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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare to provide information to the work group
   • Access, interpret and apply risk management documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Clearly and concisely explain risk management compliance documentation
   • Provide documents and reference information for risk management policies, procedures and programs in an accessible manner
   • Maintain risk management communication through regularly providing clear information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control
2. Apply and monitor participative arrangements
   • Explain the importance of effective consultative mechanisms in managing risk
   • Conduct and monitor consultative procedures for management of hazards
   • Promptly deal with issues raised through consultation
   • Record and promptly communicate the outcomes of consultation of risk management issues
3. Apply and monitor the procedures for providing training
   • Systematically identify risk management training needs
   • Make arrangements, in consultation with relevant individuals, to meet risk management training needs
   • Provide learning opportunities, and coaching and mentoring assistance to achieve training needs
4. Apply and monitor procedures for identifying hazards and assessing risks
   • Identify and report hazards and risks
   • Coordinate others to routinely carry out hazard identification and risk assessments
   • Select and implement actions from hazard reports promptly
5. Apply and monitor the procedures for controlling risks
   • Maintain standard for risk management and apply procedures for controlling risks using the hierarchy of controls
   • Consider potential risks and plan for their management
   • Identify and report inadequacies in existing risk control measures
   • Monitor outcomes of reported inadequacies to ensure a prompt response
6. Apply and monitor the procedures for maintaining records
   • Ensure accurate written completion and maintenance of risk management records
   • Use collated information and data records to forecast and identify hazards and monitor effectiveness of risk control procedures
7. Plan and prepare to provide information to the work group
   • Access, interpret and apply risk management documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Clearly and concisely explain risk management compliance documentation
   • Provide documents and reference information for risk management policies, procedures and programs in an accessible manner
   • Maintain risk management communication through regularly providing clear information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control
8. Apply and monitor participative arrangements
   • Explain the importance of effective consultative mechanisms in managing risk
   • Conduct and monitor consultative procedures for management of hazards
   • Promptly deal with issues raised through consultation
   • Record and promptly communicate the outcomes of consultation of risk management issues
9. Apply and monitor the procedures for providing training
   • Systematically identify risk management training needs
   • Make arrangements, in consultation with relevant individuals, to meet risk management training needs
   • Provide learning opportunities, and coaching and mentoring assistance to achieve training needs
10. Apply and monitor procedures for identifying hazards and assessing risks
    • Identify and report hazards and risks
    • Coordinate others to routinely carry out hazard identification and risk assessments
    • Select and implement actions from hazard reports promptly
11. Apply and monitor the procedures for controlling risks
    • Maintain standard for risk management and apply procedures for controlling risks using the hierarchy of controls
    • Consider potential risks and plan for their management
    • Identify and report inadequacies in existing risk control measures
    • Monitor outcomes of reported inadequacies to ensure a prompt response
12. Apply and monitor the procedures for maintaining records
    • Ensure accurate written completion and maintenance of risk management records
    • Use collated information and data records to forecast and identify hazards and monitor effectiveness of risk control procedures

Performance Evidence

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

obtain and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

demonstrates completion of the application of the site risk management system that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

working with others to plan, prepare and apply the site risk management system

identifying risk management training needs of others and prepare training plans

providing clear and timely instruction and supervision to those involved in applying the site risk management system

analysing and prioritising hazards and risks

considering and selecting most appropriate options for managing site risk using the hierarchy of controls

implementing selected options for managing risk

monitoring outcomes of risk management implementations

maintaining written records and reports for risk management systems activity and outcomes

using aggregate risk and hazard data to forecast and identify hazards and monitor effectiveness of risk control procedures

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of the following in applying the risk management process through:

key component of the sites risk management system

responsibilities for applying site risk management system

work instructions and processes

using communication skills, including questioning and active listening skills with supervisors and other employees

writing reports to communicate procedural activity, breach or inadequacies to procedure and review process

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