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:
- Fostering positive management practices that protect Workers from injury
- Creating healthy relationships between Employers and Employees
- Promoting constructive Employee participation in health and safety management.
All Participants attending the course should have a basic understanding of health and safety management in order for them to get the most from the course.
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's General Industry Health and Safety Representative course is 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.
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:
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The presentations and discussions for these topics are followed by a series of workshops and case studies to demonstrate practical applications of the information.
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.
NZQA Standards
The Health and Safety Representative course attracts the following NZQA unit standards:
- 19522 Undertake job safety analysis - level 2, 4 credits
- 17601 Outline an accident investigation in the workplace - level 4, 6 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 this course, have your site access renewed (* some conditions apply ) .
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