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

SIRXWHS002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Contribute to workplace health and safety

Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency SIRXWHS002 - Contribute to workplace health and safety
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to follow organisational policies and procedures for safe work practice.This unit applies to individuals working at all levels in a diverse range of industry sectors and business contexts. The unit incorporates the requirement for all employees under state and territory Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, to participate in the management of their own health and safety, that of their colleagues and anyone else in the workplace. No occupational licensing, certification or other legislative 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.

Skills must be demonstrated in:

an industry workplace

a simulated industry environment.

Assessment must ensure access to:

organisational work health and safety policies and procedures

current plain English regulatory documents distributed by government regulators outlining key aspects of consumer protection laws relevant state or territory occupational health and safety (OHS) or work health and safety (WHS) legislation as it impacts individual workers as listed in Knowledge Evidence

reporting documentation for:

accidents

incidents

emergencies

hazard identification and reporting

individuals with whom to interact during consultation processes; these can be:

individuals in an industry workplace, or

individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment

assessment activities that allow the individual to work with commercial speed and timing productivity.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.
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: Act safely in the workplace.
  • Follow workplace procedures for safe work practice.
  • Follow safety instructions from supervisors, managers and workplace safety signage, and observe other risk control measures.
  • Use personal protective equipment and safe manual handling techniques to protect self as required.
  • Work safely around dangerous goods and substances.
  • Identify and remove safety hazards, and report all workplace hazards as they arise.
  • Promptly report unsafe work practices, incidents and accidents.
       
Element: Follow emergency procedures.
  • Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations, and follow procedures.
  • Follow procedures for reporting of emergency incidents.
       
Element: Participate in workplace health and safety practices.
  • Participate in workplace health and safety consultation processes according to organisation procedures.
  • Report work health and safety issues and concerns as they arise.
  • Contribute suggestions to improve workplace health and safety.
       


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.

1. Act safely in the workplace.

1.1.Follow workplace procedures for safe work practice.

1.2.Follow safety instructions from supervisors, managers and workplace safety signage, and observe other risk control measures.

1.3.Use personal protective equipment and safe manual handling techniques to protect self as required.

1.4.Work safely around dangerous goods and substances.

1.5.Identify and remove safety hazards, and report all workplace hazards as they arise.

1.6.Promptly report unsafe work practices, incidents and accidents.

2. Follow emergency procedures.

2.1.Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations, and follow procedures.

2.2.Follow procedures for reporting of emergency incidents.

3. Participate in workplace health and safety practices.

3.1.Participate in workplace health and safety consultation processes according to organisation procedures.

3.2.Report work health and safety issues and concerns as they arise.

3.3.Contribute suggestions to improve workplace health and safety.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

follow organisational work health and safety procedures in day-to-day work activities on three different occasions

demonstrate appropriate response to three of the following situations:

emergency

evacuation

workplace incident

bullying or harassment

follow procedures for reporting of one work health and safety incident

apply correct manual handling techniques during two workplace activities requiring manual handling

participate in two work health and safety consultation activities.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

basic aspects of the relevant state or territory Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation as it impacts individual workers:

responsibilities of persons conducting a business or undertaking or employer

worker responsibilities to participate in work health and safety practices

worker responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace

ramifications of failure to observe OHS or WHS legislation and organisational policies and procedures

industry and organisational:

workplace hazards and associated health and safety risks

work health and safety policies and procedures for:

communication and consultation

responding to emergencies

hazard identification, reporting and risk assessment

risk and hazard control measures

dangerous incident and injury reporting

working safely with equipment and hazardous substances

safe manual handling

use of personal protective equipment

bullying and harassment

evacuations

reporting incidents and emergencies

safe work practices for individual job roles

impact of poor safety compliance including:

injury, illness and death

pain and suffering

psychological impact

low workplace morale

absenteeism

poor productivity

poor industry and organisational reputation

compensation costs.

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.

1. Act safely in the workplace.

1.1.Follow workplace procedures for safe work practice.

1.2.Follow safety instructions from supervisors, managers and workplace safety signage, and observe other risk control measures.

1.3.Use personal protective equipment and safe manual handling techniques to protect self as required.

1.4.Work safely around dangerous goods and substances.

1.5.Identify and remove safety hazards, and report all workplace hazards as they arise.

1.6.Promptly report unsafe work practices, incidents and accidents.

2. Follow emergency procedures.

2.1.Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations, and follow procedures.

2.2.Follow procedures for reporting of emergency incidents.

3. Participate in workplace health and safety practices.

3.1.Participate in workplace health and safety consultation processes according to organisation procedures.

3.2.Report work health and safety issues and concerns as they arise.

3.3.Contribute suggestions to improve workplace health and safety.

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
Follow workplace procedures for safe work practice. 
Follow safety instructions from supervisors, managers and workplace safety signage, and observe other risk control measures. 
Use personal protective equipment and safe manual handling techniques to protect self as required. 
Work safely around dangerous goods and substances. 
Identify and remove safety hazards, and report all workplace hazards as they arise. 
Promptly report unsafe work practices, incidents and accidents. 
Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations, and follow procedures. 
Follow procedures for reporting of emergency incidents. 
Participate in workplace health and safety consultation processes according to organisation procedures. 
Report work health and safety issues and concerns as they arise. 
Contribute suggestions to improve workplace health and safety. 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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