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Introduction to Work Health and Safety in Australia

Introduction to Work Health and Safety in Australia

The course to give every new starter before their first shift. How the WHS laws work, who holds duties, what their rights are and how safety is run day to day, in plain English with the detail for their state or territory.

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

What You Will Learn

  • Explain the purpose and structure of the WHS laws and how they apply in your state or territory
  • Identify the duties of a PCBU (or employer), officers, workers and other persons at a workplace
  • Describe what 'reasonably practicable' means when managing risks
  • Outline consultation requirements, including the role of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
  • Recognise how incidents are notified and how WHS regulators enforce the law where you work

Course Content

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

Who This Course Is For

New workers, supervisors, office and site staff and anyone needing a solid grounding in Australian WHS law and practice.

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.
$49.00
inc GST

Seven day refund if you have not started

For employers and teams

Buy Seats for Your Team

$49.00 per seat, inc GST

Total inc GST$245.00

What You Get

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Certificate of Completion

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Sample Learner

has successfully completed

Introduction to Work Health and Safety in Australia

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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