| 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: | WHS requirements, including legislation, building codes, material safety management systems, hazardous and dangerous goods codes, and local safe operating procedures or equivalent work is carried out in accordance with legislative obligations, environmental legislation, relevant health regulations, manual handling procedures, Liveable and Accessible Housing Design guidelines, and organisation insurance requirements work requires individual to demonstrate discretion, judgement and problem solving, plus self-management and learning skills |
Duty of care: | requires everything ‘reasonably practicable’ to be done to protect the health and safety of others at the workplace. This duty is placed on:all employerstheir employeesany others who have an influence on the hazards in a workplace |
Responsibilities of individuals and organisations include: | complying, as far possible, with all activities carried out in accordance with the standard and reporting anything that might affect compliance with the standard |
Hierarchy of control include: | the range of feasible options for managing the risk to health and safety. The hierarchy has the following controls: elimination of the hazardits substitution with a less harmful versionits redesignengineering controlsisolation of the hazard from people at the workplacesafe work practicesredesigning work systemsthe use of personal protective equipment by people at the workplace |
Systematic approach includes: | hazard identificationrisk assessment risk controlreview |
WHS requirements include: | Commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulationsorganisational safety policies and proceduresuse of personal protective equipment and clothing firefighting equipment first aid equipment hazard and risk control and elimination control of hazardous materials and substances manual handling including lifting and carrying |
Materials include: | adhesivesnails, and staplespainttreatments and finishesfixturesfabricsanimal skinwoodmetalplasticfoam oils |
Hazards associated with materials include: | chemical properties: toxicity fumescombustibilityphysical properties: strength weaknesssplinteringbreakageweightcomponents: adhesivesnails and staplesmanual handling requirements |
Effects include: | furniturefixturesfinishesaccessoriessoft furnishingslighting special effects |
Hazards associated with effects include: | location and positioning considerations, such as: accessibility and obstruction fixing and securing placement of power sources and leadsergonomics |
Range of customers include: | aged and the elderly people with disabilities children adults |
Potential hazards to customers include: | allergies to materials injury from materials or components injury due to design faults lack of stability breakagesdifficult to handle or install effects electric shock |
Personal protective equipment includes: | that prescribed under legislation, regulations and enterprise policies and practices |
Information and procedures include: | work instructions, including plans, drawings and designs workplace procedures relating to reporting and communication manufacturer specifications and operational procedures |