Engineers have legal duties under Work Health and Safety laws to make sure the products and assets they design are safe.  

To fulfil these duties, they need to consider all the potential hazards that might emerge at every stage of design lifecycle. That includes during construction, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, demolition, and disposal.  

This course will support engineers and related professionals in meeting the legal duties, by improving awareness of the tools, practices, and techniques for identifying and managing hazards.  

Participants will also develop practical skills, by participating in a case study example where they plan the Safety in Design activities for a major project.  

By the end of the course, learners will have a deeper understanding of how to meet legal obligations by integrating Safety in Design into engineering and design processes. 

• Defining Safety in Design
• The benefits of Safety in Design
• How to find the relevant legislation and codes of practice (or compliance codes in Victoria) and how they apply
• Understanding good practices for identifying hazards
• Engineering and design tools, practices and techniques that lead to safer designs
• Case studies and exercises to demonstrate the practical applications and benefits of Safety in Design

Learning outcomes

• What Safety in Design is – when it applies and how it fits into the engineering and design lifecycle
• The benefits of Safety in Design – why consider it early in the engineering and design lifecycle
• How to contribute to a safe design culture in your workplace – leading to cost savings and other benefits
• How to find the relevant legislation, codes of practice (or compliances codes in Victoria), and how they apply
• Safety in Design terminology – terms such as 'reasonably practicable', 'grossly disproportionate', and how they apply
• Implementing Safety in Design best practice for hazard identification and analysis
• Running a Safety in Design review (workshop) – what to expect if you attend a review
• The answers to questions you have about Safety in Design.

Is this course for your team?

This course is most suitable for teams that have a basic understanding of Safety in Design and including:

• Designers
• Engineers
• Project managers
• Design managers or technical leads
• Procurement or contracts tema members
• Engineering consultants
• Architects

• Safety advisors or safety managers.

   

Participants will benefit from this course regardless of their discipline and industry.

If you're in the construction industry, or you procure, own, operate and maintain infrastructure, this course will help you understand what to expect from designers, manufacturers, constructors and suppliers.

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