WHS Essentials

Give leaders the safety foundations needed to protect volunteers, clients and community activities.

Course outcome

Identify hazards, select controls, brief volunteers and report incidents using a consistent ACS process.

What you will learn

• Lesson 1: WHS Responsibilities — Identify who must act, what should stop and who must be notified in a service scenario.
• Lesson 2: Find and Control Hazards — Complete a risk assessment and choose controls for a community meal.
• Lesson 3: Safe Work Practices — Create a five-minute pre-start briefing for an ACS activity.
• Lesson 4: Incidents and Improvement — Complete a factual incident report and assign an improvement action.

Course details

• Track: Foundation
• Duration: 3 hours
• Format: 4 guided lessons (45 minutes each), each with a teaching guide, a case study with short-answer questions and a multiple-choice knowledge check

Course references and further learning

Use these authoritative sources to confirm requirements, deepen the lesson and locate current guidance.

• Volunteers and work health and safety — Safe Work Australia
• Volunteering: legal obligations — SafeWork NSW
• Managing hazards and risks — SafeWork NSW
• Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — Safe Work Australia

Important

Check the latest version before use. Australian law, approved ACS procedures and local Conference requirements take priority where they are more specific. External resources are provided for learning and do not replace accredited training, professional advice or emergency services.