Safety Observer – Online

Course Content

The course focuses on:

• Health and safety legislation.
• Work requiring a safety observer.
• Duties of a safety observer.
• Work environment conditions.
• Communication methods.
• Emergency and rescue plans.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify criteria under work permit procedures where the safety observer is required to control, monitor and maintain safety for activity.
• Identify hazardous environments and activities requiring safety observer control.
• Identify safety observer responsibilities.
• Identify emergency response measures.

Course structure

This course is an online course.

After you contact Wood Training, we will send you a confirmation email with a self-enrolment key. You will be prompt- ed in the system to set up a profile, with information that we need for your enrolment.
You will be sent a link to access your course with this self- enrolment key. You will be prompted in the system to set up a profile, with information that we need for your enrolment.

You will need to have:

• Access to a computer and stable internet
• An email address

Course prerequisites

None.

Assessment process

It consists of online learning modules that you work through at your own pace. At the very end of the course there are summative assessment tasks.

Revalidation/Refresher

To maintain current competency, it is recommended that refresher training occurs regularly. Depending on the industry you work in this may vary. Current Wood Training recommendation is every two years.