The Effective Health and Safety Representative

We will help you to be an effective and confident H&S rep, build a good understanding of health and safety framework, and how you can help improve your workplace. No previous training is needed.

Key information

• Online and in person
• Now booking for January 2024
• Approximately 12 hours in total, which includes four scheduled 2.5 hour online classes, and activities to be completed in between. Reps would need to commit to attending all sessions.

Who is the course for?

Those nominated by their branch to be health and safety representatives. No prior training is needed.

What will I learn?

• A basic understanding of the health and safety legal framework
• How and where to find health and safety information and guidance
• The role and rights of a health and safety rep
• How to be effective in addressing collective issues
• How health and safety can help grow the union in your workplace

How can I register?

This course is not available to Bectu freelancers.

If you would like to reserve your place, please contact your organiser  or email [email protected].

What attendees say

“Our trainer was very good and organised us through the course/exercises smoothly and was able to share is knowledge in a relatable way. Very well done.

“I found this course both interesting and useful. It exceeded my expectation!  I enjoyed the interactions with other participants from different organisations, as it was really interesting to see the different approaches and H&S incidents in various organisations.”