Approved Queensland Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Refresher Course
Well trained and competent Health and Safety Representatives provide value to the organisation by managing health and safety in their workplace. They have an understanding of the Queensland Workplace Health and Safety Act and develop their skills to understand their role as a Health and Safety Representative in Queensland.
KINNECT Training’s Health and Safety Representative Refresher Course is designed for all elected Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) and Deputy Health and Safety Representatives who have completed the initial 5 day course in Queensland, under the WHS Act 2011.
During their term in office HSRs and Deputy HSRs are entitled to attend a 1 day refresher course at least every three years, commencing from the date of their original training, as outlined under the WHS Act 2011.
The KINNECT Training Health and Safety Representatives Refresher course is approved by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ). For more information on the requirements to be an HSR in Queensland visit the Worksafe Queensland website.
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Duration
Face to Face
1 DAY COURSE
- Includes hands on health and safety processes;
- Includes lunch each day;
- Conducted at one of KINNECT’s training facilities or at your workplace.
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Award / Qualification
Completion of this Health and Safety Representatives Refresher course will result in the awarding of a Statement of Attendance for this approved WHSQ-HSR-NCB01.
KINNECT Training delivers and assesses this program on behalf of Trainwest (RTO#51807) and the Statement of Attendance will be issued by Trainwest.
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What you will Learn
The Health and Safety Representatives’ Refresher course is designed to renew the skills and knowledge acquired by HSR’s in the initial 5 day Health and Safety Representative’s course and meets the requirements of the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011. On completion of your attendance to this 1 day training refresher course you will have a comprehensive revision of –
- Undertake workplace inspections
- Review the circumstances of workplace incidents
- Accompany a WHSQ inspector during an inspection
- Represent the work group in health and safety matters
- Attend an interview about health and safety matters with a worker from the work group (with the consent of the worker)
- Request that a health and safety committee be established
- Participate in a health and safety committee
- Monitor compliance measures
- Investigate work health and safety complaints from work group members
- Inquire into any risk to the health and safety of workers in the work group
- Issue provisional improvement notices (where the HSR has completed the approved training).
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Target Audience
The KINNECT Training Health and Safety Representatives Refresher course is for –
- Elected Health & Safety Representatives and Deputy Health & Safety Representatives that have attended the initial 5-day training
- Elected Health & Safety Representatives that attended the Bridging HSR course (completed in 2012)
For more information on the process of becoming a Health and Safety Representative visit the Queensland Worksafe website.
- Dates & Availability
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Pricing
Face to FaceSingle Booking$295 ppSingle PersonFace-to-Face
1 day course
Free lunch included
KINNECT Training Facility
In-house delivery availableFace to FaceMultiple Booking$295 ppFor booking 2 or more studentsFace-to-Face
1 day course
Free lunch included
KINNECT Training Facility
In-house delivery available
