Principles of Occupational Safety & Health (POSH)
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Principles of Occupational Safety & Health (POSH)
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Introduction
POSH is a practical foundation course covering the essentials of occupational safety and health. Through the use of case studies and real examples, this course focuses on the practical application of best practices in occupational safety and health.
Objectives
- Increased confidence to deal with these issues in the workplace.
- A balanced perspective of these issues by addressing the technical and human factors.
- Ability to apply knowledge to solving workplace health and safety problems.
- Increased ability to communicate on health and safety issues at all levels.
- How to examine real-life case histories to help you avoid mistakes and maximize the
- Effectiveness of your safety initiatives
- How to develop knowledge and skills that increase your competence and self-confidence on the job
- How to determine when personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used and ways to increase employee acceptance of PPE
- Uses and benefits of recordkeeping to prevent injuries and illnesses and meet OSHA requirements
- How to develop an emergency action plan
- How to effectively plan and conduct safety inspections
- The who, what, where and how of incident inspections
- The impact of industrial hygiene and HazCom standards on your safety plan
Benefits for attendees include:
Training Methodology
This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.
Who Should Attend?
Managers whose role demands an appreciation of OSH and who are seeking a qualification that is recognized internationally.
Course Outline
- Principles of Occupational Safety and Health Management
- Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control
- Safety Communication
- Employee Involvement
- Incident Reporting and Investigation
- Job Safety Analysis
- Safety Training
- Safety Teams
- Safety Inspections
- Introduction to OSHA

