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Understand the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015, the regulator, and associated workplace roles, rights and Duties.
Describe duties, rights, representation and the regulator in terms of New Zealand health and safety legislation (US 30264)
Describe the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace (US 29315)
Key Learning Outcomes:
Describe the purpose of the HSWA 2015, and key duties and roles including worker participation.
Explain the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative under HSWA 2015.
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
NZQA Unit Standards Included
Unit Standards - HSR S1
Unit
Level
Credit
Description
30264
3
3
Describe duties, rights, representation and the regulator in terms of New Zealand health and safety legislation
29315
3
2
Describe the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace
Health & Safety Rep Stage 1 Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Health and Safety Representative Stage 1 training in New Zealand.
A Health and Safety Representative (HSR) represents workers on workplace health and safety matters and helps support worker participation. The role includes raising health and safety concerns, communicating with workers and management, contributing to risk management and understanding the functions and powers available to HSRs under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA).
To be considered a trained HSR under New Zealand's Health and Safety at Work framework, an HSR must complete initial training that leads to NZQA Unit Standard 29315 – Describe the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace. WorkSafe states that completing this initial training enables an HSR to exercise certain powers, including issuing Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and directing unsafe work to cease.
Yes. Safety 'n Action offers online Health and Safety Representative training, allowing learners to develop their understanding of New Zealand workplace health and safety legislation and the HSR role through online learning. Stage 1 is delivered online and covers HSWA 2015, worker participation, HSR responsibilities and functions, and the role of the regulator.
Health & Safety Rep Stage 1 develops an understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, including key workplace duties and roles, worker participation, and the role and functions of a Health and Safety Representative.
NZQA Unit Standard 29315 is titled Describe the role and functions of the Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace. It covers the HSR's role and functions under HSWA, worker advocacy, PCBU and WorkSafe obligations, risk management and communication, Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs) and ceasing unsafe work.
NZQA Unit Standard 30264 covers duties, rights, representation and the regulator under New Zealand health and safety legislation. It is a Level 3 unit standard worth three credits and is included in Safety 'n Action's Health & Safety Rep Stage 1 course alongside Unit Standard 29315.
A trained HSR can perform the functions and exercise the powers available under HSWA. Importantly, WorkSafe states that an HSR who has successfully completed initial training can exercise powers including issuing a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) and directing unsafe work to cease when the relevant legal requirements are met.
Health & Safety Rep Stage 1 is designed to build foundational knowledge of New Zealand health and safety legislation and the HSR role. It is particularly relevant to people developing their knowledge of worker representation, participation, workplace health and safety duties and the functions of an HSR.
