Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
SITXWHS003 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement and monitor work health and safety practices
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
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Unit of Competency | SITXWHS003 - Implement and monitor work health and safety practices |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to implement predetermined work health and safety practices designed, at management level, to ensure a safe workplace. It requires the ability to monitor safe work practices and coordinate consultative arrangements, risk assessments, work health and safety training, and the maintenance of records.The unit applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors and to any small, medium or large organisation.It applies to those people who operate independently or with limited guidance from others. This includes supervisors and departmental managers.This unit incorporates the requirement, under state and territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation, for businesses to take a systematic approach to managing the safety of their workers and anyone else in the workplace.No occupational licensing, certification or specific 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 operational tourism, travel, hospitality or events business operation where WHS management practices are implemented and monitored. This can be: an industry workplace a simulated industry environment. Assessment must ensure access to: computers, software programs, printers and communication technology used to administer the implementation and monitoring of a WHS system relevant state or territory WHS legislation current plain English regulatory documents distributed by the local WHS government regulator codes of practice and standards issued by government regulators or industry groups WHS information and business management manuals issued by industry associations or commercial publishers current commercial WHS policies and procedures operational team for which the individual coordinates WHS management practices; this can be: teams in an industry workplace who are assisted by the individual during the assessment process; or individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment operated within a training organisation. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors. |
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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: Provide information on health, safety and security. |
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Element: Monitor safe work practices. |
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Element: Coordinate consultative arrangements for the management of health, safety and security issues. |
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Element: Implement and monitor procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks. |
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Element: Implement and monitor health, safety and security training. |
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Element: Maintain WHS records and reports. |
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