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 technology skills to use a range of software and communication media
organisational and time-management skills to sequence tasks and meet timelines.
Required knowledge
documents relating to WHSMS:
regulatory authority WHSMS tools, standards and guidance material
Australian Standard AS/NZS 4801:2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Specification with guidance for use
Australian Standard AS/NZS 4804:2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques
Standards Australia publication HB 211-2001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – A Guide to AS 4801 for Small Business
elements of a WHSMS
importance of effective returntowork and injury management in a WHSMS
limitations of a WHSMS, problems with WHSMS implementation, and possible negative effects on WHS
organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems
processes and procedures that small, medium and large enterprises use to usefully implement elements of a WHSMS
WHSMS as a systematic and effective approach to managing WHS and achieving WHS objectives.
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.
Elements of WHS policy (as appropriate to the nature and scale of the organisation’s risks) may include: | commitment to comply with relevant WHS legislation commitment to establish measurable objectives and targets to ensure continued improvement aimed at eliminating work-related injury and illness documenting, implementing, maintaining and communicating the WHS policy to all workers effective rehabilitation management of work injuries and disease injury and claims management making WHS policy available to interested parties return to work of injured workers reviewing WHS policy periodically to ensure it remains relevant and appropriate to the organisation. |
WHS legislation may include: | Acts regulations codes of practice. |
Duty holders may include: | as specified in WHS Acts: persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) or their officers workers other persons at a workplace. |
Elements of a plan may include: | compliance with WHS legislation effective injury and claims management effective rehabilitation management of work injuries and disease effective return to work of injured workers identification of hazards and control of risks objectives and targets, and how and when they will be achieved who is responsible for what in the plan. |
Elements of WHS performance evaluation processes and methods may include: | auditing complying with WHS legislation incident investigation keeping and maintaining records monitoring effectiveness of risk controls worker health surveillance. |
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