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BSBWHS603A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement WHS risk management

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Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency BSBWHS603A - Implement WHS risk management
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to implement work health and safety (WHS) risk management.The unit addresses the processes and techniques necessary for the implementation of WHS risk management.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to people who apply advanced practical knowledge to coordinate, facilitate and maintain the WHS program within an organisation.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: Manage effective WHS risk-management consultation and participation processes
  • Identify individuals and parties who need to participate in, contribute to, and be consulted during all stages of WHS risk management
  • Apply knowledge of effective WHS consultation and participation processes to review existing consultation and participation processes
  • Modify existing consultation and participation processes and/or implement new processes to ensure effective consultation and participation during all stages of WHS risk management
  • Use consultation and participation processes to ensure WHS risk-management processes are appropriate to the organisation and the WHS risks
       
Element: Arrange for necessary resources during WHS risk management
  • Identify necessaryresources required for all stages of WHS risk management
  • Budget for necessary resources
  • Procure resources and ensure availability as required
       
Element: Review existing WHS risk-management processes
  • Access existing workplace WHS information and data
  • Identify existing WHS risk-management processes
  • Consult with individuals and parties on WHS risk-management processes
  • Review processes with regard to effectiveness of current risk controls, lessons learnt from events, changes in the internal and external contexts, emerging risks and performance against indicators
  • Use results of review to develop and implement effective WHS risk management
       
Element: Establish the WHS risk-management framework
  • Identify sources of information and data
  • Obtain information and data to determine the purposes, objectives, principles and framework of a systematic approach to WHS risk management
       
Element: Establish the context for WHS risk management
  • Apply knowledge of WHS legislation, to identify duty holders and legislative requirements for WHS risk management
  • Identify individuals and parties impacting on WHS risk management
  • Identify factors that will impact on WHS risk management
  • Establish context of the WHS risk-management process
  • Define risk criteria
       
Element: Assess risk
  • Apply knowledge of WHS hazards and risks to undertake hazard identification
  • Apply knowledge of WHS legislation, WHS risk assessment and workplace WHS information and data to undertake risk analysis and evaluation
       
Element: Treat risk
  • Apply knowledge of outcomes of risk assessment, WHS hazards and risk controls, and WHS legislation to select risk treatment options
  • Prepare and implement risk treatment
       
Element: Monitor, review and record the WHS risk-management process
  • Apply knowledge of the organisation’s WHS management system (WHSMS) to monitor and review WHS risk management
  • Apply knowledge of the organisation’s WHS information system (WHSIS) to record the WHS risk-management process
       


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:

documented risk-management plans

actions taken as part of the risk-management process

ensuring continuous improvement is part of the ongoing review process

knowledge of relevant sections of relevant Australian standards, WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice, including the Safe Work Australia model code of practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

actual workplaces and stakeholder groups

office equipment and resources

relevant legislation, standards and guidelines

workplace documentation

reports from other parties consulted during the approach to WHS risk management.

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:

analysis of responses to case studies and scenarios

demonstration of techniques used to identify, analyse, evaluate, control and monitor risks

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

observation of performance in role plays

observation of presentations

oral or written questioning

review of information and data communicated to stakeholders about the WHS risk-management process

assessment of comparison of outcomes of WHS risk analysis with criteria

review of documentation of process and outcomes of analysis and evaluation of WHS risk of a task or process.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

BSBWHS601A Apply legislative frameworks for WHS

BSBWHS602A Facilitate WHS activities.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

analytical skills to analyse relevant workplace information and data

communication skills to:

conduct effective formal and informal meetings and communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organisation, and with external parties and individuals

use language appropriate to the work team and the task

write policies, procedures and plans

consultation and negotiation skills to:

develop plans

implement and monitor designated actions

information technology skills to:

access and enter internal and external information and data on WHS

use a range of communication media

numeracy skills to:

analyse workplace information and data

carry out calculations

identify trends

organisational skills to manage own tasks within a timeframe

project-management skills to:

achieve continuous improvement

action processes about WHS matters

research skills to:

access relevant WHS information and data

identify areas for improvement

interpret information and data.

Required knowledge

any existing workplace WHSIS or other information systems

any existing workplace WHSMS or other information systems

different definitions of hazard and risk and how they are used by different individuals and parties

internal and external sources of WHS information and data, and how to access them

legislative requirements for WHS

organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems

other functional areas that impact on the management of WHS

principles and practices of a systematic approach to managing WHS

principles of duty of care, including concepts of causation, foreseeability and preventability

principles of incident causation and injury processes

range of risk analysis and assessment techniques and tools, and their application and limitations

relevant and applicable Australian standards and publications, including:

AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

Standards Australia publication HB 327:2010 Communicating and consulting about risk (Companion to AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009)

Standards Australia publication HB 158-2010 Delivering assurance based on ISO 31000:2009 – Risk management – Principles and guidelines

relevant commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice, standards and guidance material, and other relevant publications (including the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks)

risk as the effect of uncertainty on objectives

risk management as a duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) or their officers under WHS legislation

standard industry controls for a range of hazards

techniques, tools and processes for identifying and controlling health and safety hazards and risks:

hazard and risk checklists

hazard hunts

job safety analyses

manifests and registers, including for dangerous goods, hazardous chemicals and plant

safe work method statements

surveys using questionnaires, interviews and other survey techniques

workplace inspections and walk throughs

toxicology of hazardous chemicals and potential health effects in the workplace.

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.

Individuals and parties may include:

contractors and suppliers

health and safety committees

health and safety representatives

industry associations

managers and supervisors

PCBUs or their officers

unions

WHS inspectors

WHS regulators

WHS specialists

workers

other specialists.

Resources may include:

access to internal and external sources of information

equipment

external personnel, including WHS specialists and advisors

information technology resources for communication, planning, management, documentation and risk-management software

internal personnel

training and training resources.

Events may include:

failures

near misses

successes

trends.

Sources of information and data may include:

Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

Standards Australia publication HB 327:2010 Communicating and consulting about risk (Companion to AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009)

Standards Australia publication HB 158-2010 Delivering assurance based on ISO 31000:2009 – Risk management – Principles and guidelines

Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks

industry associations

unions

WHS specialists.

WHS legislation may include:

Acts

regulations

codes of practice.

Duty holders may include:

as specified in WHS Acts:

PCBUs or their officers

workers

other persons at a workplace.

Context may include:

as specified in Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

as specified in WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards, including the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks

organisational requirements, such as integration with work processes, and other organisational systems, for example environmental, information technology, human resources, quality and management.

Risk criteria may include:

as specified in Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

as specified in WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards, including the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.

Hazard identification may include:

analysing existing WHS information – ‘desktop identification’

as specified in Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

incident investigations

using hazard registers

workplace inspections.

Risk analysis and evaluation may include:

as specified in Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

assessing who may be harmed and how many may be harmed by a hazard

examining ‘acceptability’ of a risk

examining severity and likelihood of harm occurring

gathering information on hazards to see what harms they may cause

meeting requirements of (as specified in) WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards, including the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks

using risk level matrices to rate and prioritise risks

Risk treatment options may include:

as specified in Australian Standard AS/NZS ISO 31000–2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines

options based on the as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) principle

options based on the hierarchy of control

options that meet the requirements of WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards, including the Safe Work Australia model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.

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
Identify individuals and parties who need to participate in, contribute to, and be consulted during all stages of WHS risk management 
Apply knowledge of effective WHS consultation and participation processes to review existing consultation and participation processes 
Modify existing consultation and participation processes and/or implement new processes to ensure effective consultation and participation during all stages of WHS risk management 
Use consultation and participation processes to ensure WHS risk-management processes are appropriate to the organisation and the WHS risks 
Identify necessaryresources required for all stages of WHS risk management 
Budget for necessary resources 
Procure resources and ensure availability as required 
Access existing workplace WHS information and data 
Identify existing WHS risk-management processes 
Consult with individuals and parties on WHS risk-management processes 
Review processes with regard to effectiveness of current risk controls, lessons learnt from events, changes in the internal and external contexts, emerging risks and performance against indicators 
Use results of review to develop and implement effective WHS risk management 
Identify sources of information and data 
Obtain information and data to determine the purposes, objectives, principles and framework of a systematic approach to WHS risk management 
Apply knowledge of WHS legislation, to identify duty holders and legislative requirements for WHS risk management 
Identify individuals and parties impacting on WHS risk management 
Identify factors that will impact on WHS risk management 
Establish context of the WHS risk-management process 
Define risk criteria 
Apply knowledge of WHS hazards and risks to undertake hazard identification 
Apply knowledge of WHS legislation, WHS risk assessment and workplace WHS information and data to undertake risk analysis and evaluation 
Apply knowledge of outcomes of risk assessment, WHS hazards and risk controls, and WHS legislation to select risk treatment options 
Prepare and implement risk treatment 
Apply knowledge of the organisation’s WHS management system (WHSMS) to monitor and review WHS risk management 
Apply knowledge of the organisation’s WHS information system (WHSIS) to record the WHS risk-management process 

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