Health And Safety Representative


Introduction

The Health and Safety Representative training course complies with the requirements for the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Corporate employees will find the Health and Safety Representative training course ideal for assisting them with the management of every day health, safety and environmental duties in their workplace. Great emphasis is put on legal aspects to prepare Health and Safety Representatives for their duties and responsibilities. The Health and Safety Representative training course meets the guidelines as stipulated in the OHS act.


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Duration

This Health and Safety Representative training course is facilitated in one day.

Award

Occupational Health and Safety Representative student manual and a certificate valid for 2 years will be issued on attendance of training.

Requirements

  • Training Course Participants Must Be Able To Read, Write And Understand English.

Course content

This Occupational Health and Safety Representative course was designed to enable representatives to understand the framework of workplace health and safety legislation, to understand the specific requirements to conducting safety, health and environmental representative activities and to address related issues within the representative's scope of authority. Topics include:


  • Role of legislation in management of health and safety at a workplace
    • Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
  • Duties and responsibilities of Employers and Employees
  • Duties and responsibilities of Health and Safety Representatives
  • Duties and responsibilities of the Health and Safety Committee
  • Basic risk assessment