Health, safety and environment

Course information:

This course focuses on 3 important principles: safety at the workplace, working conditions and the minimal impact on the environment (Moshe)

What to expect:

Identify and solve problems and make decisions using critical and creative thinking.

Work effectively with others as members of a team, group, organisation or community.

Organise and manage oneself and one’s own activities responsibly and effectively.

Collect, organise and critically evaluate information.

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematics and/or language skills in the modes of oral and/or written presentations.

Use science and technology effectively and critically (showing responsibility toward the environment and health of others).

Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems by recognising that problem-­solving contexts do not exist in isolation (systems thinking).

Who should attend:

Safety officers, SHE coordinators, SMME business owners, Department of labour inspectors, Risk/Insurance assessors, Construction safety officers, Line managers and supervisors, Staff involved with day-to-day management of SHE programmes, Anyone interested in entering the Health and Safety industry

What will I learn:

• SHE policies and procedures
• Fundamental issues in occupational health
• Fundamental issues in occupational safety
• Fundamental issues pertaining to the environment
• SHE theories and principles
• Introduction to risk management
• SHE management systems

Course fees:

The course fee is fixed at 100.000 Rupees per participant and includes course material, lunches, refreshments, coffee and tea during the breaks and the work visits. Participants of Indian Major ports may apply for a special scholarship for attending the courses.