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Directory of readings for general training

The general training section is intended to assist those seeking OHS material to meet the requirements of the general OHS units that are included in various national training package qualifications.

The SafetyLine Institute is a resource to help you study. If you wish, you can contact a participating training provider to seek skills recognition (RPL) or coaching and mentoring to gain a general OHS unit that is included in a national training package qualification.

Note:

There is no Learning Guide for the General Training section of the SafetyLine Institute

I. Learning guide

Download the learning guide, which is the key resource for each unit of competency. Complete the activities in the learning guide as you work your way through it. The readings and resources below provide additional essential material and will help you complete the activities. Complete each element in the learning guide and then take the element test(s).

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II. Readings and resources
Element 1 Introduction to OSH Statistics    
 

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Element 2 The General Duty of Care - Part 1    
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Element 3 The General Duty of Care - Part 2    
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Element 4 Safety and Health Committees    
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Element 5 Safe Systems of Work    
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Element 6 Safety and Health Representatives    
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Element 7 Management and Control of Contractors    
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Element 8 General OSH Information Sources    
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Element 9 Material Safety Data Sheets    
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Element 10 Risk Management Process    
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Element 11 Management of Major Hazard Facilities    
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Element 12 Job Safety Analysis    
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Element 13 Permit to Work Systems    
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Element 14 Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing    
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Element 15 Prevention of Falls in the Workplace    
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Element 16 Hazards and Risks of Confined Spaces    
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Element 17 Safe Work in Confined Spaces    
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Element 18 Induction / On the Job Training    
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Element 19 Management Training    
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Element 20 Building Fire Safety    
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Element 21 Emergency Workplace Evacuations    
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Element 22 Workplace First Aid    
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Element 23 Disruptive Incidents in the Workplace    
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Element 24 Violence in the Workplace    
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Element 25 Principles of Accident Prevention    
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Element 26 Accident Investigation and Reporting    
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Element 27 Accident Recording and Analysis    
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Element 28 Evidence    
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Element 29 Identifying and Collecting Evidence    
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Element 30 Identifying and Interviewing Witnesses    
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Element 31 Demolition Fatality Investigation    
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Element 32 Inspections, Checklists and Procedure Audits    
 

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Element 33 Safety and Health Auditing    
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Element 34 Measurement of Safety Performance    
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Element 35 Units of Measurement    
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Element 36 Units of Measurement - Manipulation    
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Element 37 Introduction to Organic Chemistry    
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Element 38 Hazardous Substances Management - Introduction    
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Element 39 Toxicology - Routes of Exposure    
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Element 40 Introduction to Toxicology    
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Element 41 The Legal Duty of Care and the Concept of Product Stewardship    
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Element 42 Identification of Hazardous Substances in the Workplace    
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Element 43 Hygiene Surveys    
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Element 44 Sampling of Airborne Particulates    
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Element 45 Basic Sampling of Gases and Vapours    
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Element 46 Case Study - Hydrofluoric Acid    
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Element 47 Toxicology - Chemical Exposure Physiology    
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Element 48 Structure and Function of the Spine    
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Element 49 Manual Handling Hazard Identification    
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Element 50 Basic Acoustics    
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Element 51 Analysis of Sound Waves    
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Element 52 The Hearing Mechanism    
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Element 53 Causes of Hearing Damage    
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Element 54 Noise Control Management    
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Element 55 Human Vibration: Basic Characteristics    
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Element 56 Identification of Whole-Body Vibration    
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Element 57 Whole-Body Vibration: Assessment and Control    
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Element 58 Hepatitis A and Work    
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Element 59 Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C and Work    
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Element 60 HIV / Aids and Work    
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Element 61 Q Fever and Work    
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Element 62 Asbestos - Hazard Potential and Disease    
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Element 63 The Wittenoom Disaster    
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Element 64 Demolishing and Removing Buildings at Wittenoom    
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Element 65 Managing Asbestos in the Workplace    
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Element 66 Introduction to Occupational Lung Diseases    
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Element 67 Pneumoconiosis    
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Element 68 Respiratory Illness and Work    
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Element 69 Introduction to Machine Hazards    
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Element 70 Design of Simple Machine Transmission Guards    
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Element 71 Controlling Machinery Risks    
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Element 72 Lock Out and Tag Out    
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Element 73 Mobile Cranes - Safe Use    
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Element 74 Mobile Cranes - Inspection and Testing    
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Element 75 Forklift Trucks - Safe Systems of Work    
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Element 76 Forklift Trucks - Safe Operation and Use    
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Element 77 Elevating Work Platform Design - Hazard Management    
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Element 78 Amusement Devices    
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Element 79 Pressure Vessels - Design    
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Element 80 Pressure Vessels- Construction and Testing    
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Element 81 OSH Management in the Construction Industry    
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Element 82 Planning for Demolition    
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Element 83 Demolition Hazards and the Hierarchy of Control    
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Element 84 Pesticides - Safe Handling    
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Element 85 Safe Use of Tractors    
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Element 86 Safe Jacking of Tractors    
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