• CUEOHS02C - Establish and maintain a safe and secure workplace

CUEOHS02C
Establish and maintain a safe and secure workplace

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and monitor OHS frameworks, systems and procedures.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Application

This unit applies to individuals responsible for managing the occupational health and safety policy and procedures for a small organisation or for a section of a larger organisation.

There is a strong link between this unit and other management units and combined assessment and/or training with those units may be appropriate, e.g.:

BSBRSK501A Manage risk.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Establish and maintain a framework for occupational health and safety in the area of responsibility

1.1. Develop and clearly articulate health, safety and security policies in relevant policy documents

1.2. Define and allocate health and safety responsibilities clearly, including relevant information in job descriptions and duty statements

1.3. Identify, seek or provide adequate financial and human resources to address workplace safety issues

1.4. Provide and explain information on occupational health and safety systems and procedures in a form readily accessible to employees

1.5. Develop and implement an occupational health and safety training program

1.6. Establish and monitor a system for keeping occupational health and safety records

2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of occupational health and safety

2.1. Establish and maintain appropriate consultative processes

2.2. Resolve issues raised through participation and consultation and resolve them promptly and effectively

2.3. Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation in a manner accessible to employees

3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying, assessing and controlling hazards and risks

3.1. Identify and assess existing and potential hazards in the workplace

3.2. Develop procedures for ongoing identification, assessment and control of risks and integrate this within work systems and procedures

3.3. Develop and implement measures to control assessed risks, including interim solutions where necessary

3.4. Monitor activities to ensure that procedures for risk assessment and control are adopted

3.5. Address the issues of hazard identification, risk assessment and control at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created

3.6. Assess and control risks presented by identified hazards in accordance with OHS legislation and codes of practice

4. Evaluate the organisation's health and safety system

4.1. Assess the effectiveness of the occupational health and safety system and related policies, procedures and programs, in accordance with the organisation's aims with respect to occupational health and safety

4.2. Develop and implement improvements to the occupational health and safety system to ensure more effective achievement of the organisation's aims with respect to occupational health and safety

4.3. Assess compliance with occupational health and safety legislation and codes of practice to ensure that legal occupational health and safety standards are maintained as a minimum

Required Skills

Required skills

how the characteristics and composition of the workforce impact on OHS management, including:

literacy

communication skills

cultural background

gender

workers with disabilities

other organisational systems, policies and procedures relevant to OHS management, including:

business planning (especially new technology, organisational change)

purchasing

maintenance

training

consultation

human resource management

Required knowledge

general knowledge of relevant OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the workplace, including legal responsibilities of employers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees and other parties with legal responsibilities

detailed knowledge of relevant industry safety guidelines as they apply to particular areas of work, e.g.

Screen Producers' Association of Australia

Safety Guidelines for the Entertainment Industry

Film Industry Recommended Safety Code and Safety Guidance Notes

principles and practices of effective OHS management, e.g.:

elements of an effective OHS management system

appropriate links to other management systems

the hierarchy of control measures

participation and consultation over OHS

incident and accident investigation

the role of technical information or experts in designing control measures,-monitoring systems and health surveillance

risk management approaches

hazards and associated risks which exist in the enterprise and:

the range of control measures available for these hazards

considerations for choosing between different control measures, e.g. possible inadequacies with particular control measures

considerations regarding when to seek expert advice

organisational OHS management systems, policies and procedures necessary to ensure OHS regulatory compliance, including systems and procedures for:

keeping the organisation abreast of developments on OHS (law, control measures, hazards) notification and reporting

communicating to the organisation about OHS

consulting about and participating in OHS management

identifying and reporting on hazards, eg through audits, inspections

assessing risks

controlling risks

monitoring risk control measures

reporting on financial, technical and other resource needs

responding to and dealing with hazardous events

OHS training

OHS record keeping and collection and use of OHS related data

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

knowledge and understanding of laws, regulations and industry guidelines relating to OHS in the workplace, particularly how employer general duty of care can be met

ability to analyse the working environment in order to identify hazards, assess risks and design and implement appropriate OHS management systems

ability to assess the resources needed to establish and maintain OHS management systems, including a range of risk control measures.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

development of policies, systems and procedures for a nominated workplace, activity or project and implementation within an operational environment, eg for a production project

project or work activities conducted over a period of time so that the implementation and monitoring aspects of the unit can be assessed

involvement of a team operating in a specified workplace for which the candidate establishes and monitors health and safety.

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:

evaluation of reports prepared by the candidate detailing how OHS policies, systems and procedures were established and monitored in a given project

evaluation of projects conducted by the candidate to develop policies, systems and procedures for health and safety

case studies and problem-solving exercises to develop OHS policies, systems and procedures in response to different workplace situations

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling.

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to:

relevant OHS legislation, regulations and codes of practices

organisation's occupational health and safety policies and procedures.


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Information may cover the following areas:

assistance with work tasks

consultation with health and safety representatives

direct supervision where necessary, e.g. of inexperienced workers

hazards and risk management procedures

legislation and codes of practice, e.g. relating to hazards in the work area

the induction of new workers

the nature of work and tasks, procedures and the limits to worker authority

OHS training may include:

emergency and evacuation training

induction training

specific hazard training

specific task or equipment training

training as part of broader programs, e.g. equipment operation

OHS records may include:

hazardous substances registers

maintenance and testing reports

manufacturer and supplier information, including material safety data sheets and dangerous goods storage lists

OHS audits and inspection reports

records of instruction and training

workers compensation and rehabilitation records First Aid/medical post records

workplace environmental monitoring and health surveillance and records

Identifying hazards may include activities associated with:

audits

housekeeping

identifying employee concerns

job and work system assessment

maintenance of plant and equipment

OHS record keeping

planning or implementing alterations to site, plant, operations or work systems

purchasing of supplies and equipment

workplace inspections

Hazardous events may include:

accidents

bomb scares

crowd-related risks

deranged customers

emergencies, e.g. chemical spills

equipment failure

fires and explosions

weather emergencies

Relevant workplace procedures may be:

formally documented or communicated verbally

general to the management of the enterprise such as:

job procedures and work instructions

maintenance of plant and equipment

purchasing of supplies and equipment

specific to OHS, e.g.:

assessing risks

controlling risks

emergency response

identifying hazards, e.g. inspections

incident investigation

issue resolution

OHS consultation and participation

OHS record keeping

OHS training

providing OHS information

procedures for dealing with hazardous events may include:

accident/incident reporting and investigation

chemical containment

evacuation

First Aid

participative arrangements, e.g.

formal and informal meetings

health and safety representatives

OHS committees other committees, e.g. consultative, planning, purchasing

Controlling risks may include actions such as:

application of the hierarchy of control, namely:

administrative controls

consultation with workers and their representatives

elimination of the risk

engineering controls

personal protective clothing and equipment

measures to remove the cause of a risk at its source

This competency is to be exhibited in accordance with all relevant OHS legislation, particularly:

general duty of care under State/Territory legislation and common law

health and safety representatives and/or occupational health and safety committees and issue resolution

provision of information and training

regulations and codes of practice relating to hazards present in the work area

requirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease

State/Territory OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice


Sectors

Unit sector


Competency Field

Regulation, licensing and risk - occupational health and safety


Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.


Licensing Information

Not applicable.