Health and Safety Committee
Key Information
Duration:1 Day (8 Hours)
Maximum Attendees: 12
Training available nationwide at one of our centres, or your own workplace
Effectively develop a committee which encourages worker engagement, participation and representation, to manage health and safety in your organisation.
This course provides you with a comprehensive framework to support the development of an effective health and safety committee. This includes, understanding the different methods of engagement to drive participation and consultation, as well as the importance of having all staff participate in the creation of health and safety procedures and policies, as required under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
Students need to have 3 months of work experience in the industry prior to doing the course.
Please bring along your ID - We need to verify the identity of students in attendance, please bring ID with you on the day of training.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- How to prepare for a health and safety committee meeting
- How to document and report meeting outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of the types and roles of health and safety committees
- Demonstrate knowledge of the establishment of a health and safety committee
- Explain the importance of Worker Engagement, Participation, and Representation in effectively managing health and safety
Entry Criteria:
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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.
Health and Safety Committee Training Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Health and Safety Committee training in New Zealand.
- Prepare for effective Health and Safety Committee meetings
- Document and report committee outcomes
- Understand the different types and roles of Health and Safety Committees
- Establish and maintain an effective committee
- Improve worker engagement, participation and representation
- Support workplace consultation under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
- Contribute to stronger workplace health and safety systems
