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National Occupational Certificate: Occupational Health and Safety Officer

This qualification equips learners with the knowledge and practical skills to support health and safety in the workplace. It covers identifying workplace hazards, assisting with risk assessments, promoting safe work practices, …

NQF Level 4 12 Months 120 credits
National Occupational Certificate: Occupational Health and Safety Officer programme
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About this programme

This qualification equips learners with the knowledge and practical skills to support health and safety in the workplace. It covers identifying workplace hazards, assisting with risk assessments, promoting safe work practices, supporting compliance requirements and helping organisations prevent accidents and injuries.

Modules included

View the Knowledge, Practical and Workplace modules recorded for this programme in EduTrack LMIS.

Knowledge modules

5 modules
226302-001-01-KM-01 Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety, NQF Level 3
226302-001-01-KM-02 Fundamentals of Representing Employees Regarding OHS Issues, NQF Level 3
226302-001-01-KM-04 OHS Administration and Record Management, NQF Level 4,
226302-001-01-KM-05 Occupational Health and Safety Applications, NQF Level 4
226302-001-01-KM-03, Fundamentals of Communication within the OHS Discipline

Practical modules

7 modules
226302-001-01-PM-01 Represent the Needs of Employees with regard to Occupational Health and Safety matters,
226302-001-01-PM-02 Inspect Workplaces, Identify Hazards and Risks and take Immediate Action to Ensure Health and Safety in the Workplace, NQF Level 3
226302-001-01-PM-03 Conduct Workplace Inspections, Check the Application of Fundamental Workplace Standards and Report on Compliance Variations, NQF Level 3
226302-001-01-PM-04 Administer the Key Activities of an OHS Function, NQF Level 4
226302-001-01-PM-05 Participate and Contribute Towards the Development of Hazard and Risk Assessments, NQF Level 4
226302-001-01-PM-06 Supervise the Smooth Execution of the Activities of an OHS Function, NQF Level 4
226302-001-01-PM-07 Coordinate the Work Activities of Occupational, Health and Safety Representatives, NQF Level 4

Workplace modules

4 modules
226302-001-01-WM-01 Processes of Representing Employees Regarding their Workplace OHS Needs, NQF Level 3
226302-001-01-WM-02 Processes of Executing OHS Administration and Document Management, NQF Level 4
226302-001-01-WM-03 Processes of Managing Workplace Accidents, Incidents and other Emergencies, NQF Level 4
226302-001-01-WM-04 Incident Investigation Processes, NQF Level 4

Entry requirements

NQF Level 4 or equivalent

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