Whatever the industry you work in or the size of your organisation, the HSR Initial OHS Training Course leads to a culture of consultation and fewer injuries and incidents.
Business Benefits from Creating a Culture of Consultation
Workplace consultation involves developing and implementing effective consultation mechanisms. This will encourage workers and management to co-operate, and will also make all employees feel engaged with their workplace.
Discussion between management and workers on workplace health and safety issues should be:
Reaching consensus fosters positive qualities of collaboration, involvement and co-operation within a workplace and real tangible business benefits in the form of fewer injuries and incidents. Yes the research is compelling, fewer injuries and incidents, which means a significant improvement on the bottom line.
To properly create a culture of consultation though, seeking the opinions and views of workers on OHS issues must be a regular systematic practice, not a one-off.
Management can consult workers as individuals, groups, unions or a mixture of all three. To implement a system from this information, it should be recorded, organised and then promoted clearly throughout your organisation.
The HSR Initial OHS Training Course includes
How the course works
Through active participation, reflection, and diligent study, participants are provided various opportunities to practically convert their new knowledge into skills. Training equips health and safety representatives with the knowledge, skills and confidence to represent their designated work group members and help make the workplace safer.
Entitlements to the Course
Under the OHS Act 2004, Section 67, the following are entitled to attend the Initial OHS Training Course: