Online Hazardous Substances Basics
Key Information
Duration:Self-Paced Learning
Online Learning, completed in your own time at a location of your choice.
Once you have signed up to your course, you have 60 days of access to complete your assessment.
Price (excl GST)
$240 Per Person
Understand how to work safely with hazardous substances found in the workplace.
The Hazardous Substances for Basics course is designed for workers who do not directly handle hazardous substances but may work in areas where they are used, stored, or present. This includes staff in shared workplaces who could be indirectly exposed through proximity, accidental release, or emergency situations.
The course focuses on recognising hazardous substances, understanding labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS), identifying potential exposure risks, and knowing appropriate workplace controls and emergency responses. It supports learners to work safely around hazardous substances and comply with site-specific health and safety procedures.
In accordance with the requirements to maintain Consent to Assess for the unit standards taught on this course, Safety ‘n Action had this course pre moderated and approved by our standard-setting body, The Skills Organisation.
Students need to have 3 months of work experience in the industry prior to doing the course.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Identify hazardous substances commonly present in shared workplaces and recognise associated risks through labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
- Explain the potential routes of exposure and the basic workplace controls used to minimise risk when working around hazardous substances.
- Respond appropriately to hazardous substance incidents by following site-specific procedures and emergency actions.
Entry Criteria:
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All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
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