Department-wide
This procedure outlines the responsibilities for training, appointing and supporting the Health and Safety Advisor (HSA) and outlines the functional responsibilities of this role. HSA requirements apply to workplaces with 30 or more staff.
Under the Engaging trained safety advisors to meet due diligence requirements in government (Work Health and Safety Act 2011) policy, all Queensland Government departments, government owned corporations and statutory authorities are required to retain the function of a Health and Safety Advisor position in all departmental workplaces with 30 or more staff.
Term
Definition
Health and Safety Advisor
A person who is appointed as a Health and Safety Advisor (HSA) by the Principal/Manager and has completed training approved by the Department of Education. A Principal/Manager may themselves be a HSA for the workplace. HSAs were formerly known as Workplace Health and Safety Officers.
Training
The qualification for a Health and Safety Advisor is:
Staff holding the superseded qualification BSB41407 Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety do not need to be retrained.
Staff with health and safety qualifications or experience may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or to undertake a bridging course to meet the minimum qualification. Assessments of eligibility will be determined by Registered Training Organisations.
Refresher training
Currency of skills and knowledge is to be maintained through the completion of refresher training every 5 years. For example;
Shared Health and Safety Advisor Agreement
The sharing of a Health and Safety Advisor between two or more Department of Education workplaces where all elements of the HSA role can be fulfilled at all participating sites. A Shared Health and Safety Advisor Agreement between the participating workplaces must be put in place.
30 or more staff
30 or more workers normally employed at the workplace means, during the current year, at least 30 workers are employed, or are likely to be employed, for a total of any 40 days during the year.
To calculate the ‘30 workers or more’:
Workers
For the purpose of this procedure are persons who carry out work for DoE including:
Previous seven years shown. Minor version updates not included.
4.0 Health and Safety Advisors
For further information, please contact: Organisational Safety and Wellbeing UnitEmail: HSW@qed.qld.gov.au
Uncontrolled copy. Refer to the Department of Education Policy and Procedure Register to ensure you have the most current version of this document.
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