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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. |
External sources of information and data may include: | databases with national and state injury data such as National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS)employer groupsindustry bodiesjournals and websiteslegislation, codes of practice and standardsmanufacturers' manual and specificationsOHS regulatory authoritiesOHS specialistsunions. |
Hazards may include: | source or a situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill healthdamage to propertydamage to the environmentor a combination of these. |
Workplace sources of information and data may include: | auditsemployeeshazard, incident and investigation reportsmanufacturers' manuals and specificationsmaterial safety data sheets (MSDSs)minutes of meetingsOHS representativesreportsworkplace inspections. |
Stakeholders include: | employeeshealth and safety, and other employee representativesmanagersOHS committeessupervisors. |
Key personnel may include: | managers from other areaspeople involved in OHS decision making or who are affected by OHS decisions |
OHS specialists may include: | engineersergonomistsoccupational hygienistsorganisational psychologiststoxicologistsworkplace injury and return to work advisors. |
Workplace issues may include: | changes in equipment, including technologychanges in social, political or community environmentchanges in work organisation, including:contractinghire arrangementscasualisationsupervisory arrangementsoutworkersrostersshift workwork hourswork relationschanges in work practicechanges to legislation and standardsnew knowledge on hazardsoutcomes of court rulings. |
Occasions when action for hazard identification is required may include: | at design or pre-purchase of buildings, equipment and materialsat regular intervals during normal operationsbefore changes are made to workplace, equipment, work processes or work arrangementscommissioning or pre-implementation of new processes or practicesfollowing an incident reportnew forms of work and organisation of workplanning major tasks or activities, such as equipment shut-downsprior to disposal of equipment, buildings or materialswhen new knowledge becomes available. |
Tools may include: | auditscause and effect diagramsJSAsurveys. |
Task demands may include: | arousal and alertnessmachine pacing or time pressure to complete a taskphysical or physiological demandsrepetitive nature of taskrequired precision or accuracy. |
Task environment may include: | air qualitylightingnoisethermal |
Agents may be: | biologicalchemicalergonomicnuclearphysical psychosocialradiological. |
Factors contributing to risk may include those associated with: | equipmentfrequency and duration of exposureindividual/operatornumber of people exposed/involvedtaskwork environmentwork organisation. |
Relevant standards may include: | Australian and industry standardscodes of practicecurrent knowledge related to the specific hazard and controlscurrent practice in the industrylegislation. |
Prioritising hazards requiring further control action may include: | other recognised processesspecially designed toolsstandard ranking tools. |
Risk assessment includes identification of: | factors contributing to riskcurrent controls and their adequacydiscrepancy between current control and required standardprioritisation or ranking of a number of risks, where appropriate. |
Hierarchy of control may include: | eliminating hazardsand where this is not practicable, minimising risk by:substitutionisolating the hazard from personnelusing engineering controlsusing administrative controls (e.g. procedures, training)using personal protective equipment (PPE). |
Factors impacting on the effectiveness of controls may include: | cultural diversitylanguageliteracy and numeracy levelsshift work and rostering arrangementstraining requiredworkplace culture related to OHS including commitment by managers and supervisors and compliance with procedures and trainingworkplace organisational structures (size of organisation, geographic, hierarchical). |
Risk register may include: | list of hazards, their location and people exposedpossible control measures and dates for implementationrange of possible scenarios or circumstances under which the hazards may cause injury or damageresults of the risk analysis related to the hazards. |