Work Health and Safety Training
Online NDIS Training for Disability Support Workers
- Disability Support
Course overview
Workplace health and safety is a shared responsibility. Every shift, disability support workers make decisions that affect their own safety and the safety of the people they support. This online WHS training course builds the practical skills and legal understanding workers need to do that well.
The course covers worker duties and rights under WHS law, common hazards in disability support, safe day-to-day practice, incident response, and looking after wellbeing through vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.
Workers receive a certificate of completion to add to their training records.
What you'll learn
By the end of this WHS course you will be able to:
- Apply your duties and exercise your rights under WHS law
- Identify common hazards in disability support work
- Make an area safer in the moment and report clearly
- Work safely in a person's home
- Manage the risks of lone work and stay connected through check-ins
- Use PPE correctly and follow safe work procedures
- Respond to and document an incident
- Recognise the difference between an incident, a near miss, and a notifiable incident
- Look after your own wellbeing, including signs of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue
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Course structure
A single 60-minute module covering worker rights and responsibilities, common hazards, safe day-to-day practice, incident response, and worker wellbeing.
More information about this course
- Worker duties and rights under WHS law
- Identifying and reporting hazards in disability support
- Safe manual handling techniques
- PPE and safe work procedures
- Working safely in a person's home
- Lone work check-ins and risk management
- Incident response, near misses, and notifiable incidents
- Vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue
- Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Core Module:
- 4. Provision of Supports Environment
Quality Indicators:
- 4.1 Safe environment
- 4.5 Management of waste
NDIS Workforce Capability Framework
Workforce Objectives:
- Our Relationship
- Your Impact
- Be Present
Core Capabilities:
- 1.1 Uphold my rights
- 2.3 Look after yourself
- 4.2 Manage health and safety
- Disability support workers
- Supervisors and managers
- NDIS service providers
- Health and safety representatives
- New staff completing onboarding
- Existing staff needing a WHS refresher
- Format: Online eLearning, self-paced
- Devices: Desktop, tablet, and mobile
- Assessment: Knowledge check
- Certificate: WHS training certificate of completion
How long is the WHS training course? Around 60 minutes, fully self-paced.
Does the course cover lone work and home visits? Yes. Learners work through how to stay safe when working alone in a person's home, including check-ins and risk management.
Do I get a certificate? Yes. A certificate of completion is issued at the end.
Is this course suitable for NDIS workers? Yes. It is built specifically for disability support workers, NDIS service providers, and carers, and aligns to the NDIS Practice Standards.
Can I complete the course on my phone? Yes. The course works on desktop, tablet, and mobile.
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