Health Safety Representative – Initial

Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) Training

An HSR and deputy HSR play a pivotal role in gathering information about what the health and safety issues are for their work group. They can work out ways to resolve issues in consultation with PCBU representatives such as managers, supervisors as well as committees and other HSRs.

HSRs can direct a worker in the work group to stop unsafe work if they reasonably believe workers would be exposed to a serious risk to their health and safety. This stop-work direction can only be given if the issue has not been resolved by consultation, or if the risk is so serious and immediate or imminent that it’s unreasonable to consult first.

On successful completion, participants will receive a SafeWork NSW Health and Safety Representative Training Statement of Attendance.

The key areas covered by this course include:

• WHS legislative framework
• Duties of various parties
• Interpretation of key terms
• Role of SafeWork NSW and penalties for non‐compliance
• Requirements and mechanisms for consultation in the workplace on work health and safety issues
• Function and powers of HSRs and Health and Safety Committees (HSCs)
• Resolving workplace health and safety issues through negotiation and conflict resolution
• Identifying hazards and ways in which they can be eliminated or minimised
• Incident notification and investigation
• Issuing Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs)
• Directing unsafe work to cease

Be at least 18 years of age.

Prior to commencing, participants are required to complete an Evidence of Identify form with adequate original ID in support of their application that must include:

• Full name (for example – current driver’s licence, passport)
• Photo (for example – current driver’s licence, passport)
• Signature (for example – current driver’s licence, credit card)

• $650.00 per person
• Five-day training (face to face)

A USI – Unique Student Identifier is a reference number that you can easily create an online which keeps a record of your training and qualifications attained in Australia.

If you are commencing a nationally recognised training, you need a USI in order to receive your qualification or statement of attainment.

Your USI is made up of ten numbers and letters.

You can locate your USI here.

You can create your USI here.

More information regarding USI can be found here.