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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

interpret occupational health and safety legislation codes of practice and standards and management systems

identify hazards assess risks and control risks

analyse workplace data

evaluate occupational health and safety system

work effectively with teamsgroups

encourage other team members

use a variety of verbal and nonverbal communication techniques including body language style active listening

read to a level required to interpret and analyse job instructions workplace documentation and inspection reports

read and interpret occupational health and safety legislation codes of practice and standards

Required Knowledge

relevant occupational health and safety legislation

occupational health and safety codes of practice and standards

occupational health and safety management systems

hierarchy of risk control

incident investigation and process improvement

written communication to a level required to complete workplace documentation and OHampS audit reports

interpersonal communication

communication techniques including language style active listening

techniques for giving and receiving feedback

negotiation techniques

research techniques

analysis techniques

techniques for supporting others

composition of teams and roles and responsibilities of team members

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to plan and prepare for the audit to examine the materials being audited and to draw conclusions and recommendations from the material

Assessment must also confirm the ability to

demonstrate knowledge of relevant occupational health and safety legislative frameworks

demonstrate the application of the principles and practices of auditing

identify intervention points for expert audit advice to assist in work and to guide problem solving

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time and should be observed in a range of actual or simulated work contexts

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed by observing an individual within the workplace or simulated environment in a role where occupational health and safety auditing is required

Evidence should be gathered while observing the individual conducting an actual or simulated safety audit Documented evidence of all relevant research and a transcript of the audit and follow up should also be submitted as evidence for assessment

Specific resources for assessment

Access to facilities and resources used to conduct an occupational health and safety audit of a siteunit or component of the organisation

Range Statement


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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Standard procedures include	Written and verbal orders Standing orders Standing operating procedures Routine orders Defence instructions Procedure manuals Doctrine pamphlets Job guides
Audit tools may include	Assessment and inspection schedule(s) Examination/tests schedules Audit plans National/state/territory or other relevant assessment instruments Outcomes from internal and/or external monitoring Workplace procedural documentation/guidelines Electronic databases Training/learning programs Checklists
Occupational health and safety legislation, codes of practice and standards may include	Defence Occupational Health and Safety guidelines Legislation from all levels of government, including: occupational health and safety environmental issues equal opportunity industrial relations anti-discrimination Relevant industry codes of practice Certification criteria for auditors
Auditing methods and techniques may include	Assessment Examination/tests Structured inspections of workplaces National/state/territory or other relevant assessment instruments Outcomes from internal and/or external monitoring
Personnel involved may include	Auditors (manager, team leader, team members) Key members/representatives of the organisation being audited COMCARE personnel Organisation's occupational health and safety advisers Members of occupational health and safety committee(s)
Audit and occupational health and safety records may include	Audit and inspection reports Workplace environmental monitoring records Consultation, including: Meetings of health and safety committees Work group meeting agendas including occupational health and safety items and actions Induction, instruction and training Manufacturer's and supplier's information, including: Dangerous goods storage lists Hazardous substances registers Plant and equipment maintenance and testing reports Employee's compensation and rehabilitation records First aid/medical post records
Occupational health and safety practices, control strategies and management systems may include	Relevant organisation's policy and procedural statements Relevant occupational health and safety legislation Operational manuals and/or standard operating procedures Technical reports Codes of practice Relevant standards Benchmark material/guidelines Evaluation/review mechanisms