Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
analytical skills to:
assess resources required to apply risk controls
assist with environmental monitoring
identify hazards and assess risks appropriate to own work area and job role
monitor incidents and hazards
evaluate effectiveness of risk controls
coaching and mentoring skills to provide support to colleagues
communication skills to communicate with people from a range of backgrounds and with a range of abilities
literacy skills to understand workplace procedures and work instructions for identifying and reporting hazards, and for interpreting WHS signs and symbols.
Required knowledge
characteristics and composition of the work team
hazards and associated risks in the workplace
organisational policies and procedures relating to WHS, including hazard management, fire, emergencies, evacuation, incident investigation and reporting
relevant Acts, regulations and codes of practice from all levels of government that impact on business operations, especially with regard to WHS and environmental issues, equal opportunity, industrial relations and antidiscrimination
WHS aspects of other organisational systems and procedures.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
WHS legislation may include: | WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice components of Acts and regulations, such as: dangerous goods environmental protection equal opportunity and antidiscrimination industrial relations privacy workers’ compensation. |
WHS policies, procedures, programs and legislative requirements may include: | consultative arrangements for workers in the work area emergency plan and procedures first aid provision, and medical practitioner contact and attention hazard reporting procedures incident investigation plant and equipment maintenance and use procedures for hazard identification procedures for risk assessment, and the selection and implementation of risk control measures purchasing policy and procedures safe operating procedures and instructions site access and egress transport and storage of dangerous goods use and care of personal protective equipment use and storage of hazardous substances WHS arrangements for on-site contractors, visitors and members of the public WHS audits and safety inspections. |
Individuals and parties may include: | contractors and subcontractors customers persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) or their officers workers other persons at a workplace WHS entry permit holders WHS inspectors WHS regulators. |
Methods for identifying hazards and risk assessment include: | as specified in WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice checking equipment before and during work consulting work team members housekeeping reviewing records, for example: equipment maintenance hazardous chemicals, including labels and safety data sheet (SDS) register, and dangerous goods storage list injury training plan workplace inspections in area of responsibility. |
Organisational consultative procedures may include: | attendance of health and safety representatives at management meetings counselling and disciplinary processes early response to worker suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward to management formal and informal meetings health and safety committees other committees, for example planning and purchasing. |
WHS training needs may include: | coaching, mentoring and/or supervision formal and informal learning programs internal and external training programs personal study. |
Coaching and mentoring assistance may include: | explaining and clarifying presenting and promoting a safe workplace problem solving providing encouragement providing feedback to another team member respecting the contribution of all participants and giving credit for achievements. |
Hazards in the work area may include: | anything that has the potential to cause harm as specified in WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice blocked exits ergonomically unsuitable workstations and task design, for example: repetitive work poor lighting or glary surfaces nonadjustable work surfaces and seating internal or external threat of occupational violence or bullying lack of adequate storage reliance on low order control measure (such as personal protective equipment) to reduce worker risk exposure, instead of controlling the hazard itself slippery and uneven floors unguarded and poorly maintained machinery and equipment unlabelled chemicals and substances untidy or noisy work areas. |
Procedures to control risks may include actions, such as: | as specified in WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice application of the hierarchy of control, namely: eliminate the risk reduce or minimise the risk through: engineering controls administrative controls personal protective equipment regular consultation with workers. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist