A practical, visual awareness course on how workers and businesses work together on safety. Learn the WHS duty to consult, what genuine consultation looks like, the general role and powers of Health and Safety Representatives, how health and safety committees are set up and run and how workplace issues are resolved, with diagrams, a real workplace scenario, quick self-checks and legal detail tailored to your state or territory.
~45 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start
What You Will Learn
Explain the WHS duty to consult workers and the situations where consultation is legally required
Describe what genuine consultation involves: sharing information, hearing and considering workers' views, and advising the outcome
Outline how Health and Safety Representatives are set up and the general role and powers of an HSR
Explain when a health and safety committee must be established, who sits on it, and what it does
Apply the issue resolution process and recognise workers' rights to participate and speak up without reprisal
Course Content
1. Why consultation is a legal duty
2. What genuine consultation looks like
3. Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs)
4. Health and safety committees
5. Resolving issues & speaking up safely
6. Apply it: a consultation scenario
Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Workers, supervisors, managers, newly elected HSRs and health and safety committee members who want a clear, practical understanding of WHS consultation and worker participation.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It builds general understanding of WHS consultation, health and safety committees, issue resolution and the role of Health and Safety Representatives. It does not issue a unit of competency. It is not the regulator-approved HSR training course: an elected HSR's entitlement to training must be met by an approved or registered training provider under your WHS laws.
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$39 per person
$39.00
Prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.
Duration
~45 minutes
Format
100% online, self-paced
Lessons
6
Assessment
10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate
Instant, verifiable
Access period
6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for
Workers, supervisors, managers, newly elected HSRs and health and safety committee members who want a clear, practical understanding of WHS consultation and worker participation.
Level
Beginner
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