SAMTRAC – SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Have you attended any HSE courses before or have any experience in HSE?
If NO :
In order to become an effective HSE /Safety Officer we recommend you enrol in the following courses to
ensure your competency as an effective HSE/SAFETY Officer:
Commence with:
o Introduction to OHSAct Course (1 Day Course) (pre-requisite for Advanced OHSAct)
The course gives you an insight in the health and safety legal requirements in the
workplace of the various role players e.g. CEO, Employer. Employees and HSE
Representatives etc.
Issued with a certificate of attendance – no assessment
You can attend the Advanced OHSAct immediately after the completion of this course as
there is no delay awaiting results
o Advanced OHSAct course (2 day course)
Further insight into the health and safety legal requirements in the workplace with
regards to the OHS Act and Regulations. The course involves a review of the OHSAct
course but the focus of this course is on the Regulations linked to the OHSAct. The
student also learns how to utilise the OHSAct effectively when running a HSE System to
ensure legal compliance.
On completion of the course an assessment is conducted with a pass requirement of
65% to be found competent and receive a certificate of competency.
It takes up to 20 working days to receive your results and it is recommended you await
the results before attending ASHEPP.
o ASHEPP Course (2 DAY MERSETA ACCREDITED COURSE (4 credits)
General HSE principles and practices which are applied in the work place to ensure
adequate health and safe work practices. Recommended do attend this before
Introduction to SAMTRAC in order to assist with the hazard and risk identification
process.
On completion of the course an assessment is conducted with a pass requirement of
65% to be found competent and receive a certificate of competency.
It takes up to 20 working days to receive your results and it is recommended you await
the results before attending HIRA.
o Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment(HIRA) (2 day course)
This practical course will provide the successful learner with the necessary tools and
skills to enable them to carry out hazard and risk assessments in their workplace.
On completion of the course an assessment is conducted with a pass requirement of
65% to be found competent and receive a certificate of competency.
It takes up to 20 working days to receive your results and it is recommended you await
the results before attending Introduction to SAMTRAC.
o Introduction to SAMTRAC (5 day course) (pre-requisite for SAMTRAC)
You will learn how to identify hazards and risks and conduct HSE risk assessments in the
workplace as a key role of a HSE / Safety officer as well as developing procedures and
work instructions to be used in HSE system implementation.
On completion of the course an assessment is conducted with a pass requirement of
65% to be found competent and receive a certificate of competency.
It takes up to 20 working days to receive your results and once you receive these you
may schedule to attend SAMTRAC.
o INCIDENT INVESTIGATION LEVEL 3 - (3 day course)
An important aspect of a HSE / Safety Officer is to conduct Incident investigations in the
workplace as the designated investigator. In order to effectively conduct the
investigations it is a strong recommendation to attend this course. This aspect is not
addressed in detail in SAMTRAC but rather details how it fits into the HSE programme
implementation.
On completion of the course an assessment is conducted with a pass requirement of
65% to be found competent and receive a certificate of competency.
It takes up to 20 working days to receive your results.
o SAMTRAC (10 DAY MERSETA accredited course) (Internationally recognised by IOSH and IRRSM)
SAMTRAC - takes all the HSE aspects covered through the various courses and the
further theory covered in SAMTRAC and details how to implement an HSE system in a
workplace.
SAMTRAC has 3 assessments which are conducted during the course an individual
assignment, a group assignment and a summative assessment which need to be passed
with 65% to ensure competency.
A SAMTRAC certificate is issued on completion of the course if you are found to be
competent with 65% for each assessment.
As detailed previously it is recommended you attend
o Introduction to OHSACT
o Advanced OHSACT
o ASHEPP
o HIRA
o and Incident Investigation L3. (recommended after samtrac is completed)
HOWEVER:
o Introduction is a pre-requisite to attend SAMTRAC
COURSES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
o Intro to OHSAct (1 day)
o Advanced OHSAct (2 days)
o ASHEPP (2 days)
o HIRA (2 days)
o Inc Inv L3 (3 days)
o Intro to SAMTRAC (5 days)
o SAMTRAC 10 days)
