OHS Refresher Course For Health and Safety Representatives

Course Code:TCE18
Study area:Occupational Health and Safety
Location(s):Moonee Ponds
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Course overview

This one-day refresher course can help key stakeholders understand their responsibilities and remain current. Learn some key strategies so that OH&S issues can be resolved quickly and effectively. Not only is the provision of training required by legislation for health and safety representatives, but it is the key to ensuring that when health and safety issues arise, they are resolved quickly and WorkSafe Approved.

Price includes all materials and WorkSafe publications catering.

Sessions

Moonee Ponds
Session Start date End date Time Price Status
MP23 29/06/2012 29/06/2012 9.00am-5.00pm $230 Enrol online now!
MP24 30/08/2012 30/08/2012 9.00am-5.00pm $250 Enrol online now!
MP25 4/10/2012 4/10/2012 9.00am-5.00pm $250 Enrol online now!
MP26 29/11/2012 29/11/2012 9.00am-5.00pm $250 Enrol online now!

Learning outcomes

This one-day refresher course can help various stakeholders understand their responsibilities and remain current. Learn some key strategies so that OH&S issues can be resolved quickly and effectively. Not only is the provision of training required by legislation for health and safety representatives, but it is the key to ensuring that when health and safety issues arise, they are resolved quickly.

This course is WorkSafe Approved and at the completion of the training, participants should be able to:

1. Understand and apply the legal framework for occupational health and safety.

2. Describe the roles and powers of the key workplace parties (not HSRs) in the OHS Act 2004.

3. Understand the representation role of HSRs and their legal powers and entitlements.

4. Understand the role and representative powers of a HSR to identity hazards and be involved in controlling risks at the workplace.

5. Represent members of a DWG and participate in workplace consultation, issue resolution and negotiation.

Pre-requisite & eligibility requirements

Participants should have already completed the Initial five day OH&S Course for Health and Safety Representatives.

Participant requirements

Course costs include all materials, WorkSafe publications and catering.

Additional information

This WorkSafe approved course is designed for Representatives who have completed the Initial five day OH&S Course and is undertaken annually to provide an update of current roles and responsibilities.

Under the OHS Act 2004 Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to training. Upon request employers must allow HSRs and their deputies to attend an initial course in OH&S after their election and refresher training at least annually.

What you receive at the completion of the course?

Certificate of Attendance

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