Occupational Health And Safety Reps. Information, Advice, Support...Speaking Up Together

• The return to work process
• The rights and responsibilities of all people involved in the RTW process.
• How flexibility can bring back skills
• How returning to work benefits workers, employers and the community
• Barriers to returning to work

• Many injured workers loose part of their income if they are unable to work?
• If a worker is so badly injured that they cannot return to work for an extensive period of time they can lose more than 25% of their income?
• Injured workers often suffer depression, isolation and relationship breakdown as a result of their work injury.
• Many in the workplace are unaware of the rights of injured workers to return to work.

More FAQs

• OHS Induction Training

  Employers have the legal duty to provide adequate instruction and training to workers - what topics should be included in Induction training?...read more

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• 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

• Training Courses

  We have courses for elected reps, deputies, committee members and others.  We also run seminars on particular topics. Find out what training courses are available from the Trades Hall Council Health and Safety Training Unit....read more

• VTHC Training Program

  Check out the VTHC OHS Unit's Training program - which courses are being run where.  Download a training application form to fax/send in here too....read more