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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Provide WHS/OHS information to the work group
   • Relevant WHS/OHS legislation and codes of practice are explained to work group
2. Relevant WHS/OHS workplace policies, procedures and programs are available in a readily accessible manner and explained to work group
3. Identified hazards, risk assessments and risk control measures are identified, supplied and explained to the work group
4. Implement and monitor participative arrangements for management of WHS/OHS
   • Workplace procedures for consultation of WHS/OHS issues are implemented, monitored and communicated to work group
5. Issues raised through consultation are dealt with and resolved promptly or referred to relevant person/s for resolution in accordance with workplace procedures
6. Outcomes of WHS/OHS consultation issues are communicated to the work group
7. Implement and monitor procedures for identifying hazards, assessing risk and controlling risks
   • Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
8. Risks control measures are implemented and adherence by work group is monitored in accordance with workplace procedures
9. Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified in accordance with hierarchy of risk control and reported to relevant person/s
10. Inadequacies in resource allocation for implementation of risk control measures are identified and reported to relevant person/s
11. Implement procedures for dealing with hazardous events
    • Workplace procedures for responding to hazardous events are implemented to ensure prompt control action is taken
12. Hazardous events are investigated to identify their cause in accordance with workplace procedures
13. Control measures to minimise risks of hazardous events based on the hierarchy of risk control are implemented or referred to relevant person/s
14. Implement and monitor procedures for WHS/OHS training
    • WHS/OHS training needs analysis of work group is performed to identify competency gaps
15. Identified WHS/OHS training gaps are fulfilled by training programs in consultation with relevant person/s
16. Implement and monitor procedures for maintaining WHS/OHS records
    • WHS/OHS records for work area are completed in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant legislative requirements
17. Aggregate information from work area WHS/OHS records are used to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures in accordance with workplace procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.
Implementing and monitoring energy sector WHS/OHS policies and procedures must include the following attributes:	organisation’s WHS/OHS obligations participative arrangements implementation and monitoring safety information to staff safety procedures safety records maintenance training

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements in the energy sector, including: communicating WHS/OHS issues with relevant person/s, and providing and explaining WHS/OHS information to a work group implementing and monitoring participative arrangements for management of WHS/OHS implementing and monitoring procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks implementing and monitoring workplace procedures for WHS/OHS and maintaining records, including existing hazard register implementing risk control measures using hierarchy of risk control investigating hazardous events to identify causes dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment implementing procedures for dealing with hazardous events performing training needs analysis and identifying training gaps resolving WHS/OHS issues raised.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

provisions of relevant WHS/OHS legislation principles and practice of effective WHS/OHS management workplace hazards, range and selection of control measures organisational WHS/OHS management systems and policies and procedures needed for legislative compliance impact of characteristics and composition of the workforce on WHS/OHS management relevance of WHS/OHS management to other organisational management policies, procedures and systems analysis of entire work environment and judge WHS/OHS interventions analysis of relevant workplace data ability to assess resources needed for risk control communication techniques relevant WHS/OHS legislation, including: resources needed for risk control hierarchy of risk control measures relevant safe work method statements (SWMS)/job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes workplace hazards, range and selection of risk control measures relevant workplace documentation relevant workplace policies and procedures training needs analysis.

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