Health and Safety Representative
This course is designed to provide students with foundation information that will develop and enhance skills and knowledge as a Health and Safety Representative in the workplace.
Certification
A Health and Safety Representative certificate will be issued on successful completion of this course.Unit Standard: 29315 L3 C2 V1
Course Content
The course focuses on:
- The functions of a HSR under the HSWA 2015
- Understanding health and safety legislation as it relates to HSR.
- Health and safety management system standards.
- Risk management processes including controls.
- Provisional Improvement Notices.
- Incident reporting and investigation.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative (HSR) under the Heath and Safety at Work Act 2915 and its Regulations
- Explain the role of a HSR and as an advocate for workers.
- Identify the obligations of a PCBU and WorkSafe NZ towards the HSR.
- Describe the risk management process and the importance of communicating with workers and management.
- Describe and demonstrate the powers and obligations that a HSR has in terms of issuing a provisional improvement notice (PIN) and how and when to direct a worker to cease unsafe work.
Course structure
The course is a theoretical session. Students are assessed continuously during the course.
Course prerequisites
None.
Assessment process
Theory assessment which takes place when the student is ready.
Revalidation/Refresher
To maintain current competency, it is recommended that refresher training occurs regularly. NZQA and the Skills Organisation identify this as every two years.
Items to bring
- Photo ID.
- Comfortable clothing suitable for participating in practical exercises.
- Covered-in footwear.
Course Length
1 Day
Location
Wood Training Centre
26 Manadon St
New Plymouth
or at customer
premises.
Price
$305 + GST per person
Group rates available
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Meet The Trainers
Jack Hywood
Jack Hywood
Coming off the tools from the Fluid Transfer Industry where he headed the engineering department, Jack has worked across Australia and New Zealand honing his skills and knowledge. With a change in career, his passion for health and safety has become his focus, and he consults all over the country, particularly around Hazardous Substance compliance, permit to work systems, and safe work practices. Jack holds both a New Zealand Diploma and NEBOSH International qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety as well as Adult Education and Training.
John Williams
John Williams
A safety conscious individual, John provides the bridge between training, assessing and employment on many of Taranaki’s oil and gas sites. Holding health and safety roles throughout the region and a passion for hazard identification and confined space entry, John is a well-known trainer and on the job assessor throughout the Taranaki region. John has numerous years of experience in training and his knowledge sees him as a valuable trainer due to his breath of knowledge and practical take on training.
Malcolm White
Malcolm White
Consultant, Training Facilitator and company director, Mal has a history of work in the oil and gas sector, process operation and hazard management. He has extensive experience in many roles in the workforce and brings authentic experience to the training situation. With a background in physics, chemistry, statistics and human anatomy he knows his subject matter well, and this knowledge and experience comes to the fore in his training and delivery.
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