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

PUAWHS004 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency PUAWHS004 - Establish and maintain the work, health and safety system
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate a work, health and safety system in the work environment. This may require significant role or delegated authority to allow for implementation and review. It does not cover the broader implementation of an organisational wide Work, Health and Safety (WHS) /Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy.The unit is applicable to personnel who have either a legislated or delegated responsibility to implement systems to meet organisational WHS/OHS policy requirements. While designed for public safety personnel this unit may be applied in a range of industries. No licensing, legislative 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.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
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
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Organise consultation process
  • Personnel are identified and invited into the development and maintenance process
       
Element: Issues raised through consultation are handled, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Results from the consultation process are verified and made available to relevant personnel
       
Element: Consultative processes are flexible and consistent with representatives' requirements
       
Element: Design WHS/OHSframework
  • Hazards and risks are identified and confirmed, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and codes of practice
       
Element: Procedures for ongoing identification of hazards and risks are developed and integrated within the organisational WHS/OHS framework
       
Element: WHS/OHS policies are developed, in accordance with legislative requirements
       
Element: WHS/OHS responsibilities and duties are defined and incorporated into job/role descriptions and/or statements
       
Element: Resources are sourced and provided in a timely and consistent manner
       
Element: Measures to control risks are developed and implemented, in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control, WHS/OHS safety legislation and code of practice
       
Element: Interim solutions are implemented until a permanent control measure is developed
       
Element: Details of interim solutions are clearly recorded, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and WHS/OHS legislation
       
Element: Design and implement aWHS/OHSawareness training program
  • Educational information about the WHS/OHS system is made available to all personnel
       
Element: Appropriate training is provided to all personnel to enable the implementation of safety procedures
       
Element: Establish, monitor and maintain WHS/OHS
  • A system for keeping WHS/OHS records is established, in accordance with legislative requirements
       
Element: Work activities are monitored to ensure that hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures are adopted
       
Element: Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control measures are reviewed, in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control and are reported on to designated personnel
       
Element: Amendments to organisational procedures are undertaken through appropriate consultation
       
Element: Establish and maintain a system for accident investigation
  • A safety management system is developed and implemented for reporting and investigating accidents and/or incidents, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
       
Element: Training is provided to personnel responsible for accident investigation
       
Element: Organisational policies and procedures for reporting and investigating accidents and/or incidents are reviewed and updated, as required
       
Element: Evaluate organisational WHS/OHSsystem and related policies, procedures and programs
  • Effectiveness of the WHS/OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs are assessed, in accordance with organisational safety policy
       
Element: Improvements to the WHS/OHS system are developed and implemented
       
Element: Compliance with WHS/OHS legislation and codes of practice is assessed to ensure legal requirements and organisational standards are maintained
       

Submission Requirements

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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.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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
Personnel are identified and invited into the development and maintenance process 
 
 
 
Hazards and risks are identified and confirmed, in accordance with Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and codes of practice 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Educational information about the WHS/OHS system is made available to all personnel 
 
A system for keeping WHS/OHS records is established, in accordance with legislative requirements 
 
 
 
A safety management system is developed and implemented for reporting and investigating accidents and/or incidents, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures 
 
 
Effectiveness of the WHS/OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs are assessed, in accordance with organisational safety policy 
 
 

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