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Resources for OHS Reps

There are many resources on the web specifically for OHS Reps.  Here are just a few of the best:

On this website:

  • A PIN: How to use it - reps can see when and how to use a PIN, a copy of which can be downloaded from this page
From WorkSafe Victoria:
  • a good general reference: Employee Representation
  • Health and Safety Representatives webpage
  • Overview of how inspectors deal with specific issues  - This document provides information about how WorkSafe OHS inspectors deal with specific issues when performing their functions
From the UK's Trade Union Congress:
  • Occupational health: Dealing with the issues [pdf] According to the TUC, the workbook enables reps to assess the extent of ill-health in their workplaces and work with their employers to find the best ways of making the business a healthier place to work.

  • Hazards website - Hazards is an award-winning magazine for reps
  • Risks website - the TUC's online OHS journal

More FAQs

  • Facilities and Time Off

     - what is an elected OHS Rep entitled to?...read more

  • I've been given a duty statement..

    as an OHS rep. Is that right?...read more

  • My PIN is cancelled - what can I do?

    What can a rep do if a WorkSafe inspector cancels a PIN?...read more

  • OHS reps and deputies...

    ... what is their role? Elected reps have a crucial role at the workplace... but what is it? And deputies?...read more

  • Privacy legislation

    Does it affect my rights as an OHS rep?...read more

More Items

  • OHS reps - Your Rights

    This information, also downloadable as a flyer, has been prepared for OHS Reps as part of the VTHC campaign "Speak Up Together"....read more

  • Consultation - what does the employer have to do?

    The Victorian OHS Act puts duties on the employer and the OHS rep to consult. ...read more

  • A PIN: How to use it

    Help for reps on when and how to use PINs (Provisional Improvement Notices) - and links to downloading one....read more

  • Inspectors and PINs

    What can an OHS rep expect from an inspector who comes to the workplace over a disputed PIN?...read more

  • OHS Reps' Right to Training

    Both the Victorian and the Commonwealth  Occupational Health and Safety Acts give elected reps, and deputies, the right to attend training courses. ...read more

  • Accidents & Incidents - how should a rep react?

    How  should reps react when there's an accident or a serious incident at the workplace?...read more