GOTAFE
5 days
This WorkSafe-approved course equips Health and Safety Representatives with essential knowledge and skills to effectively represent their work group and create safer workplaces. Ideal for HSRs, managers, supervisors, and safety committee members seeking to understand OHS legislation and exercise their powers confidently.
Ideally participants should be current Health and Safety Representatives from a wide variety of industries and workplaces, or interested in becoming an HSR. General stationery (pens, pencils, rulers) is required. No formal prerequisites are specified, though basic understanding of workplace safety concepts is beneficial. Participants must be able to attend all five days (35 hours total) and engage actively in discussions, role plays, and exercises.
The course covers interpreting the occupational health and safety legislative framework and its relationship to HSR roles; identifying key parties and their legislative obligations and duties; establishing representation in the workplace; participating in consultation and issue resolution; representing designated work group members in OHS risk management processes undertaken by duty holders; and issuing Provisional Improvement Notices and directing cessation of work. Participants engage in workplace-based reflection, role plays, and collaborative problem-solving exercises to develop practical skills.
GOTAFE is a registered training organisation (RTO 3094) delivering WorkSafe-approved HSR training with established expertise in occupational health and safety education. The course is delivered by experienced trainers across multiple campuses in Northern Victoria, offering flexible scheduling options and comprehensive student support services including learning support, counselling, and disability accommodations.
Participants will gain essential skills to represent a work group in the safety sphere and can progress to further study in BSB41419 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety. Graduates are equipped to effectively exercise HSR powers and rights, participate in workplace safety committees, conduct risk assessments, and contribute to creating safer work environments across various industries.
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