Health and Safety Representative Stage 2

Course Information

Health and Safety Representative Stage 2 is designed for elected Health and Safety Representatives who have completed initial HSR training and are ready to build stronger practical skills in workplace risk management and incident investigation.

This course supports HSRs to move beyond understanding their role and into actively contributing to safer work. Learners will develop practical skills to identify hazards, assess risk, recommend and review control measures, participate in incident investigations, and communicate findings clearly with workers and management.

The course is ideal for HSRs who want to be more confident, more effective, and better prepared to contribute to meaningful health and safety outcomes in their workplace.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for:

• Health and Safety Representatives who have completed initial HSR training
• HSRs wanting to further develop their practical safety skills
• Workers involved in risk assessments, toolbox meetings or workplace inspections
• HSRs who may be involved in incident reporting or investigations
• Organisations wanting to strengthen worker participation and consultation
• Health and safety committee members wanting more practical capability

What you will learn

Learners will develop practical skills to:

• identify workplace hazards
• assess health and safety risk in a job role
• recommend suitable control measures
• monitor and review risk controls
• understand how risk assessment supports worker participation
• contribute to incident reporting and investigation processes
• gather and review information following an incident
• understand immediate causes, underlying causes and root causes
• produce an incident investigation report
• communicate findings and recommended actions clearly

NZQA Unit Standards

Learners who successfully complete the required assessments can achieve:

NZQA Unit Standard 30265
Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role
Level 3, 8 credits

NZQA Unit Standard 17601
Produce an occupational health and safety incident investigation
Level 4, 6 credits

Course outcome

By the end of this course, learners will have a stronger understanding of how to apply practical risk assessment and incident investigation processes in the workplace.

They will be better prepared to support workers, contribute to consultation, raise meaningful health and safety concerns, and participate in practical safety improvements.

Entry recommendation

Learners should ideally have completed initial Health and Safety Representative training before attending this course.

This course is designed as a follow-on from initial HSR training and is suitable for HSRs who want to continue developing their practical workplace health and safety capability.

Duration

2 days

Delivery options

• Public courses at Besafe Training centres
• Company bookings at Besafe Training centres
• Onsite delivery available nationwide

Assessment

This course includes both training and assessment. Learners will need to complete the required assessment activities to achieve the NZQA unit standards.

Assessment activities are designed to reflect practical workplace application, including risk assessment and incident investigation tasks.

Why complete HSR Stage 2 with Besafe Training?

Besafe Training delivers practical health and safety training designed for real workplaces. Our training focuses on helping learners understand what good health and safety looks like in practice, not just in theory.

This course helps HSRs build the confidence to take a more active role in identifying risk, supporting workers, contributing to investigations and helping improve workplace safety outcomes.

Book this course

Build practical HSR capability with training in risk assessment and incident investigation.

Book online or contact Besafe Training to arrange a company booking.