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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify aviation hazards and assess risk
  2. Identify risk controls
  3. Control aviation risk
  4. Monitor and review effectiveness of risk control

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Organisational methods to identify hazards must include one or more of the following:

brainstorming

hazard reporting

historical occurrence data

internal/external safety reviews

monitoring operational activities

reviewing standards, procedures and systems

surveys and questionnaires

Workplace standards must include:

current Australian Standard (AS)/New Zealand Standard (NZS) International Standard Organization (ISO) risk management standard

Likelihood criteria must include:

rare

unlikely

possible

likely

almost certain

Consequence criteria must include:

negligible

minor

major

moderate

severe

Aviation risk must include one or more of the following:

regulatory

customs, practices and conventions

documents, manuals and handbooks

legislation, regulations and policies

operating and user guides

standard operating procedures

hardware

aircraft

buildings, facilities and infrastructure

communications and control equipment

ground support equipment

operator tools

plant equipment

vehicles, trailers and equipment

environmental

commercial

corporate

economic

organisational

physical

political

regulatory

social

personnel

human factors

human performance, capabilities and limitations

physiological

psychological

Risk control methods must include one or more of the following:

hierarchy of risk control

elimination

substitution

engineered controls

administrative controls

personal protective equipment

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least one occasion and include:

applying precautions and required actions to minimise and control the effects of risk when carrying out own work functions

communicating effectively with others

determining appropriate risk levels and control methods through effective decision making

developing a wellresearched, clear and comprehensive risk management plan

identifying risk controls

implementing risk management processes to safely achieve operational objectives

reading and comprehending a variety of safety/technical texts

researching and collecting data to monitor and evaluate risks

solving problems to appropriately address identified risks

using at least one of the following organisational methods to identify aviation hazards

brainstorming

hazard reporting

historical occurrence data

internal/external safety reviews

monitoring operational activities

reviewing standards, procedures and systems

surveys and questionnaires

working collaboratively with others

writing, editing and proofreading documents to ensure clarity of meaning, accuracy and consistency of information.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

Australian and international risk management standards

aviation hazard identification methods

aviation risks

regulatory

hardware

environmental

personnel

hierarchy of risk control

elimination

substitution

engineered controls

administrative controls

personal protective equipment

key provisions of relevant national and state/territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice that may affect aspects of business operations such as

anti-discrimination legislation

ethical principles

privacy

environmental issues

work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS)

organisational policies and procedures relating to risk management processes and strategies such as Defence Orders, Instructions and publications

auditing requirements relating to risk management

safety management systems (SMSs) including Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) and Civil Aviation Orders (CAOs)

risk assessment and analysis techniques and tools

risk management processes within an aviation SMS.