Comcare Health & Safety Representative-1 Day REFRESHER (Commonwealth)CANCELLED

Event Phone: 07 3846 2411

Event Trainer: Steve Hinton

Who should attend

Elected HSRs and deputy HSRs (Commonwealth system) who have previously completed the 5-day course.

Overview

This 1 day training course will provide an insight into legislative changes in the 2011 OHS Act. It is an opportunity for Health and Safety Representatives to update their existing OHS knowledge and skills needed to exercise their powers and entitlements as specified in the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Commonwealth). Under this legislation, HSRs are permitted to select an approved training provider.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of the Comcare 5 day course.

Assessment

Nil

Content

• Your rights and responsibilities as an elected Workplace Health & Safety Representative;
• The legislative framework for Workplace Health and Safety:
• Hazards, risks, risk assessment and the hierarchy of controls;
• Issue resolution and representing members of the work group;
• Incident investigation and notification, report writing and the issuing of provisional improvement notices;
• Consultation in the workplace.

Notes

The Comcare approved training provider for this course is the ACTU. Training is delivered on behalf of the ACTU RTO.