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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. |
Life cycle covers: | all phases in the life of a product or system of work and may include: design and development manufacture, construction, assembly import, supply, distribution sale, hire or lease storage transport installation, erection and commissioning use, operation, consumption maintenance, servicing, cleaning, adjustment, inspection, repair, modification, refurbishment, renovation recycling, resale decommissioning, dismantling, demolition, discontinuance, disposal |
Product is: | the output of the work, may be for use inside the organisation or for sale and may include: development production modification of physical objects, such as: plant equipment tool fittings fixtures consumables |
System of work is: | work process work practice or procedure the way work is organised such as: team and supervision structure reporting lines roster geographical location |
Map includes: | people who may use or interface with the product or system of work the range of uses of the product or system of work, both intended and unintended |
A hazard is: | a source or situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill-health, damage to property, the environment, or a combination of these |
Specific safety related hazards may include but are not limited to: | substances e.g. chemicals, starch pulp, steam noise manual handling ergonomics underfoot hazards slips and trips moving parts of machinery mobile plant |
Other workplace hazards may include, but are not limited to: | fatigue stress bullying occupational violence |
Analysis/risk assessment involves analysing a hazard to: | identify: factors influencing the risk and the range of potential consequences effectiveness of existing controls likelihood of each consequence considering exposure and hazard level and, combine these in some way to obtain a level of risk |
Risk: | in relation to any hazard, means the probability and consequences of injury, illness or damage resulting from exposure to a hazard |
OHS legislation includes: | commonwealth, state and territory OHS Acts and regulations |
Standards include: | documents produced by national bodies, OHS regulators or industry bodies, that prescribe preventative action to avert occupational deaths, injuries and diseases Standards are of an advisory nature only, except where a law adopts the standard and thus makes it mandatory Standards may be called up as evidence in court or other enforcement action |
Codes of practice/compliance codes are: | documents generally prepared to provide advice to employers and workers, of an acceptable way of achieving standards may provide information for use by unions, employers, management, health and safety committee members and representatives, safety officers and others requiring guidance Codes of practice/compliance codes may: be incorporated into regulations not relate to a standard be called up as evidence in court or other enforcement action |
Guidance material: | is an advisory technical document, providing detailed information for use by unions, employers, management, health and safety committee members and representatives, safety officers and others requiring guidance advises on 'what to do' and 'how to do it' has no legal standing |
Risk controls include: | the devices and methods to: where practicable, eliminate the hazard where this is not practicable, minimise the risk associated with the hazard |
Hierarchy of control is: | the preferred order of control measures for OHS risks: elimination controlling the hazard at the source substitution e.g. replacing one substance or activity at the source engineering e.g. installing guards on machinery administration policies and procedures for safe work practices Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) e.g. respirators, ear plugs |
High consequence OHS risk includes: | high impact events that usually occur rarely such as explosions, fires, building collapses and plant malfunctions, but may result in very serious injury, death or multiple death situations |
Fail-to-safe includes: | design features of equipment that ensure a failure or defect, or another factor such as loss of power, results in the equipment being left in a safe condition |
Risk register is a document detailing: | a list of hazards, their location and people exposed a range of possible scenarios or circumstances under which these hazards may cause injury or damage nature of injury or damage caused the results of the risk assessment possible control measures and dates for implementation |
Residual risk is: | the risk which remains after controls have been implemented |
Expert advice may be sought from: | persons either internal or external to the organisation including: safety professionals ergonomists occupational hygienists audiologists safety engineers toxicologists occupational health professionals other persons providing specific technical knowledge or expertise in areas related to OHS including: risk managers health professionals injury management advisors legal practitioners with experience in OHS engineers (such as design, acoustic, mechanical, civil) security and emergency response personnel workplace trainers and assessors maintenance and tradespersons |
Sources of OHS information include | persons, organisations and references where knowledge about OHS may be obtained These sources may be: internal, including: hazard, incident and investigation reports workplace inspections incident investigations minutes of meetings Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) and Risk Assessments (RAs) organisational data such as insurance records, enforcement notices and actions, workers compensation data, OHS performance data reports and audits material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and registers employees handbooks employees including questionnaire results OHS advisors manufacturers' manuals and specifications |
| external, including: regulatory bodies and OHS Acts regulations, codes and guidance material other relevant legislation Safe Work Australia documents databases such as national and state injury data OHS specialists and consultants newspapers and journals, trade/industry publications internet sites industry networks and associations including unions and employer groups OHS professional bodies specialist advisors research information |
Organisational policies and procedures include: | policies and procedures underpinning the management of OHS including: hazard, incident and injury reporting hazard identification, risk assessment and control and monitoring consultation and participation incident investigation quality system documentation |
Work procedures include: | Standard Operating Procedures permit to work operator or manufacturer manuals procedures for selecting, fitting, using and maintaining personal protective equipment |
OHS records may include: | hazard, incident and investigation reports workplace inspection reports incident investigation reports first aid records minutes of meetings job safety analyses (JSAs) and risk assessments material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and registers employees handbooks plant and equipment operation records including those relevant to registered plant maintenance and testing reports training records environmental monitoring records health surveillance records |