BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

Regardless of the industry, leaders have a legal obligation to keep people safe and therefore WHS qualified people are needed in almost every business.

Designed for those working as supervisors, WHS personnel, or workers, the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety provides the skills and knowledge for those in any WHS-related role to manage risks, apply relevant WHS laws, and to contribute to WHS within the workplace.

Our training is available either through face-to-face delivery at your workplace, or online in a live, facilitator-led, interactive training environment. We can also customise this program for your workplace and industry and deliver it anywhere in Australia.

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Area

Safety

Format

5 modules

Suitable for

All industries

Nationally recognised?

Yes

By completing this program participants will:

Understand how to meet organisational and personal legal compliance obligations.
Learn about hazard identification, risk management and effective WHS management of subcontractors.
Learn to assist with responding to incidents, assisting with incident investigation and workplace monitoring processes.
Learn how to contribute to implementing and maintaining WHS consultation and participation processes.
Learn how to have powerful safety conversations that empower people taking accountability for their own safety behaviours and show leadership in the workplace.

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

We offer this program in two ways:

Public program – join our online WHS courses, run live with an experienced facilitator in an interactive training environment.

Workplace programs – on your site or live online program delivered within your workplace, tailored to your industry and organisational needs. For workplace enquiries, contact us here.

Throughout the program, participants work with real workplace scenarios, completing activities and assessments directly connected to their role. This ensures every skill learned is applied in practice and immediately relevant to their workplace.

OUR delivery FORMAT

8-days of training broken into 5 modules plus an application activity per module.

Learners can undertake the full qualification, or choose the module of their choice and gain the units of competency covered in that module. This program is designed for adult participants who are already or have recently been employed.

Assessments are knowledge questions, practical activities. observations and application activities designed to be incorporated into the learner’s day-to-day job rather than adding to workload.

Participants have up to 12 months to complete the qualification or the individual modules.

ABOUT THE program modules

To attain the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety, participants must be deemed competent in 10 units of competency (five core, five elective) over an eight-day program, plus assessments and workplace tasks.

The five modules may be delivered in consecutive days or in with gaps between each module to allow participants to practice skills learned back at their workplace.

Our public program allows for enrolment in either the full qualification or into the individual modules.

A leader's role in workplace safety (2 days)

Gain skills to contribute to hazard identification and risk assessment. Learn how to communicate effectively to build trust.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 2 units towards the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety.

Module outline
Within this module, workplace leaders gain the skills to contribute to hazard identification and risk assessments and learn how to communicate as a workplace leader to build trust.

This module explores the skills and knowledge required to contribute to WHS risk management, including the processes for identifying work health and safety (WHS) hazards and assessing and controlling the risks relating to those identified hazards according to legislative and organisational requirements.

Participants will gain the skills and knowledge required to understand different communication contexts, how to choose methods of communication to suit the audience, and the importance of follow-up.

Outcomes

At the end of this module participants will:

Discover the role and importance of communication and consultation in minimising harm at work, including accessing information and data used to identify hazards, assess and control risks, and how to clarify messages and create engaging and effective communication.
Define the purpose and need for follow-up actions for different communications.
Identify accurate communication context and contribute to identifying risk management requirements and compliance.
Contribute to workplace hazard identification and risk assessment.

Units covered in this module:

BSBLDR412 – Communicate effectively as a workplace leader
BSBWHS414 – Contribute to WHS risk management

Contractors and workplace safety (2 days)

Gain skills to assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws and manage WHS compliance of contractors.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 2 units towards the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety.

Module outline

Within this module, participants develop the skills and knowledge to assist with establishing and maintaining workplace compliance with work health and safety (WHS) laws. This includes identifying applicable WHS laws, duties, rights and obligations, and the actions needed to support WHS compliance in the workplace.

Participants will also develop the skills to assist in managing the work health and safety (WHS) implications of using contractors. This includes identifying contractor duties, establishing organisational WHS compliance requirements associated with those duties, communicating contractor requirements, monitoring contractor compliance with WHS requirements, and implementing responses to identified non-compliance.

Outcomes

At the end of this module participants will:

Identify the legal framework for WHS in the workplace.
Provide advice about WHS compliance.
Establish WHS legislative compliance.
Maintain WHS legislative compliance.
Prepare for, and assist with, contractor WHS induction processes.
Monitor contractor WHS compliance requirements and address non-compliance.

Units covered in this module:

BSBWHS412 – Assist with workplace compliance with WHS laws
BSBWHS418 – Assist with managing WHS compliance of contractors

Implementing and maintaining WHS systems (1 day)

Gain skills to contribute to implementing WHS management systems and support monitoring and continuous improvement.

This 1-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 2 units towards the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety.

Module outline
Within this module, workplace leaders gain the skills to contribute to implementing WHS management systems and supporting monitoring processes. Participants explore how WHS systems integrate policies, procedures, consultation processes and monitoring mechanisms to ensure compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.

The module focuses on contributing to WHS system planning, implementation strategies, communication processes and monitoring system effectiveness through performance measures and review activities. Participants will also explore how consultation, training and information systems support WHS management systems and organisational compliance.

Participants will gain the skills and knowledge required to contribute to implementing WHS management systems, monitor safety performance and support continuous improvement across the organisation.

Outcomes

At the end of this module participants will:

Contribute to implementing a WHS management system implementation plan.
Identify roles and responsibilities in WHS consultation and participation processes.
Contribute to communicating WHS information and data across the organisation.
Support WHS management systems by collecting, documenting and evaluating safety information.
Contribute to reviewing and improving WHS management system effectiveness.

Units covered in this module:

BSBWHS415 – Contribute to implementing WHS management systems
BSBWHS413 – Contribute to implementation and maintenance of WHS consultation and participation processes

Monitor processes for health and safety (1 day)

Develop practical skills to monitor workplace health and safety performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

This 1-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 1 unit towards the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety.

Module outline
This module focuses on how organisations monitor and measure health and safety performance to ensure controls are working effectively and risks are being managed.

Participants explore workplace monitoring activities such as inspections, health monitoring, environmental monitoring and the collection of safety performance data. The module also examines how monitoring results are analysed, documented and used to support continuous improvement of safety practices and systems.

By the end of the module, participants will understand how monitoring contributes to proactive safety management and supports evidence-based decision-making in the workplace.

Outcomes

At the end of this module participants will:

Identify methods used to monitor workplace health and safety performance.
Contribute to collecting and recording WHS monitoring information and data.
Support health and environmental monitoring activities.
Assist in evaluating monitoring results to determine effectiveness of controls.
Contribute to reviewing safety performance and identifying improvement opportunities.

Units covered in this module:

BSBWHS419 – Contribute to implementing WHS monitoring processes

Best practice incident investigation (2 days)

Identify how to conduct a comprehensive incident investigation and present outcomes to stakeholders.

This 2-day module supported by workplace application and assessment, delivers 3 units towards the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. Note: This program is delivered with a scheduled break between sessions for workplace application.

Module outline
In this module participants gain an understanding of what is involved in incident response and investigation in order to prevent further harm.

Participants explore how to identify and conduct a comprehensive incident investigation in line with legislative and organisational requirements. This includes collecting, organising and analysing information using available systems, and preparing, delivering and reviewing presentations for target audiences.

Outcomes

At the end of this module participants will:

Understand what is involved in incident response and incident investigation.
Identify how to conduct a comprehensive incident investigation inclusive of research, analysis and recommendations.
Understand how to collect, organise and analyse information using available systems.
Practice incident investigation and presentation skills to enhance understanding and skill levels.
Explore what makes an engaging and effective presentation.

Units covered in this module: