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Looking to undergo Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training? You’ve come to the right place. Leading Safety Training delivers exceptional, regulator-approved courses designed to equip HSRs with the skills and confidence to foster safe and healthy working environments.
A Health and Safety Representative (HSR) plays a vital role in identifying workplace hazards, liaising with staff, and conveying safety issues to management. While peers elect HSRs to represent their workgroup, the HSR is entitled to undergo regulator-approved training to ensure they are fully equipped with the legislative knowledge and skills required under the WHS Act.
Initial HSR Training (5-Day Courses)
This comprehensive 5-day course is intended for newly elected HSRs and deputy HSRs. It provides the legal powers and practical skills needed to represent workers effectively, including the ability to issue Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and direct the cessation of unsafe work.
HSR Refresher Training (1-Day Courses)
Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to attend an approved 1-day refresher training course each year during their term of office. These courses provide an essential update on legislative changes and reinforce the functions and powers of an HSR.
Why Choose Leading Safety Training?
We deliver exceptional Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training courses across Australia. Our courses help organizations build a positive safety culture and support compliance across all industries. By training your HSRs with us, your business can see a reduction in incident rates and fewer business disruptions.
Work health and safety has never been more important – get qualified with the experts at Leading Safety Training.
Ensuring Safe Workplaces Across Australia
We are approved by SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe ACT and Comcare to deliver HSR training in NSW, the ACT and the Commonwealth jurisdictions.
Become an empowerd representative to foster safe and healthy working environments in your organisation. Through the delivery of exceptional initial HSR training courses, we equip representatives with the valuable knowledge, skill, and awareness necessary to work towards lowering incidents and costly disruptions in the workplace.
The HSR course provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to fulfil their role as a WHS representative in New South Wales, the ACT or the Commonwealth. Students participate in the initial training course through our parent company Coastal OHS Services Pty Ltd, a Regulator approved provider of this course. Compliant under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, our expert teachers deliver the approved training initial five day course for those who wish to become an effective Health and Safety Representative (HSR).
HSR Training Delivery: Online via Zoom or Onsite Nationwide
Exceptional Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training either via live connected delivery or on-site in NSW, the ACT or in the Commonwealth jurisdiction (anywhere in Australia) through our parent company Coastal OHS Services Pty Ltd. Given the digital landscape we are now working in, we’ve adapted HSR training to meet the unique demands of online delivery: we now offer the course live using the Zoom or Teams platforms. All you need is a webcam, audio and a secure internet connection, and you’re good to go.
Our regulator approved HSR training meets the requirements of the Work Health and Safety Regulation and is completed over approximately 7 hours each day over 5 days.
HSR training courses can be run in a variety of ways such as: 5 days straight, 1 day per week, 2 and 3 days over 2 weeks etc.
If you have a group of participants, talk to us what best suits you.
What previous participants have said about our HSR Training
The training very much improved my understanding about powers of HSR's and Identifying Hazards.
Good pace, well set out and planned. Not too difficult to follow along and understand.
Practical, very well explained, very well paced.
Effective workgroup activities for learning the Acts and the powers of a HSR
The Presentation, Excellent. Was not boring, Presenter explained things well and clear.
Teaches how safety affects everyone not just your self.
Very understandable, pace was good.
Erik has managed to deliver very dry content in an entertaining and engaging way.
The Importance of Health & Safety Representative Training
Representative training is a valuable step in working towards compliance with the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011. Depending on their experience and term of office, students will participate in either a full 5-day initial training course or a 1-day refresher course. The course includes intensive training in which representatives will become competent over a range of subjects pertaining to workplace health and safety.
Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to attend Regulator approved 5 day H&S representative training course within three months of making a request for HSR training to the PCBU.
Become A Representative with Leading Safety Training
As an HSR, you need to understand your functions, safety laws and how to communicate effectively to really make a positive difference in the workplace. It isn’t rocket science – our HSR training programs are relatively easy, understandable and direct. We’re here to make sure that you are fully aware of your responsibilities and equip you with the right skills – that is our primary goal.
Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to attend an approved HSR training course and a one day HSR refresher course each year during their term of office. We deliver exceptional courses for both the initial 5 day training and the HSR refresher course training.
Our 5 day HSR course is delivered by a team of facilitators who have extensive experience, qualifications and background in a variety of relevant industries. Whether you’re completing the five day courses or the one day refresher training, we have got you covered.
The above video is about: A Day in the Life of a Health and Safety Representative
Frequently Asked Questions
What Is a Health and Safety Representative?
Health and Safety Representatives, commonly referred to as HSRs, are workers who have been elected to represent the health and safety interests of their work group. HSRs have roles and functions under the WHS Act. If they have completed a regulator approved HSR course they also have powers to issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) and to direct unsafe work to cease.
Work health and safety is critical to any workplace in Australia. The Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training provides a wide range of learning outcomes aimed to identify and address safety issues faced in the workplace.
As one of the leading Australian health and safety training providers, our HSR training courses can be completed online via Zoom and is approved by SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe ACT and Comcare
Elected HSRs are entitled to attend a HSR training course approved by the regulator in their State/Territory or by Comcare for Commonwealth workers.
How Do You Become a Health and Safety Representative (HSR)?
Anyone can nominate for the role as a HSR. You become a health and safety representative within your workplace by being elected by the workers in a work group.
As the health and safety representative, you can represent the workers in your work group. HSR elections take place after an agreement on the number and make up of work groups has been reached. All work group members are entitled to vote for one or more HSRs and deputy HSRs for a three-year term.
Is Health and Safety Representative Training Mandatory?
In most States/Territories it is not mandatory to have Health and Safety Representatives in your workplace. HSR training is mandatory in Queensland and Western Australia.
In other States and Territories, HSR training is not compulsory, it is an entitlement, which means that if the HSR requests this training, the PCBU must arrange for the training to occur. HSR training is of course strongly recommended. Trained HSRs can make a valuable contribution to effective health and safety management.
What Is Involved in HSR Training?
During the 5 day course we will cover a number of key topic areas to ensure you can effectively carry out your role as a HSR rep. Across the five days we will cover WHS legislative framework, the requirements for representation in the workplace, effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills, risk management, provisional improvement notices and directing unsafe work to cease. These are key topics covered during the five days however there is much more detail contained within these topics themselves. We deliver courses in a conversational manner which means that you can ask any questions anytime regarding the content.
What Are the Duties of an Elected HSR?
HSRs do NOT have duties under the WHS Act. Instead they have functions and powers.
HSRs can therefore not be held personally liable for anything done in good faith.
Some of the HSR functions and powers are listed below:
- A HSR is elected to represent the safety interests and concerns of the workgroup
- Communication between management and work group members
- Identify potential hazards, risks in the workplace
- Conduct health and safety workplace inspections
- Make recommendations regarding health and safety improvements
- Direct unsafe work to cease if they have reason to believe that someone is at imminent risk of a serious injury
- Investigate any incidents
- Monitor and review the effectiveness of WHS measures taken by the PCBU
- Issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) in the case of a suspected WHS breach (only if trained)
- Direct unsafe work to cease (only if trained)
- Attend Health and Safety Committee Meetings
Can I Undertake Training Online?
YES. We deliver HSR training live via Zoom or Teams. We also deliver the HSR course face to face onsite. Courses can be delivered in one block of 5 days or 1 day per week or any combination that suits you. The course must be completed within 6 months of commencement.
How Much Does the 5 Day HSR Course Cost?
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We will deliver these courses in NSW, the ACT and in the Commonwealth (all States/Territories).
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HSR Training Approvals
SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe ACT, Comcare
(all States & Territories)
Course Fee for Groups
Onsite or via Zoom: POA