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Elements and Performance Criteria

Participate in workplace hazard identification
Participate in WHS risk assessment
Promote and support worker consultation and participation in hazard identification and risk assessment
Participate in developing, selecting and implementing WHS risk controls
Support effective worker consultation and participation in the risk control process
- Advise workers of, and consult them about, developing risk control options, and selecting and implementing risk controls according to workplace WHS consultation and participation policies, procedures and processes
- Encourage workers to participate appropriately in these activities according to workplace WHS consultation and participation policies, procedures and processes

Required Skills

Required skills

communication skills to

contribute effectively to hazard identification and risk assessment activities

communicate with people from a range of backgrounds and with a range of abilities

literacy skills to

participate in hazard identification and risk assessment activities and to record the results and outcomes of these activities

communicate risk control activities to workers health and safety committees health and safety representatives managers supervisors and persons conducting businesses or undertakings PCBUs or their officers

organisational and timemanagement skills to sequence tasks and meet timelines

planning skills to choose appropriate methods for hazard identification and risk assessment

research skills to

identify sources of and obtain information about relevant WHS hazards

help workplace parties to obtain information about hazards

Required knowledge

basic principles of incident causation and injury processes

concept of hazards risks and risk factors

hazard identification and risk assessment methods

internal and external sources of WHS information and data and how to access them

organisational design and structure

organisational WHS policies procedures processes and systems

range of WHS hazards that may be present in the workplace the harm they can cause and how this harm occurs

relevant commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts regulations codes of practice standards and guidance material and other relevant publications

risk control options for different hazards and work situations

risk control requirements as specified in WHS Acts regulations codes of practice standards and guidance material other relevant publications workplace conditions and organisational WHS policies procedures processes and systems

types of hazard and risk registers

WHS legislative requirements about

communication consultation and participation

notification of incidents

specific hazard identification and risk assessment methods

workplace communication processes

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

Evidence of the following is essential

collection of information about workplace hazards and participation in the identification of hazards in a workplace

using hazard identification methods appropriately

participating in risk assessments for hazards identified in the workplace

participating in developing selecting and implementing risk controls in a workplace

knowledge of relevant commonwealth and state or territory Acts regulations codes of practice standards and guidance material

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

relevant information on WHS compliance requirements such as

organisational policies standard operating procedures and plans

relevant Acts regulations codes of practice licensing requirements and standards

relevant internal and external data files

appropriate computer resources needed to manage the identification and rectification of breaches in compliance requirements

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

analysis of responses to case studies and scenarios

demonstration of applying hazard identification risk assessment and risk control techniques in the workplace

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and thirdparty reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of consequences and likelihood of risks associated with hazards in the workplace

review of research into WHS hazards and their associated risks

review of information provided to individuals and parties about selected risk controls

assessment of documentation completed when identifying hazards assessing risks and developing risk control options

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

other BSB WHS units

other BSB07 WHS units.

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.

Persons conducting hazard identification and risk assessments may include:	health and safety representatives internal or external consultants and WHS specialists PCBUs or their officers WHS entry permit holders WHS inspectors workers workplace assessors with experience in language or disability issues.
Risk control options may include:	actions taken to eliminate risks entirely actions taken to minimise risks by: eliminating the hazard substituting the hazard with something safer isolating the hazard reducing the risk through engineering controls reducing the level of harm by improving administrative controls, such as changing policies, procedures and processes or providing training using personal protective equipment (PPE), such as: clothing and footwear face and eye protection hand protection head protection hearing protection respiratory protection.
Duty holders may include:	as specified in WHS Acts: PCBUs or their officers workers other persons at a workplace.
Appropriate criteria may include:	relevant sections of WHS Acts, regulations, and codes of practice other sources of information and guidelines workplace policies and procedures workplace conditions.
Factors impeding may include:	access to technology or information cultural differences arising from ethnic diversity geographic dispersal of workers lack of a systematic approach to managing WHS in the workplace lack of support from key management personnel language, literacy and numeracy levels of the workforce shift work and rostering arrangements unrealistic timeframes unsupportive workplace culture workplace organisational structures.
Implementation and evaluation plan may include:	how controls will be implemented and how factors impeding successful implementation will be addressed identifying who has the responsibility for implementing the components of the plan and evaluating risk controls timetable for implementing and evaluating risk controls.
Individuals and parties may include:	contractors and subcontractors external people and organisations health and safety committees health and safety representatives managers and supervisors PCBUs or their officers self unions WHS entry permit holders WHS inspectors WHS regulators workers.
Appropriate ways to participate may include:	briefings communicating with workplace parties education and training obtaining and communicating feedback on controls trialling new processes and/or equipment.