Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PMAWHS502 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Contribute to safety case
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PMAWHS502 - Contribute to safety case |
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Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the development and submission of a safety case in accordance with the work health and safety (WHS) legislation.This unit of competency applies to senior operators, supervisors, owners, managers and those in similar roles who are required to apply knowledge of all relevant workplace systems to contribute to identifying and consulting on issues, interpreting data and consolidating findings, writing the safety case and preparing it for submission. The unit of competency will apply within the individual’s area of managerial responsibility which may be an entire enterprise or department of an enterprise. Specific roles and responsibilities will vary from enterprise to enterprise.The individual is expected to work as part of the team that is made up of senior management, engineers, technical and safety specialists. However, the individual is required to demonstrate competence in all aspects of the unit. The safety case must comply with the requirements for safety cases in the jurisdiction for which it is being prepared. It will typically apply to major hazard facilities.This unit of competency may be applied with the requirements for hazard identification, analysis and control, and may also require risk management. This unit of competency applies to process manufacturing plants and other facilities in which the use of machinery, equipment, operational procedures, products or materials require the preparation of a safety case as prescribed by the relevant regulations. Relevant regulations may vary between jurisdictions. No licensing 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 unit should be assessed holistically and the judgement of competence based on a holistic assessment of the evidence. The collection of performance evidence is best done from a report and/or folio of evidence drawn from: a single project which provides sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria multiple smaller projects which together provide sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria A third-party report, or similar, may be needed to testify to the work done by the individual, particularly when the project has been done as part of a project team. Assessment should use a real project in an operational workplace, contributing to the initial development of a safety case, or to the major review of an existing safety case. Where this is not possible or practical, assessment must occur using a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills. Simulation may be used for part only of the assessment evidence for this competency. 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). 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. Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit. Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately. Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator. In addition, the assessor or anyone acting in subject matter expert role in assessment must demonstrate both technical competency and currency. If the assessor cannot demonstrate technical competency and currency they must assess with a subject matter expert who does meet these requirements. Technical competence can be demonstrated through one or more of: relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment appropriate workplace experience undertaking the type of work being assessed under routine and non-routine conditions appropriate workplace experience supervising/evaluating the type of work being assessed under routine and non-routine conditions Currency can be demonstrated through one or more of: being currently employed undertaking the type of work being assessed being employed by the organisation undertaking the type of work being assessed and having maintained currency in accordance with that organisation’s policies and procedures having consulted/had contact with an organisation undertaking the type of work being assessed within the last twelve months, the consultation/contact being related to assessment conducting on-the-job training/assessments of the type of work being assessed being an active member of a relevant professional body and participating in activities relevant to the assessment of this type of work. |
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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 |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify and verify issues for presentation |
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Element: Interpret data collected |
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Element: Write up a safety case as part of the safety case team |
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Element: Prepare the safety case |
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