This category includes courses that will empower learners to be able to perform safety, health and environmental representation activities and to know health and safety legislation relevant to the functions, duties and responsibilities of a Health and Safety Representative and the Health and Safety Committee at a working place.
Who should attend?
-Health and Safety Representatives, Health and Safety Committee Members,
-Union Representatives, Possible co-opted members,
-Persons involved with the day to day activities of health and safety,
-All employees.
HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE COURSE OVERVIEW
Your training program will include the following:
– Layout of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations
-Legal Structures of the Occupational Health and Safety Act
-Duties and responsibilities of employers, employees and other persons
-Health and safety representative and committees (including COVID-19 involvement)
-Practical health and safety prescriptions
-Performing health and safety activities
-Performing basic risk assessments
The qualifying learner will be capable of:
-Explaining the specified requirements to conduct safety, health and environmental representation activities at a working place
-Describing the legislative framework of workplace health and safety legislation, legislation pertaining to health and safety representatives and committees, and the effect on the duties of health and safety representatives of health and safety legislation pertaining to the employers and employees (including contractors)
-Participating in the actions to address safety, health and environmental related issues.
-Participating in activities within safety, health and environmental structures
Materials Provided:
A workbook and supplementary handouts are provided as reference material for the written test.
A theoretical Examination and Practical Test will follow each Module. To ensure understanding you must maintain a 75% Pass mark for each module.
Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved. Supplemental materials necessary to complete this course can be accessed online.
Duration:
This Health and Safety Representative training is an in-class program that can be completed in 2 Days. Upon completion, operators are awarded a Health and Safety Representative Certification.
What is a course with limited availability?
In addition to our published and online courses, there are several other courses that we can run with flexible options. Select the course of your choice and register your interest to attend when dates become available.
Re-certifications
In terms of the law, all Operators who apply for Re-certifications need to be in possession of a Novice course certificate. Please be aware that certificates need to be renewed within three months after date expiry.
Accredited Training believes that training should yield benefits, far more substantial than just “a Certificate”. We offer a free service that will remind all Companies or private Operators that their certificates need to be renewed.
