Assessor Resource
BSBWHS501A
Ensure a safe workplace
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to managers working in a range of contexts. It takes a systems approach and addresses compliance with relevant legislative requirements.
Those who have or are likely to have responsibility for WHS as part of their broader management role should undertake this unit.
The unit is relevant for people with obligations under WHS legislation, for example persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) or their officers (as defined by relevant legislation).
NOTE: The terms Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Work Health and Safety (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the National Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented RTOs are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by referring to the existing State/Territory OHS legislative requirements.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area according to WHS legislative requirements.
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