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Managing the Risk of Falling and Dropped Objects
A practical, visual awareness course on one of the most common causes of serious harm on site: objects falling or being dropped from height. Learn why even a light tool becomes dangerous as it falls, the WHS duties that make you control it and the physical controls that work, exclusion zones, edge protection, toe boards, tool tethering and safe stacking at height, through paced slides with diagrams, self-checks and a real workplace decision scenario.
Also relevant for: Asbestos and Demolition, Construction and Trades, Mining and FIFO, Warehouse, Transport and Logistics
What You Will Learn
- Recognise how and why dropped and falling objects cause serious harm, including how impact energy grows with height
- Identify the WHS duties that apply to preventing falling objects, including the primary duty and general plant and construction duties
- Select physical controls such as exclusion zones, edge protection and toe boards using the hierarchy of controls
- Apply safe practices for tethering tools and stacking or storing materials at height
- Respond correctly when a dropped-object hazard, near miss or incident occurs on site
Course Content
Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Construction, warehousing and maintenance workers, supervisors and site managers, anyone who works at height, stores materials at height or works and moves below overhead work.
Sources and Legal References
This course is aligned to 20 official sources. Legal and regulatory references checked between 26 July 2026 and 1 November 2026.
Sources and Further Reading
This course draws on the following official sources. Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)As at 30/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)As at 26/07/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)As at 31/08/2026
- Australian StandardAS 4084As at 03/09/2026
- Australian StandardAS/NZS 1801As at 03/09/2026
- Australian StandardAS/NZS 4994As at 03/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 No 10 (NSW)As at 03/10/2026
- Code of PracticeCode of Practice: Overhead protective structures (NSW), SafeWork NSW, December 2025As at 03/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 (NT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)As at 13/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA)As at 13/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (Tas)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW)As at 01/11/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic)As at 01/11/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA)As at 31/10/2026
Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It builds general awareness of dropped and falling object risks and does not issue a unit of competency. It is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training required for high-risk work, such as working at heights, scaffolding, rigging or dogging or for the training and licensing needed to operate plant like forklifts and elevating work platforms in your state or territory.
$39.00
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$39.00 per seat, inc GST
Total inc GST$195.00
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What You Get
Certificate of Completion
This is to certify that
Sample Learner
has successfully completed
Managing the Risk of Falling and Dropped Objects
All learning modules and the final assessment
Scan the QR code, or enter certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 at workproof.com.au/verify
Kam Askari
Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd
This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.
Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.
- Certificate verified by its ID
- 100% online, self-paced
- Six months of access
Bought for yourself: six months of access from the day you pay. Team seat: six months from the day the worker activates their code.
Level: Beginner
