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Half Day | Max. 20 Participants
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand the key elements of an effective Safety and Health Committee
- Be able to explain the consultation and cooperation requirements between employers and workers
- Assist with initiating, developing and implementing safety and health measures
- Understand the importance of keeping informed about safety and health standards in similar workplaces
- Make recommendations on safety and health rules, programs, measures and procedures
- Consider and make recommendations about changes that may affect the safety and health of workers
Topics Covered
- Safety Legislation
- Formal consultative process
- The role of the Chair
- Effective meeting strategies
- Functions of the Safety and Health Committee
- Establishing a Safety and Health Committee
Location
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to face
Overview
Safety and Health Committees are an essential part of the formal consultative processes in the workplace that provide a forum for employers and representatives of employees to regularly discuss, review and make recommendations on safety and health issues.
They bring management and employee representatives together in a planned, structured and focused way, providing a means for initiating, developing, and implementing measures designed to ensure the safety and health of employees.
Workshop Outcomes
- Understand the key elements of an effective Safety and Health Committee
- Be able to explain the consultation and cooperation requirements between employers and workers
- Assist with initiating, developing and implementing safety and health measures
- Understand the importance of keeping informed about safety and health standards in similar workplaces
- Make recommendations on safety and health rules, programs, measures and procedures
- Consider and make recommendations about changes that may affect the safety and health of workers
Topics Covered
- Safety Legislation
- Formal consultative process
- The role of the Chair
- Effective meeting strategies
- Functions of the Safety and Health Committee
- Establishing a Safety and Health Committee
Who is this workshop for
This course is designed to help Safety and Health Committees be effective in fulfilling their functions as required by the Occupational Safety and health Act.
Handouts/materials provided
Approved Code of Practice and Guidance Notes are provided for use during the course
What to bring
Laptop Computer
Facilitator
About the facilitator
As a passionate Safety Professional, Mark is driven to make workplaces safer and healthier.
Mark is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He has worked in a variety of safety related roles and has more than 17 years of experience as a Safety Professional.
Mark has extensive management and board experience having held positions of President, Chairman, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager. He is a Life Member and past President of the Petroleum Club of Western Australia.
Mark specialises in mining, construction, energy and the maritime industry and works across WA both consulting to industry and delivering training solutions. His current and past clients include Fremantle Ports, City of Perth, Small Business Development Corporation, Master Builders, and CCIWA.
Mark delivers a range of workshops from understating the WHS Legislation, investigating accidents, through to safety training for Supervisors and Managers.
Based in:
About the facilitator
As a passionate Safety Professional, Mark is driven to make workplaces safer and healthier.
Mark is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Health & Safety and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He has worked in a variety of safety related roles and has more than 17 years of experience as a Safety Professional.
Mark has extensive management and board experience having held positions of President, Chairman, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager. He is a Life Member and past President of the Petroleum Club of Western Australia.
Mark specialises in mining, construction, energy and the maritime industry and works across WA both consulting to industry and delivering training solutions. His current and past clients include Fremantle Ports, City of Perth, Small Business Development Corporation, Master Builders, and CCIWA.
Mark delivers a range of workshops from understating the WHS Legislation, investigating accidents, through to safety training for Supervisors and Managers.
Based in:
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