HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE REFRESHER
This course is designed for elected HSRs under the WHS Act who have:
- already completed the HSR Initial 5 Day training
HSRs are entitled to attend one day’s refresher training each year (as provided for in the WHS Act Section 72), with the entitlement to the first refresher training commencing 1 year after the initial 5 day course. Participants will refresh their understanding of their roles, powers and functions in the representation, monitoring, investigation and enquiry into work health and safety management at their workplace under the WHS law.
On successful completion of this course, participants will understand and be able to apply:
- WHS Act legislative framework
- Role and functions of the Regulator and their interactions with HSRs
- Duties and responsibilities of PCBUs, officers, workers and other parties under the legislation
- The nature of the consultation process with workers as required of the primary PCBU by the Act
- The purpose and formation of a work-group (or work-groups) within the workplace
- Election process for HSRs/Deputy HSRs and disqualification provisions
- Health and Safety Committees (HSCs)
- The entitlements, rights and protections of an elected HSR/Deputy HSR
- Using negotiation, communication and problem solving skills and strategies as a HSR to represent a work group and to resolve work health and safety issues
- Risk Management and the use of risk controls, including the duties and responsibilities of various PCBUs under legislation
- How HSRs can use their functions and powers to contribute to risk management activities in the workplace
- Provisional Improvement Notices and the right to cease, or direct the cessation of, unsafe work
Health and Safety Representative Refresher Public Course Dates
Course Outline
| Section | Material Covered |
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| 1. Work Health & Safety Legislation |
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| 2. Consultation, Representation & Participation |
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| 3. Participating in Consultation and Issue Resolution as an HSR |
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| 4. Monitoring PCBUs Management of WHS Risks Notifiable Incidents |
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| 5. Provisional Improvement Notices and Ceasing Unsafe Work |
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| 6. Summary & Review |
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Fee
Course fee includes course materials, refreshments, morning tea and lunch. Free off street parking is available.
Delivery
This course is delivered by SafeWork NSW Approved Training Providers (ATPs).
Award and Recognition
Successful participants will be awarded with a SafeWork NSW Certificate.
Pre-Requisite
Participants must present an Original Certificate of previous completion of the HSR 5 Day training.
Conditions
HSRs are entitled to attend the HSR 1 Day refresher training each year (as provided for in the WHS Act Section 72), with the entitlement to the first refresher training commencing 1 year after the initial 5 day course.
Evidence of Identity with photo and signature is required together with completion of an Evidence of Identity document. We will not make copies of your EOI. Our records only need to state the type and currency of the evidence sighted by the facillitator on the day of training.
This course may be attended by people who are not elected HSRs, however a Certificate of Attendance will be issued instead of a SafeWork NSW Approved Certificate.
Privacy Statement
Your personal information is collected and retained by us as the Approved Training Provider. This information is collected solely for the purpose of conducting training. This information in whole or in part may be given to SafeWork NSW. As the Regulator, SafeWork NSW may choose to contact health and safety representatives who have completed this training for the purpose of undertaking reporting, program monitoring and evaluation. For this reason please be aware that personal information provided will be made available to SafeWork NSW as part of our conditions of approval to deliver the HSR training.