With safety courses provided by AlertForce, workers receive the capabilities needed to safely perform a variety of potentially dangerous tasks. Workers in hazardous fields often require training to comply with safety regulations or meet WHS standards in Darwin and the Northern Territory.
These courses are designed to make workplaces safer and limit injuries and accidents. Workers develop skills for identifying hazards and implementing control measures to reduce risks. If you are a PCBU or an employee, taking courses may be a requirement in your field.
WHS Training Courses at AlertForce in the Northern Territory
AlertForce is a leading provider of nationally recognised WHS training, offering a wide range of courses. Here is a list of the courses available for workers in Darwin:
- Asbestos awareness training
- Confined spaces training
- Health and safety representative (HSR) training
- Manual handling training
- Traffic control training
- White card training
- Working at heights training
Take a closer look at the options available at AlertForce for complying with WHS requirements.
Asbestos Awareness Safety WHS Training
Asbestos was banned in Australia in 2003. However, it remains a threat and is still found in homes and businesses. Learn to stay safe with our nationally recognised asbestos awareness training. Our course instructs you on how to identify asbestos and asbestos-containing materials (ACMs).
Confined Spaces Training
If your job involves entering an enclosed or partially enclosed space, you may need to complete confined spaces training. Pipelines, vaults, manholes, and other confined spaces create additional risks due to atmospheric conditions. Minimise these risks with our one-day program.
Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Training
The Work Health and Safety Act gives employees the right to elect a worker to represent them in health and safety matters.
According to NT Worksafe, the elected worker must complete the health and safety representative (HSR) training to exercise the powers of an HSR. After completing the course, the HSR has the right to direct work to stop and issue provisional improvement notifications. More on HSR Training here.
Manual Handling Training
Most manual handling injuries include strains and sprains due to repetitive tasks or improper lifting or pulling. However, improper handling may also result in back injuries and long-term health issues. Learn how to stay safe with our manual handling courses. We offer manual handling courses for construction, health care, office, and warehouse workers.
Traffic Control Training
If your job requires you to work on roads or around mobile machinery, such as construction equipment, you may need to complete traffic control course. We offer a comprehensive course with learning outcomes designed to minimise risks when working around motorists or vehicles. This is also a pathway to becoming a traffic controller.
White Card Training
The white card course Darwin covers the most common dangers on a construction site. It is a requirement for anyone entering or working in a construction zone.
Participants receive a statement of attainment. The white card is delivered via post within one to two months.
The NT white card is valid in other states and territories. After completing the white card course, workers may seek employment in the construction sector in other regions. First-time participants must enrol in face-to-face learning. Online training is only intended as a refresher for construction induction courses.
Working at Heights Training
Our working at heights unit of competency gives workers the skills and knowledge for reducing the hazards of working from dangerous heights.
Workers learn how to implement safety measures when heights involve a fall of two or more metres. This includes the use of personal protection equipment (PPE), engineering controls, and administrative controls.
Requirements for Enrolling in WHS Courses Darwin
Our training programs may come with prerequisites. In the construction sector, workers often need to complete the white card course before enrolling in other programs. Other requirements include proper photo identification and the ability to understand English.
Benefits of AlertForce WHS Training Courses
AlertForce is a registered training organization (RTO) and trusted provider of WHS programs, including mandatory and optional training in a variety of sectors. Our staff have years of experience instructing participants.
We continually update our course outlines to include the latest WHS codes of practice and recommended learning outcomes. We ensure everyone develops the skills and knowledge needed to promote a safer workplace. We also provide both face-to-face and online training for your convenience.
If you want to know more about workplace health and safety obligations in your sector, contact us for more information.
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Asbestos Awareness TrainingAsbestos is a group of six naturally occurring minerals composed of soft, flexible fibers that are heat-resistant. Asbestos is still used in hundreds of U.S. consumer products. Its use is allowed as long as it accounts for less than 1% of the product. Exposure to asbestos causes cancers and other diseases, including mesothelioma and asbestosis. Asbestos occurs health risk like health effects, diseases. It can be minimized by taking sensible precautions.It is legally oblige to removal in workplace by management. There is a general duty of care on employers of the workplace to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees and others who come on to the workplace. It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that all reasonably practicable measures have been taken to control risks against all possible injuries arising from the workplace. The employer's duty of care applies to all people in the workplace, including visitors, contractors etc.Under the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 there are responsibilities for controllers of premises, employers and employees. A controller of premises that contains asbestos or asbestos containing material must ensure that Risk Assessment and Control Measures are carried out.Employers must ensure that employees and other persons are informed of the dangers, hazards and risks involved and of any precautions that should be taken. Employer and employee responsibilities for: 1. Training 2. Safe Work Method Statements 3. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 4. Decontamination facilities and procedures.Risk management is a common concept in business practice and ensures that safe systems of work can be established from detailed risk management plans. Identify asbestos in the workplace and adopt an accepted risk management approach.Risk assessment relates to repetitive work practices in the one location, such as the inspection and removal of friction products in vehicles, the risk assessment should relate to the overall work practice, taking account of the repetitive nature of the task. The purpose of this risk assessment is to allow informed decisions to be made about control measures, induction and training, air monitoring and health surveillance requirements. Only competent persons should perform risk assessments or any subsequent reviews or revisions of risk assessments. Decisions about control measures to protect workers will depend on the assessed risks to health.To control the risks it may Implementing the asbestos management plan, Hierarchy of controls, Preparing the work area, Techniques for Removal of Asbestos (Wet Spray Method, Saturation and water injection method, Dry Method), Setting Tools and equipment, setting asbestos decontamination unit & and wearing appropriate PPE.Emergency procedures when dealing with asbestos is immediate PPE requirements, notifications, securing the work site, containment/disposal procedures, contingencies/actions in the event that contamination of personnel as taken place, addressing electrical hazards, obtaining documentation, information to help assess the risks posed by the emergency situation.
Good course, covered all essential information
I did some courses from AF, they are simple to understand and very useful to me.
Done with the training and it is very helpful and full of information that would be helpful in the future. Great Provider and service! I will def recommend to my friends. Thank You:)-Cham
Really enjoyed this course and would recommend the course and provider if you are looking for asbestos awareness training!
useful info, easy and quick
Good Course, easy and lots of information
Seemed quite comprehensive as an introductory course & was most useful.
very good
Well presented courses
Asbestos Awareness Training by James McIlwaineClear explanations and easy access to the platform and materials to study. Thanks!
In General, it is very informative in the sense that you can actually relate it to different workplace {warehouse or in healthcare}.
Completed the Free Asbestos Awareness Online Training and gained tremendous knowledge pertaining to the risks, procedures, controls and measures etc. Was introduced to various topics that were unknown to me and the audio-visual format of the course and knowledge checks give the trainee a sound understanding of the various topics covered whilst being digestible and easy to follow. Thank you AlertForce for the amazing training!
great easy learning
easy to use great learning experience
I enjoyed this course
Asbestos awareness coarse.Very easy and informative thankyou
Easy to use and complete the course in an online format
Asbestos Awareness Training - very easy to understand, easy to follow to answer quiz questions and an unlimited amount of opportunities to ensure a pass mark.
