It is mandatory that a Site Safety Representative be selected if there are normally 20 or more workers on a site.

A Site Safety Representative must represent all workers on a site irrespective of whom their direct employers are. The primary duty holder with regards the Site Safety Representative is the PSCS (Project  Supervisor Con-struction Stage), however sub-contractors and others also have duties.

Workers elect the Site Safety Representative (at any time after site start up). The site Safety Representative should be in place at the earliest possible time. All workers on a site, irrespective of direct employer, have a vote in the selection process.  

The PSCS must facilitate the advertising of the role and function of the Site Safety Representative, and co-ordinate with contractors the advising of the role to all workers on site. 

Once the advising of the role and function of the Site Safety Rep-resentative is complete the PSCS must seek volunteers for the position. 

The PSCS shall take steps to inform all persons on a site of the name of the Site Safety Rep-resentative following the selection process. Workers arriving on a site subsequent to the selection process must also be advised of the name of the Site Safety Representative.  (It is recommended that the name of the selected Site Safety Rep-resentative is included in site inductions as part of the Health & Safety Plan, it is further advised to invite the Site Safety Representative

to attend the beginning or end of an induction talk to introduce themselves to new employees and outline the Site Safety Representative role and function on the site). 

At any stage of the election-selection process the ICTU/CIF Safety Rep-resentative Facilitator is available and may be contacted for assistance.