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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. |
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 they 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. They may:be incorporated into regulationsnot relate to a standardbe called up as evidence in court or other enforcement action. |
Guidance material: | advises on 'what to do' and 'how to do it'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 guidancehas no legal standing. |
Organisation policies and procedures include: | policies and procedures underpinning the management of OHS, including:hazard, incident and injury reporting hazard identification, risk assessment and controlconsultation and participationincident investigation quality system documentation. |
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 hazards may include, but are not limited to: | animal bits, envenomation, kicks, scratches or crush injuriesbiological hazardous wastebodily fluidschemicals and medicinesgas leakagemanual handling, including carrying, lifting, shiftingmoving parts of equipment or machinerynoiseradiationsharpsunderfoot hazardswork posturezoonoses. |
Other workplace hazards may include: | bullyingfatigueoccupational violencestress. |
Risk: | in relation to any hazard, means the probability and consequences of injury, illness or damage resulting from exposure to a hazard. |
Risk assessments involve analysing a hazard to: | identify factors influencing the risk and the range of potential consequences:effectiveness of existing controlslikelihood of each consequence considering exposure and hazard leveland combining these in some way to obtain a level of risk. |
Risk controls include: | the devices and methods to, where practicable, eliminate the hazard or, where this is not practicable, minimise the risk associated with the hazard. |
Personal protective equipment includes: | equipment worn by a person to provide protection from hazards, by providing a physical barrier between the person and the hazard and may include:head protectionface and eye protectionrespiratory protectionhearing protectionhand protectionclothing and footwear. |
Work procedures include: | batch specificationsoperator or manufacturer manuals procedures for selecting, fitting, using and maintaining personal protective equipmentstandard operating procedures. |
Hazard identification is: | the process of identifying sources of harm and may be required:at design or pre purchase of equipment and materialsat commissioning or pre-implementation of new processes or practices before new forms of work and organisation of work are implementedbefore changes are made to workplace, equipment, work processes or work arrangementsas part of planning major tasks or activities, such as equipment shutdownsfollowing an incident report when new knowledge becomes available at regular intervals during normal operationsprior to disposal of equipment, buildings or materials. |
Reporting processes include: | hazards reportsincident reportsmaintenance requests and reports reports on completion of inspectionsreports of non-compliance with work procedures reporting on progress of action plans. |
OHS housekeeping practices address items such as: | functioning services, such as lighting, air flow and ventilation, emergency lightingstorage areas, including manual handling issues, storage, personal protective equipment signageunderfoot conditions unobstructed walkways and emergency exitswork space around equipment and machineryworkplace cleanliness and tidiness. |
Residual risk is: | the risk which remains after controls have been implemented. |
Hierarchy of control is: | the preferred order of control measures for OHS risks:elimination (e.g. 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 (e.g. policies and procedures for safe work practices)personal protective equipment (e.g. respirators and ear plugs). |
Expert advice can be obtained from: | persons either internal or external to the organisation including:audiologistsergonomistsoccupational health professionalsoccupational hygienistsOHS representativesOHS committeessafety engineerssafety professionalstoxicologistsother persons providing specific technical knowledge or expertise in areas related to OHS including: engineers (e.g. design, acoustic, mechanical, civil)health professionals injury management advisorslegal practitioners with experience in OHSmaintenance and trade personsregulatory bodiesrisk managers security and emergency response personnelworkplace trainers and assessors. |
OHS records may include: | employees handbooksenvironmental monitoring recordsfirst aid recordshazard, incident and investigation reportshealth surveillance recordsjob safety analyses (JSAs), safe work method statements and risk assessmentsmaintenance and testing reportsmaterial safety data sheets (MSDSs) and registersminutes of meetingsplant and equipment operation records, including those relevant to registered planttraining recordsworkplace inspection reports. |
Legislative requirements for record keeping include those specified under: | OHS legislation for:serious incident and injury reporting registered plant hazardous substances and dangerous goods environmental monitoring health surveillancePrivacy legislation. |
OHS emergencies may include any abnormal or sudden event that requires immediate action, such as: | events requiring evacuation serious injury eventsexplosion and bomb alertsexternal emergencies and natural disasters, such as flood, storm and traffic accident impacting on the organisationfires and explosionshazardous substance and chemical spillsinternal emergencies, such as loss of power or water supply and structural collapsesecurity emergencies, such as armed robberies, intruders and disturbed persons. |
OHS emergency equipment is equipment required as part of the emergency response by the organisation and includes: | communication equipmentevacuation alarmsevacuation equipment, especially that for disabled personseye wash shower or portable eye washesfire extinguishers and equipment first aid equipmentitems of clothing, such as coloured hats and vests.torches. |
Incidents include: | any event that has caused or has the potential for injury, ill-health or damage. |