Health and Safety Representative Stage 2
Health and Safety Representative Stage 2 is designed for elected Health and Safety Representatives who have completed initial HSR training and are ready to strengthen their practical skills.
The course develops capability in workplace risk management, hazard identification, risk assessment, control measures, incident investigation, and effective communication with workers and management, enabling HSRs to contribute confidently to improved workplace health and safety outcomes.
What You will Learn:
Learners will develop practical skills to:
- identify workplace hazards
- assess health and safety risk in a job role
- recommend suitable control measures
- monitor and review risk controls
- understand how risk assessment supports worker participation
- contribute to incident reporting and investigation processes
- gather and review information following an incident
- understand immediate causes, underlying causes and root causes
- produce an incident investigation report
- communicate findings and recommended actions clearly
What You’ll Achieve:
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NZQA Unit Standard 30265 Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role Level 3, 8 credits
NZQA Unit Standard 17601 Produce an occupational health and safety incident investigation Level 4, 6 credits
Who Should Attend:
- Health and Safety Representatives who have completed initial HSR training
- HSRs wanting to further develop their practical safety skills
- Workers involved in risk assessments, toolbox meetings or workplace inspections
- HSRs who may be involved in incident reporting or investigations
- Organisations wanting to strengthen worker participation and consultation
- Health and safety committee members wanting more practical capability
Entry recommendation
Learners should ideally have completed initial Health and Safety Representative training before attending this course.
This course is designed as a follow-on from initial HSR training and is suitable for HSRs who want to continue developing their practical workplace health and safety capability.
Duration
2 days
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