AlertForce is now offering the Comcare and NSW WorkCover accredited Health and Safety Representative Training Course – 1-day Bridging Course and full 5-day HSR training course. We will shortly be offering the training in other jurisdictions. For the Comcare HSR course, federal government agencies must have all HSR’s trained by December 2012.

What is HSR Training?

On January 1, 2012 the new Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2011 came in to play. The course is intended to assist HSRs and deputy HSRs understand how the WHS legislation will influence health and safety outcomes in their workplace. The HSR training course aims to familiarise participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfil their role as Health and Safety Representatives.

Enrol in a 5-day HSR Course Today!

	Sydney: 20-24th May	Melbourne: 20-24th May	Darwin: 27th-31st May
Trainer Support
Printed Workbook
Face-to-Face Instruction
Daily Lunch Included
Date Change Permitted
Course Duration	5-days	5-days	5-days
Cost	$897+GST	$897+GST	$897+GST

Do you need an in-house Comcare training course? AlertForce are cost-effective and deliver nationally.

With many federal government agencies as clients, AlertForce deliver an action packed 5-day course that empowers your HSRs to perform their duties to the best of their abilities. If you have a venue and 6 HSRs it will be most cost effective to run the course in-house. Ask us for a quote and numerous happy client testimonials. You can have up to 18 participants in your class.

‘I personally really enjoyed the course, your enthusiasm is contagious and has inspired me to do more training and look at my career options. I have received further comments from the HSR’s about how much they enjoyed the training… so thank you for running such a great class and inspiring others too.’ Department of Finance, Canberra Sep 2012

Learning Outcomes for the 5-day HSR Course:

The Legislative Framework under the new Work Health and Safety Act

• What is new under the legislation? What are the important differences?
• New Terminology and definitions; Changes in duties in relation to the WHS Act
• Enforcement measures including penalties and criminal/civil prosecutions
• Requirements for consultation, representation and participation on WHS matters in the workplace

HSR/HSC Roles in the workplace including Consultation, Representation and Participation

• Consultation requirements and arrangements, the role of HSCs
• HSRs entitlements and protections, Exceptions from obligations

The role of HSRs in resolving issues and minimising risk in the workplace

• Effective consultation / communication, investigating complaints, problem solving
• Monitoring and reviewing risk controls in the workplace

Workplace Inspections, Notifiable Incidents and Incident Investigation

• Recording findings, hazard identification lists, sample inspection checklists
• Notifiable incidents, practical investigation techniques with case studies

Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and ceasing unsafe work

• Purpose and the function of issuing PINs; the role, requirements and process for issuing PINs
• How to direct unsafe work to cease; alternatives to PINs and/or cease work orders

Learning Outcomes for the 1-Day HSR Bridging Course

Upon successful completion of this training, HSR participants will understand principles of:

Legislative Framework under the new Work Health and Safety Act

• What is new under the legislation?What are the important differences?
• New Terminology and definitions
• Changes in duties in relation to the WHS Act
• Enforcement measures including penalties and criminal/civil prosecutions
• Requirements for consultation, representation and participation on WHS matters in the workplace

HSR/HSC Roles

• How WHS laws apply to HSRs as elected representatives
• How WHS laws apply to Health and Safety Committees (HSCs)
• Additional powers including issuing Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) & directing unsafe work to cease
• Notifying incidents: your responsibilities
• The roles of Trade Unions and WHS entry permit holders

What are the pre-requisites?

Participants must provide evidence that they have completed a previous state based 4-day OHS Consultation course such as the NSW WorkCover course in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Consultation for the 1-day Gap Course. There are no pre-requesites for the 5-day course. For the Comcare, all HSR’s must complete the 5-day training if they were elected post January 1, 2012.

What is the qualification?

A Certificate of Attendance on successful completion helps demonstrate an employee approach to duty of care requirements as well as health & safety management.

Where is the training held?

We run public courses and in-house training courses. If you have more than 6 HSRs it is cost effective to run the course onsite.