As an engineer, you have legal duties under Work Health and Safety laws (and the equivalent OHS legislation in Victoria) to make sure the products and assets you design are safe.
To fulfil these duties, you need to consider all the potential hazards that might emerge at every stage of your design’s lifecycle. That includes during construction, installation, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, demolition, and disposal.
This course will support you in meeting the legal duties, by improving your awareness of the tools, practices, and techniques for identifying and managing hazards.
You will also develop your practical skills, by participating in a case study example where you plan the Safety in Design activities for a major project.
By the end of the course, you will have a deeper understanding of how to meet your legal obligations by integrating Safety in Design into your engineering and design processes.
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*1% credit card surcharge applies.
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25 February - 26 February
19 March - 20 March
29 April - 30 April
29 May - 30 May
24 June - 25 June
22 July - 23 July
13 August - 14 August
10 September - 11 September
22 October - 23 October
26 November - 27 November
This online short course will run on the following dates:
25 & 26 February 2025, 12:30pm – 4:30pm AEDT
19 & 20 March 2025, 12:30pm – 4:30pm AEDT
29 & 30 April 2025, 9am – 1pm AEST
29 & 30 May 2025, 9am – 1pm AEST
24 & 25 June 2025, 9am – 1pm AEST
22 & 23 July 2025, 12pm – 4pm AEST
13 & 14 August 2025, 12:30pm – 4:30pm AEST
10 & 11 September 2025, 9am – 1pm AEST
22 & 23 October 2025, 12:30pm – 4:30pm AEDT
26 & 27 November 2025, 12pm – 4pm AEDT
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Registrations close three business days before the scheduled course start date.
EA members get 15% off on selected workshops and training. Not a member? Sign up now
*1% credit card surcharge applies.
Any questions?
Contact us
Please register at least two weeks before the scheduled course start date.
We can customise this course for groups of six or more.
You choose the time, place, duration and format.
Find out how we can help you and your team by clicking on the button below to request a quote or calling us directly on +61 3 9321 1700.
- 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 you?
This course is most suitable if you have a basic understanding of Safety in Design and are:
- a designer
- an engineer
- a project manager
- a design manager or technical lead
- a procurement or contracts person
- an engineering consultant
- an architect
- a safety advisor or safety manager.
You'll benefit from this course regardless of your 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.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Demonstrate your skills in practice, with a Micro-credential for Implementing Safety in Design. Submit an enquiry and talk to our team to find out how:
Award-winning learning
Engineers Australia's Micro-credentials have been recognised for excellence in education, receiving two LearnX Platinum Awards in 2024 for Industry Specific Learning and Development, and Best Talented Learning and Development Team.
Topics we'll cover
- 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
Towards Chartered
Take this course to build skills and knowledge in the following Engineers Australia Chartered status competencies*:
- 4. Develop safe and sustainable solutions
- 6. Identify, assess and manage risks
- 7. Meet legal and regulatory requirements
Learn more about Chartered Status.
*Completing this course does not automatically guarantee you a competency. However, you will gain the base knowledge you need to develop these specific Chartered competencies.
Andrew holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Ergonomics and Human Factors, a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Engineering Management, and a Diploma in Work Health & Safety. Andrew’s previous experience involves 17 years in the UK Royal Air Force, where he completed four years as a human factors trainer, moving to Australia in 2019.
His background within an aviation safety culture and education in quality approaches has resulted in Andrew endorsing correct approaches to produce quality outcomes. A member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia and Associate Member of Engineers Australia, Andrew has a strong focus on safety in design including improving the opportunities for operations and maintenance staff to ‘do it right’ by ensuring designs account for the human elements of any system.
With E.S.M., Andrew has created numerous procedures and documentation to support best-practice Safety in Design, scribed for and facilitated workshops, and conducted gap analyses of organisations, helping them improve safety in design processes.
Mike Hurd is the founder of Engineering. Systems. Management. His 30 years' experience includes working with high-integrity systems such as nuclear plants, submarines, rail signalling and control, and electricity transmission and distribution networks.
A leader in safe design, Mike has developed processes, templates and training to improve systems and processes in engineering organisations. His teaching greatly benefits from his extensive experience applying safety in design and working with tools that promote safe outcomes.
In 2013 Mike founded the Engineers Australia's Engineered Safety Group in South Australia. This committee brings together safety professionals to promote safety in the engineering lifecycle.
Rebekah is a Principal Control Systems Engineer at Engineering. Systems. Management. (E.S.M.). She is an engineering safety specialist, a trained and experienced risk workshop facilitator and has been a TUV Functional Safety Engineer since 2009.
With nearly 20 years’ experience across multiple industries including defence, mining, power generation and infrastructure, Rebekah’s experience spans the full engineering lifecycle from concept design to commissioning and decommissioning. She has worked for leading organisations in many industry sectors, including secondments at BHP and Santos.
She holds a Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (Hons), is a Fellow of Engineers Australia, and also holds Certificate 4 in Training and Education.
The course was relevant to my role and the systems it demonstrated will be utilised.
The facilitator took his time to run through any questions and further explain examples.
Methodical approach to assessing safety in design, including explaining the concept of "reasonably practicable". The format worked well, with good interaction with participants.
