Things you must bring to the course!

• Birth Certificate, Travel Passport or Certificate of Citizenship as proof of their eligibility. This will need to be sighted by the Trainer.
• Must read information for Non Funded Trainees....read on...

 

Changes to the Health and Safety in Employment Act that came into effect in 2003 offer Employers several options for involving Employees in health and safety improvements in the workplace. One of the best ways of achieving effective Employee involvement is by electing Health and Safety Representatives.

Companies with 30 or more Employees must have an "agreed" Employee Participation System with Employees. With fewer than 30 Employees an "agreed" system is required if one or more Employees requests it. Health and Safety Representatives can be part of an "agreed" system and they are required under the "mandatory" system when Employees and Employers cannot agree to their own Employee participation system.

For Health and Safety Representatives to carry out their job effectively, they need to be informed about their role, the responsibilities and what the functions of a Health and Safety Representative entail. These functions include:

• Promoting health and safety and positive employment relations
• Establishing effective communication that allows Employers and Employees to openly discuss health and safety issues
• Identifying hazards and Employee concerns and working with Management to solve them
• Supporting fellow Workers who have been injured

Carrying out these functions will allow Health and Safety Representatives to improve working conditions for Employees and ensure cost-effective management practices for Employers.

Training

Health and Safety Representatives who are elected as part of an Employee Participation System must be trained to carryout their functions. (The HSE Act entitles them to two days paid leave each year to attend an Approved Course.)

Site Safe has developed a Health and Safety Representative course specific to the Construction Industry - relevant and suitable to the work that the Employees and those they represent, do. It is designed to provide information, skills and the tools necessary to ensure a safe working environment. The aim is for Participants to come away from the two day course able to understand and be able to work in partnership with Management, to develop and implement Hazard Management Systems that involve Employees, foster good employment relations and meet legislative requirements.

Site Safe's Health and Safety Representative course has been formally approved by The Department of Labour and is approved under the Health and Safety in Employment Act. The training involves a two-day interactive programme in health and safety and employment relation principles including modules on:

The benefits of safety	Employment relations
Hazard Management techniques	Supporting safety performance
Safety training	Safe return to work
Health hazards	Employee Participation Schemes
The HSE Act and Amendments

The presentations and discussions for these topics are followed by a series of workshops and case studies to demonstrate practical applications of the information. Each Participant will receive a customised Construction Diary which will help them develop action plans to actually implement the skills and tools provided on the course.

Health and Safety Representative Certification

There is a take home assignment for this course which requires Participants to develop health and safety action plans and demonstrate that they are implemented. Once the assignment is sent to Site Safe for marking, you will be issued with a personalised certificate. Achieving Health and Safety Representative Certification ensures you are prepared to meet your responsibility to improve health and safety in your workplace.

Course Prerequisite

All Trainees attending the Site Safe Health and Safety Representative course will be required to hold a valid Site Safe Passport. This will ensure that you have a basic understanding of health and safety responsibilities and hazard management prior to attending the course.

Site Safe is able to work with industry bodies and sectors to customise Health and Safety Representative training specific to your industry sector requirements.

For more information about the Construction Health and Safety Representative course or to enquire about other industry specific training, contact Site Safe on (04) 499 2509.

NZQA Standards

The Health and Safety Representative course attracts the following NZQA unit standards:

• 9677 Participate in groups and/or teams to gather ideas and information - level 2, 3 credits
• 14598 Explain the reason for health and safety management documentation on construction sites - level 3, 3 credits
• 19522 Undertake job safety analysis - level 2, 4 credits.

On completion receive:

• A personalised Health and Safety Representative Certificate
• An endorsement is they are holders of a Site Safe Passport or Supervisors Gold Card
• 8 credits towards the Certificate in Construction Site Safety
• On successful completion of of this course, have your site access renewed (* some conditions apply ) .

 

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