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

ICTWHS204 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures

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Issue Date: March 2024


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Unit of Competency ICTWHS204 - Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to follow safe working practices and environmental policy in the management of a telecommunications workplace.It applies to telecommunications staff working under supervision in a technical environment and includes school based workers, entry-level workers, trainees and apprentices, and field officers deploying broadband access networks using optical technologies and other work on live systems. Work functions in the occupational areas where this unit may be used are subject to regulatory requirements. Refer to the ICT Implementation Guide Companion Volume or the relevant regulator for details of licensing, legislative or certification requirements.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Gather evidence to demonstrate consistent performance in conditions that are safe and replicate the workplace. Noise levels, production flow, interruptions and time variances should be typical of those experienced in the telecommunications – work health and safety field of work and include access to:

relevant WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice

WHS implementation resources, such as sample forms, signs and procedures

enterprise WHS policies and procedures

personal protective equipment

first aid equipment

fire safety equipment

relevant work areas for identification of hazards and control measures

optic fibre cabling and equipment.

Note: Work functions in the occupational areas where this unit may be used are subject to regulatory requirements. Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Refer to the ICT Implementation Guide Companion Volume for recommended assessor details.

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: Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements
  • Locate WHS legislative requirements relevant to own work, role and responsibilities
  • Explain own responsibilities in relation to duty of care
  • Identify the relationship between legislative requirements and safe work practices
       
Element: Identify construction hazards and control measures
  • Identify basic principles of risk management
  • Identify common construction hazards
  • Identify measures for controlling hazards and risks
       
Element: Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control
  • Recognise and report hazards in work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures
  • Follow WHS legislative requirements, workplace procedures and work instructions to control risks
  • Comply with safe work practices
  • Implement duty of care requirements
  • Complete job safety analysis (JSA) sheets or safe work method statement (SWMS) according to work requirements, including hazard identification and risk assessment
  • Use and complete checks of personal protective equipment according to work requirements
  • Assess and test for harmful gases associated with workplace
       
Element: Follow safety requirements for working with optical fibre equipment
  • Identify and use safe work practices when handling optical fibre, lasers and optical connectors according to the relevant Australian Standards
  • Identify and use safe working practices when handling and disposing of chemical waste
       
Element: Identify and implement WHS communication and reporting processes
  • Apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation
  • Identify designated WHS personnel
  • Comply with safety signs and symbols
  • Identify procedures and relevant authorities for reporting emergencies, incidents and injuries
       
Element: Follow WHS incident response procedures
  • Follow general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies
  • Identify procedures for accessing first aid
  • Select and use relevant personal protective equipment
  • Explain and apply workplace procedures for fire safety
       
Element: Contribute to management of WHS
  • Raise WHS issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant WHS legislation
  • Contribute to participative arrangements for WHS management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies
       
Element: Contribute to management of workplace environmental issues
  • Raise environmental issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation
  • Contribute to participative arrangements for environmental management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies
  • Record and report all WHS issues, risks and hazards to designated personnel
       
Element: Identify and respond appropriately to asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards
  • Identify asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards or their likelihood
  • Respond to asbestos containing materials hazards or their likelihood
  • Report identified or suspected asbestos containing materials hazards to designated personnel according to workplace procedures
       
Element: Identify minor traffic management
  • Assess traffic safety requirement of general location with respect to regulatory and enterprise requirements
  • Identify safe work zone around vehicle and work space using traffic cones and signs according to regulatory requirements
  • Identify changed traffic conditions and act in accordance
       
Element: Recognise and respond appropriately to confined space
  • Identify confined space in accordance with regulatory or enterprise guidelines that can only be entered by personnel with specialist training
  • Refer identified confined space to appropriate personnel
       


Evidence Required

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements

1.1 Locate WHS legislative requirements relevant to own work, role and responsibilities

1.2 Explain own responsibilities in relation to duty of care

1.3 Identify the relationship between legislative requirements and safe work practices

2 Identify construction hazards and control measures

2.1 Identify basic principles of risk management

2.2 Identify common construction hazards

2.3 Identify measures for controlling hazards and risks

3 Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control

3.1 Recognise and report hazards in work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures

3.2 Follow WHS legislative requirements, workplace procedures and work instructions to control risks

3.3 Comply with safe work practices

3.4 Implement duty of care requirements

3.5 Complete job safety analysis (JSA) sheets or safe work method statement (SWMS) according to work requirements, including hazard identification and risk assessment

3.6 Use and complete checks of personal protective equipment according to work requirements

3.7 Assess and test for harmful gases associated with workplace

4 Follow safety requirements for working with optical fibre equipment

4.1 Identify and use safe work practices when handling optical fibre, lasers and optical connectors according to the relevant Australian Standards

4.2 Identify and use safe working practices when handling and disposing of chemical waste

5 Identify and implement WHS communication and reporting processes

5.1 Apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation

5.2 Identify designated WHS personnel

5.3 Comply with safety signs and symbols

5.4 Identify procedures and relevant authorities for reporting emergencies, incidents and injuries

6 Follow WHS incident response procedures

6.1 Follow general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies

6.2 Identify procedures for accessing first aid

6.3 Select and use relevant personal protective equipment

6.4 Explain and apply workplace procedures for fire safety

7 Contribute to management of WHS

7.1 Raise WHS issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant WHS legislation

7.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for WHS management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies

8 Contribute to management of workplace environmental issues

8.1 Raise environmental issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation

8.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for environmental management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies

8.3 Record and report all WHS issues, risks and hazards to designated personnel

9 Identify and respond appropriately to asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards

9.1 Identify asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards or their likelihood

9.2 Respond to asbestos containing materials hazards or their likelihood

9.3 Report identified or suspected asbestos containing materials hazards to designated personnel according to workplace procedures

10 Identify minor traffic management

10.1 Assess traffic safety requirement of general location with respect to regulatory and enterprise requirements

10.2 Identify safe work zone around vehicle and work space using traffic cones and signs according to regulatory requirements

10.3 Identify changed traffic conditions and act in accordance

11 Recognise and respond appropriately to confined space

11.1 Identify confined space in accordance with regulatory or enterprise guidelines that can only be entered by personnel with specialist training

11.2 Refer identified confined space to appropriate personnel

Evidence of the ability to:

identify and apply the work health and safety (WHS) legislative and safety requirements for construction work

identify the range of common construction hazards and procedures for the assessment of risk and application of the hierarchy of control

apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation

contribute to the WHS committees and support representatives

recognise the common safety signs and symbols

identify and apply procedures for reporting hazards, incidents and injuries

identify and apply the general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies, including evacuation, first aid, fire safety equipment and personal protective equipment

recognise and report hazards to designated personnel

follow workplace procedures necessary to control risks in the workplace

recognise the safe handling procedures for optical fibres and laser sources.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the relevant Commonwealth, state and territory WHS legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and industry standards and guidance notes relevant to own workplace, role and responsibilities

describe the differences between Commonwealth, state and territory WHS legislation and regulations

identify and describe the common construction hazards

identify different types of asbestos containing materials (ACM) (via photographs) and common sources of asbestos containing materials (ACM) found in the work environment and describe the controls required to mitigate risk

identify the general construction work activities that require licences, tickets or certificates of competency

identify and discuss the information and documentation used to maintain and inform on safe work practices

explain the purpose of environmental control processes for the following:

air quality management

disposal and handling of hazardous and dangerous substances

noise pollution

safe disposal of fibre offcuts

stormwater and materials spillage

waste disposal

describe the WHS responsibilities and rights of duty holders and workplace parties under environmental and WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice, including:

persons in control of construction work and/or projects

employers and self-employed persons

persons in control of a business or undertaking (PCBU) and officers

supervisors

employees and workers

designers

inspectors

manufacturers and suppliers

describe how individuals engage and participate in WHS activities in the workplace

list the safety implications of working with optical fibres and equipment including:

hazards relating to handling of optical fibre and laser light source in the workplace

injuries that may occur:

damage to retina from lasers

damage to lungs from inhalation of fibre offcuts and particles

needle stick injury from fibres and offcuts

laser warning signs and labels relating to optical fibre components and equipment

safety requirements when handling and working with:

devices

laser light sources

optical fibre connectors

optical fibres

patchcords

state the personal responsibilities in complying with safe work practices including those relating to:

housekeeping

identification of hazards

preventing bullying or harassment

smoking

use of amenities

use of drugs and alcohol

discuss the principles of risk management (including hazard identification, risk assessment and control) for construction work

state ways in which WHS is managed in the workplace, and activities required under WHS legislation including:

hazard identification

hazards that exist in the workplace

WHS instruction

preferred order of ways to control risks (known as the hierarchy of control)

risk assessment and controls

role of WHS committees and representatives

training and provision of WHS information

types of common personal protective equipment and fire safety equipment

types of WHS information and documentation

describe the workplace environmental and WHS procedures relevant to various types of work being undertaken, including procedures for:

designated personnel responsible for WHS

employee and worker participation in WHS management

general first aid response requirements

general workers compensation and injury management

describe the procedure for recognising, reporting and responding to WHS for:

accidents

dangerous occurrences

emergencies

hazards

incidents

injuries

fires

near misses

evacuation procedures

identify and describe the function of WHS communications processes within an organisation

discuss the purpose and process for completing job safety analysis or safe work method statements

describe the meaning of WHS symbols found on signs and labels in the workplace

describe the work operations to control risks

explain the process of traffic control for a single vehicle

describe the risks associated with confined spaces and harmful gasses, and explain the appropriate responses.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1 Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements

1.1 Locate WHS legislative requirements relevant to own work, role and responsibilities

1.2 Explain own responsibilities in relation to duty of care

1.3 Identify the relationship between legislative requirements and safe work practices

2 Identify construction hazards and control measures

2.1 Identify basic principles of risk management

2.2 Identify common construction hazards

2.3 Identify measures for controlling hazards and risks

3 Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control

3.1 Recognise and report hazards in work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures

3.2 Follow WHS legislative requirements, workplace procedures and work instructions to control risks

3.3 Comply with safe work practices

3.4 Implement duty of care requirements

3.5 Complete job safety analysis (JSA) sheets or safe work method statement (SWMS) according to work requirements, including hazard identification and risk assessment

3.6 Use and complete checks of personal protective equipment according to work requirements

3.7 Assess and test for harmful gases associated with workplace

4 Follow safety requirements for working with optical fibre equipment

4.1 Identify and use safe work practices when handling optical fibre, lasers and optical connectors according to the relevant Australian Standards

4.2 Identify and use safe working practices when handling and disposing of chemical waste

5 Identify and implement WHS communication and reporting processes

5.1 Apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation

5.2 Identify designated WHS personnel

5.3 Comply with safety signs and symbols

5.4 Identify procedures and relevant authorities for reporting emergencies, incidents and injuries

6 Follow WHS incident response procedures

6.1 Follow general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies

6.2 Identify procedures for accessing first aid

6.3 Select and use relevant personal protective equipment

6.4 Explain and apply workplace procedures for fire safety

7 Contribute to management of WHS

7.1 Raise WHS issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant WHS legislation

7.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for WHS management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies

8 Contribute to management of workplace environmental issues

8.1 Raise environmental issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation

8.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for environmental management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies

8.3 Record and report all WHS issues, risks and hazards to designated personnel

9 Identify and respond appropriately to asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards

9.1 Identify asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards or their likelihood

9.2 Respond to asbestos containing materials hazards or their likelihood

9.3 Report identified or suspected asbestos containing materials hazards to designated personnel according to workplace procedures

10 Identify minor traffic management

10.1 Assess traffic safety requirement of general location with respect to regulatory and enterprise requirements

10.2 Identify safe work zone around vehicle and work space using traffic cones and signs according to regulatory requirements

10.3 Identify changed traffic conditions and act in accordance

11 Recognise and respond appropriately to confined space

11.1 Identify confined space in accordance with regulatory or enterprise guidelines that can only be entered by personnel with specialist training

11.2 Refer identified confined space to appropriate personnel

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
Locate WHS legislative requirements relevant to own work, role and responsibilities 
Explain own responsibilities in relation to duty of care 
Identify the relationship between legislative requirements and safe work practices 
Identify basic principles of risk management 
Identify common construction hazards 
Identify measures for controlling hazards and risks 
Recognise and report hazards in work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures 
Follow WHS legislative requirements, workplace procedures and work instructions to control risks 
Comply with safe work practices 
Implement duty of care requirements 
Complete job safety analysis (JSA) sheets or safe work method statement (SWMS) according to work requirements, including hazard identification and risk assessment 
Use and complete checks of personal protective equipment according to work requirements 
Assess and test for harmful gases associated with workplace 
Identify and use safe work practices when handling optical fibre, lasers and optical connectors according to the relevant Australian Standards 
Identify and use safe working practices when handling and disposing of chemical waste 
Apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation 
Identify designated WHS personnel 
Comply with safety signs and symbols 
Identify procedures and relevant authorities for reporting emergencies, incidents and injuries 
Follow general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies 
Identify procedures for accessing first aid 
Select and use relevant personal protective equipment 
Explain and apply workplace procedures for fire safety 
Raise WHS issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant WHS legislation 
Contribute to participative arrangements for WHS management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies 
Raise environmental issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation 
Contribute to participative arrangements for environmental management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies 
Record and report all WHS issues, risks and hazards to designated personnel 
Identify asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards or their likelihood 
Respond to asbestos containing materials hazards or their likelihood 
Report identified or suspected asbestos containing materials hazards to designated personnel according to workplace procedures 
Assess traffic safety requirement of general location with respect to regulatory and enterprise requirements 
Identify safe work zone around vehicle and work space using traffic cones and signs according to regulatory requirements 
Identify changed traffic conditions and act in accordance 
Identify confined space in accordance with regulatory or enterprise guidelines that can only be entered by personnel with specialist training 
Refer identified confined space to appropriate personnel 

Forms

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