NSCA is Australia’s leading provider of Occupational Health and Safety Training and Consulting Services. NSCA is committed to helping clients and members to continuously improve workplace health, safety and environment. A wide variety of clients ranging from heavy industrial to office-based businesses and everything in between, have used NSCA over the years to establish OHS&E management systems that drive their OHS&E performance. NSCA has been providing these services for over 80 years.
NSCA provides consulting services in a range of areas including: • OHS&E management system development • Gap analysis against legal requirements • Legal expert witness in investigations • Hazard identification and risk management • Manual handling and ergonomics • Machine guarding • Working at heights • Plant safety including systems of work and plant risk assessments • Traffic management plans for existing and proposed facilities • Office safety surveys incorporating legal and regulatory compliance • Dangerous goods and hazardous substances management • Home office safety • Construction site safety • Setting up and running OHS committees • Incident investigations.
Auditing:
• Legal compliance • Policy compliance • Procedural compliance • Risk profiling • Contractor audits • AS/NZS4801 compliance and gap analysis • ISO 14001 compliance and gap analysis • SafetyMap • NSCA FiveStar • Tri-Star • South Australian Self Insurance Standards • NSW Self Insurance.
Risk Assessments:
• Manual handling • Display screen equipment • Fire • Workplace transport • Working at heights • Gap analysis against AS4630.
Specialist Assessments:
• HAZOPS • Hazardous area classifications • Lock out tag out implementation
Occupational Hygiene Services
• Air monitoring (dust and hazardous substances) • Noise surveys and assessments • Vibration surveys and assessments • Asbestos surveys • Legionella surveys.
• Hazardous and general waste management audits and training.
LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING SERVICES
NSCA is a Registered Training Organisation and offers a wide range of training programs nationally. From OHS awareness to sophisticated safety culture and leadership programs, NSCA can fulfill your organisation’s training needs.
NSCA training courses can be offered at our facilities available around the nation or at your organisation’s location. All state legislative requirement OHS training is also offered. Our courses include:
• Initial OHS for health and safety representatives, managers and supervisors (WorkSafe Vic approved) and refresher course • OHS consultation course (Work Cover NSW approved) and refresher course • WHOSO (Qld) • Health and safety representatives (ACT OHS Council approved) • Health and safety representatives (Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission approved) • OHS committees • General safety induction (construction industry) • Safe working in confined spaces • Certificate IV in training and assessment • Hazard identification and risk management • Manual handling and ergonomics • Incident investigation • Dangerous goods and hazardous substances • Hazardous plant management • OHS for managers and supervisors • Auditor training • Emergency management • Return to work • Asbestos awareness.
The NSCA also offers academic programs for the OHS professional including the Certificate IV in OHS and the Diploma of OHS.
CERTIFCATE IV IN OHS
The Certificate IV in OHS aims to give participants a fundamental knowledge of the basic role of an Occupational Health and Safety specialist. It covers a broad range of functions and responsibilities in the workplace including identifying hazards; assessing OHS risks; implementing strategies to control OHS risks; managing OHS information and data systems; conducting an OHS audit; and evaluating an organisation’s OHS performance. The Certificate IV course is ideal for: • OHS practitioners • OHS supervisors and managers at both middle and senior management levels.
DIPLOMA OF OHS
This course is designed to give participants formal qualifications in the area, as well as arm them with extensive and specialised knowledge in specific areas of Occupational Health and Safety. The Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety is designed for: • OHS specialists • Human Resource specialists who are responsible for OHS • OHS consultants looking to increase their knowledge or gain formal qualifications in OHS.
