Qualification Outline

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Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety

Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety

Qualification
National Code:
BSB31606
State Code:
C887
TGA Status:
Deleted
DTWD Status:
Replaced
National Endorsed, State Implementation and Classification
Field of Education
0613 - Public Health
Original TGA Release Date
17/08/2001
Approved Date
12/12/2006
Stream of Study
Initial Vocational (3100 - 3600)
VET Act Classifier
C
Nominal Hours
380
Duration
1 Semester
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
17/08/2001
VET Act Conditions
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Releases
Release Version Release Date TGA Status DTWD Status
1.00 17/08/2001 Current Approved
Description
Schedule
1.

Requiring 12 units for the qualification, consisting of seven (7) specialist OHS CORE units and three (3) BSBCMN common units PLUS two (2) extra units.

CORE UNITS: Learners to complete all seven (7) specialist OHS core units listed below.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C8929 BSBOHS301A Apply knowledge of OHS legislation in the workplace 30 Unit of competency
C8934 BSBOHS306A Contribute to implementing emergency prevention activities and response procedures 20 Unit of competency
C8932 BSBOHS304A Contribute to OHS hazard control 30 Unit of competency
C8931 BSBOHS303A Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment 30 Unit of competency
C8933 BSBOHS305A Contribute to OHS issue resolution 20 Unit of competency
C8930 BSBOHS302A Participate effectively in OHS communication and consultative processes 30 Unit of competency
C8935 BSBOHS307A Participate in OHS investigations 30 Unit of competency
2.

COMMON UNITS: Learners to complete three (3) units from the BSBCMN Common Units, excluding BSBCMN311A Maintain Workplace Safety:

PLUS - two (2) units from anywhere within BSB01 or any other Training Package, with the option of taking one (1) unit from Certificate II level and one (1) unit from Certificate IV level.

State Code National Code Title Hours Type
C6980 BSBCMN319A Apply advanced first aid 40 Unit of competency
C6981 BSBCMN320A Maintain first aid equipment and resources 10 Unit of competency
C3537 BSBCMN302A Organise personal work priorities and development 30 Unit of competency
C3540 BSBCMN305A Organise workplace information 20 Unit of competency
C6979 BSBCMN318A Write simple documents 30 Unit of competency
Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
8996 1893 Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety Accredited course
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
D138 BSB30707 Certificate III in Occupational Health and Safety Qualification
VET Info Notes
This training program is a representation of the qualification code BSB31606 taken from the Business Services Training Package BSB01 which should be consulted for full description of requirements. BSB01 is endorsed until 30/04/2006.

1. This qualification is the copyright of The Department of Education Science and Training.

2. Further information on this qualification is contained in the training Package available from Australian Training Products Ltd., Tel: (03) 9630 9836.

3. This qualification was entered on to STARS by Central CSSN on 08/12/2006.
Entry Requirements
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Traineeships and Apprenticeships
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