Required skills

Ability to

Follow clear logical verbal or clear logical Plain English written instructions

Interpret selected pictorialgraphical and written signsinstructions

Clarify meaning with peers and supervisors and

Give accurate verbal or written descriptions of incidents or hazards

Preparedness to be involved in OHS activities including inspections and meetings

Required knowledge

Safety signs and their meanings including signs for

Personal Protective Equipment PPE

emergency equipment

dangerous goods class signs

specific hazards such as sharps radiation

Legal rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties

The difference between hazard and risk

Nature of common workplace hazards such as chemicals noise manual handling work postures underfoot hazards and moving parts of machinery

Standard emergency signals alarms and required responses

A basic understanding of the hierarchy of control

Safety measures related to common workplace hazards

Sources of OHS information in the workplace with some limited knowledge of external sources of OHS information

The roles and responsibilities of employees supervisors and managers in the workplace

Roles and responsibilities of OHS representatives OHS committees and employers

Workplace specific information including

hazards of the particular work environment

potential emergencies relevant to the workplace

designated persons for raising OHS issues

organisational and work procedures particularly those related to performance of own work specific hazards and risk control reporting of hazards incidents and injuries consultation use of PPE and emergency response and

potential emergency situations alarms and signals and required response

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment

To demonstrate competency in this unit a candidate must be able to provide evidence of the application of their knowledge of OHS

in an actual or simulated workplace context involving relevant work processes

to their own health and safety within their work area

to that of others who may be affected by their actions

A candidate must also be able to provide evidence of participating in workplace OHS processes

Evidence gathered by an assessor to determine competence will include practical demonstration of competence including

workplace demonstration simulation exercise scenario or role play

indirect evidence from workplace supervisor reports and workplace documentation

Products that could be used as evidence include

Verbal and written responses to verbal pictorial or physical scenarios

Demonstrated action to scenarios simulations role plays

Completed hazard or incident reports completed workplace inspection checklists

Reports from work group members supervisor

Processes that could be used as evidence include

How contributions were made to consultative processes

How hazard inspections were carried out

Access and equity considerations

All workers should develop their ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

In recognition of particular health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities workers should be aware of cultural historical and current issues impacting on health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Assessors and trainers must take into account relevant access and equity issues in particular relating to factors impacting on health of Aboriginal andor Torres Strait Islander clients and communities

A hazard is:

Specific hazards may include, but are not limited to:

Other workplace hazards may include, but are not limited to:

Risk:

Residual risk is:

Personal protective equipment (PPE) includes:

Incidents include:

Designated personnel may include:

OHS housekeeping includes:

Emergency situations may include: