| Specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. |
Unit context includes: | work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures and organisation insurance requirements work requires individuals to demonstrate conceptual and analytical ability, discretion, judgement and problem solving customers or suppliers may be internal or external |
Duty of care includes: | everything ‘reasonably practicable’ to be done to protect the health and safety of others at the workplace. This duty is placed on:all employerstheir employees any others who have an influence on the hazards in a workplace |
Hierarchy of control includes: | the range of feasible options for managing the risk to health and safety. The hierarchy is:elimination of the hazard its substitution with a less harmful version its redesign engineering controls isolation of the hazard from people at the workplace safe work practices redesigning work systems the use of personal protective equipment by people at the workplace |
Systematic approach includes: | hazard identification risk assessment risk control review |
WHS requirements include: | Commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, organisational safety policies and proceduresuse of personal protective equipment and clothing firefighting equipmentfirst aid equipment hazard and risk control and elimination control of hazardous materials and substances manual handling, including lifting and carrying |
Materials include: | fabricsfinisheswoodmetalplasticpaint foamoilsanimal skinadhesivesnails staples |
Hazards associated with materials include: | chemical properties: toxicityfumes combustibilityphysical properties: strength/weakness splinteringbreakageweight components: adhesivesnails staples |
Hazards associated with production include: | manual handling finishing and production processes use of tools and machinery dust inhalation power sources and leads flying debrisfume inhalation tripsfallslack of control during pouring machine safety and vibration (direct and indirect consequences) |
Range of customers include: | aged and the elderly people with disabilities children adults |
Potential hazards for users include: | allergies to materials injury from materials or componentsinjury due to design faults lack of stability breakage difficult to handle or install |
Treatments include: | use of production safety strategies, such as dust and fumes extraction systems materials testing power source protection personal protective equipment use of tested materials and accessories use of specialised safety features and components |
Personal protective equipment includes: | that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices |
Information and procedures include: | work procedures/instructions manufacturer specifications and instructions standard forms of workplace process and proceduresorganisation work specifications and requirements legislation, regulations and codes of practice quality and Australian Standards and procedures |