Workplace Health and Safety Designate Requirements

• Monitor the health, safety and welfare of workers employed at the workplace.
• Connects the employer and the workers when it comes to addressing health and safety concerns at the workplace.
• Consults with the employer while performing their duties or, if the designate is also the employer, consults with workers while performing their duties.
• The WHS representative must:
  • Seek to identify aspects of the workplace that may be unhealthy or unsafe.
  • Participate in workplace inspections.
  • Receive complaints and concerns from workers regarding  health and safety in the workplace. They must also maintain records of the complaints received.
  • Establish and promote health and safety educational programs for workers.
  • Co-operate with an OHS Officer exercising their duty under the OHS Act.
• The WHS representative may make recommendations to principal contractors, employers, workers and OHS Officers to protect the health safety and welfare of workers at the workplace.
• The WHS representative must be trained in accordance with legislation.

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