Program Overview

Health and Safety Representative Training

The University of Auckland offers a comprehensive health and safety representative training program, consisting of three stages. This program is designed to support health and safety representatives in improving operational health and safety performance.

Stage One

This initial workshop provides support for health and safety representatives, covering essential topics such as:

• Introduction to workplace health and safety
• Employee participation
• Responsibility of management and delegated responsibilities
• Shared accountabilities the role of a safety committee
• Good faith in practice (communication)
• Role of the health and safety representative
• Hazard management

The course is a two-day program held on the City Campus, with course materials and catering provided. It is suitable for nominated health and safety representatives, health and safety committee members, and anyone involved in the management of health and safety. The course is free, funded by the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service, with limited spots available (20 per course).

Stage Two

This course reviews and builds upon the skills, knowledge, and competencies developed in stage one. It enables participants to:

• Understand the legal responsibilities of employers and employees in the workplace
• Gather and interpret accident and injury data
• Conduct an internal audit or self-assessment
• Identify critical health and safety hazards
• Comply with relevant codes of practice
• Assessment of skills NZQA

Key content includes revisions of stage one health and safety training, gathering and interpreting accident and injury data, health and safety management systems internal audit and self-assessment, hazard identification, and compliance with relevant codes of practice. This course is suitable for staff who have completed health and safety representative training stage one or are involved with health and safety in the workplace. Like stage one, this course is also free and funded by the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service.

Facilitator

The training is facilitated by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) NZ.

Document Control

• Version: 1.1
• Last Updated: Mar 2025
• Next Review: Mar 2028
• Owner: [Not specified]
• Approver: Associate Director, Health Safety & Wellbeing

Related Information

For more information on emergency procedures, reporting concerns, incidents, and hazards, please refer to the relevant university policies and guidelines.