Health and Safety Representative – Online

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

This course is an online course.

After you contact Wood Training, we will send you a confirmation email with a self-enrolment key. You will be prompt- ed in the system to set up a profile, with information that we need for your enrolment.
You will be sent a link to access your course with this self- enrolment key. You will be prompted in the system to set up a profile, with information that we need for your enrolment.

You will need to have:

• Access to a computer and stable internet
• An email address

Course prerequisites

None.

Assessment process

It consists of online learning modules that you work through at your own pace. At the very end of the course there are summative assessment tasks.

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.