Every serious workplace accident has a history: a hazard that was noticed but not fixed, a procedure that was skipped, a warning that was not acted on. Occupational safety and health (OSH) is about breaking that chain before someone is hurt.
This course gives you the knowledge to build and run a practical safety and health system in a Zimbabwean workplace. It is designed for managers, supervisors, HR and SHE (safety, health and environment) officers, safety representatives and business owners, in any sector, from offices to factories, farms and construction sites. The first lesson of each module covers the basics. The rest covers the risk assessment, controls, investigations and management practice that experienced practitioners use.
What you will learn
- How Zimbabwe’s OSH law works: the Constitution, the Labour Act, the Factories and Works Act, NSSA’s accident prevention and compensation scheme, and the pending Occupational Safety and Health Bill
- How to identify hazards, assess risk and apply the hierarchy of controls
- How to manage common hazards: fire, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, work at height and manual handling
- How to protect workers’ health, including occupational disease, psychosocial risk, and HIV and TB in the workplace
- How to report and investigate incidents, support compensation claims, and measure safety performance
How the course works
There are five modules, each with four lessons and a short quiz. You need 70% on each quiz to complete the course and earn your certificate.
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