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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify workplace radiation hazards
  2. Monitor radiation abatement plans or controls
  3. Maintain workplace radiation records/ documentation

Required Skills

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

Required Skills

access read interpret and apply information on radiation

identify radiation sources

undertake risk assessment and control

Required Knowledge

meaning of WHS symbols signs and labels in the workplace

WHS requirements relevant to radiation in the workplace

WHS requirements for the workplace including ways in which WHS is managed and designated personnel responsible for WHS

organisational policy and standards relevant to radiation

relevant Australian and international standards

Evidence Required

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

Assessment must confirm the ability to

observe and respond to changing circumstances and unusual situations in the workplace

make a subjective and qualitative assessment during a walkthroughsurvey

identify changes in workplace configurations

apply knowledge of relevant work health and safety legislative framework

identify inspection tools and methods appropriate to the workplace

apply the principles and practices of work health and safety inspections

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

Consistency in performance

Evidence for competency in this unit must be gathered over time and across a range of workplace or simulated situations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or under conditions that accurately simulate a realistic workplace in accordance with all relevant legislation and organisation requirements

Evidence should be gathered while observing the individual conducting actual or simulated workplace identification and monitoring of workplace radiation hazards A record of all relevant research interviews and findings should also be submitted as evidence for assessment

Specific resources for assessment

Access to relevant research material manufacturers equipment specifications and existing related standards policy and instructions


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.

Organisational records may include:

inventories

electronic records

journals

registers

Work health and safety requirements may include:

award provisions

state/territory/commonwealth and local government legislation and bylaws

Stakeholders may include:

external agencies

government/agency regulators/inspectors

immediate supervisors

internal agencies

WHS representatives

other interested parties, including members of the public

relevant personnel in the chain of command

unit managers

Workplace walk throughs and observations may include:

ad hoc

formal

informal

scheduled

unscheduled