Health and Safety Representatives Course

This course is aimed at new health and safety representatives.

This course is classroom based, delivered by West Thames College, at UNISON, Guildford Office.

You will learn about health and safety legislation, including the law relating to risk assessment, and also your employer’s responsibilities. It will help you work with members to tackle workplace issues and develop your confidence to represent them effectively.

The course will help you:

• Find out more about your role as a UNISON Health & Safety rep
• Practice the skills you will need
• Develop your confidence to represent your members effectively
• Understand your employer’s key responsibilities for health and safety at work
• Understand the law relating to health and safety at work
• Show an awareness of the risks in the workplace
• Understand the key legal requirements concerning risk assessments and the criteria used
• Be familiar with the UNISON approach to risk assessment
• Understand how risk assessment can be used as part of a workplace strategy for improving the health, safety and welfare of their members
• Develop a risk assessment resource pack for use in the workplace and union

As the course involves group work and discussion, you will be expected to attend tutorials at fixed times. There are a number of other criteria which you must be able to commit to before embarking on the course and these are listed below.

You will need:

• Permission from your employer if you are using their IT equipment
• Agreed Facility Time (time off) from your employer. If you need any help with this, then please speak to your branch
• To be able to commit to attending all tutorials

As well as the tutor support, you will be assigned a mentor to help with questions.

PLEASE NOTE:
All classroom based courses are subject to Branch approval and a £25.00 per day fee.