Extend your career in Work Health and Safety
Diploma of Work Health and Safety
The Diploma of Work Health and Safety is designed to assist you in taking your Work Health and Safety career to the next level. It recognises that moving from a safety role into a safety management position requires additional skills and knowledge. This qualification applies to supervisors and managers who apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of Work Health and Safety contexts
SA Government Subsidy
This qualification is not currently on the SA Government subsidy list.
Units of competency
The BSB51319 Diploma of Work Health and Safety comprises of ten (10) units – five (5) core units and five (5) elective units.
Entry requirements for this qualification include all core units in the BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety, or its predecessors to the following units which have been mapped as equivalent:
- BSBWHS513 Lead WHS risk management
- BSBWHS515 Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents
- BSBWHS516 Contribute to developing, implementing and maintaining an organisation’s WHS management system
- BSBWHS519 Lead the developmentand use of WHS risk management tools
- BSBWHS522 Manage WHS consultation and participation processes
Possible Pathways
Further training pathways from this qualification include the BSB50420 Diploma of Leadership and Management.
Career choices
This qualification is ideal for those with experience in a Work Health and Safety role who are now in, or are moving toward gaining, a safety management position.
Possible career choices relevant to this qualification include:
- Safety Manager
- WHS Business Partner
- Safety Consultant
Core Units (5)
- BSBWHS516 – Contribute to developing, implementing and maintaining an organisations WHS management system
- BSBWHS522 – Manage WHS consultation and participation processes
- BSBWHS517 – Contribute to managing a WHS information system
- BSBSUS511 – Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability
- BSBWHS513 – Lead WHS risk management
Elective Units (5)
- BSBWHS519 – Lead the development and use of WHS risk management tools
- BSBWHS520 – Manage implementation of emergency procedures
- BSBWHS515 – Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents
- BSBWHS531 – Implement and evaluate system of work for managing hazardous chemicals
- BSBSTR502 – Facilitate continuous imporvement