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• Consultants

  How do I find a suitable consultant?...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

• I've been given a duty statement..

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

• Should reps be paid to be reps?

  Is it appropriate for employers to pay staff in their role as OHS reps? ...read more

• OHS Rep's term of office

  Can the employer decide how long a rep holds his or her position?...read more

• Volunteers in the workplace

   - are they covered by OHS Legislation?...read more

• Facilities and Time Off

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

• Must my employer pass on the inspector's paperwork?

   Or do I have to ask?...read more

• Health and Safety Committees - what is their role?

  All workplaces should have a joint health and safety committee....read more

• Issuing a PIN - how long must I wait?

  How long do reps have to wait to issue a PIN when trying to resolve an OHS problem?...read more

• Multiple reps or deputies - which is better?

  There is no ‘right’ answer to this question... read more....read more

• Renegotiating DWGs - who should be involved?

  Should the employer, employees and existing OHS rep/s be involved?...read more

• My PIN is cancelled - what can I do?

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

• What if inspectors don't visit my workplace?

  How can I organise for a WorkSafe inspector to come to my workplace?...read more

• Discrimination and harassment

  .. what are they? What do these terms mean?...read more

• DWGs - How big is too big?

  There's no right answer here.... but...read more

• A death at the workplace

  – what do I do?...read more

• Privacy legislation

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

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• 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

• Fifteen things every unionist should know about OHS

  Good advice from one of Australia's biggest unions, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)...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