Required skills
communication skills to listen and liaise with clients on technical and operational matters and raise OHS matters
literacy skills to interpret technical documentation and standards and demonstrate knowledge by incorporating technical language into identifying and reporting on safety hazards and emergency situations
planning skills in establishing measures in road safety and strategies for working at heights
problem solving skills to apply methodology in minimising risks
research skills to identify OHS legislation, policy and procedures relevant to the worksite safety awareness skills to:
apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate hazards that may exist during work activities
select and use required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and OHS standards
work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment
technical skills to distinguish between insulated and bare conductors, low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) cables and ways of ascertaining the voltages present.
Required knowledge
appropriate electrical safety and technical knowledge relating to the type of work, operating plant or vehicle near power lines (safe system of work according to the relevant electrical regulations and Acts)
environmental control processes:
disposal and handling of hazardous and dangerous substances
noise pollution
waste disposal
rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties under environmental and OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
sound knowledge of OHS including legislation and standards
ways in which OHS is managed in the workplace, and activities required under OHS legislation, including:
hazard identification
hazards that exist in the workplace
OHS instruction
preferred order of ways to control risks (known as the hierarchy of control)
risk assessment and control
sound knowledge of operating safely at heights
training and provision of OHS information
workplace environmental and OHS procedures relevant to the work being undertaken, including procedures for:
designated personnel responsible for OHS
employee participation in OHS management
meaning of OHS symbols found on signs and labels in the workplace
raising OHS issues
recognising and reporting on hazards
responding to accidents, fires and emergencies
work operations to control risks.