How long does the course take and is it online?

The course takes about 45 minutes, is 100% online and self-paced, and you can complete it on any device. Access period: 6 months access from the day of course start. You receive an instant, verifiable certificate of completion after passing the assessment.

How much does it cost?

The Officer WHS Due Diligence course is $39 AUD (including GST) per person. Discounted team seats are available for businesses.

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Officer WHS Due Diligence

Name: Officer WHS Due Diligence
Price: 39 AUD
Availability: InStock

The personal work health and safety duty that sits on directors, owners and senior decision makers, explained without legal jargon. Learn who actually counts as an officer, what the six steps of due diligence require you to do, why the duty applies whether or not anything has gone wrong, how verification differs from assurance, what evidence a regulator looks for and how the position differs across states and territories. Includes paced slides with diagrams, a board level decision scenario, quick self checks and a due diligence rhythm you can put in place straight away.

~45 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start

What You Will Learn

Work out whether you are an officer, and why a job title does not decide the question
Distinguish the business's primary safety duty from the officer's separate personal duty
Describe each of the six steps of due diligence and what each one asks you to do
Explain why verification, not assurance, is the step that most often fails
Recognise how the officer duty and the penalty position differ across Australian jurisdictions

Course Content

1. Who is an officer, and why the duty is personal

2. The six steps of due diligence

3. Knowledge and understanding

4. Resources, processes and information

5. Verification, evidence and rhythm

6. When it goes wrong, and what it costs

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

Who This Course Is For

Company directors, business owners, chief executives, company secretaries, partners, senior executives and anyone who makes or takes part in decisions that affect the whole or a substantial part of a business, including those who control its budget or its financial standing.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It provides general information about Australian work health and safety law and good governance practice and is not legal advice. It is not a substitute for your organisation's own safety management system, advice from your work health and safety regulator or advice from a lawyer about your own position or a specific matter.

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Duration	~45 minutes
Format	100% online, self-paced
Lessons	6
Assessment	10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate	Instant, verifiable
Access period	6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for	Company directors, business owners, chief executives, company secretaries, partners, senior executives and anyone who makes or takes part in decisions that affect the whole or a substantial part of a business, including those who control its budget or its financial standing.

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Officer WHS Due Diligence

~45 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start