10 min Free
Hazard Spotter
Train your eyes to spot hazards before they hurt someone. Practise on short, real-life workplace scenarios and learn what to do the moment you see one.
10 min · beginner · certificate
Workplace Safety
Workplace safety short courses
Spot hazards, use PPE properly and know what to do when something goes wrong.
- MicroQuests
- 9
- Free
- 1
- Learning in total
- 2.8h
- Paid from
- R19
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Practical health and safety MicroQuests for anyone who works on a site, in a warehouse, a mill, a shop or an office. Each one takes a single topic — fire, manual handling, evacuation, incident reporting, PPE — and walks through it with real workplace scenarios.
Legal references stick to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and COIDA, and every MicroQuest tells you to follow your own site’s procedure where workplaces differ. Start with Hazard Spotter: it is free.
All Workplace Safety MicroQuests
15 min R19
PPE Essentials
Choose, check, wear and care for personal protective equipment the right way — and understand why PPE is your last line of defence, not your first.
15 min · beginner · certificate
15 min R19
Slips, Trips & Falls
Most slips, trips and falls can be prevented. Learn what causes them, how to keep floors, stairs and ladders safe, and what to do when someone falls.
15 min · beginner · certificate
20 min R29
Emergency Evacuation
Know what to do before, during and after an emergency at work: alarms, exits, assembly points, helping others, roll calls and calling for help with the right information.
20 min · beginner · certificate
20 min R29
Fire Safety Essentials
Understand how fires start and spread, prevent them at work, and know exactly what to do if you discover one: raise the alarm, get out, and fight it only when it is safe.
20 min · beginner · certificate
25 min R29
Grain Dust Safety
Grain dust can explode and harm your lungs. Learn the dust explosion pentagon, why housekeeping matters, how to control ignition sources and how to protect your health in silos, mills and stores.
25 min · intermediate · certificate
20 min R29
Incident Reporting Essentials
Know what counts as an incident, what to do in the first minutes, how to write a clear and factual report, and why reporting near misses protects everyone.
20 min · beginner · certificate
20 min R29
Manual Handling Essentials
Lift, carry, push and pull without hurting your back. Learn to assess a load before you move it, use handling aids, lift with good technique and team-lift safely.
20 min · beginner · certificate
25 min R29
Workplace Safety Essentials
Spot hazards, control risks, report incidents and know your rights and duties under South Africa's OHS Act — in about 25 minutes, right here in WhatsApp.
25 min · beginner · certificate
For employers, schools and training providers
Train a whole team, one short step at a time
Toolbox talks, inductions, refreshers and revision that people finish, because each one fits in a tea break and runs on the phone they already carry.
Need a topic we don't have? Request it. The topics people ask for most are the ones we write next.
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Give MicroQuests or credits
Your people get a WhatsApp message or an email link and learn on their own phones. No logins to manage.
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Pin a QR poster
Print an A4 poster for the canteen, staffroom or site office. A scan opens the MicroQuest.
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Verifiable certificates
Every completion has a numbered certificate you can check online, which is useful for toolbox talks and inductions.
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Your own MicroQuests
skillSYMS clients publish their own MicroQuests (policies, site rules, product knowledge) for their own people.
Workplace Safety: questions
How much do the Workplace Safety MicroQuests cost?
1 of the 9 are free. The others cost R19 or R29 each, paid securely online or with learning credits. If you don’t pass the challenge, you try again at no extra cost.
How long does each one take?
Between 10 and 25 minutes. Your progress is saved after every step, so you can stop and carry on later on the same or another device.
Where do I do them?
In your browser at skillsyms.com/learn, in the skillSYMS app, or on WhatsApp — the same MicroQuest, the same progress and the same certificate. There is nothing to install for the browser or WhatsApp.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Pass the final challenge and you receive a PDF certificate of completion with a unique number and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it. MicroQuests are informal learning: the certificate is not an accredited qualification or SETA/QCTO credits, and it says so.
Can I buy these for my team or learners?
Yes. Employers, schools and training providers can give MicroQuests or learning credits to their people, who then learn on their own phones. Contact us and we will set it up with you.