Comcare Health & Safety Representative (WHS Act 2011)
This Comcare-approved 5-day course equips elected HSRs and Deputy HSRs with the skills to represent workers, consult on WHS matters, identify workplace risks, and contribute to safer and healthier workplaces.
Introduction:
Health and Safety Representatives play an important role in promoting workplace safety and ensuring worker concerns are heard. This course provides participants with a practical understanding of WHS legislation, consultation processes, issue resolution, and risk management within Commonwealth-regulated workplaces.
Target Audience:
Elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs), Deputy HSRs, and workers in Comcare-regulated organisations seeking to understand workplace health and safety representation.
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain the role, powers and functions of an HSR.
- Apply key provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth).
- Represent workers in consultation and issue resolution processes.
- Participate effectively in workplace risk management activities.
- Support continuous improvement in workplace health and safety.
Learning Methods:
Face-to-face facilitated training incorporating presentations, group discussions, practical exercises, workplace scenarios, and collaborative learning activities.
Program Benefits:
- Gain confidence to perform the HSR role effectively.
- Better understand WHS rights, duties and responsibilities.
- Strengthen consultation and communication skills.
- Learn practical approaches to identifying and managing workplace risks.
- Help create safer and healthier workplaces for all workers.
Content:
- WHS legislative framework and duties
- HSR powers, functions and responsibilities
- Consultation and communication techniques
- Workplace inspections and hazard identification
- Risk management and incident reporting
- Issue resolution processes
- Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and ceasing unsafe work
- Practical workplace safety activities and case studies