Representative of Employee Safety in the Workplace

Objectives

To ensure recently elected or nominated Representatives of Employee Safety are fully aware of their functions.  Deliver appreciation of their new; role; responsibilities; parameters of influence; and provide sufficient knowledge and information enabling successful implementation of the representative function.

Contents

 

  • Understanding Representatives of Employee Safety roles and limitations
    • Representation / training / HSE or LA Inspectors
    • Communication / Safety Committees
  • Health & safety legislative framework and understanding (including but not limited to):
    • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
    • The Health and Safety (Consultation with Employees) Regulations 1996
    • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
    • The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
    • Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences 2013
    • Sources of information / risk assessment
    • Researching sources of information
  • Health and safety consequences of new technology
  • Researching regulations / information
  • Written course assessment

 

Course Duration

1 Day

Course Reference  EV01/27

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