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Working Safely in Heat: Heat Stress Awareness

Working Safely in Heat: Heat Stress Awareness

A practical, interactive awareness course on working safely in the heat. Understand how your body copes with heat, recognise the warning signs of heat illness before it becomes an emergency, learn the controls that keep a crew safe on a hot day and know exactly what to do, including when to call 000, if a workmate goes down. Includes a real on-site decision scenario and quick self-checks along the way.

Also relevant for: Farm and Rural, Asbestos and Demolition, Construction and Trades, Manufacturing and Industrial, Mining and FIFO, Plumbing and Gas, Warehouse, Transport and Logistics

About 35 minutes100% online, self-pacedSix months of access

What You Will Learn

  • Explain how the body manages heat and what happens when it can no longer cope
  • Recognise the spectrum of heat illness from heat rash and cramps through to heat stroke as a medical emergency
  • Identify the environmental, work and individual factors that increase the risk of heat stress
  • Apply practical controls such as work scheduling, rest, shade, hydration, acclimatisation and buddy checks
  • Provide correct first aid for heat illness and know when to call 000

Course Content

Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

Outdoor workers, construction and civil crews, farm and agriculture workers, warehouse and foundry staff, roofers, landscapers, emergency services and anyone who works in hot conditions or wears heavy PPE.

Written by Kam Askari, Managing Director of Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor. MBA, Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, MAICD. Checked against the sources listed below.

Sources and Legal References

Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training, workplace-specific heat management procedures or first aid certification required in your state or territory.
$39.00
inc GST

Seven day refund if you have not started

For employers and teams

Buy Seats for Your Team

$39.00 per seat, inc GST

Total inc GST$195.00

What You Get

WorkProof

Certificate of Completion

This is to certify that

Sample Learner

has successfully completed

Working Safely in Heat: Heat Stress Awareness

All learning modules and the final assessment

16 September 2026Date of issue
WP-SAMPLE-0001Certificate ID
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

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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.

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  • Six months of access
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Bought for yourself: six months of access from the day you pay. Team seat: six months from the day the worker activates their code.

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