Comprehensive Workplace Health & Safety Masterclass

Lesson Overview

Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) is the structured, science-based discipline focused on protecting workers from injuries, illnesses, hazards, and unsafe conditions. It combines legal standards, scientific principles, management systems, human behavior, and workplace engineering to create a safe and healthy environment.

This lesson provides a deep foundational understanding of:

• What OHS truly encompasses
• Why organizations must implement it
• How modern safety systems evolved
• The scientific and management principles behind safety
• The universal elements of any effective OHS program
• The shared responsibilities of employers and employees

This lesson sets the stage for the rest of the course.

LEGAL FRAMEWORKS & EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Lesson Overview

Occupational Health & Safety is grounded not only in good practice but in legal and regulatory obligations. Every country, regardless of its industry or development stage, has workplace safety laws that outline what employers must provide and what employees must follow.

This lesson gives a deep, comprehensive, global understanding of:

• The international foundations of OHS law
• National-level responsibilities
• Employer and employee obligations under safety law
• How enforcement works
• Legal consequences of non-compliance
• Why shared responsibility is essential for safety culture

This lesson ensures a clear understanding of the legal foundation of safety, encompassing not only good practice but also mandatory obligations.

Lesson Overview

Risk management is the core engine of workplace safety. Every accident prevented, every hazard eliminated, and every safety improvement begins with a structured risk management process.

This lesson provides a deep understanding of:

• What hazards and risks truly mean
• The science behind risk assessment
• How to apply global standards (ILO, OSHA, ISO 45001)
• Risk matrices, control measures, and prioritization
• How to conduct formal and informal risk assessments
• Real workplace examples and scenarios
• Checklists to support implementation

Risk management is not paperwork; it is the strategic brain of safety.

Accident Causation & Prevention Models

Lesson Overview

Accidents rarely happen “out of nowhere.”
Behind every workplace incident is a series of events, conditions, and failures that align long before the injury occurs.

Understanding accident causation models helps organizations:

• Predict accidents before they happen
• Trace underlying causes during investigations
• Build stronger prevention programs
• Shift from reactive to proactive safety

This lesson explores both classical and modern theories that explain why accidents happen and how to stop them.

Lesson Overview

Hazard identification is the first and most critical step in workplace safety.
You cannot control a hazard you have not identified — and most workplace accidents occur because hazards were either:

• Not recognized
• Not reported
• Not evaluated
• Not controlled

This lesson gives learners deep expertise in:

• What hazards are
• Types of hazards
• How to identify hazards
• Formal and informal inspection methods
• Tools used to find hazards
• Reporting techniques
• Real workplace examples
• Checklists for daily, weekly, and monthly inspections

INCIDENT & ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES

Lesson Overview

Accident and incident investigations are essential for determining:

• What happened
• Why it happened
• How to prevent it from happening again

An effective investigation is not about assigning blame.
It is about uncovering system weaknesses, hazardous conditions, unsafe behaviors, and management gaps that contributed to the event.

This lesson explains:

• Key investigation concepts
• Types of incidents
• The investigation process
• Evidence collection
• Root cause analysis
• Reporting methods

REPORTING LINES & OHS DOCUMENTATION

Lesson Overview

A workplace safety system can only function effectively when:

• Workers know who to report to
• Managers understand their responsibilities
• Procedures clearly define how incidents, hazards, and risks should be documented
• Safety information is stored, communicated, and reviewed properly

This lesson explains:

• Reporting structures within OHS
• Types of safety documentation
• How reporting supports legal compliance
• How records help identify patterns and prevent accidents

Documentation requirements under ISO 45001, OSHA, and ILO standards

Building & Sustaining a Safety Culture

Lesson Overview

A strong safety culture is the foundation of all Occupational Health & Safety systems.
Even the best policies, procedures, and equipment will fail if the workforce mindset does not support safe behavior.

This lesson explains:

• What safety culture is
• Why safety culture matters
• Different levels of safety culture maturity
• How leadership shapes safety behavior
• How employees influence safety culture
• Practical ways to build and maintain a strong safety culture
• Indicators of safety culture performance

This lesson connects the behavioral side of safety to the technical and procedural side

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) ESSENTIALS

Lesson Overview

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the last line of defense against workplace hazards.
It does not eliminate hazards; instead, it minimizes exposure when other controls fail.

This lesson covers:

• What PPE is and why it matters
• Types of PPE (with examples and use cases)
• Employer and employee responsibilities
• Selection and fit-testing requirements
• PPE maintenance and replacement rules
• Limitations of PPE
• Best practices for PPE use

Common PPE failures and how to avoid them