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Online - HSR Refresher Course - Health and Safety Representative Queensland - 1 Day
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Online - HSR Refresher Course - Health and Safety Representative Queensland - 1 Day
Online - Refresher - Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Training
Please be aware that as at 13 August 2024, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) informed all training providers that the delivery of Online HSR training via connected real time delivery (CRTD) will no longer be allowed.
If students are in a remote or regional location (and there are no RTO's who deliver this course within the the entire region), an exceptional course-by-course application can be submitted to WHSQ for consideration. For an employer group with multiple remote / regional HSR's to be trained, please contact us with a list of student names and their locations. From there, WorkSafe Connect will seek approval from WHSQ (whstraining@oir.qld.gov.au). If approval is granted, please get in touch with us to discuss online course options.
If you have difficulty in finding a local provider and meeting your legislative requirements, we encourage you to contact whstraining@oir.qld.gov.au for further feedback and guidance. Alternatively, our HSR trainers can travel to employer sites throughout Queensland – please get in touch to discuss client-site / face-to-face course options.
The 1-day Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Refresher course is designed to renew the knowledge and skills students obtained during their initial 5-day initial HSR training course.
With a focus on delivering flexible training options, WorkSafe Connect delivers the Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Refresher course online through live video led training. Regardless of your location, as long as you have access to the technology requirements (set out in Course Delivery below) then you are able to take advantage of this delivery method.
Under the Work Health & Safety Regulations, existing HSRs must now complete HSR refresher training every 12 months after the initial training (the previous period was every 3 years). If refresher training is not undertaken within this 12 month timeframe, it's likely the HSR will need to attend the five (5) day initial Health and Safety Representative course again.
Noting this recent change to the refresher duration, we have sought clarification from WHSQ regarding the new 12-month refresher requirement – if you are a current HSR and it has been more than 12 months since your last HSR course (initial or refresher), you should complete the 1-day refresher program as soon as practicable.
WorkSafe Connect has been delivering workplace health and safety training for over 15 years. Our online HSR training focuses on delivering engaging and practical training - all students are engaging with the trainer and other students throughout the course.
The delivery method is also referred to as "CRTD" (Connected Real Time Delivery).
Course Details
Existing Health and Safety Representatives are entitled to attend a 1-day HSR Refresher course at least every 12 montths.
During the HSR Refresher course, students will cover the following topics:
- Overview of the WHS legislative framework
- Duties of various parties
- Key WHS terminology
- The role of WHSQ and penalties for non‐compliance
- Requirements and mechanisms for consultation in the workplace on work health and safety issues
- The role, entitlements and protections available for HSRs and Health and Safety Committees (HSCs)
- Resolving workplace health and safety issues through negotiation and conflict resolution
- Identifying hazards and ways in which they can be eliminated or minimised
- Incident notification and investigation
- Issuing Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and directing unsafe work to cease.
Noting this recent change to the refresher duration, we have sought clarification from WHSQ regarding the new 12-month refresher requirement – if you are a current HSR and it has been more than 12 months since your last HSR course (initial or refresher), you should complete the 1-day refresher program as soon as practicable.
Our online Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Refresher Training will be conducted online through video-led live training (virtual delivery).
Our experienced trainer assessors, who have or continue to work in safety roles within industry, have strong knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and industry standards that will support you throughout the training.
Please note this training is conducted live with both practical and theoretical activities during the training experience to ensure that the training is engaging, interesting and relevant.
Please find below a list of the key technology arrangements you will need for Health and Safety Representative (HSR) Refresher online training:
- Computer (desktop or laptop or tablet; it cannot be completed on a mobile phone)
- Webcam
- Headphones (incl. microphone) or computer audio system
- Reliable internet connection
- Ensure your web browser is up-to-date
- Quiet room with limited background noise
WorkSafe Connect offers this course in a range of formats including:
- Online – Video – Instructor Led Based Training (live)
- Face to Face – Public Courses (Brisbane and Townsville)
- Face to Face – Onsite (at your site / workplace)
If you would like to discuss delivery options in more detail, then please get in contact with us and we would be more than happy to discuss your requirements and options in more detail.
Successful participants will receive an updated Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Health and Safety Representative Training Certificate. This certificate is issued by WorkSafe Connect (RTO 31385) in our capacity as an approved provider of this course on behalf of the Queensland Government (Workplace Health and Safety Queensland).
WorkSafe Connect offers both the full HSR course which requires 5 days of training as well as the HSR refresher course which takes 1 day of training.
If you have any questions regarding which Health and Safety Representative course is most suitable for you then please get in touch with a member of the WorkSafe Connect team today.
Under the conditions stipulated by Workplace Health & Safety Queensland (WHSQ), student must supply their previous HSR certificate.
Students must bring with them to the course three (3) items of original identity evidence. A copy of each must be sighted by the WorkSafe Connect trainer. This can be done in a private 'breakout room' to ensure identity documents are not shared with other students.
Most students bring their drivers licence, Medicare card and a credit / debit card with them on the day which satisfies the identity requirements.
For the full list items that are acceptable identity evidence by WHSQ, please click here.
You may be eligible to receive CSQ funding for this course (WHSQHSRNCB02) if you work in the building & construction industry in Queensland. Students are only eligible for CSQ funding 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the previous training.
If eligible, you will receive funding of $268.00, which means an out of pocket expense of $77.00.
For further details, please click here or get in touch with us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes.
Newly appointed HSR’s (from 29 July 2024 onwards) must complete their training within 28 days of their election (the previous period was 3 months).
If a worker chooses not to undertake the training within the time period, they will no longer be eligible to fulfill the role of HSR and will need to be replaced.
The primary role of a health and safety representative (HSR) is to represent the health and safety interests of a work group and to raise any issues with their employer.
There can be as many HSRs and deputy HSRs as needed, after consultation, negotiation and agreement between workers and the employer, or persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU).
12 months.
From 29 July 2024 onwards, existing HSRs must now complete HSR refresher training every 12 months after the initial training (the previous period was every 3 years).
We have sought clarification from WHSQ regarding the new 12-month refresher requirement – if you are a current HSR and it has been more than 12 months since your last HSR course (initial or refresher), you should complete the 1-day refresher program as soon as practicable.
Yes.
Existing HSRs must now complete HSR refresher training every 12 months after the initial training (the previous period was every 3 years).
We have sought clarification from WHSQ regarding the new 12-month refresher requirement – if you are a current HSR and it has been more than 12 months since your last HSR course (initial or refresher), you should complete the 1-day refresher program as soon as practicable.
WorkSafe Connect’s Online Training is live, real-time trainer-led delivered in an interactive online environment.
Our online training is the same great learning experience that our face-to-face training is known for, just delivered differently. By way of overview of what our online training involves:
- They are real-time video-led sessions where our trainer presents to the group and guides the students through the activities and assessments.
- It is delivered via the Zoom or Microsoft Teams platform, which allows students to interact with the other students as well as the trainer (including break out rooms for group discussions).
- Students complete their assessments and activities via our online web-based Learner Portal. The trainer marks the assessments throughout the session and assists students who need to reattempt questions that were incorrect.
- In order to complete the virtual session, students need to have access to a computer or laptop (not a tablet), webcam, headphones and reliable internet.
- Students complete the course requirements during the session and are issued their certificate soon after if they successfully completed their assessments.
Many participants have commented that they actually prefer this delivery method to traditional face-to-face as we limit our class sizes and there are numerous ways in which to interact within the session.
To participate, participants are required to be connected to the internet via desktop computer or a laptop device with a camera, microphone and headphones. Please see the Course Delivery section for full details of what you require.
If you would like to discuss delivery options in more detail, then please get in contact with us and we would be more than happy to discuss your requirements and options with you.
