• Workplace Health and Safety Officers (WHSOs)
  • What is a Workplace Health and Safety Officer (WHSO)?
  • When must a WHSO be appointed?
  • Obligations of employers
  • Functions of a Workplace Health and Safety Officer (WHSO)
  • What qualifications are needed to become a WHSO?
  • One WHSO for more than one workplace
  • Assessment tools to assist WHSOs
• Training to be a Workplace Health and Safety Officer (WHSO)
  • Structure of training course
  • How does a person apply for a WHSO certificate?
  • Training organisations that conduct WHSO courses
  • Prior recognition
• Requirements to deliver Workplace Health and Safety Officer (WHSO) training
  • Legislation requirements
  • How to become a RTO with approval to conduct WHSO training

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What qualifications are needed to become a WHSO?

A person is qualified to apply for a WHSO certificate of authority of appointment if he/she has:

• satisfactorily completed an approved WHSO course conducted by a Registered Training Organisation; or
• other qualifications or experience that would enable the applicant to satisfactorily perform the functions of a WHSO.

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