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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assist with identifying legislative and other requirements
   • Apply knowledge of work health and safety (WHS) legislation to identify duty holders and legislative requirements regarding responding to incidents
   • Apply knowledge of workplace policies, procedures and processes to identify workplace requirements regarding responding to incidents
   • Communicate requirements to individuals and parties appropriate to own job role and work area
2. Assist with implementing initial incident response procedures
   • Assist with providing first aid according to workplace procedures and processes, where necessary
   • Assist with notifying, reporting and documenting incidents according to workplace procedures and processes
   • Assist with meeting legislative requirements regarding incidents, where necessary
3. Assist with collecting WHS information and data relevant to an investigation
   • Assist with obtaining information and data from those involved using appropriate data collection techniques, about actions and events leading up to, occurring during or after, an incident
   • Assist with identifying and accessing sources of additional information and data related to an incident
4. Assist incident investigations
   • Assist investigators and provide relevant information during investigations
   • Use appropriate techniques when participating in workplace investigations
   • Review reports on incidents, injuries and illnesses
   • Contact responsible persons and relevant authorities when required
5. Assist in implementing recommended measures and actions arising from investigations
   • Communicate recommendations arising from investigations to relevant others
   • Assist with measures and actions appropriate to own job role and work area

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to, as appropriate to job role and work area, assist with:

identifying Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislative and organisational requirements and duty holders in relation to responding to WHS incidents

communicating relevant WHS requirements clearly and accurately to individuals and parties

providing first aid according to workplace procedures and processes

reporting, notifying and documenting incidents, and meeting legislative requirements

obtaining information about incidents using appropriate data collection techniques

investigating incidents and communicating and implementing recommendations from investigations.

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:

explain hierarchy of control and considerations for choosing between different risk controls including possible inadequacies of particular risk controls

identify internal and external sources of WHS information and data, and how to access

outline the organisation’s WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems relevant to own job role or work area that relate to WHS incidents and accidents including initial response and first aid, investigations and reporting

explain own role and role of duty holders in responding to incidents.

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