WHSQHSRNCB01 Work Health and Safety Representative

Face to face
Difficulty: Entry Level
Duration: 5 days

Work Place Health & Safety Representative.

The primary role of a health and safety representative (HSR) is to represent the health and safety interests of a work group and to raise any issues with their employer. There can be as many HSRs and deputy HSRs as needed, after consultation, negotiation and agreement between workers, the employer, or persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), and a worker’s representative.

For more information regarding HSR following the link provided here

Course Overview:

This is a Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) approved training course which provides participants with the skills and knowledge to fulfil the role of Health and Safety Representatives (HSR) as set down in the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

All health and safety representatives (HSRs) must undertake the relevant approved training course within 28 days of their election unless a training course is not reasonably available within this period.

A HSR can only issue a provisional improvement notice (PIN) if they have attended an approved training course.

Training courses approved under section 21 of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011, are:

an initial five-day training course
a one-day refresher course at least every 12 months. The entitlement to refresher training begins 12 months after the initial training.

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Details:

When
Upon request! View Training Calendar for upcoming courses.
Delivery
Face-to-Face Training
Duration
5 days
Course Fee
Get in touch with the team to enquire! 1300 000 737

Course Topics:

WORK ACTIVITY
- Overview of the WHS legislative framework
- Duties of various parties
- Key WHS terminology
- The role of WorkSafe Queensland and penalties for non‐compliance
- Requirements and mechanisms for consultation in the workplace on work health and safety issues
- The role, entitlements and protections available for HSRs and Health and Safety Committees (HSCs)
- Resolving workplace health and safety issues through negotiation and conflict resolution
- Identifying hazards and ways in which they can be eliminated or minimised
- Incident notification and investigation
- Issuing Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and directing unsafe work to cease.
PRE-REQUISITES
As the term of office for an elected HSR is three years (section 64 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011); an election process by the workgroup must be conducted to either re-elect the current HSR or elect a new HSR if the workgroup has requested a HSR.

If a new HSR is elected, they must conduct an initial 5-day HSR training course within 28 days from the day after the HSR is elected by their workgroup (section 21(2)(a) of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011).

If the current HSR is re-elected, they are required to undertake a 1-day refresher training course with an approved RTO within 28 days of the election (section 21(1)(b) of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011).

If the re-elected HSR has not undertaken the refresher training within the 28-day period and the PCBU has a valid reason why, the PCBU can make a request for an exemption to undertake the refresher training outside the 28-day period by emailing WHStraining@oir.qld.gov.au. The request for an exemption must include the following:
- details of the HSR,
- date of last training, and
- reason why training has not been conducted within the 28 days after re-election.
If there is no valid reason/s why the HSR has not received refresher training within the specified time, the HSR will need to attend the 5-day training course again.

The health and safety representatives and health and safety committees page has further information on HSRs.

If you are requiring a re-fresher course, you must provide evidence of previous completion prior.
INDUSRTY FOCUS
Tailored to suit multiple workplaces however companies are not obligated to have an HSR. A worker must request that an HSR be elected and then the company must facilitate the election process, which begins with workers deciding the appropriate work groups that the HSR will represent.