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Health and Safety Representative Training Course (HSR)
5 days face to face $645
HSR Representative
The course meets the requirements of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulation 2011 for HSRs and deputy HSRs elected under the WHS Act 2011. An approved training provider will deliver this over 5 days.
The course will be attended by HSRs (including deputy HSRs) who have requested approved training under the WHS Act to assist them in performing their role and using their powers under the WHS Act. Participants will gain an understanding of their role and powers and attain the necessary skills to meet the requirements of the WHS Act for Health and Safety Representatives.
The WHS Act commenced on 1 January 2012. The WHS Act and WHS Regulation provide a national WHS legal framework from which the states, territories and the Commonwealth are required to implement their own WHS legislation.
Course duration 5 days
Content
Interpreting the WHS legislative framework and identifying key parties and their legislative obligations and duties
*Introduction to Work Health and Safety
*Evolution of Work Health and Safety and the WHS legislative framework
*New terminology, objectives and implications for consultation
*Key parties with WHS legislative duties and functions
*Role and function of WorkCover and offences and penalties under the WHS Act
Establishing representation in the workplace under the WHS Act
*Consultation, representation and participation arrangements under the WHS Act
*Election and role of HSRs and deputy HSRs in the workplace
*Obligations of a PCBU to HSRs and protections for HSRs from discrimination
*Other consultation mechanisms including health and safety committees (HSCs)
Effective consultation: Participation in issue resolution and monitoring risk controls as a HSR
*Strategies and skills for HSRs to support effective consultation
*Representing workers as a HSR - negotiation and issues resolution
*Monitoring PCBUs' management of work health and safety risks
Monitoring PCBUs' management of work health and safety: workplace inspections, recording findings and 'notifiable incidents'
*Workplace inspection and recording findings - including practical exercise
*Obligation in relation to 'notifiable incidents' and resources available to assist HSRs
Issuing a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) and directing the cessation of unsafe work
*Issuing a PIN
*Direction to cease unsafe work
Course Aims
The aims of this course are to provide HSRs with information and skills relating to:
*WHS Act legislative framework
*The role and functions of WorkCover and their interaction 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 workgroup (or workgroups) 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 the 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
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Persons eligible for the WorkCover NSW HSR Training are HSRs or deputy HSRs elected under the WHS Act.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
There are no provisions for RPL within the context of this approved training course.
Learning Aims, Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
The learning aims, outcomes and assessment criteria for this course are specified in the Facilitator’s Guide, at the commencement of each day.
Course Assessment
This course is non-competency based and has no formal assessment. Informal assessment of participant attendance and learner engagement only, has been chosen as the most appropriate option for this course. The facilitator will act as the assessor in this process and should be aware of expected learner applications of all participants as detailed in the learning outcomes.
Materials Provided
Each participant to be provided with a copy of the Participant Notes and a full copy of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
Who should attend
- Workplace Health and Safety Committee members (HSCs)
- Workplace Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
- Line Managers
- Workplace Health and Safety Managers
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