Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and conduct work safely
- Locate and access workplace health and safety information relevant to own work role
- Plan work according to workplace health and safety legislation, industry standards, codes of practice/compliance codes, and workplace policies and work procedures
- Identify hazards, including signs of common aquatic animal diseases, and report to supervisor
- Address identified hazards and select risk controls prior to starting work
- Report incidents and injuries according to workplace procedures
- Undertake workplace health and safety housekeeping in work areas
- Monitor own levels of stress and fatigue to ensure ability to work safely and sustainably
- Support others to work safely
- Provide information on safe work practices and procedures to members of the workgroup
- Check workplace health and safety practices of less experienced members of the team
- Provide guidance to less experienced members of the team to support them in working safely
- Provide support to members of the team to accurately record incidents and complete relevant workplace documentation
- Contribute to work health and safety participative processes
- Raise workplace health and safety issues in line with organisation procedures within prompt timeframes
- Contribute to workplace meetings, workplace inspections or other consultative activities in a constructive manner to improve safety
- Encourage workgroup members to work safely
- Apply knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and workplace health and safety committees
- Contribute to hazard identification, work health and safety risk assessment and risk control activities
- Participate in the control of emergency situations