Health and Safety Representative Initial Webinar
Key Information
Duration:6 Hours - Includes multiple breaks
Available from anywhere you are.
Requires a laptop or mobile device with internet connectivity. Assessments may be completed handwritten and scanned (mobile scans are accepted) or electronically.
Price (excl GST)
$320 Per Person
Delivered by webinar and accessible from anywhere in New Zealand, this course will upskill your Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs) with effective training and support.
This course assists your Health & Safety Representatives (HSR’s) in developing the skills to address issues raised by colleagues and manage them satisfactorily. HSR’s will be informed of their responsibilities, functions and powers according to the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and its regulations. This Webinar offers full unit standards.
In accordance with the requirements to maintain Consent to Assess for the unit standards taught on this course, Safety ‘n Action had this course pre moderated and approved by our standard setting body, Industry Skills Boards (ISBs).
Students need to have 3 months of work experience in the industry prior to doing the course.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Explain and demonstrate the overall role, powers and functions of a Health and Safety Representative in a New Zealand workplace
- Explain the role, functions and powers of the Health and Safety Representative under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and its Regulations
- Explain the role of a Health and Safety Representative as an advocate for workers
- Identify the obligations of a PCBU and WorkSafe New Zealand towards the Health and Safety Representative
- Describe the risk management process and the importance of communicating with workers and management
- Describe and demonstrate the powers and obligations that a health and safety representative has in terms of issuing a provisional improvement notice (PIN) and how and when to direct a worker to cease unsafe work
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 Representative Initial Live Webinar Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the Health and Safety Representative Initial Live Webinar in New Zealand.
- Understand the role, functions and powers of a Health and Safety Representative
- Apply the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 in the workplace
- Act as an advocate for workers
- Understand the responsibilities of PCBUs and WorkSafe New Zealand
- Explain workplace risk management processes
- Improve communication between workers and management
- Understand how and when to issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN)
- Understand when unsafe work can be directed to stop
Knowledgeable, informative, entertaining, and thorough a great training experience!
Student Feedback 15 June 2026
Awesome technique of teaching and putting information across.
Student Feedback 15 June 2026
The training was very insightful and empowering. Definitely feeling equipped for duty.
Student Feedback 5 June 2026