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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Work safely.
   • Follow organisational health and safety policies and procedures.
   • Incorporate safe work practices into own workplace activities.
   • Follow safety directions of supervisors, managers, workplace safety warning signs and other nominated risk control measures.
   • Use personal protective equipment and clothing.
   • Promptly report unsafe work practices including any bullying and harassment, and breaches of health, safety and security procedures.
   • Identify and remove hazards from immediate workplace area and report all workplace hazards as they arise.
2. Follow procedures for emergency situations.
   • Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations.
   • Follow organisational security and emergency procedures.
   • Seek assistance from colleagues or authorities during emergency situations.
   • Complete emergency incident reports accurately, following organisational procedures.
3. Participate in organisational work health and safety practices.
   • Participate in work health and safety management practices developed by the organisation to ensure a safe workplace.
   • Actively participate in the work health and safety consultation processes.
   • Participate in risk assessments and contribute to risk control decisions.
   • Report work health and safety issues and concerns as they arise.
4. Work safely.
   • Follow organisational health and safety policies and procedures.
   • Incorporate safe work practices into own workplace activities.
   • Follow safety directions of supervisors, managers, workplace safety warning signs and other nominated risk control measures.
   • Use personal protective equipment and clothing.
   • Promptly report unsafe work practices including any bullying and harassment, and breaches of health, safety and security procedures.
   • Identify and remove hazards from immediate workplace area and report all workplace hazards as they arise.
5. Follow procedures for emergency situations.
   • Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations.
   • Follow organisational security and emergency procedures.
   • Seek assistance from colleagues or authorities during emergency situations.
   • Complete emergency incident reports accurately, following organisational procedures.
6. Participate in organisational work health and safety practices.
   • Participate in work health and safety management practices developed by the organisation to ensure a safe workplace.
   • Actively participate in the work health and safety consultation processes.
   • Participate in risk assessments and contribute to risk control decisions.
   • Report work health and safety issues and concerns as they arise.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

integrate the use of predetermined health, safety and security policies, procedures and safe work practices into day-to-day work functions across four three hour work, training or assessment periods which must be combined with assessment of SFLDEC coded units

respond in line with organisational emergency procedures during one emergency evacuation

participate in work health and safety consultation activities on two occasions through one of these options:

discussing with or formally reporting to a work health and safety representative

acting as a worker representative on a work health and safety committee

participating in a staff meeting that involves work health and safety discussions

participate in two hazard identification and associated risk assessment activities.

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Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

basic aspects of the relevant state or territory Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation:

responsibilities of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) or employer

worker responsibilities to participate in work health and safety practices

worker responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace

ramifications of failure to observe OHS or WHS law and organisational policies and procedures

floristry industry and organisational:

workplace hazards and associated health, safety and security risks

health, safety and security policies and procedures for:

consultation

managing emergencies

hazard identification, reporting, and risk assessment

dangerous incident and injury reporting

working safely with floristry tools, equipment and hazardous substances

format and use of template:

reports for hazards, injuries and emergency and dangerous incidents

risk assessments

hierarchy of risk controls, at an overview level

safe work practices for own job role with particular emphasis on:

safe use of floristry tools and equipment

safe use and storage of hazardous substances relevant to floristry activities

safe manual handling techniques for bending, lifting and shifting heavy items

potential injury and illness impacts of unsafe floristry work practices including bullying and harassment.

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