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State OHS&W Act
Level 1 Health and Safety Representative Courses
SA Unions is an accredited provider of Health and Safety Representative training under the OHS&W Act.
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State Course
Registration Form
(pdf)
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Dates for
June -
December 2009
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Contact SA Unions on 08 8279 2222 for information on this course.
All courses
at SA Unions
unless
indicated
otherwise.
or email saunions@saunions.org.au
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2009
JUNE/JULY
29/6/09 - 3/7/09
6/7/09 - 10/7/09 [Pt Pirie]
27/7/09 - 31/7/09
AUGUST
24/8/09 - 28/8/09
SEPTEMBER
21/9/09 - 25/9/09
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OCTOBER
26/10/09 - 30/10/09
NOVEMBER
16/11/09 - 20/11/09
23/11/09 - 27/11/09 [Mt Gambier]
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Health and Safety Representatives
& Deputy
Health and
Safety
Representatives
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Health and Safety Representatives
and Deputy
HSR's attend the full 5 days of scheduled Level 1 courses.
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Course Description
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GENERAL LEVEL 1 HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE COURSE
(5 days)
A five day
course where
participants
will gain an
understanding
of the
principles
of the OHS&W
Legislation;
including
the role of
the Health
and Safety
Representative
and the
Health and
Safety
Committee.
The course
will provide
participants
with a basic
understanding
of the
principles
and practice
of hazard
management
and skills
to consult
and
negotiate.
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Target Group
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Elected Health and Safety Representatives and Deputy Health and Safety Representatives.
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Split Attendance at Level 1 Course
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If it is not possible for you to attend the Level 1 course on five consecutive days, you may like to consider splitting your attendance between two courses. This can be done on the basis of either a two/three or three/two split. The five days training should be undertaken inside a month.
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Course Content
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The course complies with SafeWork SA Guidelines on content and covers -
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OHS Legislation
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The Rights and Responsibilities of all Workplace Parties
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The Role and Functions of Health and Safety Representatives and Committees
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The Consultative Process
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Acquiring Information and Using Resources
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Hazard Management
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Role of Workplace Services and SafeWork SA
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Negotiation Skills
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Course Fee
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Standard Fee
$820 (inc
GST)
Union
Members $755
(inc GST)
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The Course Fee includes
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Participant manual (with copy of the OHS&W Act)
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Morning and afternoon tea each day
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Light lunch provided daily
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Course Subsidies
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Subsidies
for
Health
and
Safety
Representatives
of $50
per
participant
per day
on
course
fees are
available
through
a
SafeWork
SA grant
for
Level 1,
Level 2
and
Continuing
members.
SafeWork
SA can
advise
of the
eligibility
of your
business
for a
subsidy.
Eligibility
categories
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Contact
SafeWork
SA on
1300 365
255 to
determine
your
eligibility.
Note : Exempt Employers are not eligible for these subsidies
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