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WHS Committee Member Awareness

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WHS Committee Member Awareness

This training program was specifically designed for Endeavour Energy to provide an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of WHS committees, their members and potential members within its organisation.

Course Details

  • Delivery Time
    • Initial training: 1 day, face-to-face
    • Refresher training: 1 day, face-to-face
  • Dates: TBC
  • Time: TBC
  • Cost: TBC
  • Venue: TBC

Session 1: Work Health and Safety Framework

  • WHS framework and terminology
  • Duty holders and their duties
  • Role and function of SafeWork NSW
  • Penalties under the WHS Act

Session 2: Consultation, Representation and Participation

  • Consultation requirements under WHS legislation
  • Workgroups and election of HSRs
  • Roles and responsibilities of HSRs and Health and Safety Committees
  • Role of inspectors in the consultation process

Session 3: Role of the HSR, Issue Resolution and Support

  • Role of HSRs in consultation, assisting workgroups and as a member of a HSC
  • Investigating complaints; and
  • Issue resolution and support for HSRs.

Session 4: Risk Management, Monitoring and Notifiable Incidents

  • Key requirements of risk management
  • Monitoring and review of risk controls
  • Notifiable incidents

Session 5: Provisional Improvement Notices and ceasing unsafe work

  • Purpose and function of PINs
  • Role and requirements for HSRs to issue PINS and process for issuing a PIN
  • Disputes and resolution
  • Directing unsafe work to cease
  • WHS Committee Member Awareness

This training program was specifically designed for Endeavour Energy to provide an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of WHS committees, their members and potential members within its organisation.

The Australian Skills and Qualification Authority (ASQA) requires that students be aware of their rights and responsibilities once they have selected their training provider. Your rights and responsibilities can be found in our Student Agreement that should be read BEFORE enrolling into any of our courses.

Accelerated Training is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 41474).

The Australian Skills and Qualification Authority (ASQA) require that students be aware of their rights and responsibilities once they have selected their training provider.

Your rights and responsibilities can be found in our Learner Handbook that should be read before enrolling into any of our courses.