MQA accredited mining health and safety courses and safety officer training solutions
Achieve a zero-harm workplace, safeguard your human capital, and ensure total regulatory compliance with industry-leading safety and training solutions.
Prisma is a premier, fully MQA-accredited training provider delivering specialized mining health and safety courses designed specifically for the high-risk sub-surface and surface mining sectors. Our comprehensive training frameworks empower your workforce to proactively identify hazards, mitigate operational risks, and maintain the rigorous safety standards required by modern mining houses.
Ideally positioned to support your risk-management strategies, Prisma deploys expert health and safety training across South Africa and key African mining hubs, including Namibia, Botswana, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania.
Accredited mining safety officer courses for legal compliance
Developing qualified safety leadership on site is a critical legal requirement under the Mine Health and Safety Act. A gap in your safety oversight doesn’t just jeopardise lives; it exposes your operation to severe legal liabilities and costly Section 54 operational shutdowns.
Prisma’s targeted mining safety officer courses are structured to equip your safety representatives, supervisors, and managers with advanced risk-assessment capabilities. From accident investigation and root cause analysis to legal liability and OHS management systems, we provide the formal qualification pathways required to appoint competent, confident safety officers who can protect both your people and your mining license.
Comprehensive mining safety courses for a zero-harm culture
True site safety cannot be achieved by leadership alone; it requires a deep-seated culture of safety shared by every worker at the face. To help you build this culture, Prisma offers a diverse catalogue of mining safety courses tailored for all organisational levels – from general labourers and machinery operators to engineering crews.
Our programmes translate complex statutory regulations into practical, life-saving on-site behaviours, covering critical areas such as hazard identification, risk assessment (HIRA), basic firefighting, and first aid. By treating safety training as a continuous operational investment rather than a checkbox exercise, you protect your bottom line while ensuring every team member returns home safely at the end of every shift.
| Short Courses | SAQA | Duration |
| SHE Rep | 8016 | 2 days |
| Health & Safety in the Transport Industry | 252279 | 2 days |
| Apply Health & Safety to a Work Area in Construction | 9964 | 1 day |
| General Health & Safety in the Workplace | 259604 | 1 day |
| First Aid Level 1 | 2 days | |
| First Aid Level 2 | 3 days | |
| First Aid Level 3 | 3 days | |
| Apply Fire Fighting Techniques | 252250 | 1 day |
| STI/HIV/Aids & Sexuality | 14656 | 2 days |
| Handle, Transport, Store & Utilise Hazardous Material in the Construction Industry | 14560 | 2 days |
| Roadside Safety Procedures | 14561 | 1 day |


