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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for work health and safety inspection
  2. Negotiate with stakeholders
  3. Conduct work health and safety inspections
  4. Finalise work health and safety inspections
  5. Monitor implementation of inspection findings and recommendations
  6. Prepare for work health and safety inspection
  7. Negotiate with stakeholders
  8. Conduct work health and safety inspections
  9. Finalise work health and safety inspections
  10. Monitor implementation of inspection findings and recommendations

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.

interpreting WHS legislation, codes of practice and standards, and management systems

selecting and using appropriate inspection tools and methods

identifying hazards and assessing risks

analysing workplace environment

evaluating WHS environment

solving problems

using a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication techniques including

reading to a level required to interpret and analyse job instructions, workplace forms and inspection reports

writing at the level required to complete workplace forms and reports

applying principles and practices of WHS inspections

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


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.

relevant work health and safety legislation

work health and safety codes of practice and standards

work health and safety management systems

hierarchy of risk control

incident investigation and process improvement

inspection techniques

interpersonal communication

techniques for giving and receiving feedback

negotiation techniques

research techniques

analysis techniques

team dynamics

techniques for supporting others

composition of teams and roles and responsibilities of team members