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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Contribute to developing and promoting WHS policy
   • Apply knowledge of the elements of WHS policy to contribute to the development and promotion of the policy as appropriate to own job role and work area
   • Seek the contribution and support of others in the development and promotion of WHS policy as appropriate to own job role and work area
   • 1.3 Apply WHS policy to own and others' job roles and work areas, and communicate and explain this to others
2. Contribute to WHSMS planning
   • Apply knowledge of WHS legislation to identify duty holders relevant to own job role and work area
   • Apply knowledge of the elements of a plan to contribute to planning as it applies to own job role and work area
   • Facilitate integration of returntowork and injury management procedures into the WHSMS plan
   • Communicate and explain the planning process to others and facilitate their contributions to the plan
3. Contribute to implementing the WHSMS plan
   • Implement the plan as it applies to own job role and work area
   • Communicate and explain the plan to others in relation to their roles and responsibilities as specified in the plan
   • Facilitate the contribution of others to implementing the plan
4. Contribute to evaluating WHS performance
   • Apply knowledge of elements of WHS performance evaluation processes and methods to contribute to evaluation as it applies to own job role and work area
   • Communicate and explain evaluation of WHS performance to others and facilitate their contribution
5. Contribute to reviewing and improving the WHSMS
   • Apply knowledge of elements of processes and methods to contribute to the review and improvement of WHS performance as it applies to own job role and work area
   • Communicate and explain review and improvement of the WHSMS to others and facilitate their contribution

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability contribute, as appropriate to own job role and work area, to:

developing work health and safety (WHS) policy

planning the Work Health and Safety management system (WHSMS) to incorporate return-to-work and injury management procedures and other elements relevant to the work area

communicating and explaining WHS policy and the WHSMS to others to facilitate their contribution in developing, implementing and evaluating the systems

implementing the plan

evaluating WHS performance and communicating the outcomes

reviewing and improving the WHSMS.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

outline the elements of the organisation's WHSMS with reference to the relevant commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards.

identify regulatory authority WHSMS tools, standards and guidance material and explain how they apply to the work area

explain the importance of effective returntowork and injury management in a WHSMS

identify limitations of a WHSMS, problems with WHSMS implementation and possible negative effects on WHS

outline organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems and how they apply to the work area.

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