Essential Training for Health and Safety Reps Stage 1

This two-day course provides health and safety representatives, committee members and others with an interest or responsibility for workplace health and safety with the necessary knowledge to fulfil their roles.

The course covers:
• Duties and rights under the Health and Safety at
   Work Act 2015 and Health and Safety Regulations.
• Development of Health and Safety Management
   systems – policies, processes, and procedures.
• Worker Engagement, participation, and
   representation.
• Risk and hazard management.
• Notifiable Events and rehabilitation.
• Useful resources – Codes of Practice, Guidelines.

Anticipated outcome is the ability to act as an effective health and safety representative, create greater worker engagement and participation with a more robust safety culture within your organisation.

This training does not include the completion of US29315.

Who is this course for?
• Recently elected or appointed health and safety
   representatives
• Health and safety committee members
• Others with an interest in, or responsibility for,
   workplace health and safety

This training covers all material required to complete Unit Standard 29315. The assessment fee to complete the unit standard is not included in the course cost.  Assessments are completed following the course if required. Please contact the Chamber prior to the training if you are wanting to complete the Unit standard.

Presenter

Helen Mason 
Health and Safety Consultant, Coolspring Consulting

Helen has extensive health and safety experience, including over 20 years as a health and safety consultant, as well as significant in-house experience within both the public and private sector.

Helen is skilled at being able to provide support to organisations at any stage of their health and safety journey – from systems audits, legislation updates and documentation right through to customised in-house training, staff inductions and on-call support.

With a focus on long-term partnerships, Helen regularly works with a wide range of clients from across a variety of sectors throughout New Zealand, including SMEs, large multinational corporates and not-for-profits, to help organisations more effectively manage health and safety in the workplace.

Small businesses may qualify for vouchers to help pay for services such as training workshops, courses and coaching that build the management capabilities of their owners, operators and key managers. Enquire now.