Application
This unit of competency describes the requirements applicable for those with responsibilities for preparing and presenting a safety case within the enterprise. This may be as a worker or as an owner of a business. The competency is to be exhibited within the area of managerial responsibility, which may be an entire enterprise or department of an enterprise. Roles and responsibilities will vary from enterprise to enterprise. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Identify and verify issues for presentation. | 1.1. Consult with the senior management as well as all relevant departments in a collaborative and objective manner 1.2. Identify and verify issues that are required for the presentation 1.3. Refer to the relevant legislation, and if necessary, clarify requirements from the relevant government departments. |
2. Interpret data collected. | 2.1. Interpret and analyse data collected 2.2. Use appropriate database for the enterprise to assist in the analysis 2.3. Prepare and distribute analysis and discuss with relevant personnel within the enterprise. |
3. Write up a safety case as part of the safety case team. | 3.1. Consolidate findings and obtain agreements from relevant personnel as to the information to be included in the case 3.2. Refer to regulatory and format requirements that are stipulated by the authority. |
4. Prepare the safety case. | 4.1. Prepare the case for submission in accordance with required procedures 4.2. Follow up with the relevant contact in the authority 4.3. Report response from the authority in accordance with enterprise procedures. |
Required Skills
This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills |
identification of hazards that can potentially cause an incident in the workplace. use of consultation processes. |
Required knowledge |
Knowledge and understanding of all relevant workplace systems sufficient to prepare and present relevant data relating to a safety case. Knowledge of relevant acts or regulations specific to the State or Territory (eg the Victorian Gas Safety (Safety Case) Regulations 1999) in which the relevant facility(s) is located, workplace OHS procedures and other safety management systems and procedures. Management of risks using the hierarchy of control (the preferred order of risk control measures from most to least preferred), that is: elimination substitution isolation engineering controls administrative controls use of personal protective equipment. Hazard analysis (eg HAZOP) and hazard control methodology. |
Evidence Required
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | ||
Overview of assessment | Assessment of this unit should include demonstrated competence on actual plant and equipment in a work environment. The unit will be assessed in as holistic a manner as is practical and may be integrated with the assessment of other relevant units of competency. Assessment will occur over a range of situations which will include disruptions to normal, smooth operation. Simulation may be required to allow for assessment of parts of this unit. Simulation should be based on the actual plant and will include walk-throughs of the relevant competency components. Simulations may also include the use of case studies/scenarios and role plays. This unit of competency requires a significant body of knowledge which will be assessed through questioning and the use of what-if scenarios both on the plant (during demonstration of normal operations and walk-throughs of abnormal operations) and off the plant. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | It is essential that the workplace OHS system and State OHS Acts and regulations be understood and that the importance of critical procedures is known. Competence must be demonstrated in the ability to recognise and analyse potential information and then in preparing appropriate data. Consistent performance should be demonstrated. In particular look to see if there is a working knowledge of all relevant workplace procedures. Look for knowledge and understanding in relation to: consultation processes, either general or specific to OHS training and assignment of staff to safety critical work, hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control measures the need for specific hazard policies and procedures such as housekeeping and inspections new and relevant OHS information incident record keeping maintenance of plant and equipment purchasing of supplies and equipment. These aspects may be best assessed using a range of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs as the stimulus with a walk through forming part of the response. These assessment activities should include a range of problems, including new, unusual and improbable situations which may have been generated from the past incident history of the plant, incidents on similar plants around the world, hazard analysis activities and similar sources. | |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment will require access to an operating plant over an extended period of time, or a suitable method of gathering evidence of operating ability over a range of situations. A bank of scenarios/case studies/what-ifs will be required as will a bank of questions which will be used to probe the reasoning behind the observable actions. | |
Method of assessment | In all plants it may be appropriate to assess this unit concurrently with relevant teamwork and communication units. | |
Guidance information for assessment | Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed. |
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. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. | |
Codes of practice/ standards | Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used. |
Context | This competency covers process manufacturing plants, which may involve working with machinery, equipment, operational procedures, products or materials that require the preparation of a safety case as prescribed by the relevant regulations. |
Safety Management System Requirements | The safety management system for a facility must, where relevant, specify: the critical equipment (including process equipment, machinery, electrical and instrumentation systems) that relate to or may effect the safety of the facility the systems in place to ensure that the equipment is fit for the purpose: for which it is used in normal operating conditions to the extent that it is intended to function or be used in an emergency. |
Policies and procedures | Enterprise policies and procedures include those that directly or indirectly cover issues relating to incidents, such as: hazard policies and procedures standard operating procedures safety procedures work instructions emergency, fire and accident procedures personal protective clothing and equipment procedures. |
Participative arrangements | Participative arrangements for safety management system may involve: following OHS procedures information sessions on existing or new issues meetings between employer and employees or representatives access to relevant workplace information use of clear and understandable language. |
Safety Case | The safety case includes information regarding: person responsible for operation of the facility person responsible for the safety case a description of the facility formal safety assessment of the facility the safety management system reporting of incidents address where records are kept safety policy organisational structure and responsibilities published technical standards applied to or used the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of the facility, and any modifications to the facility the control system to be used for the facility the type of machinery and equipment used at the facility the permit to work system the emergency response plan in relation to incidents the emergency communication system the key performance indicators the system for incident recording, investigation and reviewing training. |
Health, safety and environment (HSE) | All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment requirements, which may be imposed through State or Federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between Performance Criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence. |
Sectors
Unit sector | HSE |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Not applicable.