What WHS Consultation Courses can Managers and Supervisors Attend?
We often receive questions about what WHS consultation training is available for:
a) Management Representatives on Health & Safety Committees, or
b) Managers and Supervisors whose responsibilities include interaction with HSRs on behalf of senior management, or
c) Officers (Owners, Directors, CEOs, etc) who have to ensure the primary duty of their business is continued and that they consult on WHS matters with the appropriate people.
Initial 5-day SafeWork NSW health and safety representative course
Managers, supervisors and others that are not HSRs can also attend this course. Many NSW businesses train their health and safety committee members on this course, usually because their HSC members are also their HSRs.
This course can suit any of the persons listed above in a), b) and c). They will gain an understanding of mandatory consultation requirements in their workplace, their role in the mandatory consultation process and the role, powers and limitations of HSRs. These course participants will receive a SafeWork NSW course certificate on completion of the course but because they are not HSRs they do not have the powers of an HSR.
Health & Safety Representatives are entitled to exercise the power of issuing a provisional improvement notice or directing that unsafe work cease upon completion of this training.
1 day SafeWork NSW HSR Refresher course
Managers, supervisors and others can attend this course and receive a certificate of attendance on completing it. This course can suit any of the persons listed above in a), b) and c). They will gain an understanding of the mandatory consultation requirements in their workplace, their role in the mandatory consultation process and the role, powers and limitations of HSRs.
HSRs are entitled to attend this course as an annual refresher, after having completed the Initial 5-Day HSR course.
Who can deliver SafeWork NSW HSR training?
The two HSR training courses above can only be delivered by a SafeWork NSW Approved Training Provider. Courtenell is a SafeWork NSW Approved Training Provider and has been delivering SafeWork NSW courses, and previously, WorkCover NSW courses since 1990.
Health & Safety Committee courses
Management representatives of the health and safety committee may be interested in an HSC-specific course of training. Courtenell delivers several HSC-centric training courses, from very basic to advanced. Suitable for new and experienced committees and committee members.
30th May 2018