Occupational Health and Safety Officer

Trains learners to spot hazards before they become incidents, manage day-to-day workplace risk, and keep an organisation on the right side of South Africa's OHS Act — the full toolkit for a dedicated safety role.

Aspiring and current safety officers, safety administrators, and anyone moving into a dedicated workplace-safety role.

No formal pre-requisite; a sound understanding of English (reading/writing) is required to engage with the syllabus.

• Identify workplace hazards and conduct risk assessments
• Investigate and report on OHS incidents
• Maintain OHS records, audits and compliance documentation
• Apply South African OHS legislation in a workplace context
• Support and coordinate a workplace safety management system

Delivered in-person, onsite at the client's premises, or online/virtual — Knowledge, Practical and (where applicable) Work Experience modules, culminating in a Final Integrated Summative Assessment (FISA).

• Knowledge Modules — OHS legislation, hazard identification, risk management
• Practical Skill Modules — inspections, incident investigation, audits
• Work Experience Module — supervised OHS duties in a real workplace

Learners are assessed internally against each module, then complete a Final Integrated Summative Assessment (FISA) set/moderated externally. On success, the QCTO issues the official certificate/Statement of Results.

• Occupational Health and Safety Officer / Inspector
• SHE (Safety, Health & Environment) Officer
• Compliance Officer
• Pathway to OHS Practitioner (NQF 5)