Practical Health and Safety Training
Paragon Work Health Safety is a proudly South Australian owned and operated company, specialising in practical health and safety training solutions.
Our mission is to help make Australian workplaces safer places to go to work, and to send workers home safe every day.
We cover a wide range of Work Health and Safety training courses, to improve worker safety and wellbeing through education, consultation and building leadership skills.
At Paragon WHS we believe you will retain more information about the courses you attend if they are both interesting and informative. We do not embrace a “Death by PowerPoint” method of learning. Your experience will be interactive and related to your industry.
Our facilitators have many years experience in a wide range of industries and disciplines covering mining, construction, transport, manufacturing, food, sales, management, I.T., maintenance, shipping, disability, wine industry, fleet management, retail and many other areas from both government and private sectors.
We hold qualifications including of Diploma of WHS and Diploma of Vocational Training and Assessment.
Our lead facilitator has completed a Graduate Diploma in Organisational Safety Management at the University of South Australia.
Members of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety.
WHS News and Information:
The Trade Shade: Simplifying sun safety
The Trade Shade is an Australian-designed solution helping to keep miners safe from the sun. Australian miners are no stranger to the sun. With many of the country’s mines located in some of its
Protecting our workforce: Mitigating skin disorders in industrial environments
In the dynamic industrial sector, where the demands of daily operations prevail, an often-neglected component of worker safety is skin health. Among the myriad of hazards faced by workers in building, construction, mining, manufacturing,
Rethinking lifting safety standards
SafeWork South Australia is urging businesses to rethink their strategies around lifting and other hazardous manual tasks in a bid to reduce body stressing injuries. According to SafeWork SA, body stressing injuries are sidelining
Wet conditions to blame for haul truck collision
A scraper at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales skidded more than 50m before colliding with a haul truck in a recent incident that has drawn the attention of the state’s safety
Loader trapped under coal stockpile a cautionary tale
. A loader that became trapped under a collapsed coal stockpile last week has served as a reminder to industry of the need for caution when working around stockpiles. Stockpiles are used extensively in
HSR Heroes
SafeWork SA has established a HSR recognition program that enables businesses, workers, or others to nominate a HSR for their commitment to safety. The recognition program forms part of SafeWork SA’s Health and Safety Representative Strategy and
What our customers say:
Peter kept the training informative and interesting.
This training was very informative and interesting. Peter kept a good pace , giving us time to process the information and share our experiences and thoughts.
PARAGON WHS
Peter is a SME on Workplace safety. Organised, understood and focussed on regular breaks.
Passionate about the subject, placing emphasis on rights and regulations of the worker.
Ensuring knowledge and information is delivered clearly to each individual.
Placed importance on student interaction and involvement.
Workbooks are clearly set out with space for notes, great eye-opening videos.🤐
Interaction between the class was awesome.
Peter delivered all course information in a very positive and professional manner. The way Peter’ training courses are designed promotes outstanding communication and interaction between himself and the class. I am not one for reading a whole heap of text, then sitting down answering questions. I feel by sharing the information delivery by each person reading a section, and then having a discussion about that topic is a great way to learn. It also allows discussions on topics we each see in the workplace from day to day and help us to understand what is expected of us as HSR’s. One of the most important things I got out of this course is where I can find the information I need to refer to when its needed. Also, Peter offers over the phone assistance where required, that is a great gesture on his part.
The only thing I would suggest for future courses would be possibly the implementation of name tags on the desks, so that we all can remember the names of the other people in our course.
Great job Peter, I really enjoyed your course. Keep up the great work!
I will recommend your coursed to everyone
Paragon Health and Safety Representative Training
The Paragon Health and Safety Representative Training Course is an outstanding program for anyone aiming to deepen their understanding of workplace safety and improve their skills as a health and safety representative. It stands out for its comprehensive curriculum, hands-on approach, and especially the extensive knowledge of instructor Peter McWhinnie, whose expertise in WHS greatly enriches the learning experience. This course offers excellent value by equipping participants to effectively manage safety challenges and ensure a safer work environment.
Fantastic Course
An excellent training experience. A good balance of information required to learn the role but not too overloaded. Information was well presented and got everyone engaged. Lots of lived experienced stories to help retain the important points. A nice outing to see good examples of how OH&S practices can benefit from being pro-active and great food and coffee!