Application
This unit of competency requires application of work health and safety (WHS) Acts, regulations, codes of practice and enterprise WHS procedures during the supervision of all aviation maintenance activities performed on aircraft and in workshops. It is to be applied in combination with all other units of competency in the Diploma of Aeroskills and the Diploma of Aviation Maintenance Management that relate to the supervision of aviation maintenance activities. It also applies to Certificate IV training pathways that lead to supervisory employment.
The unit is part of all training pathways at Diploma level, and at Certificate IV level where the training pathway leads to the responsibility for maintenance supervision.
The unit is used in workplaces that operate under the airworthiness regulatory systems of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1. | Provide information to the work group about WHS and the organisation’s WHS policies, procedures and programs | 1.1 | Relevant provisions of WHS legislation and codes of practice are accurately and clearly explained to the work group |
1.2 | Information on the organisation’s WHS policies, procedures and programs is provided in a readily accessible manner and is accurately and clearly explained to the work group | ||
1.3 | Information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk control procedures is regularly provided and is accurately and clearly explained to the work group | ||
2. | Implement and monitor participative arrangements for the management of WHS | 2.1 | Organisational procedures for consultation over WHS issues are implemented and monitored to ensure that all members of the work group have the opportunity to contribute |
2.2 | Issues raised through consultation are dealt with and resolved promptly or referred to the appropriate personnel for resolution in accordance with workplace procedures for issue resolution | ||
2.3 | The outcomes of consultation over WHS issues are promptly made known to the work group | ||
3. | Implement and monitor the organisation’s procedures for identifying hazards and assessing risks | 3.1 | Existing and potential hazards in the work areas are identified and reported so that risk assessment and risk control procedures can be applied |
4. | Implement and monitor the organisation’s procedures for dealing with risk | 4.1 | Work procedures to control risks are implemented and adherence to them by the work group is monitored in accordance with workplace procedures |
4.2 | Existing risk control measures are monitored and results reported regularly in accordance with workplace procedures | ||
4.3 | Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified in accordance with the hierarchy of control and reported to designated personnel | ||
4.4 | Inadequacies in resource allocation for implementation of risk control measures are identified and reported to designated personnel | ||
5. | Implement the organisation’s procedures for dealing with hazardous events | 5.1 | Workplace procedures for dealing with hazardous events are implemented whenever necessary to ensure that prompt control action is taken |
5.2 | Hazardous events are investigated to identify their cause in accordance with investigation procedures | ||
5.3 | Control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risks of hazardous events are implemented based on the hierarchy of control if within scope of responsibilities and competencies or alternatively referred to designated personnel for implementation | ||
6. | Implement and monitor the organisation’s procedures for providing WHS training | 6.1 | WHS training needs are identified accurately, specifying gaps between WHS competencies required and those held by work group members |
6.2 | Arrangements are made for fulfilling identified WHS training needs in both on and off-the-job training programs in consultation with relevant parties | ||
7. | Implement and monitor the organisation’s procedures for maintaining WHS records | 7.1 | WHS records for work area are accurately and legibly completed in accordance with workplace requirements for WHS records and legal requirements for the maintenance of records of occupational injury and disease |
7.2 | Aggregate information from the area’s WHS records is used to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures within work area according to organisational procedures and within scope of responsibilities and competencies | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria under the specified conditions of assessment on at least one occasion.
Evidence must be provided that the candidate can apply applicable WHS Acts, regulations and codes to:
analyse the entire work environment in the area of responsibility in order to identify hazards, assess risks and judge when intervention to control risks is necessary
analyse relevant workplace data, such as incident or environmental monitoring data, to identify hazards, assess risks and evaluate the effectiveness of risk control measures
assess the resources needed to apply different risk control measures and make recommendations to management on that basis.
The demonstrated ability to apply the elements and performance criteria of this unit of competency in conjunction with other units relating to the supervision of aviation maintenance activities is critical.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:
the provisions of WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the workplace, including legal responsibilities of employers, employees and other parties with legal responsibilities
principles and practices of effective WHS management
hazard identification and control in the workplace
organisational WHS management systems, policies and procedures that support organisational compliance with legal requirements
the impact on WHS management of workforce characteristics and composition
the relevance of WHS management to other organisational systems, policies and procedures.
Assessment Conditions
This unit may be assessed through a combination of workplace (or a realistic simulation) and off-the-job assessment. The context of assessment should ensure that evidence relating to the contingency management component of competency can be collected. Evidence must include observation in the workplace as well as off-the-job techniques, such as interviews and simulations. Conditions for simulations should accurately simulate the range of circumstances (especially with regard to a realistic range of emergencies and hazardous events) that the individual could be expected to deal with in the workplace and allow for discussion. The individual must be given access to:
relevant WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
enterprise WHS policies and procedures
personal protective equipment
relevant work areas for identification of hazards and control measures.
Assessors must satisfy the requirements of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Australian Skills Quality Authority, or its successors).The assessor should also have recognised expertise in managing WHS in an aviation maintenance environment or work in an assessment team with such a person.
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | ||
WHS legislation and codes of practice include: | State/Territory/Commonwealth WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice, including general duty of care under WHS legislation and common law Relevant defence instructions Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) Requirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease Provisions relating to health and safety representatives and/or WHS committees Provisions relating to WHS issue resolution | |
The organisation’s WHS policies, procedures and programs are included in: | Safety manuals Maintenance organisation manual Standing instructions Procedures manuals Work instructions | |
Information is provided: | For the induction of new maintenance personnel About the nature of work, tasks and procedures To assist in work tasks As part of providing direct supervision To communicate organisational safety requirements and procedures For consultation with health and safety representatives and WHS committees | |
Consultation over WHS issues includes: | Formal and informal meetings which include WHS WHS committees Other committees, such as consultative, planning and purchasing Health and safety representatives Suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management | |
Assessment of existing and potential hazards and risk includes: | Audits Workplace inspections Housekeeping Checking work area and/or equipment before and during work Job and work system assessment Reviews of WHS records, including registers of hazardous substances, dangerous goods, and so on Maintenance of plant and equipment Provision of supplies and equipment, e.g. review of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and manufacturer/supplier information Identifying employee concerns | |
Risk control procedures include: | Measures to remove the cause of a risk at its source Application of the hierarchy of control: elimination of risk engineering controls administrative controls personal protective equipment (PPE) Consultation with maintenance personnel and their representatives | |
Procedures for dealing with hazardous events include: | Evacuation Chemical containment First aid Accident/incident reporting and investigation | |
Hazardous events include: | Accidents Fires and explosions Emergencies, e.g. fuel or chemical spills Bomb scares Violent incidents | |
WHS training includes: | Induction training Specific hazard training Specific task or equipment training Emergency and evacuation training Training as part of broader programs, such as equipment operation | |
WHS records include: | WHS audit and inspection reports Health surveillance and workplace environmental monitoring reports Records of instruction and training Manufacturers and suppliers information, including MSDS and dangerous goods storage lists Hazardous substances registers Maintenance and testing reports Workers compensation and rehabilitation records First aid/medical post records | |
Sectors
Competency Field
Supervision of aviation maintenance