Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to communicate with people from a range of backgrounds and with a range of abilities
information-management skills to source, obtain and share relevant documents
interpersonal skills to support others to raise WHS issues
literacy and verbal skills to consult on, present and progress WHS issues.
Required knowledge
organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems
relevant commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice, standards and guidance material, and other relevant publications
roles and responsibilities of WHS personnel
workplace information management procedures, processes and systems
workplace procedures, communication channels and methods for information sourcing and sharing.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
WHS consultation and participation processes may include: | arrangements to meet workplace consultation obligations specified in relevant commonwealth and state or territory WHS legislation, including: WHS and other consultative and planning committees health and safety representatives worker, supervisor, person conducting business or undertaking (PCBU) or their officer’s involvement in WHS activities, such as inspections and audits procedures for reporting hazards, raising awareness and addressing WHS issues worker and work team meetings formal and informal processes in place for the exchange of information and views on WHS hazards, risks and risk controls informing workers and other stakeholders of WHS matters seeking input and offering the opportunity for stakeholders to participate in decisions that may impact on WHS. |
Barriers to consultation may include: | contractual arrangements cultural differences arising from ethnic diversity discriminatory, coercive and misleading conduct geographic dispersal of workers inadequate access to technology or information ineffective dispute-resolution procedures and processes lack of a systematic approach to managing WHS lack of support from key management personnel language, literacy and numeracy levels of the workforce remote locations or work sites shift work and rostering arrangements specific needs of workers not addressed timing of information provision unrealistic timeframes worker disabilities workplace culture related to WHS workplace organisational structures. |
Individuals and parties may include: | contractors and subcontractors duty holders as specified in WHS Acts: PCBUs or their officers workers other persons at a workplace health and safety committees health and safety representatives self unions WHS entry permit holders WHS inspectors WHS regulators. |
Sources of WHS information may include: | audits Australian and international standards first aid records hazard, incident and investigation reports industry bodies and groups legislation, standards, manufacturer manuals and specifications available at the workplace minutes of meetings from incident investigations other manufacturer manuals and specifications regulatory authorities (for Acts, regulations and codes of practice) reports safety data sheets (SDS) and registers unions websites, journals and newsletters WHS professional bodies WHS specialists workplace inspections. |
Tools and techniques may include: | examination of relevant information formal or informal meetings hazard identification checklists interviews with workers job and systems analysis plant and equipment maintenance records reviews of: investigation reports registers of hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods reported hazards and incidents WHS records SDS surveys and suggestion boxes worker concerns communicated through a hazard reporting system workplace processes, such as walk-through inspections and surveys. |
Communication methods may include: | audit and inspection records emails, memos and other agreed forms of communication individual and team meetings noticeboards presentations risk registers signs using interpreters and translators verbal briefings. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist