Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Refresher Training

Certification

Participants will receive a SafeWork NSW Health and Safety Representative Refresher Training Statement of Attendance. This Statement is issued by Pinnacle Safety and Training (RTO 40496).

Course Duration

One day.

Price

• $300.00 pp for public courses
• For group bookings outside our public course schedule or at your location, please submit your group booking enquiry here for an obligation free quote.

Course Overview

This course is designed to renew the knowledge and skills Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) have attained during their initial five day HSR training course. Pinnacle Safety and Training is a SafeWork NSW approved provider of this course, which is compliant under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

HSRs in New South Wales are entitled to attend one day refresher courses every twelve months, commencing one year after the initial five day course has been completed (as per the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2017 (NSW)).

Course Outline

The key areas covered by this course include:

• Overview of the WHS legislative framework
• Duties of various parties
• Key WHS terminology
• The role of SafeWork NSW and penalties for non‐compliance
• Requirements and mechanisms for consultation in the workplace on work health and safety issues
• The role, entitlements and protections available for HSRs and Health and Safety Committees (HSCs)
• Resolving workplace health and safety issues through negotiation and conflict resolution
• Identifying hazards and ways in which they can be eliminated or minimised
• Incident notification and investigation
• Issuing Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and directing unsafe work to cease.

Course Inclusions

• Training conducted by an experienced WHS industry practitioner with strong knowledge of relevant legislation and Codes of Practice
• Practical and theoretical activities
• Participant notes and a full copy of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
  

Each Trainee Must Provide

Participants must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have at least a Year 10 level of numeracy, literacy and communication skills
• Have the ability to read and write English
• Have successfully completed either:
  • A SafeWork NSW approved five day initial Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training course in accordance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, or
  • The SafeWork NSW approved 1 day gap course (prior to 31 December 2012).