Contact AEU NT
Registered Office:
Unit 3, 8 Totem Road
Coconut Grove NT
PO Box 41863
Casuarina NT 0811
telephone: (08) 8948 5399
fax: (08) 8948 2577
email: admin@aeunt.org.au
Safety Reminder
SAFETY REMINDER
Health and Safety Representatives
The large amounts of infrastucture works currently being undertaken at schools and workplaces is increasing health and safety concerns. The building and renovation planned, will be ongoing for an indeterminate amount of time.
Once again we remind you to refer the NTWorkSafe website in organising your Workplace Health and Safety Representative(HSR).
Download a copy of the Workplace Health and Safety Act and Regulations
The AEU-NT can advise you BUT it is the HSR on site who has the authority to address your safety issues.
Refer to NTWorkSafe Bulletins:
· 18.01.01 Consultation. Duty to consult "an employer must consult with workers.."
· 18.01.02 Worker Representation. "..the creation of a right for workers to be represented and consulted on health and safety.."
· 18.01.03 Work Groups. "..enables the workers to elect one of them to be the Health and Safety Representative(HSR).."
· 18.01.04 Health and Safety Reresentatives (HSR) Role, Function and Powers "..is to represent the workers who elect them.."
· 18.01.05 Health and Safety Representative (HSR) elections. Once elected, a HSR has a right to access approved training for HSRs and have a range of functions and powers under the Act. Recent Bulletins
· 15.01.11 Dealing with bullying at work - workers
· 15.01.12 Prevention of Bullying at work – employers
Health and Safety Reps
NT Worksafe website