requirements
This course is intended for all managers who should know the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) regulations/legislations and the consequences of non-compliance. It will be useful for managers at all levels as well as safety and security officers, compliance officers and learners in commercial and industrial insurance.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of the relevant legislation
- Explain the requirements for compliance as stipulated in the current legislation
- Determine the management controls required under legislation to achieve compliance
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of record keeping required by the legislation
- Explain the legal obligations of the employer in terms of training and communication
Benefits:
Legal liability training will ensure that both the employer and the employee is aware of what is required of them by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, what to do in the event of a party failing to comply, as well as what the repercussions are should you fail to comply with the health and safety act.
