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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Access and apply site safety procedures
   • Access, interpret and apply work health and safety procedures and ensure the work activity is compliant
   • Carry out isolation of energy sources and immobilisation of potential energy sources
   • Locate destinations by interpreting and applying site plans, transport rules and signage
   • Identify, act on, and report breaches in site safety
2. Apply personal safety measures
   • Select and wear personal protective equipment
   • Establish and maintain a clean and tidy safe working area
   • Obtain permits and clearances before specialised work is carried out
   • Apply safe manual handling procedures
   • Identify and apply site procedures for conducting high-risk activities
3. Apply operational safety measures
   • Recognise and respond to alarms
   • Identify and clarify responsibility in responding to emergency situations
   • Apply basic fire fighting techniques
   • Identify emergency escape route(s) and procedures
4. Maintain personal wellbeing
   • Identify risks to personal wellbeing and recognise preventative strategies
   • Identify, act on, and report situations which may endanger others
   • Access and explain verbally or in writing the requirements for fitness for duty
   • Comply with all work health and safety policies including smoking, alcohol and drug use
5. Identify and report incidents
   • Recognise and communicate incident and injury statistics
   • Report and prepare written records of incidents and injuries
   • Contribute to and participate in incident investigations

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:

locates and applies relevant documentation, policies and procedures

demonstrates completion of working safely and following WHS policies and procedures that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

sourcing, interpreting, clarifying and applying site safety information

listening carefully to health and safety instructions and information

responding to and clarifying information and directions

carrying out work instructions that complies with WHS policies and procedures

selecting, wearing and caring for personal protective equipment for all activities that require personal protective equipment

applying safe lifting and manual handling techniques

identify and report on WHS issues to appropriate personnel

recognising and following procedure to respond to alarms

completing workplace reporting procedures

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must possess knowledge of work safely and follow WHS policies and procedures through:

determining equipment safety requirements

identifying personal protective equipment

follows hazardous substances procedures and handling techniques

location of safety data sheets (SDS) information and their application

adhering to isolation procedures

identifying lifting techniques, including for both manual and automated lifting

locating and complying with WHS procedures

application of site safety requirements and procedures

participating in procedures for workplace management of others (e.g. consultation, safety representatives, committees, dispute resolution)

determining potential of biological effects (e.g. circadian rhythms, sleep, alertness, fatigue, stress, effects of heat stress and hypothermia)

details of site drug and alcohol policy

locating and using emergency equipment

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