Responsible Officer

Course Overview

The Responsible Officer Course is approved by the SafeWork SA Advisory Committee and Responsible Officers are required to attend a training course recognised or approved by the SafeWork SA Advisory Committee.

The responsible officer has a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining a workplace culture that promotes occupational health and safety (OHS). The learning outcomes for responsible officers have been designed to emphasise the value of taking an active and effective role in ensuring occupational health and safety compliance within an organisation.

The course is made up of three units, each comprising several elements. Each element is designed to provide the responsible officer with an understanding of the actions required to ensure the organisation complies with the Act. The three units involved in the course are:
SWSAACRO07/01 Role of the Responsible Officer
SWSAACRO07/02 Legislative Framework
SWSAACRO07/03 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

The course aims to help responsible officers ensure their organisations comply with requirements of the Act. This is achieved by providing appropriate management systems that foster consultation, participation, cooperation, commitment and continuous improvement.

It is expected that participants will gain knowledge and an understanding of the employer’s responsibilities of occupational health and safety. Employee and employer attitudes to OHS and workplace culture are also explored, as is the consideration of approaches that can be used to address and overcome barriers.

Training Delivery Format:

The training is delivered face-to-face in a classroom based learning environment. The duration of training is 4 hours. For in-house programs, please contact us for a quote.