This free online health and safety course explains how standards and regulations mitigate workplace risk and hazards. Occupational safety and health is one of the most important priorities for organizations and businesses. The applications of occupational health and safety are vast and offer room in which to build a career. This health and safety course introduces you to various Occupational Health and Safety Acts and provides a global perspective as we discuss international trends in mitigating occupational hazards and the formation of these Acts and policies.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 187910 |
| Course Category | |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify the conditions that jeopardize the health and safety of employees • Discuss major occupational health and safety hazards and conventions • Explain the essential aspects of the USA’s Occupational Safety and Health Act • Explain how to create an effective OH&S standard • List the important privileges occupational health and safety committees must have to function effectively • Explain why industries across the world need tailored and industry-specific occupational safety and health practices • Recognize major occupational health and safety hazards • Outline occupational health and safety policies • Recall the main themes incorporated in the formation of an OH&S standard |
| Course Code | 6137 |

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