⚡ Quick answer Once you employ more than 20 people, the OHS Act requires a designated health and safety representative: at least one per 100 employees in shops and offices, one per 50 in all other workplaces. The appointment must be in writing, for a defined area and period, made in consultation with employees — and the rep is entitled to training and reasonable paid time off to perform the role. Designate two or more reps and a health and safety committee becomes mandatory, meeting at least every three months with minutes kept. Growth changes your legal duties quietly — and one of the quietest thresholds is twenty-one. The day…