Over the past few months, many clients have told us that while they recognise the importance of Health and Safety Representative (HSR) training, releasing workers from the workplace for five consecutive days, or the traditional three-day and two-day training format, can be challenging. Operational demands, staffing levels, service delivery requirements, and the economic impact of prolonged absences can make attendance difficult, particularly in aged care, manufacturing, logis

Health and Safety Committees (HSCs) play an important role in many NSW workplaces. When they are set up and used properly, they strengthen consultation, improve risk visibility, and support better health and safety outcomes. When they are not, they become something else entirely: a forum for off‑topic debate, a substitute for management decision‑making, or worse, a place where managers attempt—intentionally or not—to offload responsibilities that the law makes clear are non-d

WHS consultation has always been a major focus for SafeWork NSW as it is a major part of WHS Law. Consultation and communication ...

WHS law in NSW requires that a PCBU (business, corporation, organisation) consult with its workers on matters relating to health and safety

There are 28 NSW Codes of Practice that give practical guidance in how to achieve the standards of health, safety and welfare required ...

(2020) SafeWork NSW has advised us that they have extended the time in which SafeWork’s HSR courses can be delivered by Real Time Remote...

Courtenell delivers both the SafeWork NSW Initial 5-Day Health and Safety Representative course, and SafeWork NSW 1-Day HSR Refresher course

What HSR Training is available for a Health and Safety Representative? A Health and Safety Representative (HSR) is entitled to attend: a...