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 Health & Safety Representative (HSR)
WHSQ-HSR-NCB01
Who is a Health and Safety Representative (HSR)?
A Health and Safety Representative (HSR) is the person elected by members of a work group within a business, or across a number of businesses to represent that work group during consultation on work health and safety issues.
The functions of HSRs include that they:
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Represent workers in relation to work health and safety
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Monitor the measures taken by the business to meet their duties
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Investigate complaints from members of the work group
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Inquire into risk to the health and safety of relevant workers
Additional powers and function include (where trained to do so):
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Directing unsafe work to cease under certain circumstances
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Issuing of provisional improvement notices under certain circumstances
HSR Training Course Content
This course is comprised of five (5) elements:
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Work, Health and Safety framework (e.g. Health abd Safety in the workplace and evolution of WHS legislation, duty holders and their duties, introduction to the role and function of HSRs and WHS entry permit holders)
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Consultation, Representation and Participation (e.g. consultation requirements and arrangements in the workplace, roles and responsibilities of HSRs and Health and Safety Committees, HSRs entitlements, rights and protections)
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Issue Resolution, Support for HSRs and Managing Risks (e.g. effective consultation and communications, investigating complaints, negotiations, conflict resolution and problem solving, key requirements of managing risks)
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Inspections, Notifiable Incidents and Incident Investigation (e.g. workplace inspection and recording findings, notifiable incidents and incident investigations
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Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and directing unsafe work to cease (e.g. role and requirements for HSRs to issue PINs and process for issuing a PIN, directing unsafe work to cease and alternatives to issuing of PINs and directing unsafe work to cease)
Course Delivery Method
Face-to-Face five (5) days: This course is conducted every four (4) weeks, Monday to Friday commencing at 8.30am and runs for approximately seven (7) hours each day. This course is non-competency based and has no formal assessment. Cost of course $745.00
One day gap training, face-to-face seven (7) hours. This course is for individuals who have completed the HSR course prior to 2012. It is conducted every four (4) weeks on a Friday. Cost of the course is $295.00. Contact the office for more information and to enrol.
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