Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

FWPCOR4201 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Monitor safety, health and environment policies and procedures

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency FWPCOR4201 - Monitor safety, health and environment policies and procedures
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to monitor safety health and environment (SHE) on a site, adhering to defined policies and procedures to ensure own safety and that of others, together with protection of the environment. The unit includes monitoring of environmental management systemsThe unit applies to those a wide range of roles across all industry sectors.No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

The following resources must be made available:

organisational policies and procedures relevant to safety, health and environment

relevant personnel for the purposes of communicating information

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessor requirements

Assessors must:

hold the appropriate assessor competency standards as outlined in regulations; and

be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed; and

be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and assessor competence.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
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: Monitor safety, health and environment (SHE) practices
  • Monitor tasks in a safe manner in line with legislative requirements and environmental management systems, organisational policies and procedures
  • Monitor organisation of duties, equipment and materials in line with SHE requirements and organisational procedures
  • Establish and maintain communication with others in line with SHE requirements
       
Element: Monitor and assess risks
  • Monitor and assess hazards in the work area, and report to designated personnel.
  • Monitor and assess SHE issues and risks in the work area, and report to appropriate personnel
  • Analyse work practices and processes to identify areas for improvement in relation to SHE issues and risks
  • Determine and implement changes to work practices and processes to improve SHE concerns
  • Monitor workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risks and protecting the environment
  • Check SHE or incident reports to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures and State or Territory legislation
       
Element: Monitor emergency procedures
  • Monitor appropriate personnel verification in an emergency.
  • Monitor workplace procedures for dealing with own safety, safety of others, environmental incidents, accidents, and emergencies within scope of responsibilities
  • Monitor emergency and evacuation procedures after an emergency, and make suggestions to appropriate personnel about lessons learnt and changes required
  • Record and report SHE procedures in line with workplace procedures
       
Element: Monitor environmental procedures
  • Monitor and record community and organisational environmental goals
  • Monitor training and operational controls to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures
  • Check and monitor environmental measures for corrective action
  • Integrate care for the environment into all day-to-day activites
  • Conduct progress reviews to assess impact on the environment
       


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.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Monitor safety, health and environment (SHE) practices

1.1 Monitor tasks in a safe manner in line with legislative requirements and environmental management systems, organisational policies and procedures

1.2 Monitor organisation of duties, equipment and materials in line with SHE requirements and organisational procedures

1.3 Establish and maintain communication with others in line with SHE requirements

2. Monitor and assess risks

2.1 Monitor and assess hazards in the work area, and report to designated personnel.

2.2 Monitor and assess SHE issues and risks in the work area, and report to appropriate personnel

2.3 Analyse work practices and processes to identify areas for improvement in relation to SHE issues and risks

2.4 Determine and implement changes to work practices and processes to improve SHE concerns

2.5 Monitor workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risks and protecting the environment

2.6 Check SHE or incident reports to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures and State or Territory legislation

3. Monitor emergency procedures

3.1 Monitor appropriate personnel verification in an emergency.

3.2 Monitor workplace procedures for dealing with own safety, safety of others, environmental incidents, accidents, and emergencies within scope of responsibilities

3.3 Monitor emergency and evacuation procedures after an emergency, and make suggestions to appropriate personnel about lessons learnt and changes required

3.4 Record and report SHE procedures in line with workplace procedures

4. Monitor environmental procedures

4.1 Monitor and record community and organisational environmental goals

4.2 Monitor training and operational controls to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures

4.3 Check and monitor environmental measures for corrective action

4.4 Integrate care for the environment into all day-to-day activites

4.5 Conduct progress reviews to assess impact on the environment

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. If a specific volume or frequency is not stated below, then evidence must be provided that the following requirements have been performed on at least one occasion:

follow organisational policies and procedures relevant to monitoring SHE policies and procedures

monitor SHE policies and procedures within the organisation

monitor safe and healthy working conditions

assess environmental measures within the organisation.

A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

applicable Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for monitoring SHE policies and procedures

environmental protection requirements, including the safe disposal of waste material

organisational and site standards, requirements, policies and procedures relevant to monitoring SHE policies and procedures

community issues in relation to the environment

lessons learnt after an emergency

environmental risk and hazard identification

assessment and control of risks

emergency procedures

environmental management systems

procedures for recording and reporting workplace information.

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.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions.

1. Monitor safety, health and environment (SHE) practices

1.1 Monitor tasks in a safe manner in line with legislative requirements and environmental management systems, organisational policies and procedures

1.2 Monitor organisation of duties, equipment and materials in line with SHE requirements and organisational procedures

1.3 Establish and maintain communication with others in line with SHE requirements

2. Monitor and assess risks

2.1 Monitor and assess hazards in the work area, and report to designated personnel.

2.2 Monitor and assess SHE issues and risks in the work area, and report to appropriate personnel

2.3 Analyse work practices and processes to identify areas for improvement in relation to SHE issues and risks

2.4 Determine and implement changes to work practices and processes to improve SHE concerns

2.5 Monitor workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risks and protecting the environment

2.6 Check SHE or incident reports to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures and State or Territory legislation

3. Monitor emergency procedures

3.1 Monitor appropriate personnel verification in an emergency.

3.2 Monitor workplace procedures for dealing with own safety, safety of others, environmental incidents, accidents, and emergencies within scope of responsibilities

3.3 Monitor emergency and evacuation procedures after an emergency, and make suggestions to appropriate personnel about lessons learnt and changes required

3.4 Record and report SHE procedures in line with workplace procedures

4. Monitor environmental procedures

4.1 Monitor and record community and organisational environmental goals

4.2 Monitor training and operational controls to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures

4.3 Check and monitor environmental measures for corrective action

4.4 Integrate care for the environment into all day-to-day activites

4.5 Conduct progress reviews to assess impact on the environment

Not Applicable
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
Monitor tasks in a safe manner in line with legislative requirements and environmental management systems, organisational policies and procedures 
Monitor organisation of duties, equipment and materials in line with SHE requirements and organisational procedures 
Establish and maintain communication with others in line with SHE requirements 
Monitor and assess hazards in the work area, and report to designated personnel. 
Monitor and assess SHE issues and risks in the work area, and report to appropriate personnel 
Analyse work practices and processes to identify areas for improvement in relation to SHE issues and risks 
Determine and implement changes to work practices and processes to improve SHE concerns 
Monitor workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risks and protecting the environment 
Check SHE or incident reports to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures and State or Territory legislation 
Monitor appropriate personnel verification in an emergency. 
Monitor workplace procedures for dealing with own safety, safety of others, environmental incidents, accidents, and emergencies within scope of responsibilities 
Monitor emergency and evacuation procedures after an emergency, and make suggestions to appropriate personnel about lessons learnt and changes required 
Record and report SHE procedures in line with workplace procedures 
Monitor and record community and organisational environmental goals 
Monitor training and operational controls to ensure they are in line with workplace procedures 
Check and monitor environmental measures for corrective action 
Integrate care for the environment into all day-to-day activites 
Conduct progress reviews to assess impact on the environment 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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