[Stephen Small]

Hi Phil

In one of the Australian states their version of Worksafe actually licenses safety observers and has a public register (this came up at an EEA Live Line forum years ago) it would be great to have the same thing here!

Currently it is too easy for third party employers to deem their safety observers competent without any evidence of decent training.

There are two unit standards for Safety Observers, but one is very specific and the other may be too generic:

17596: Demonstrate knowledge of safety observer responsibilities in the workplace.

32175: Act as a safety observer in utility arboriculture.

Hope this helps – feel free to ring?

Stephen

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