This course includes the most common hazards that you need to be aware of to protect the environment while at work. The training provides an overview of the hazards and trains in safe practice.
The hazards that are covered include vegetation management and clearing, working around flora and fauna and protected species, Aboriginal cultural heritage requirements for sites and artifacts, ground disturbance, chemical spills, weed control, controlling dust and monitoring air quality, and managing waste.
The training is assessed using the hierarchy of hazard controls. Users are required to select the control and critical control measures with all selections available in the user reports accessed on the Tap into Safety Platform.
Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of this course learners will:
- Learn how to apply the Safety Hierarchy of Controls to address workplace hazards.
- Understand the requirements of learning vegetation and that in most cases a permit is required to clear land or vegetation.
- Learn how to protect flora and fauna as you work to minimise the impact on the surrounding environment.
- Understand Aboriginal Culture and protection of their artefacts, sites or human skeletal remains.
- Learn how to ensure minimal ground disturbance as you traverse or drive through virgin ground.
- Learn how to contain a spill, leak or accidental release of hazardous chemicals and how to use a spill containment system.
- Learn how to efficiently manage waste to recycle, reuse and reduce the amount going into landfills.
- Understand that the environment is delicate and that as you drive or traverse through it you can transport and introduce weeds from one area to another.
- Learn how to reduce and to suppress the dust generated by the work activities.
Course length: 20 mins (8 x 2-minute animated and subtitled videos + short answer assessments)
- Certificate of completion
- In-depth Reporting
- Facilitator’s Guide including video transcript and Assessment Q&A’s
- Optional pass rate
- All content can be customised
- Pause and resume function
Available in English (Australian).
This course is suitable for use in Australia.