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WHS for Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders
Leaders play a central role in shaping safe workplaces. This course helps you understand your responsibilities under Work Health and Safety laws and gives you practical tools to manage risks with confidence.
You will learn how to plan, consult and lead in ways that strengthen safety culture and support the wellbeing of your team.
What to expect
Managing safety is a core leadership responsibility, and understanding your obligations under Work Health and Safety laws is essential. This course provides a clear, practical overview of what the legislation requires and how leaders can meet these expectations in their day-to-day work.
You will explore the principles of WHS risk management, learn how to identify and control hazards and understand how your organisation’s WHS system supports safer practices. The program also highlights the importance of consultation and shows how open communication helps teams participate in and contribute to safer processes.
With straightforward tools and real-world examples, you will learn how to plan for systematic WHS management in your area of responsibility and strengthen the safety behaviours and practices across your team.
Is this course for you
This course is ideal for managers, supervisors, and team leaders who want to deepen their understanding of WHS responsibilities and incorporate strategic risk management principles into their everyday leadership.
This course is suited to individuals who want to:
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strengthen understanding of WHS duties and responsibilities
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apply strategic risk management principles in daily leadership practice
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identify, assess, and manage workplace risks effectively
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lead with greater confidence in health and safety decision-making
What you will explore
During this training course, you will develop a practical understanding of work health and safety (WHS) compliance and systematic risk management. The course focuses on reviewing key WHS principles, building effective risk management plans, and strengthening consultation and participation to support safe, compliant and well-managed workplaces.
By the end of this training course, you should be able to:
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Understand the importance of compliance with WHS legislation
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Review key WHS risk management principles and techniques
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Develop an effective WHS risk management plan
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Recognise the essential components of a WHS management system
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Understand the value of consultation and how to enable participation across the workforce
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Plan for systematic WHS management in your area
Where this course can take you
Enhance your understanding of psychosocial hazards, the role you play in reporting them and discover effective measures to mitigate their impact. As a worker, you may be exposed to these hazards. This course will offer strategies for how you can respond efficiently. This course runs in Perth and select regional locations.
Psychosocial hazards can affect anyone, and understanding them is an important part of staying safe at work. This course helps you recognise risks such as high job demands, low support or bullying, and understand how they influence mental health.
You will learn what to look for, when to speak up and how you can play an active role in creating a safer, more respectful workplace.
Mental health and wellbeing at work are influenced by individual circumstances and by how work is designed, managed and experienced. This half-day course examines what a mentally healthy workplace looks like and how people can contribute within the scope of their role.
You will consider workplace risk and protective factors, practical ways to support personal wellbeing and respectful approaches to reducing stigma, building psychological safety and starting a supportive conversation.
Leaders play a central role in shaping environments where people feel safe to speak up and work without fear of harm.
This course helps you understand your responsibilities under the Work Health and Safety Act and gives you practical tools to lead with clarity, reduce psychosocial risks and create a culture where wellbeing, respect and trust are part of everyday work.