Occupational Health & Safety Tests

BEFORE you participate in ANY Work Experience you MUST complete TWO on-line tests at the safe@work site.

Instructions:

    1. Watch this podcast first which explains how to complete the test:

  1. Complete the GENERAL (opens in new window) test/certificate
    • print TWO copies, hand into your Work Experience coordinator
  2. Complete the INDUSTRY (opens in new window) specific test/certificate (for example if you are working for a plumber complete the Plumbing certificate)
    • print TWO copies, hand into your Work Experience coordinator.

What if I have aready done it?

  • Certificates are only valid for 12 months
    • You must read through the Review Module as a refresher before going on work experience.
    • Repeat your ‘industry specific’ certificate – place it with your resume / portfolio

Which Test do I do?

Sometimes it is difficult to know which test to do.  Here is a guideline for you.

Job (bold), OH&S Test to complete (Red), Hazard Fact Sheet to print and read (Green)

  • Accountant Office and Business Services  Office Environments
  • Aquarium Primary Industry Retail Shops
  • Architect Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Automotive Automotive Automotive
  • Bank Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Boat building Manufacturing / Metals and Engineering Manufacturing / Metals and Engineering
  • Boiler maker Metals and Engineering Metals and Engineering
  • Builder Building and Construction Construction
  • Cabinet maker Manufacturing Carpentry
  • Café Hospitality and Tourism Retail Shops
  • Carpenter Building and Construction Carpentry / Construction
  • Child care centre Health and Community Services Health and Aged Care / Office Environments
  • Computer store Retail Retail Shops
  • Department store Retail Retail Shops
  • Dressmaker Office and Business Services/Retail Retail Shops
  • Dry cleaners Retail Retail Shops
  • Electrician Electrical and Electronics Electrical
  • Farm Primary Industry / Working with Animals Farming / Working with Animals
  • Farm supply store Retail Retail Shops
  • Fast Food outlet Retail Retail Shops
  • Fish farm Primary Industry Farming
  • Fitness Centre / Gymnasium Retail Fitness Centres, Gyms and Pools /Retail
  • Fitter and Turner Metals and Engineering Metals and Engineering
  • Golf course Dependent on area in which student will undertake work  experience: Primary Industry / – Horticulture / Landscaping / Retail RetailShops
  • Hairdressing Retail Hairdressing / Retails Shops
  • Helicopter maintenance workshop Metals and Engineering Metals and Engineering
  • Hospital Health and Community Services Medical Services / Office Environments
  • Hotel Hospitality and Tourism Hospitality / Office Environments
  • Jeweller Retail Retail Shops
  • Journalist at newspaper Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Laboratory Health and Community Services Office Environments
  • Landscape gardener Horticulture Landscaping
  • Law firm Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Local council – outdoor staff Horticulture Horticulture / Landscaping
  • Motel Dependent on area in which student will undertake work experience: Hospitality and Tourism / Hospitality / Office and Business Services  Office Environments / Retail /Retail Shops
  • Motor bike shop Dependent on area in which student will undertake work experience – Retail /Retail Shops  / Metals and Engineering (if attached to a workshop) / Metals and Engineering
  • Motor repair Automotive Automotive
  • Newsagent Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Painter Painting Painting
  • Photographer Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Plant nursery Primary Industry Horticulture
  • Plasterer Painting Plastering
  • Plumber Plumbing Plumbing
  • Police station Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Post Office Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Real estate agency Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Restaurant Dependent on area in which student will undertake work experience: Hospitality and Tourism / Hospitality /Retail / Retail Shops
  • School Dependent on area in which student will undertake work experience: Health and Community Services / Office and Business Services / Office Environments
  • Sheet metal workshop Metals and Engineering Metals and Engineering
  • Sign writer Dependent on area in which student will undertake work experience: Manufacturing / Manufacturing / Office and Business Services / Office Environments
  • Stainless steel fabrication Metals and Engineering Metals and Engineering
  • Supermarket Retail Supermarkets
  • Swimming pool Retail Fitness Centres, Gyms and Pools / Retail
  • Tiler Building and Construction Tiling
  • Travel agent Office and Business Services Office Environments
  • Vet clinic Veterinary Working with Animals
  • Video store Office and Business Services Retail Shops
  • Stable Primary Industry Working with Animals
  • Riding school Primary Industry Working with Animals
  • Zoo Dependent on area in which student will undertake work experience: Primary Industry / Working with Animals /  Horticulture/ Horticulture /Office and Business Services / Office Environments / Retail / Retail Shops