HSRs - Information for employers
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As an employer, you have responsibilities to ensure the safety of your employees while they are at work. To understand more about your responsibilities with regard to health and safety representatives (HSRs), refer to:
Election of HSRs
Where there are designated work groups (DWGs) established, employers are responsible for organising the election of HSRs. If there is a vacancy in the office of HSR, employers must invite nominations from all employees in the DWG for election as the HSR within a reasonable timeframe. To learn more about how to conduct an election for a HSR in the Commonwealth jurisdiction read the employer’s guide:
Training
The goal of HSR training is for participants to acquire the knowledge and skills to enable them to exercise their powers for the purposes of promoting and ensuring the health and safety at work of the members of the DWG.
The following resources will assist you to understand your responsibilities with regards to the training of HSRs in your workplace:
- Training for health and safety representatives – guidance for employers [pdf]
- Guidelines for the accreditation of training courses for HSRs [pdf]
Accredited training courses
A current list is available here:
More information
Email: OHS.help@comcare.gov.au
Phone: 1300 366 979
Mail: GPO Box 9905, Canberra, ACT, 2601