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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. |
OHS legislative requirements relate to: | Australian standardsconstruction industry OHS standards and guidelinesduty of carehealth and safety representatives, committees and supervisorslicences, tickets or certificates of competencyNational Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Worknational safety standardsOHS and welfare Acts and regulationssafety codes of practice. |
Duty of care requirements relate to: | legal responsibility under duty of care to do everything reasonably practicable to protect others from harmown responsibilities to comply with safe work practices, including activities that require licences, tickets or certificates of competencyrelevant state OHS requirements, including employers and self-employed persons, persons in control of the work site, construction supervisors, designers, manufacturers and suppliers, construction workers, subcontractors and inspectors. |
Safe work practices include: | access to site amenities, such as drinking water and toiletsgeneral requirements for safe use of plant and equipmentgeneral requirements for use of personal protective equipment and clothinghousekeeping to ensure a clean, tidy and safer work areano drugs and alcohol at workpreventing bullying and harassmentsmoking in designated areasstorage and removal of debris. |
Risk relates to: | likelihood of a hazard causing injury or harm. |
Principles of risk management include: | assessing the risks involvedconsulting and reporting ensuring the involvement of relevant workerscontrolling the hazardidentifying hazardsreviewing to identify change or improvement. |
Hazard relates to: | any thing (including an intrinsic property of a thing) or situation with the potential to cause injury or harm. |
Common construction hazards include: | confined spaceselectrical safetyexcavations, including trenchesfalling objectshazardous substances and dangerous goodsHIV and other infectious diseaseshot and cold working environmentsmanual handlingnoiseplant and equipmenttraffic and mobile plantunplanned collapseultraviolet (UV) radiationworking at heights. |
Measures for controlling risk to eliminate or minimise hazards in accordance with the hierarchy of control include: | eliminationsubstitutionisolationengineering controladministrative controlpersonal protective equipment. |
OHS communication processes include: | discussions with OHS representativesOHS meetingsOHS notices, newsletters, bulletins and correspondenceOHS participative arrangementsprocesses for raising OHS issuestoolbox talksworkplace consultation relating to OHS issues and changes. |
OHS information and documentation includes: | accident and incident reportsActs and regulationsAustralian standardscodes of practiceconstruction documentation and plansemergency information contactevacuation plansguidance notesjob safety analyseslabelsmaterial safety data sheets (MSDS)proformas for reporting hazards, incidents and injuriesreports of near misses and dangerous occurrencesrisk assessmentssafe work method statementssafety meeting minutessite safety inspection reports. |
Designated OHS personnel includes: | first aid officersOHS committee membersOHS representativessupervisors. |
Safety signs and symbols include: | emergency information signs (e.g. exits, equipment and first aid)fire signs (e.g. location of fire alarms and firefighting equipment)hazard signs (e.g. danger and warning)regulatory signs (e.g. prohibition, mandatory and limitation or restriction)safety tags and lockout (e.g. danger tags, out of service tags). |
Relevant authorities include: | emergency services (e.g. police, ambulance, fire brigade and emergency rescue)OHS regulatory authoritysupervisor. |
Incidents include: | accidents resulting in personal injury or damage to propertynear misses or dangerous occurrences which do not cause injury but may pose an immediate and significant risk to persons or property, and need to be reported so that action can be taken to prevent recurrence, for example:breathing apparatus malfunctioning to the extent that the user's health is in dangercollapse of the floor, wall or ceiling of a building being used as a workplacecollapse or failure of an excavation more than 1.5 metres deep (including any shoring)collapse or partial collapse of a building or structurecollapse, overturning or failure of the load bearing of any scaffolding, lift, crane, hoist or mine-winding equipmentdamage to or malfunction of any other major plantelectric shock.electrical short circuit, malfunction or explosionuncontrolled explosion, fire or escape of gas, hazardous substance or steamany other unintended or uncontrolled incident or event arising from operations carried on at a workplace. |
General procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies include: | basic emergency response (keep calm, raise alarm, obtain help)evacuationnotification of designated OHS personnel and authoritiesnotification of emergency services (e.g. when and how)referring to site emergency plans and documentation. |
Emergencies include: | chemical spillfireinjury to personnelstructural collapsetoxic and/or flammable vapours emissionvehicle/mobile plant accident. |
Personal protective equipment includes: | apronsarm guardseye protectiongloveshard hathearing protectionhigh visibility retro reflective vestsprotective, well fitting clothingrespiratory protectionsafety footwearUV protective clothing and sunscreen. |
Fire safety equipment includes: | breathing apparatusfire blanketsfirefighting equipment. |