SHE Representatives Workshop

Employers must ensure that Health and Safety Representatives are equipped with the necessary knowledge and tools to perform their duties. This course focuses on the responsibilities, roles and functions of SHE representatives and will equip SHE Reps with the knowledge required to promote safety, co-operation and communication between employees and management in the workplace.

This course you will teach your SHE Reps about:

• Occupational Health and Safety Legislation in SA
• The role and responsibility of the SHE Representative
• How to establish the SHE management structure
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• SHE inspections
• Incident reporting and investigation

SHE unions (if applicable), elected SHE representatives and committee members, management and supervisors.

• Health and Safety Act
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases
  Act (COID)
• General duties of employers to their employees
• General duties of employers and self-employed persons
  to persons other than employees
• General duties of employees at work
• Functions of employees at work
• Functions of Health and Safety Representatives
• Health and Safety Committees
• Functions of Health and Safety Committees
• Report to inspector regarding certain incidents
• Injuries
• Accidents
• Incident Investigation and recording
• Hazard Identification and risk assessment
• Inspections as a monitoring tool
• Internal audits
• Committee meetings
• Getting started…

• A comprehensive course manual per delegate
• Receive document templates to help you get
  started
• Be equipped to effectively participate in SHE inspections
  and committee procedures
• Confidently promote health and safety procedures
  in the workplace
• Identify hazards, conduct risk assessments
• Be equipped to conduct Health and Safety Inspections in the
  workplace

Workshop activities and Knowledge Assessment

Delegates should have attended the Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety course