Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner – 121527

Description

QCTO Occupational Qualification, Form 4, Matrix Framework for Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner – 121527

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to function as an Occupational Health and Safety 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 inspection of the workplace, the recording and investigation of incidents and accidents as well as implementation and maintenance of Occupational Health and Safety management systems to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

A qualified learner will demonstrate the following key attributes: critical thinking, confidence, assertiveness, ethical conduct, compassion, insightfulness, assertive communication, innovative decision making and high levels of analytical ability.

A qualified learner will be able to:

• Facilitate and support actions to eliminate or control hazards to mitigate risks in a designated work area.
• Plan the implementation of operational occupational health and safety management systems.
• Monitor and, continually improve, the effectiveness of operational Occupational Health and Safety management systems.
• Promote a culture of Occupational Health and Safety within the organisation and foster continual improvement in the application of healthier and safer ways of working.
• Facilitate the integration of Occupational Health and Safety reporting into the overall organisational reporting systems and processes.
• Identify and ensure effective liaison with external stakeholders and regulators relevant to the management of Occupational Health and Safety.

Note: The framework consists of the Knowledge Module Titles, Practical Module Titles, Workplace Experience Module Titles (if applicable to curriculum), Topics and elements – the developer is required to slot in the page numbers against each topic, topic element and codes which is provided in the framework.