Incident Management

An OHS professional should be competent in managing incidents, including near-misses. This is necessary to ensure that an organization is able to learn from all incidents for the future protection of its workers, and to ensure that effective incident management procedures are followed at all times. Competency in this area is necessary to protect both workers and organizations in cases of legal liability.

Units of Competency

401 Demonstrate
Understanding of the legal implications of incident management
402 Identify
The appropriate principles and actions associated with incident management
406 Conduct
Incident investigations and provide recommendations for corrective action

Areas of Competency