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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and report hazards and risks
   • Aviation hazards and risks to operational objectives are identified
   • Hazard type and risk components are identified and dealt with in accordance with workplace standards and regulatory requirements
   • Hazards and risks in the workplace are reported to appropriate personnel in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
   • Personal protective clothing and equipment is correctly used, in accordance with established safety practices and procedures
   • Established emergency procedures and contingency plans are followed in an emergency
2. Contribute to managing aviation WHS/OHS
   • Fatigue risks are identified and communicated to designated personnel, in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
   • Other WHS/OHS issues are identified and communicated to designated personnel in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant WHS/OHS legislation
   • Participative contributions to WHS/OHS management in the workplace are made, in accordance with workplace procedures and provisions of relevant legislation
3. Complete WHS/OHS records
   • WHS/OHS records for own performance are completed in accordance with workplace requirements
   • WHS/OHS records and regulatory requirements for maintaining records of workplace injury and diseases are followed

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.
Legislation and regulatory requirements must include one or more of the following:	dangerous goods regulations general duty of care under WHS/OHS legislation relevant state/territory WHS/OHS legislation workers’ compensation regulations workplace personnel workplace relations regulations
Designated personnel must include one or more of the following:	management relevant nominated personnel supervisors team leaders WHS/OHS personnel

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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 fatigue risk management knowledge and techniques applying precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate identified hazards communicating effectively with others communicating with designated work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) representatives implementing contingency plans implementing WHS/OHS procedures and relevant regulations interpreting and following relevant instructions, regulations, procedures and information modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments operating electronic communications equipment to required protocol reading, interpreting and following relevant regulations, instructions, procedures, information and signs reporting and/or rectifying problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with workplace procedures responding appropriately to cultural differences in the workplace selecting and using required personal protective equipment (PPE) conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards working collaboratively with others.

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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:

activities that may require modification in accordance with emergency situation common and site specific signs and signals used for safety warnings definitions of a hazard and risk in relation to aviation work areas emergency and evacuation procedures relevant to own role formal and informal means of participating in promoting WHS/OHS hierarchy of control and own level of responsibility and process to action controls how to identify causes of fatigue how to identify WHS/OHS issues and reporting procedures for unsafe situations impacts of fatigue on work performance process for reporting PPE that is not fit for purpose rationale and processes for data capture through WHS/OHS documentation rationale and use of PPE and clothing regulatory reporting requirements and processes regulatory requirements for reporting WHS/OHS issues reporting process for communicating fatigue risk reporting requirements and protocols in own workplace risk and consequence analysis process and controls to mitigate risks role and function of WHS/OHS committees, consultative committees, planning and purchasing committees role of aviation emergency services roles and functions of individuals in WHS/OHS committees selection and correct fitment of PPE safety culture and safety philosophies site layout and obstacles strategies for managing fatigue risks in an aviation workplaces types of ground-based aviation hazards workplace procedures for communicating WHS/OHS issues.

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