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WHS Risk Management and Hazard Identification

WHS Risk Management and Hazard Identification

A practical, in-depth guide to managing work health and safety risks based on the model Code of Practice 'How to manage work health and safety risks'. Learn how to find hazards systematically, assess risk using likelihood and consequence, apply the hierarchy of controls properly and keep risk registers and controls current.

About 75 minutes100% online, self-pacedSix months of access

What You Will Learn

  • Apply the four-step risk management process from the Code of Practice 'How to manage work health and safety risks'
  • Use systematic hazard identification methods including inspections, consultation, incident data and job safety analysis
  • Assess risks using likelihood and consequence, and use a risk matrix appropriately, including its limitations
  • Select and combine control measures using the hierarchy of controls, documenting decisions in risk registers and SWMS
  • Establish triggers and schedules for reviewing control measures so they remain effective over time

Course Content

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

Who This Course Is For

Supervisors, team leaders, managers, safety committee members and anyone responsible for carrying out or signing off risk assessments in an Australian workplace.

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 required for high-risk work in your state or territory.
$59.00
inc GST

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$59.00 per seat, inc GST

Total inc GST$295.00

What You Get

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WHS Risk Management and Hazard Identification

All learning modules and the final assessment

16 September 2026Date of issue
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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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