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SafeWork NSW approved INITIAL (5-Day) HSR Course

NEXT PUBLIC COURSE - (5 consecutive ) -

Health and Safety Representative Training will give HSRs and deputy HSRs an understanding of WHS legislation and how it applies to their role. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge required under the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2011, and become familiar with requirements for consultation, enforcement measures available for breaches of legislation, and duties of various stakeholders that can influence WHS.

This SafeWork NSW approved 5-day Health and Safety Representative (HSRs) Course meets the requirements of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulation 2017 for HSRs and deputy HSRs elected under the WHS Act 2017.

Day 1: The WHS legislative framework and the duties and obligations of key parties

WHS legislative framework
Duty holders and their duties
New terminology
The role and function of SafeWork NSW

Day 2: Establishing representation in the workplace

Consultation, representation, and participation
Election of HSRs and deputy HSRs in the workplace
The role of HSRs, deputy HSRs and Health and Safety Committee
PCBU obligations

Day 3: Effective consultation: Participation in issue resolution and monitoring risk controls as a HSR

Effective consultation for Health and Safety Representatives, strategies and skills
Representing workers as a HSR
Monitoring and review of risk controls

Day 4: Monitoring PCBUs’ management of work health and safety

Workplace inspections and recording findings
Obligations relating to ‘notifiable incidents’

Day 5: Issuing a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN)

Purpose and function of a PIN and the process for issuing a PIN
Directing unsafe work to cease
Course Summary and Evaluation

1 day per week over 5 weeks

Course Inclusions

All participants receive a comprehensive participant’s manual which contains

full participant notes,
copies of the presentation slides,
Code of Practice for Consultation, Co-operation & Coordination,
Worker Representation & Participation Guide.

Participants also receive a USB with a full copy of the WHS Act & Regulation, approved Codes of Practice and other useful work health & safety resources.

Certification

A SafeWork NSW approved certificate will be issued to all participants who complete the entire course.

Participants who complete one or more topics (but not all topics) are to be issued with a ‘topic completion certificate’ with details of the topics completed.

Pre-requisites

All participants are required to provide proof of identity prior to commencing the course.

The proof of identity documents must include the participant’s name, photo and signature:
(e.g. current driver’s licence, passport)

* Discounts apply for 3 or more participants from the same organisation

SafeWork NSW Approved HSR Training Provider # RTO600065

Videos

Being a HSR

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Consultation

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