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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Provide information to the work group
  2. Ensure others are able to implement safe work practices
  3. Implement OHS participative processes
  4. Monitor compliance with work procedures
  5. Implement hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures
  6. Implement organisation procedures for maintaining OHS records
  7. Implement OHS emergency procedures
  8. Provide information to the work group
  9. Ensure others are able to implement safe work practices
  10. Implement OHS participative processes
  11. Monitor compliance with work procedures
  12. Implement hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures
  13. Implement organisation procedures for maintaining OHS records
  14. Implement OHS emergency procedures

Required Skills

Required skills

communicate with personnel in the work team other work teams managers and experts advisers

conduct team meetings

relate to people from a range of social cultural and ethic backgrounds and physical and mental abilities

supervise and direct staff

use language and literacy skills to interpret OHS documentation

use technical skills to access OHS information

Required knowledge

sources of OHS information both internal and external to the workplace

general duty requirements of OHS legislation and also regulatory requirements relevant to the particular industrytype of worksite

hazard identification procedures such as workplace inspections and review of workplace data

knowledge and understanding of guidance material including codes of practicecompliance codes relevant to the particular industrytype of work site

legislative requirements for record keeping and reporting

nature of common workplace hazards for example chemicals noise manual handling work postures underfoot hazards and moving parts of machinery

personal protective equipment requirements including use storage and maintenance

principles of risk management including the hierarchy of control and its application

roles and responsibilities of OHS representatives and OHS committees

standards and guidelines related to emergency procedures

the difference between hazard and risk

the roles and responsibilities of employees supervisors and managers in the workplace

workplace specific information including

hazards of the particular work environment

hazard identification procedures relevant to the hazards in their work place

risk controls for specific hazards

designated person for raising OHS issues

organisation procedures related to OHS including hazard incident and injury reporting hazard identification risk assessment and control consultation and participation incident investigation record keeping

work procedures related to the work of the teamwork group including use of personal protective equipment and emergency response

potential emergency situations alarms and signals and required response

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

To demonstrate competence in this unit a candidate must be able to provide evidence of maintaining OHS processes in the workplace particularly in relation to the supervision of a small workgroup

Evidence gathered by an assessor to determine competence will include

written or verbal responses to scenarios and case studies

provision of workplace examples

evidence from workplace supervisor reports

portfolio of workplace documentation

Evidence of workplace performance over time must be obtained to inform a judgement of competence

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Products that could be used as evidence include

verbal and written responses to verbal written or physical scenarios

completed examples of information provided to work group risk assessments risk controls developed reports to managers reports on workplace inspections audits and emergency exercises

reports from work group members and supervisor

Processes that could be used as evidence include

how information transfer was organised and conducted

how risk assessments were conducted

how deviations from workplace procedures were addressed

Method of assessment

This unit should be assessed together with other units of competence relevant to the function or work role

Guidance information for assessment

Access and equity considerations

All assessment should be applied with respect torelevant workrelated access and equity issues

Competence should reflect an ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues in particular relating to factors impacting on Aboriginal andor Torres Strait Islander clients and communities


Range Statement

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 regulations

not relate to a standard

be 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 guidance

has 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 control

consultation and participation

incident 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 injuries

biological hazardous waste

bodily fluids

chemicals and medicines

gas leakage

manual handling, including carrying, lifting, shifting

moving parts of equipment or machinery

noise

radiation

sharps

underfoot hazards

work posture

zoonoses.

Other workplace hazards may include:

bullying

fatigue

occupational violence

stress.

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 controls

likelihood of each consequence considering exposure and hazard level

and 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 protection

face and eye protection

respiratory protection

hearing protection

hand protection

clothing and footwear.

Work procedures include:

batch specifications

operator or manufacturer manuals

procedures for selecting, fitting, using and maintaining personal protective equipment

standard operating procedures.

Hazard identification is:

the process of identifying sources of harm and may be required:

at design or pre purchase of equipment and materials

at commissioning or pre-implementation of new processes or practices

before new forms of work and organisation of work are implemented

before changes are made to workplace, equipment, work processes or work arrangements

as part of planning major tasks or activities, such as equipment shutdowns

following an incident report

when new knowledge becomes available

at regular intervals during normal operations

prior to disposal of equipment, buildings or materials.

Reporting processes include:

hazards reports

incident reports

maintenance requests and reports

reports on completion of inspections

reports 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 lighting

storage areas, including manual handling issues, storage, personal protective equipment

signage

underfoot conditions

unobstructed walkways and emergency exits

work space around equipment and machinery

workplace 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:

audiologists

ergonomists

occupational health professionals

occupational hygienists

OHS representatives

OHS committees

safety engineers

safety professionals

toxicologists

other persons providing specific technical knowledge or expertise in areas related to OHS including:

engineers (e.g. design, acoustic, mechanical, civil)

health professionals

injury management advisors

legal practitioners with experience in OHS

maintenance and trade persons

regulatory bodies

risk managers

security and emergency response personnel

workplace trainers and assessors.

OHS records may include:

employees handbooks

environmental monitoring records

first aid records

hazard, incident and investigation reports

health surveillance records

job safety analyses (JSAs), safe work method statements and risk assessments

maintenance and testing reports

material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and registers

minutes of meetings

plant and equipment operation records, including those relevant to registered plant

training records

workplace 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 surveillance

Privacy legislation.

OHS emergencies may include any abnormal or sudden event that requires immediate action, such as:

events requiring evacuation serious injury events

explosion and bomb alerts

external emergencies and natural disasters, such as flood, storm and traffic accident impacting on the organisation

fires and explosions

hazardous substance and chemical spills

internal emergencies, such as loss of power or water supply and structural collapse

security 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 equipment

evacuation alarms

evacuation equipment, especially that for disabled persons

eye wash shower or portable eye washes

fire extinguishers and equipment

first aid equipment

items 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.