Assessor Resource

HLTWHS003
Maintain work health and safety

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.

This unit applies to workers who have a key role in maintaining WHS in an organisation, including duty of care for other workers.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

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Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks

1.1 Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures

1.2 Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies

1.3 Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements

1.4 Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements

2. Implement policies and procedures into work team processes

2.1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team

2.2 Provideinformationabout identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team

2.3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed

2.4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements

3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication

3.1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities

3.2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements

3.3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks

1.1 Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures

1.2 Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies

1.3 Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements

1.4 Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements

2. Implement policies and procedures into work team processes

2.1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team

2.2 Provideinformationabout identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team

2.3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed

2.4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements

3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication

3.1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities

3.2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements

3.3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS

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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
 
Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures 
Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies 
Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements 
Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements 
Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team 
Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team 
Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed 
Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements 
Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities 
Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements 
Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS 

Forms

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