Common use of Health and Safety Representatives Clause in Contracts

Health and Safety Representatives. 33.1 Any Employees elected as a workplace HSR (Health and Safety Representative) will undertake a training course approved by the State or Commonwealth Government and provided by the Employer within six (6) weeks of being elected, at no cost to the Employee. 33.2 The Employer and its Employees will comply with Part 5 of the WHS Act – Consultation, representation and participation in relation to the establishment of a health and safety committee; 33.3 The health and safety representative(s) (HSRs) shall be elected by the Employees on the job on a democratic basis, and shall be subject to recall by a similar process. 33.4 Parties covered by this Agreement recognise the important role of HSRs. The HSRs have a key role in the early intervention in health and safety issues under this Agreement. 33.5 The HSR shall be allowed to consult with any party reasonably required to act on matters directly concerning the safety of workers and promote the safe conduct of work generally. 33.6 A health and safety representative will be allowed reasonable paid time during working hours to attend to occupational health and safety matters affecting Employees he/she represents providing that the Representative informs their manager they are leaving their work area, where they are going and an estimate of how long they expect to be.