BSB51307 Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety

The Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety is designed to give you a sound theoretical knowledge base and an ability to use a range of specialised, technical and managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate your own work and the work of others with safety responsibilities. You will develop the skills to be able to participate in the management and coordination of OHS information and data systems; risk management; incident investigation; policies and procedures and participative arrangements.

Requiring 8 units for the qualification

Five (5) occupational health and safety units
Three (3) Elective units
► Elective units may be selected from the remaining OHS units, elective units listed below, the BSB07 Business
Services Training Package or any other currently endorsed national Training Package. If not listed below, 1 unit may be
selected from either a Certificate IV or Advanced Diploma qualification.
► Elective units must be relevant to the work outcome, local industry requirements and the qualification level.
► Units selected from other Training Packages must not duplicate units selected from or available within the BSB07
Business Services Training Package.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UNITS
BSBOHS501B Participate in the coordination and maintenance of a systematic approach to managing OHS
BSBOHS502B Participate in the management of the OHS information and data systems
BSBOHS503B Assist in the design and development of OHS participative arrangements
BSBOHS504B Apply principles of OHS risk management
BSBOHS505B Manage hazards in the work environment
BSBOHS508B Participate in the investigation of incidents
ELECTIVE UNITS
BSBOHS506B Monitor and facilitate the management of hazards associated with plant
BSBOHS507B Facilitate the application of principles of occupational health to control OHS risk
BSBMGT515A Manage operational plan
BSBMGT502B Manage people performance
BSBSUS501A Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability