Health And Safety Representative (HSR Training)

Course Overview

Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) play a crucial role in ensuring workplace safety, acting as the voice of workers. They are responsible for gathering and sharing safety information and resolving workplace safety issues and breaches.

HSRs are elected by their workgroup members and serve a three-year term.

Once elected, HSRs should undertake our approved 5-day initial HSR training course and a 1-day refresher course every year after. An employer is obligated to allow their HSR time to complete this course.

In QLD, it is mandatory that initial training be completed within 28 days of the HSRs election, and refresher training every year after. Failure to complete the training within the timeframe requires them to step down and be replaced.

For more information about health and safety representatives, please click on the link below:

WorkSafe QLD: Health-and-safety-representatives-and-committees

Qualification:

Certificate of Completion in Health and Safety Representative

Duration:

Course Outline

On completion of the course, participants will have gained the following skills and knowledge in:

• Legislative Requirements: WHS and Australian Standards
• Limitations of rescue equipment and anchorages
• Inspecting equipment in accordance with manufactures specifications and industry procedures
• Identify faulty equipment
• Demonstrating safe emergency descent from a raised EWP
• Demonstrating and assist in rescue of a victim from a raised EWP

Outcome