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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain a safe and healthy environment
   • Assess equipment, materials and environment for hazards and take protective action that gives first priority to health and safety.
   • Record and report work health and safety issues to designated personnel.
   • Use approved safety measures and techniques when lifting and carrying.
   • Maintain awareness of workplace health and safety issues and arrangements within the organisation and scope of responsibilities.
2. Maintain personal safety
   • Maintain personal conduct, manner and presentation.
   • Select and check personal protective clothing and safety equipment to ensure it is operational prior to commencing work.
   • Use and maintain safety and protective clothing and equipment according to manufacturer specifications and ensure it is appropriate for the duties performed.
   • Identify and anticipate factors that lead to hostility and threatening behaviour and assess incidents for risk and appropriate action.
   • Maintain current safe practice requirements and first aid knowledge and skills to the standard required by the organisation.
3. Contribute to maintaining safety of others
   • Recognise impact of own actions on safety of others.
   • Maintain contact with other work group members at all times.
   • Alert others to unsafe situations clearly, ensuring relayed information is understood.
   • Provide assistance to persons in danger ensuring own safety is maintained.
4. Maintain a safe and healthy environment
   • Assess equipment, materials and environment for hazards and take protective action that gives first priority to health and safety.
   • Record and report work health and safety issues to designated personnel.
   • Use approved safety measures and techniques when lifting and carrying.
   • Maintain awareness of workplace health and safety issues and arrangements within the organisation and scope of responsibilities.
5. Maintain personal safety
   • Maintain personal conduct, manner and presentation.
   • Select and check personal protective clothing and safety equipment to ensure it is operational prior to commencing work.
   • Use and maintain safety and protective clothing and equipment according to manufacturer specifications and ensure it is appropriate for the duties performed.
   • Identify and anticipate factors that lead to hostility and threatening behaviour and assess incidents for risk and appropriate action.
   • Maintain current safe practice requirements and first aid knowledge and skills to the standard required by the organisation.
6. Contribute to maintaining safety of others
   • Recognise impact of own actions on safety of others.
   • Maintain contact with other work group members at all times.
   • Alert others to unsafe situations clearly, ensuring relayed information is understood.
   • Provide assistance to persons in danger ensuring own safety is maintained.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

accessing and reading workplace safety policies and procedures electronically or in hard copy, including regulatory requirements

operating and checking basic equipment and activities for safety

using equipment for the purpose and in the manner intended and authorised

identifying faults and problems in equipment and procedures

identifying workplace safety issues

documenting hazards in clear language according to organisational guidelines

using approved safe manual-handling techniques

responding to safety issues by using personal protective clothing and equipment where necessary

using first aid equipment where necessary

communicating verbally with others to alert them to health and safety issues

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

legal rights of employees and employers in the workplace

work health and safety procedures

workplace hazards and associated risks

meaning of workplace work health and safety symbols and signs

designated workplace personnel responsible for work health and safety

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