OHS CONSULTATION FOR WORKPLACE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OHS REPRESENTATIVES

Accredited by WorkCover NSW

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires an employer with 20 or more staff to establish an OHS Committee if a majority of the employees requests it or to elect an OHS Representative if an employee requests it or if directed by WorkCover. Under the legislation, each member of an OHS Workplace Committee and each OHS Representative must attend the WorkCover Accredited course in OHS Consultation.

Designed For

Members or potential members of OHS Committees in the workplace and OHS Representatives and is suitable for anyone else involved in OHS Consultation in the workplace.

Content

• Responsibilities for workplace health and safety
• Procedure for establishing a committee
• Functions and powers of the committee
• Principles of hazard prevention and control
• Industry hazards and techniques for accident prevention
• Implementing workplace health and safety
• Sources of OHS information
• How to investigate an accident
• How to conduct workplace inspections
• Systematic management of health and safety
• Role of OHS consultation in the workplace
• The OHS Act 2000 and the duty to consult
• Establishing consultative arrangements
• Role and functions of OHS committees and OHS representatives
• Effective communication techniques
• Problem solving and conflict resolution
• Workplace inspection and reports
• OHS risk management
• OHS management systems and continuous improvement
• Safe work practices
• Accident investigations
• Assessing OHS management systems, audits and measuring effectiveness of OHS committees and OHS representatives

Award

A Nationally Accredited Certificate will be issued at the completion of all 4 days of the course.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course participants should be able to:

• Explain the requirements for effective management of health and safety and the importance of OHS consultation
• Detail the requirements for consultation under the NSW OHS Act 2000
• Outline effective communication techniques and describe how effective communication techniques are essential in the consultative process
• Detail the requirements for effective OHS management systems (OHSMS), their development, implementation, audit and review
• Demonstrate the practical application of OHS risk management through work based activity (action learning exercise)
• Explain the need for continuous improvement in OHS through consultation and provide the means for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of this process.

Duration of Course

Four days 9.00am - 4.30pm

•  includes one day of workplace based activities

Course Fee (GST Free)

Fee Member AUD $595
Fee Non Member AUD $630

Other Details

Fee includes morning and afternoon tea, light lunch and course materials.

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