QLD Health & Safety Representative Initial 5 Day Training

Why Choose This Course

The purpose of this course is for you to acquire the knowledge and skills to enable you to exercise your powers for the purpose of promoting and ensuring the health and safety at work of members of your work group.

Designed For

This course is for workers who have been elected as a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) for their workplace within the State jurisdiction of QLD. This course is also suitable for supervisors and managers who have a responsibility for the safety of workers.

Pre-Requisites:

• Evidence of Identity (EOI)

  As per the WHSQ Conditions of Approval for HSR Training Providers (Section 4:34) we are required to sight and verify Evidence of Identity (EOI) for each student on commencement of training. EOI documents must be made up of 3 matching original EOI documents. FSA is required to retain a copy on each students file.
  One Category A two Category B or Two Category A one Category B (At least one Category A document must be photographic and show a full name and date of birth)

  Category A documents
  Status = Current
  • Australian birth certificate – full (not an extract or a commemorative certificate)
  • Bicentennial birth certificate (born in 1988)
  • Australian citizenship certificate/naturalisation certificate
  • Department of immigration and border protection (DIBP)
  – Certificate of evidence of resident status
  – Visa evidence card (with PLO56 visa)
  • Queensland or federal police officer photo identity card.
  • Queensland high risk work licence (photographic)

  Status = Current or expired less than two years
  • Australian passport (including Australian document of identity)
  • Foreign passport
  • Australian photo driver licence
  • Queensland accreditation/authorisation (laminated)
  – Driver/rider trainer; pilot/escort vehicle driver; dangerous goods driver; tow truck driver/assistant certificate – Bus; taxi; limousine driver

  Status = Valid up to five years after issue
  • DIBP – ImmiCard; temporary or resident visa; document for travel to Australia. Note: Electronic travel authority (ETA) is not accepted.

  Status = Issued after 01/01/1992
  • Queensland card 18 (laminated)

  Category B documents – must be Australian issued documents
  Status = Current
  • Australian defence force photo identity card (excluding civilians)
  • Australian firearm licence (with photo)
  • Australian security guard/crowd controller licence (with photo)
  • Department of veterans’ affairs/CentreLink pensioner concession card (including healthcare card)
  • Education institution student identity document (must include photo and/or signature)
  • Financial institution debit/credit card (must include signature and embossed/printed name)
  • Medicare card (green, blue or yellow)
  • Interstate government-issued or government-approved proof of age card

FSA Entry Requirements:

• Fitness to participate
• Enclosed footwear
• Sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the course

Course Content:

The course content covers:

• The WHS legislative framework and its relationship to the HSR.
• Identifying key parties, legislative obligations and duties.
• Understand the role, function and powers of a health and safety representative.
• Undertaking the role of a health and safety representative within their work group including, participation in the resolution of work health and safety issues.
• Issuing of Provisional Improvement Notices and directing cessation of unsafe work.

This course is delivered by NSCA.

Group Size:

1-15

Duration:

5 Days: Note this course must be completed within 6 months of course commencement

Location:

Onsite or at our training facility

Schedule:

Public and corporate courses available in QLD