Posted By Andy Wignall A safety representative is a representative of a union. There right are under Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977 If you speak to you works union you can be a safety representative through them. You need no qualifications at all

Posted By Iain Morrison Danny, Offshore safety reps (in UK waters) are covered by the SI971 regs. Check out the HSE web site for details. It's an elected role which is to represent individual members of the workforce in safety matters. They are also consulted by management on issues such as the safety case, H &S issues, any changes etc etc. Normal training consists of a 5 day SI971 safety reps course, following that, incident / accident investigation training, and task risk assessment training are usually the norm. An internet search for safety rep training should give you providers. I did my training at Petrofac in Aberdeen. As this is a voluntary role, the training should be paid for by your company or the rig operating company. Cheers, Iain M.