Application
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to participate in work health and safety (WHS) processes, work safely and follow emergency procedures, in the workplace, in order to ensure health and safety at work.
The unit applies to those new entrants into the workplace, including apprentices, trainees and casual workers, who require an induction about safe work practices, risks and hazards in a pulp or paper manufacturing facility.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. |
1. Plan and prepare to work safely | 1.1. Identify hazards in the work area, and take action to control risk for those hazards the employee can correct. 1.2. Report those specific hazards, the employee cannot correct and inadequacies in control measures, in line with organisational procedures. 1.3. Carry out pre-start checks as required in line with work procedures. |
2. Conduct work safely | 2.1. Use personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly and maintain when required. 2.2. Follow work safety procedures and workplace instructions for ensuring safety, when planning and conducting work. 2.3. Report incidents and injuries to designated personnel. 2.4. Undertake work health and safety (WHS) housekeeping in work area. |
3. Participate in WHS consultative activities | 3.1. Apply knowledge of roles and responsibilities of WHS representatives and WHS committees. 3.2. Make constructive contributions to workplace meetings, workplace inspections or other WHS consultative activities. 3.3. Raise WHS issues with designated personnel 3.4. Provide input to improve workplace WHS systems and processes, in line with organizational procedures, to eliminate hazards or reduce risk. |
4. Follow emergency response procedures | 4.1. Identify and report emergency situations, according standard operating procedures (SOP). 4.2. Follow organisational procedures for responding to emergencies. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must be able to provide evidence that they can:
participate in work health and safety (WHS) processes, at least twice in line with required enterprise intervals, in a pulp and paper manufacturing facility, by:
appropriately using personal protective equipment (PPE) including head protection, face and eye protection, respiratory protection, hearing protection, hand protection and clothing and footwear
carrying out WHS housekeeping activities
carrying out a hazard inspection and completing an inspection checklist, a hazard and an incident report
participating by making contributions to WHS meetings and consultative activities on eliminating hazards and reducing risks
reporting WHS issues to designated personnel
following emergency response procedures
reporting WHS issues and incidents, through the workplace communication system, through written and verbal means.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
sources of WHS information in the workplace with some limited knowledge of external sources of WHS information
safety signs and their meanings, including signs for:
personal protective equipment (PPE)
emergency equipment
dangerous goods class signs
specific hazards
legal rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties as documented in work safety procedures and including:
roles and responsibilities of employees, supervisors and managers in the workplace
roles and responsibilities of WHS representatives, WHS committees and employers
procedures relevant to risk and the implications of specific hazards in the workplace including:
substances
noise
manual handling
ergonomics
underfoot hazards
slips and trips
moving parts of machinery
mobile plant
fatigue
stress
bullying
occupational violence
workplace specific information including:
the difference between hazard and risk in the pulping and/or paper manufacturing workplace
safety measures related to common workplace hazards
potential emergencies relevant to the workplace
designated person(s) for raising WHS issues
organisational and work procedures, particularly those related to performance of own work, specific hazards and risk control, reporting of hazards, incidents and injuries, consultation, use of PPE and emergency response
potential emergency situations, alarms and signals, and required response.
Assessment Conditions
The following resources must be made available:
access to workplace WHS systems and processes in a pulp or paper manufacturing facility
personal protective equipment required to be worn when working in a pulp and paper manufacturing facility
relevant personnel for the purposes of communicating information
sample workplace documentation, procedures and reports relevant to WHS
Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or in a productive environment that accurately reflects performance in a workplace.
Assessor requirements
Assessors must:
hold the appropriate assessor competency standards as outlined in regulations; and
be able to demonstrate vocational competencies at least to the level being assessed; and
be able to demonstrate how they are continuing to develop their VET knowledge and skills as well as maintaining their industry currency and assessor competence.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those core and employment skills that are essential to performance and are not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Oral communication skills to: | ask questions and clarify meaning with peers and supervisors report a problem or defect to a supervisor. |
Reading skills to: | read and interpret selected pictorial, graphical and written signs, instructions and procedures relevant to safety, hazards and risks. |
Writing skills to: | complete workplace records and reports accurately and legibly, using correct technical vocabulary. |
Technology skills to: | access, navigate and enter computer-based information to report on monitoring of basic quality practices. |
Range Statement
Not Applicable
Sectors
Pulp and Paper Manufacturing