INITIAL COURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
(for Health & Safety Representatives, 
Managers & Supervisors)
Victoria

5 days

WorkSafe Victoria Approved 'Initial Course for Health & Safety Representatives, Managers and Supervisors"
"The Original" - This course was originally approved in 1987 - now completely updated and re-approved.

NOTE: This program is only available as an in-house course.  Minimum numbers per course are 10 (preferably 12); maximum numbers are 20.

Course Aims

This training course will supply basic information and skills required for Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) to successfully exercise their powers under the Victorian OHS Act 2004 (and OHS Regulations 2007).

In addition, the course also will provide managers and supervisors with the knowledge and skills to be able to establish, maintain and monitor their organisation's OHS policies, procedures and programs in their work areas to achieve and maintain OHS standards - all in consultation with HSRs and the employees they represent.

Learning Outcomes (as established by WorkSafe Victoria):

• understand the legal framework for occupational health and safety;

• describe the roles and powers of the key workplace parties (not HSRs) in the OHS Act 2004

• understand the representation role of the HSR and their legal powers and entitlements

• understand the role and representative powers of a HSR in the identification of hazards and risk controls at the workplace; 

• skills to represent members of designated work group (DWG) and participate in workplace consultation, issue resolution and negotiation. 

• develop strategies to implement the Act in the DWG

Practical skills to be developed include:

• identifying and controlling hazards

• knowing where and how to obtain assistance/resources

• incident investigations

• making the most of the OHS Act, Regulations, Compliance Codes, etc

• consulting and negotiating

• making the health and safety committee more effective

• understanding the role of health and safety in your workplace.

Managers and Supervisors

In addition, for those participants who are managers or supervisors (not elected HSRs), the course will allow managers and supervisors to:

• gain - and be able to apply - a basic knowledge and understanding of Victoria's OHS Act and the WorkCover system, with particular emphasis on prevention

• understand - and be able to fulfil - the responsibilities of managers, supervisors  and employees as appropriate,  in implementing statutory and legislative requirements  for OHS

• understand the roles, rights and powers of health and safety representatives and the roles of supervisors  in dealing collaboratively with occupational health and safety matters

• be able to apply a process of hazard identification, risk assessment and control in their workplaces

• be able to conduct workplace inspections

• be able to participate effectively in the health and safety committee

• be able to place occupational health and safety in the overall  context of their organisation's current work, financial and human resources management issues, including quality and   productivity improvement processes

• understand the difference between OHS and industrial relations issues and deal with each  accordingly.

 Who Should Attend

• health and safety representatives (of enterprises subject to the Victorian OHS Act 2004)
  NOTE: Sec. 67(3)(b) of the OHS Act requires that the (approved) course must chosen by the HSR in consultation with the employer; OSHA will verify from participating HSRs that this requirement has been fulfilled

• supervisors and line managers

• other key personnel with an interest in – or responsibility for – WOHS 

Duration

• 5 days (either 5 consecutive days, or 3 consecutive days one week, followed by 2 days within a fortnight) 

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