Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
MSL944001 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety
Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | MSL944001 - Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the ability to monitor and maintain work health and safety (WHS) and environmental programs within a work area where the person has supervisory responsibility for others. This unit is applicable to laboratory technicians, senior technicians and laboratory managers in all industry sectors. While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, laboratory operations are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Judgement of competence must be based on holistic assessment of the evidence. Assessment methods must confirm consistency of performance over time, rather than a single assessment event. This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment. A simulated workplace environment must reflect realistic operational workplace conditions that cover all aspects of workplace performance, including the environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate. Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process, such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept in each case). Holistic assessment methods include: feedback from peers and supervisors about the candidate’s ability to maintain workplace safety review of documentation prepared by candidate, such as WHS committee minutes, risk assessments and incident reports review of candidate's responses to WHS case studies, scenarios and/or 'what ifs' written and/or oral questioning to assess underpinning knowledge of principles and practices of effective WHS management and management systems, WHS policies and procedures observation of the candidate preparing for and safely undertaking a range of work tasks. Access is required to instruments, equipment, materials, workplace documentation, procedures and specifications associated with this unit, including, but not limited to: laboratory/field work environment, equipment and materials PPE and other safety equipment workplace WHS documentation, management system, policies and procedures. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. The assessor must demonstrate both technical competence and currency. Technical competence can be demonstrated through: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR relevant workplace experience. Currency can be demonstrated through: performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR having consulted with a laboratory about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months. |
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Competency Field | Work health and safety |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Perform all work safely |
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Element: Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices |
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Element: Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area |
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Element: Participate in risk management processes |
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Element: Support the implementation of participative arrangements |
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Element: Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group |
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