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1. NQF level: 5
2. The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to function as an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Practitioner. Occupational Health and Safety Practitioners, serve as facilitators and advisors to employees and management regarding safety and health aspects in the workplace including the monitoring and inspecting of the workplace, the recording and investigation of incidents and accidents as well as implementation and maintenance of Occupational Health and Safety systems in order to ensure a healthy and safe work environment. A qualified learner will demonstrate the following key attributes: critical thinking, confidence, assertive, ethical, compassionate, insightful, good communicator, decision making, influential, analytical, systematic.
3. Occupational Tasks:
  1. Facilitate and support actions to eliminate or control hazards in order to minimise risks in a designated work area.
  2. Plan and implement operational occupational health and safety management systems.
  3. Monitor and continually improve the effectiveness of operational Occupational Health and Safety systems.
  4. Promote occupational health and safety within the organisation and develop safer and healthier ways of working.
  5. Facilitate the integration of OHS reporting into the overall organisational reporting.
  6. Identify and ensure effective liaison with appropriate external stakeholders and regulators within the contextual OHS workplace environment.
  7. Investigate and report on incidents and accidents in the workplace environment.
4. Modules covered:
5. Knowledge Modules:
  1. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, NQF Level 5, Credits 11.
  2. Governance and Sustainability within the OHS Context, NQF Level 5, Credits 11.
  3. Fundamentals of Operations Management for OHS Practitioners, NQF Level 5, Credits 12
6. Practical Skills Modules:
  1. Develop a risk profile and legal register for a designated work area, NQF Level 5, Credits 12.
  2. Establish, maintain, and improve the health and safety documentation and reporting systems, controls, and processes, NQF Level 5, Credits 12
  3. Advise on the establishment maintenance and improvement of emergency response and preparedness, NQF Level 5, Credits 12.
  4. Manage the effectiveness of operational Occupational Health and Safety systems, NQF Level 5, Credits 12.
7. Work Experience Modules:
  1. Operational planning and review processes, NQF Level 5, Credits 19.
  2. Management and Supervision Processes, NQF Level 5, Credits 19.

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