About this course:  Approved/accredited by SafeWork NSW (formally Workcover)

 This five-day practical, skills-oriented course is designed to provide work health and safety representatives and supervisors with the necessary skills and knowledge to complement their roles in the workplace.

The course shows you how to deal with the requirements under the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011and gives you the skills with which to carry out your representative role.

The course also shows you how to communicate effectively and resolve conflict in the workplace with regard to health and safety issues.

Should I attend?

Anyone wanting to perform the role of a Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Representative in an organization are required to complete this five day training program if they wish to carry out all the powers and functions of a Health and Safety Representative (HSR)

What will be specifically covered in this accredited course?

• Evolution of Work Health and Safety and the WHS legislative framework
• 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
• 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)
• 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
• 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) IN
• Direction to cease unsafe work 328

General safety related principles issues that will also be addressed may include

• Key elements of the Work Safety Act  2011
• Role and importance of consultation in the workplace between managers and staff
• Types of consultation mechanisms
• Role of safety committees
• Effective communication tools and techniques
• The systems/systematic approach to WHS
• Identifying hazards
• Conducting risk assessments,
• Risk management
• Hierarchy of control
• Safety audit conduct
• Safety Investigation basics
• What are the key changes to Workplace Health and Safety legislation?
• What are key things that supervisors and managers need to do to comply with the legislation?

What skills will I gain?

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Perform the role of a Health and Safety Representative
• Provide motivation to promote a safe workplace
• Understand the national safety framework and relevant legislation
• Identify recent changes under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
• Understand the elements of  a comprehensive safety management system
• Identify relevant workplace health and safety situations and interrelate with colleagues and other staff.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

 

Facilitator

Daphne McCurdy – Work, Health and Safety Consultant UNE

Course dates and times 

Attendance required at all the five day sessions

21st Oct, 22nd Oct, 27th Oct, 28th Oct & 3rd November

9:30am to 4:30pm      

Venue

Organisation Development Training Room

Top Floor Lamble Building

University of New England

Cost

NIL for UNE staff

Register 

Email od@une.edu.au

Enquiries

Elizabeth Davies od@une.edu.au or Daphne McCurdy ohs@une.edu.au