WHS Duties for Managers and Supervisors

Strong safety leadership begins with understanding responsibilities, making informed decisions, and ensuring workplace risks are...

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2-5 Hours
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Intermediate

About This Course

Strong safety leadership begins with understanding responsibilities, making informed decisions, and ensuring workplace risks are effectively managed. Our WHS Duties for Managers and Supervisors Training provides the knowledge, confidence, and leadership skills required to meet workplace health and safety responsibilities and support compliance with Australian Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws.

This comprehensive online WHS training course helps managers and supervisors understand their legal obligations, duty of care responsibilities, officer due diligence requirements, and role in implementing effective safety systems. Participants will learn how to identify hazards, assess workplace risks, apply risk controls, consult with workers, monitor safety performance, and support continuous improvement in workplace health and safety practices.

Designed for managers, supervisors, team leaders, and operational decision-makers, this course provides practical guidance for applying WHS principles in real workplace environments. Through practical examples and workplace scenarios, learners will develop the skills needed to lead safe work practices, strengthen safety culture, and reduce compliance risks. By completing this WHS leadership training, participants will be better equipped to manage workplace safety responsibilities, support worker wellbeing, and demonstrate effective safety leadership across their organisation.

What You'll Learn

By completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand key WHS principles, terminology, and legal obligations.
  • Identify the responsibilities of PCBUs, officers, managers, supervisors, and workers.
  • Apply the concept of "reasonably practicable" to workplace safety decisions.
  • Recognise primary duty of care obligations under WHS legislation.
  • Identify workplace hazards and conduct effective risk assessments.
  • Apply the hierarchy of controls to manage workplace risks.
  • Implement safe systems of work, supervision, and training processes.
  • Facilitate worker consultation, participation, and safety engagement.
  • Understand officer due diligence and WHS governance requirements.
  • Manage contractor, shared duty, and multi-employer workplace risks.

Who should Take This Course

This course is ideal for:

  • Managers and Supervisors
  • Team Leaders
  • Business Owners and Employers
  • Operations Managers
  • WHS Coordinators and Advisors
  • Safety Representatives
  • Project Managers
  • Site Supervisors
  • Human Resources Professionals
  • Risk and Compliance Managers
  • Facilities Managers
  • Anyone with workplace safety responsibilities

Career opportunities

Strong WHS knowledge and leadership capability are highly valued across virtually every industry in Australia.

This course can support career development in roles such as:

  • WHS Manager
  • WHS Advisor
  • Safety Coordinator
  • Operations Manager
  • Site Supervisor
  • Project Manager
  • Compliance Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • Facilities Manager
  • Team Leader
  • Business Owner
  • Workplace Safety Consultant

As workplace safety expectations continue to evolve, professionals who understand WHS compliance, risk management, due diligence, and safety leadership remain highly sought after across construction, manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, government, professional services, and many other sectors.

Requirements

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

The training is suitable for current and aspiring managers, supervisors, team leaders, business owners, and professionals responsible for workplace health and safety, operational management, compliance, or risk management.

Certification

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and final assessment, learners will receive a Digital Certificate from Australian Compliance Training.

This certificate demonstrates knowledge of Australian WHS legislation, managerial safety responsibilities, risk management principles, and workplace safety leadership.

Certification

Why Choose Us

  • 100% online and self-paced learning designed for busy professionals.
  • Practical, workplace-focused content aligned with Australian WHS requirements.
  • Interactive assessments that reinforce real-world safety and compliance knowledge.
  • Instant digital certification upon successful completion.
  • Trusted compliance training designed to support safer workplaces and stronger governance outcomes.

Compliance and Regulatory Alignment

This course supports awareness and understanding of:

  • Work Health and Safety (WHS) Acts and Regulations
  • Model WHS Laws Across Australian Jurisdictions
  • Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act and Regulations (Victoria)
  • Safe Work Australia Guidance Materials
  • WHS Codes of Practice
  • PCBU Primary Duty of Care Obligations
  • Officer Due Diligence Requirements
  • Workplace Consultation Requirements
  • Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Frameworks
  • Contractor and Shared Duty Management Principles

Course Curriculum

5 sections20 lectures2-5 Hours
▶ 1.1 What Fair Work Compliance Means for Employers
▶ 1.2 The Fair Work Act, Fair Work Ombudsman, and Employer Responsibilities
▶ 1.3 National Employment Standards, Awards, Agreements, and Workplace Policies
▶ 1.4 Common Employer Compliance Risks and Business Consequences
▶ Quiz
▶ 2.1 Employment Types: Full-Time, Part-Time, Casual, Fixed-Term, and Contractors
▶ 2.2 National Employment Standards and Minimum Workplace Entitlements
▶ 2.3 Modern Awards, Enterprise Agreements, and Employment Contracts
▶ 2.4 Aligning Workplace Policies With Legal and Operational Requirements
▶ Quiz
▶ 3.1 Minimum Wages, Classifications, Allowances, Penalty Rates, and Overtime
▶ 3.2 Hours of Work, Rostering, Breaks, and Timekeeping Controls
▶ 3.3 Pay Slips, Employee Records, and Payroll Evidence
▶ 3.4 Preventing Underpayments, Payroll Errors, and Wage Compliance Failures
▶ Quiz
▶ 4.1 Annual Leave, Personal/Carer’s Leave, Parental Leave, and Other Leave Entitlements
▶ 4.2 Flexible Work Requests and Reasonable Business Grounds
▶ 4.3 Consultation Duties, Roster Changes, and Major Workplace Changes
▶ 4.4 Managing Policies, Communication, and Employee Expectations Fairly
▶ Quiz
▶ Quiz

Frequently Asked Questions


This course teaches employers how to meet Australian Fair Work obligations, manage employees lawfully, and reduce workplace compliance risks.


This course is ideal for business owners, HR professionals, managers, supervisors, payroll teams, and anyone responsible for workplace compliance or employee management.


Yes. The training explains employer obligations under the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards (NES), modern awards, enterprise agreements, and workplace policies.


Yes. You'll learn how to manage minimum wages, overtime, leave entitlements, payroll records, rosters, and employee classifications while reducing underpayment risks.


Yes. The course covers lawful performance management, disciplinary processes, workplace rights, unfair dismissal risks, redundancy, investigations, and procedural fairness.


Strong Fair Work compliance helps organisations avoid legal disputes, underpayment claims, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage while creating fair and compliant workplaces.

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