Requires a laptop or mobile device with internet connectivity. Assessments may be completed handwritten and scanned (mobile scans are accepted) or electronically.
Delivered by webinar and accessible from anywhere in New Zealand, this course helps attendees to understand workplace hazards and how to manage risks.
This course will give you the knowledge and skills required to effectively assess the level of risk associated with workplace hazards, enabling you to identify and prevent potential illness, injury or incidents in your workplace.
This course is suitable for any person required to identify and manage risk within the workplace regardless of industry type.
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, Industry Skills Boards (ISBs).
Students need to have 3 months of work experience in the industry prior to doing the course.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understand the rights and responsibilities for workplace health and safety according to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Explain the legislative requirements for risk management in the workplace
Apply the risk management cycle within your workplace to: identify hazards, assess risks, control the risks, monitor controls and review for continuous improvement
Complete any necessary documentation associated with managing risk in the workplace
Describe methods used to determine the effectiveness of controls such as audits, statistical analysis, accident and incident registers
Entry Criteria:
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.
NZQA Unit Standards Included
Unit Standards - HARM (Click to see more detail)
Unit
Level
Credit
Description
30265
3
8
Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role
497
1
3
Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements
Everything you need to know about the Certified Handler Preparation Online course in New Zealand.
The Certified Handler Preparation Online course is a self-paced eLearning programme designed to help workers prepare for their Certified Handler certification in New Zealand. The course covers the knowledge required to safely manage and handle hazardous substances that require a higher level of competency, including working with controlled substances, understanding legal responsibilities and applying safe work practices. The course includes NZQA Unit Standard 16514.
A Certified Handler is a person who has been assessed and approved to work with specific hazardous substances that present a high level of risk, such as vertebrate toxic agents (VTAs), fumigants and explosives. Under New Zealand's HSNO (Hazardous Substances and New Organisms) Act and regulations, certain hazardous substances can only be handled by a Certified Handler or under their direct supervision.
This course is ideal for workers who need to become Certified Handlers, including people working with vertebrate toxic agents, fumigants, explosives and other high-risk hazardous substances. It is also suitable for managers and supervisors responsible for overseeing the use of substances that require a Certified Handler.
Participants will learn how to:
Understand the legal framework for hazardous substances in New Zealand
Explain what a Certified Handler is and when one is required
Understand the role of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Identify substances that require Certified Handler certification
Apply safe work practices for high-risk hazardous substances
Meet responsibilities under New Zealand hazardous substances legislation
Prepare for the Certified Handler assessment process
The course provides the theoretical knowledge needed before completing the practical assessment process.
Yes. The course includes NZQA Unit Standard 16514 – Describe the requirements for certification of handlers of hazardous substances under HSNO. This nationally recognised unit standard is required as part of the Certified Handler certification process in New Zealand.
Yes. The Certified Handler Preparation course is delivered entirely online through self-paced learning. Participants have 60 days to complete the training and assessment from the date of enrolment, allowing them to study at a time and place that suits them.
No. Completing this online course provides the theoretical knowledge needed to prepare for Certified Handler certification but does not make you a Certified Handler. To become a Certified Handler, you must also complete an approved practical assessment through an accredited certifier. This course prepares you for that process.
Substances that commonly require a Certified Handler include vertebrate toxic agents (VTAs) such as 1080, cyanide compounds, fumigants, certain explosives and other hazardous substances identified by the Environmental Protection Authority. The course explains which substances require certification and how to identify them correctly.
Yes. Safety 'n Action offers Certified Handler Preparation Online training for individuals and organisations throughout New Zealand. The flexible online format makes it easy for businesses to train employees who need to work towards Certified Handler status without requiring them to travel to a training centre.
Safety 'n Action is one of New Zealand's leading workplace health and safety training providers. The Certified Handler Preparation Online course is developed by industry experts and provides the foundational knowledge needed to prepare for Certified Handler certification. The course includes nationally recognised NZQA Unit Standard 16514 and can be completed at your own pace from anywhere in New Zealand.
“Very good, the course was presented and broken down well with adequate breaks. The teacher was also very good.”
