Risk Management in Water Services Works Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and classify potential hazards and risks in water services works
• Apply relevant legislation and standards (e.g., OHS Act, SANS) to risk management processes
• Design risk assessment methodologies tailored to water treatment and distribution systems
• Implement risk control measures and monitor their effectiveness
• Evaluate emergency preparedness and response plans for water services incidents

Target Audience

This course is designed for water services managers, engineers, technicians, and safety officers involved in the planning, construction, operation, or maintenance of water services infrastructure.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience in applying risk management tools to real water services scenarios. Learners will conduct hazard identification, risk analysis, and develop control measures using templates and case studies, reinforcing theoretical concepts.

Practical Activities

• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Exercise — Learners perform a risk assessment on a simulated water treatment plant, using HAZOP and FMEA techniques. (8h)
• Water Safety Plan Development — Learners develop a Water Safety Plan for a small community water supply, including hazard analysis and critical control points. (8h)
• Job Safety Analysis and Permit-to-Work — Learners conduct a job safety analysis for a maintenance task and complete a permit-to-work document. (6h)
• Emergency Response Tabletop Exercise — Learners participate in a tabletop exercise simulating a water contamination emergency, coordinating response actions. (4h)
• Final Integrated Risk Management Plan Presentation — Learners present their comprehensive risk management plan for a water services works, incorporating all course elements. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.