If you are a HSR, you can issue a PIN requiring a person to: remedy the breach of the Act; to prevent a likely contravention of the Act from occurring; to remedy the things or operations causing the contravention or likely contravention. You must first consult with the person responsible for resolving the WHS issue before a PIN can be issued.

Health and safety representatives (HSRs) can issue a provisional improvement notice (PIN) for an issue affecting the workgroup they represent. A PIN: should only be used if agreement to fix the problem cannot be reached through the normal consultation processes.

Feb 15, 2021 · Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) is a written notice issued by a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) to a person or a PCBU asking them to address a health and safety concern in the workplace. Who can issue a PIN?

Feb 11, 2025 · A Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) is a written notice issued by a trained HSR to a person directing them to address a work health and safety (WHS) issue. An HSR can issue a PIN if they reasonably believe:

As an HSR, you can issue a PIN under section 90 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. You can issue a PIN if you believe the law has been broken and it’s likely that this will continue or be repeated.

There are a number of things that must be done or taken into account before a PIN is issued by a HSR – see reverse side of this form for relevant information. 1. Health and safety representative (HSR): 2. PIN issued to: . Name of duty holder: 3. PIN given to (if the PIN is given to someone on behalf of the duty holder): 4.

When to issue a PIN. If an HSR believes on reasonable grounds that a person is contravening a provision of the OHS Act or the OHS Regulations, or has contravened such a provision in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will …

Generally, a PIN may only be issued by a HSR in respect of matters that affect, or may affect, workers in the work group the HSR belongs to (Note: if a HSR issues a PIN that deals with a matter not affecting the workers in their work group, the PIN may be invalid).

1. A health and safety representative (HSR) may issue a PIN if they reasonably believe that a provision of the WHS Act or any regulation is being contravened or has been contravened in circumstances that make it likely that the contravention will continue or be repeated. 2. A PIN is issued to the relevant duty holder to remedy

The law enables trained HSRs to issue a provisional improvement notice (PIN) when, in their opinion, work health and safety laws are being contravened. They must have completed an approved HSR training course, or previously completed that training when acting as an HSR of another work group.