Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
BSBWHS603A Mapping and Delivery Guide Implement WHS risk management
Version 1.0 Issue Date: March 2024
Qualification
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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
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:
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 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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