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 (also known as workplace health and safety) and related safety legislation may include: | dangerous goods Actsgeneral duty of care under OHS legislation and common law provisions relating to OHS issue resolutionprovisions relating to roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and/or OHS committeesregulations and codes of practice, including those relating to hazards present in the workplace or industryrequirements for:maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and diseaseprovision of OHS information and trainingstate, territory and commonwealth OHS Acts and regulations. |
Workplace procedures may include specific OHS procedures and company policies or procedures relating to: | accident and incident investigationassessing and controlling risksconsultation and participation arrangements for employees and third partiesemergency planning and responsehousekeeping and work environmentidentifying hazardsOHS procedures, including:developing and communicating company OHS policyproviding OHS information, instruction, supervision and trainingOHS record keepingreporting OHS issuesresolving issuestraining and assessmentsafe operating procedures or instructions that cover but are not limited to:awareness of electrical hazardschemical storage, handling and disposalconfined space proceduresdustfirst aid and injury managementmanual handlingnoiserequirements for maintaining safety when working alonesecuritytoxic, infectious and sharps wastesafe use of tools and equipmentvehicles and mobile equipmentworking safely around electrical hazards, including wiring, cables and overhead powerlinesspecific hazardsstorage of dangerous goodsuse of MSDSuse of personal protective equipment (PPE)workplace safety inspections and audits. |
Work group members may include: | contractors authorised by the company to perform specified work or functionsemployees under direct supervisionentry-level traineesfull-time, part-time and casual employeestrainee supervisors and trainee team leaders. |
Company requirements may include: | contracting of servicescounselling and disciplinary processesmaintaining plant and equipmentpurchasing supplies and equipmentwork procedures and work instructions, including those relating to disposing of, re-using or recycling resources. |
Information may be: | about hazards and risk management proceduresabout the nature of work, tasks and proceduresas part of providing direct supervision, such as to inexperienced workerscontained in industry association journals or workers’ compensation literaturefor consultation with health and safety representatives and OHS committeesfor induction of new workers, or refresher training for existing employeesto assist in work tasksto communicate legislation and codes of practice, such as relating to hazards in the work area. |
Readily accessible refers to information that: | caters for individual language and literacy levelsconforms to the principles of plain Englishis openly available. |
Identifying hazards and assessing risks may include activities, such as: | accessing manufacturer guidance information and manualsapplying job safety analysis proceduresassessing job and work systemassessing severity of identified hazards and ranking according to severitybriefing workplace safety inspectors or contracted OHS adviserschecking work area and equipment before and during workconducting pre- and post-operational equipment checksconducting workplace inspectionsconsulting with employees, OHS representatives and OHS committeehousekeepingperforming routine job hazard analysispurchasing supplies and equipment, such as:review of MSDSmanufacturer or supplier informationreferencing government or industry hazard or safety alerts, including via industry association contacts and networksregularly maintaining plant and equipmentreviewing OHS records, including:registers of hazardous substancesdangerous goodsundertaking safety audits. |
Risk assessment and risk control procedures should reflect the order of the process: | hazard identificationrisk assessmenthazard controlevaluation. |
Participative arrangements may include: | employee performance feedbackformal and informal meetings of:health and safety representativesOHS committeesother special purpose committees, such as consultative, planning and purchasingcompany information, staff bulletins and noticessuggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management. |
Contributions may include: | behaviour that contributes to a safe workplacelistening to ideas and opinions of others in work groupsharing opinions, views, skills and knowledgevisible OHS culture that includes:actively encouraging OHS contributions, suggestions and inputeffecting and responding to OHS input and suggestionsassigning responsibility for raised OHS concerns. |
Appropriate personnel may include: | health and safety representativesmanagersOHS personnelother persons, including emergency service personnel, authorised or nominated by the company or industry to:approve specified workdirect specified work or functionsinspect specified workperform specified work or functions. |
Hazards may include: | biological hazardschemical hazards, including unlabelled chemicals and substancesenvironmental hazards, such as:noiseradiationuntidy work areasvibrationergonomic or mechanical hazards, such as:those associated with electrical and mechanical faults of plant and equipment, including mobile plantsphysical hazards, such as:electricalobstructions or blocked exitsslippery or uneven floorspsychological hazards. |
Risk analysis includes: | analysis of likelihood, chance, frequency or probability of something happening that will affect work objectivesassessment of real or possible outcome should something happen, measured in terms of nature and extent of harm or injury to individuals and/or environmentprocess involving:hazard identificationrisk assessmentrisk treatment and/or controlrisk monitoring and evaluation. |
Risk analysis protocols may be selected based on the following criteria: | Australian standards, company standards and client standardscombination of quantitative and qualitative assessment tools, as appropriate to risks being assessedcompany policy, procedures, goals, objectives and the interests of stakeholdersoperational, technical, financial, legal, social, humanitarian or other criteriascope of risk management project being undertaken. |
Hierarchy of control includes: | hazard elimination treatment and/or controlshazard substitution treatment and/or controlshazard engineering treatment and/or controlsadministrative treatment and/or controls, including OHS and environmental trainingPPE. |
Controlling risks may include: | applying hierarchy of control, namely:elimination of risksubstitution controlsengineering controlsadministrative controls, including trainingPPEconsulting with manufacturers, suppliers, employers and their representativesconsulting with workers and their representativesdeveloping reliable systematic approach to risk controlensuring adequate training of staffmeasuring risk likelihood and consequenceimplementing measures to remove cause of risk at its sourcemonitoring and regularly reviewing work systems and proceduresrewarding good health and safety practice. |
Hazardous event control procedures may include: | following instructions from authorised or appropriate personnel during hazardous eventschemical containment and clean-upemergency management planevacuationsprovision of first aidaccident and incident reportinginjury and dangerous occurrence reporting. |
Hazardous events may include: | accidents, including motor vehicle accidentsbomb threatschemical spillselectrocutionfires and explosionsinhalation of dangerous substancesmanual handlingnatural disastersslips, trips and fallsviolent incidents, such as:armed robberiesworkplace bullying. |
OHS training needs may include: | controlling hazardsemergency and evacuation traininghazard prevention or mitigation proceduresinduction training and refresher trainingnature of hazards and hazard recognitionspecific hazard trainingspecific task or equipment trainingtraining as part of broader programs, such as equipment operation. |
Training may include: | coaching and/or mentoringoff-the-job trainingon-the-job trainingpresenting and promoting the benefits of a safe workplaceproviding encouragementproviding feedback and clarifying points where necessarytraining provided by a registered training organisation. |
OHS records should include documented: | first aid and medical post recordshazardous substances registershealth surveillance and workplace environmental monitoring recordsmaintenance and testing reportsmanufacturer and supplier information, including MSDS and dangerous goods storage listsOHS audits and inspection reportsrecords of instruction and trainingsafety bulletins or noticesworkers’ compensation and rehabilitation records. |