Application
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to implementing and monitoring Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies, procedures and safety awareness programs in the work place. The unit is applicable to personnel who perform legislated or delegated roles within a public safety organisation and who are required to ensure WHS/OHS policy and procedures are implemented in specific teams and/or work groups. No licensing, legislative 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. | ||
1 | ProvideWHS/OHS information to work | 1.1 | Relevant provisions of Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and codes of practice are accurately and clearly explained to team and/or work group |
1.2 | Information on organisational WHS/OHS policies, procedures and safety awareness programs are provided and are clearly explained to the team and/or work group | ||
1.3 | Existing hazard information, risk assessment and control procedures are provided and is clearly explained to the team and/or work group | ||
2 | Implement and monitor participative arrangements for management of WHS/OHS | 2.1 | WHS/OHS procedures for team and/or work group consultation are implemented and monitored to ensure all members have an opportunity to contribute |
2.2 | Issues raised through consultation resolved promptly or are referred to appropriate personnel for resolution, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||
2.3 | Outcomes of consultations are communicated to the team and/or work group promptly | ||
3 | Implement and monitor organisationalprocedures for | 3.1 | Existing and potential hazards in the workplace or area are identified and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures |
3.2 | Organisational procedures to control risks are implemented and monitored by team and/or work group | ||
3.3 | Existing risk control measures are monitored, and results are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||
3.4 | Existing risk control measures are reviewed, in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control and any variations are reported to designated personnel | ||
3.5 | Inadequate resource allocation for implementation of risk control measures are identified and reported to designated personnel | ||
4 | Implement organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events | 4.1 | Organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events are implemented, as required, to ensure prompt control action is undertaken |
4.2 | Hazardous events are investigated to identify cause of the event, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||
4.3 | Control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of hazardous events are implemented based on the hierarchy of risk control or are referred to designated personnel for implementation | ||
5 | Implement and monitor organisational procedure for providing safety awarenesstraining | 5.1 | Safety awareness training needs are identified from specified WHS/OHS competencies currently held by team and/or work group members |
5.2 | WHS/OHS training needs are identified, and training arrangements are implemented, in consultation with relevant personnel | ||
6 | Implement and monitor organisational procedures for maintaining WHS/OHS records | 6.1 | WHS/OHS records for work place or area are accurately completed, in accordance with organisational requirements |
6.2 | Information from WHS/OHS records is used to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures within work place or area, in accordance with organisational procedures and duty of care responsibilities |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
Range Statement
Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide. |
Sectors
Public Safety |
Competency Field
Work, Health and Safety |