HSR Consultation
Employers are required to involve HSRs in consultation by:
- providing HSRs with all the information about the matter that the employer provides, or intends to provide, to
employees. If it is reasonably practicable, the information must be provided to the HSRs a reasonable time before
it is provided to the employees - inviting the HSRs to meet with the employer to consult on the matter or meet with the HSRs at their request, and
- giving the HSRs a reasonable opportunity to express their views on the matter and taking those views into account.
The publication Consultation on health and safety: A handbook for workplaces provides practical information on:
- what matters employers must consult about
- who must be consulted (including how to involve HSRs in consultation)
- what consultation involves
- different ways that consultation can occur, and
- developing procedures for consulting on health and safety and on other health and safety procedures
Template consultation procedures that could be used by workplaces and case study examples of consultation in different types of workplaces are also included.
Further information
For further information and support HSRs can contact Advisory Service or access the Trades Hall HRS website OHS Reps @ Work - InfoAdviceSupport.
Forms and Publications
