BSBWHS601A - Apply legislative frameworks for WHS Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
BSBWHS601A Mapping and Delivery Guide Apply legislative frameworks for WHS
Version 1.0 Issue Date: March 2024
Qualification
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Unit of Competency
BSBWHS601A - Apply legislative frameworks for WHS
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assist with providing advice about the legislative duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties prescribed in work health and safety (WHS) laws and other laws relevant to WHS.
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application
This unit applies to individuals who assist with providing advice about the legislative duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties prescribed in WHS laws and other laws relevant to WHS.NOTE: The terms Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Work Health and Safety (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the National Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented RTOs are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by referring to the existing State/Territory OHS legislative requirements.
Duration and Setting
X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Not applicable.
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners
Student Learning Resources
Handouts Activities
Slides PPT
Assessment 1
Assessment 2
Assessment 3
Assessment 4
Elements of Competency
Performance Criteria
Element: Assist with providing appropriate advice about legal frameworks relevant to WHS
Ensure assistance provided is appropriate to own job responsibilities and functions
Understand own limits of skills, knowledge and competence when providing assistance
Identify situations where it is necessary to seek advice from or refer matters to legal advisors and others and seek or refer accordingly
Element: Assist with determining legal frameworks relevant to WHS
Monitor currentWHS legislation and other legislation, related documentation and other sources relevant to the organisation and its operations
Identify changes, amendments and emerging issues in legislation relevant to the organisation
Assist with determining current and future legal requirements relevant to WHS in the workplace
Assist with identifying, confirming, reviewing and updating the duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties as specified in legislation
Communicate changes, amendments and emerging issues in legislation to individuals and parties
Seek advice from legal advisors and other sources where necessary
Element: Assist with providing advice on compliance with legal frameworks relevant to WHS
Assist with providing advice to individuals and parties about their compliance with legal duties, rights and obligations under WHS legislation and other legislation relevant to WHS
Assist with providing advice to individuals and parties about the functions and powers of WHS and other relevant regulators, and how they are exercised
Element: Assist with evaluating and implementing measures to comply with legal frameworks relevant to WHS
Assist with assessing how the workplace complies with WHS and other relevant legislation
Assist with identifying the training needs of individuals and parties about duties, rights and obligations
Assist with developing, delivering and evaluating training to meet identified training needs and any legal requirements for training
Assist with developing, implementing and evaluating changes to workplace procedures, activities, processes, policies and systems that will achieve compliance
Evidence Required
List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
assisting with determining current and future legal frameworks relevant to WHS in the workplace
assisting with providing advice about legal and regulatory frameworks for WHS legislation
providing advice on WHS-related legal compliance issues, including training needs analyses, talks, briefings, training sessions, and paper-based or electronic materials
seeking timely and relevant advice from legal advisors and others
using this advice to ensure legislative compliance.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure access to:
relevant Acts, regulations, codes of practice, standards and guidance material
other appropriate workplace documentation
reports from other parties consulted in ensuring compliance with WHS-related legislation.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
demonstration of activities used to assist with compliance with WHS legislation and related legislation
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of how advice was provided in the workplace, interpreting and applying legislation, and reporting requirements of legislation
review of WHS action plans, documented WHS training needs and associated documents, and recording processes undertaken to ensure WHS-related compliance
simulated project-based activities, scenarios, case studies, role plays or actual activities associated with applying legislative frameworks for WHS.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
BSBWHS604A Evaluate the WHS performance organisations.
Submission Requirements
List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here
Assessment task 1: [title] Due date:
(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)
Assessment Tasks
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:
read and understand WHS-related legislation and information
identify, analyse and address training needs
communication skills to:
communicate with and advise people from a range of backgrounds and with a range of abilities
work with legal advisors and others
literacy skills to prepare reports for a range of target groups, including health and safety committees, health and safety representatives, managers, supervisors, and persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) or their officers.
Required knowledge
duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties as specified in relevant WHS legislation and where this information is located in WHS legislation
effective consultation and participation processes
existing work health and safety information system (WHSIS) or other workplace information systems
functions and powers of WHS regulator, and how they are exercised
limits of own skills, knowledge and competence when providing assistance
objectives and principles underpinning WHS legislation and related legislation
relationship between the WHS Act, regulations, codes of practice, standards and guidance material, and other legislation relevant to WHS
relevant sections of commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice, standards, guidance material and other instruments
sources of information about WHS legislation and related legislation
systematic approaches to managing and complying with WHS legislation
workplace policies, procedures, activities, processes and systems that will achieve compliance with WHS legislation and related legislation.
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.
Legal advisors and others may include:
lawyers
WHS inspectors
WHS regulators
other regulators
WHS specialists.
WHS legislation and other legislation, related documentation and other sources may include:
common law relevant to WHS
consumer protection
current applicable commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
current applicable commonwealth and state or territory:
workers’ compensation legislation
equal opportunity legislation
food safety legislation
health legislation
privacy legislation
trade practices legislation
other documents, such as policies, standards, guidance material and publications, alerts and prosecutions information issued by regulators
regulator websites.
Individuals and parties may include:
contractors and subcontractors
customers
duty holders as specified in WHS Acts:
PCBUs or their officers
workers
other persons at a workplace
suppliers
health and safety committees
health and safety representatives
unions
WHS entry permit holders
WHS inspectors
WHS regulators
Workers.
Workplace procedures, activities, processes, policies and systems may include:
human resources and other management systems
risk-management systems and processes
WHS management systems and processes
WHS-related planning and design activities and processes, such as:
information technology systems
jobs and tasks
maintenance processes and procedures
physical and psychosocial work environments
plant, equipment and tools, including their specification and acquisition
shift work and general work rosters
specification and acquisition of services
work and workplace systems
work processes, policies, structures and procedures
workplace communications systems and processes
workstations and work areas
work processes and activities
workers’ compensation, claims management and return-to-work systems and processes
WHSIS and processes.
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
Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice
Yes
No
Comments/feedback
Ensure assistance provided is appropriate to own job responsibilities and functions
Understand own limits of skills, knowledge and competence when providing assistance
Identify situations where it is necessary to seek advice from or refer matters to legal advisors and others and seek or refer accordingly
Monitor currentWHS legislation and other legislation, related documentation and other sources relevant to the organisation and its operations
Identify changes, amendments and emerging issues in legislation relevant to the organisation
Assist with determining current and future legal requirements relevant to WHS in the workplace
Assist with identifying, confirming, reviewing and updating the duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties as specified in legislation
Communicate changes, amendments and emerging issues in legislation to individuals and parties
Seek advice from legal advisors and other sources where necessary
Assist with providing advice to individuals and parties about their compliance with legal duties, rights and obligations under WHS legislation and other legislation relevant to WHS
Assist with providing advice to individuals and parties about the functions and powers of WHS and other relevant regulators, and how they are exercised
Assist with assessing how the workplace complies with WHS and other relevant legislation
Assist with identifying the training needs of individuals and parties about duties, rights and obligations
Assist with developing, delivering and evaluating training to meet identified training needs and any legal requirements for training
Assist with developing, implementing and evaluating changes to workplace procedures, activities, processes, policies and systems that will achieve compliance
Forms
Assessment Cover Sheet
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