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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 in the performance criteria is detailed below. The range statement provides details of how this competency can be used in the workplaces of the racing industry to maintain and monitor OHS procedures and environmental work practices. Workplaces include greyhound kennels, harness and thoroughbred stables as well as greyhound, harness and thoroughbred racecourses, training tracks, administration buildings and public areas. |
Legislation, standards and organisation's policies and practices may include: | award and workplace agreements and other industrial instruments duty of care and common law duties industry codes of practice industry checklists and associated documentation legislation from local, state and federal levels of government that affects business operation, especially in regard to OHS and environmental issues, equal employment opportunity, anti-discrimination and industrial relations requirements for consultative arrangements requirements for provision of information and training, including safe operating procedures, risk assessment and risk control, and emergency evacuation procedures. |
Information provided may include: | communicating legislation and codes of practice and relating these to work area hazards and risk management procedures indicators of potential emergency disease induction for new workers nature of work, tasks and procedures providing direct supervision to inexperienced workers vaccination program for tetanus. |
Colleagues and team members may include: | administrators kennel or stable staff licensed and registered personnel officials racing meeting operational staff trackwork riders. |
Actual and potential safety and environmental hazards in the workplace may include: | chemicals greyhounds or horses machinery and equipment other people, including: contractors employees visitors physical environment, including run-off proximity to watercourses: dams rivers streams unsafe work practices zoonotic diseases. |
Hazards may be identified by: | audits checking work area and equipment before and after work housekeeping identifying employee concerns job and work system assessment maintaining plant and equipment purchasing supplies and equipment reviewing OHS records, including registers of: dangerous goods hazardous substances workplace inspections. |
Risks may be minimised by: | adhering to safe work practices identifying unsafe workplace practices and procedures, including incorrect disposal of kennel or stable refuse and manure or faeces implementing key elements of the hierarchy of control: eliminate substitute engineer administrative personal protective equipment understanding individual animal behaviour. |
Waste recycling, reduction and disposal legislative and organisational requirements will include: | adhering to local regulations and state government legislation adhering to industry codes of practice following the Australian Horse Industry Council code of practice. |
Contingency plan may be implemented by: | disinfecting premises disposing properly of infected or suspect animals that die establishing exits points out of the restricted area following procedures such as stock standstill, for total movement control on infected and dangerous contact premises using established organisational systems designed to deal with: chemical spillage earthquake fire high winds security threat, such as bomb threat identifying incident, emergency or accident and responding within organisational procedures maintaining surveillance of animals preventing movement and gatherings of animals within a 10km restricted area procuring vaccine treating sick animals tracing movement of animals working within safe work practice guidelines and procedures. |
Designated personnel may include: | OHS officer OHS committee person to whom incidents, hazards and risks must be reported. |
Organisational consultative procedures may include: | health and safety representatives formal and informal consultation with work teams informing staff of avenues to address harassment, bullying and discrimination obtaining expert OHS advice organising and conducting OHS committee meetings systematically other committees such as consultative, planning and purchasing suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management. |
Evaluations to identify improved safety and environmental work practices may include: | checking fire and safety equipment is working and not obstructed ensuring visual deterrents are in place, such as surveillance and signage informing staff of avenues to address harassment, bullying and discrimination security measures for staff working on their own or those working in hours of darkness training employees to follow procedures, including in the event of unexpected or threatening circumstances using workplace inspection checklists. |
Training may include: | anti-discrimination and harassment emergency and evacuation drills induction specific hazard specific task or equipment training as part of broader programs, for example animal handling. |
Systems, records and reporting procedures may include: | audit and inspection records chemicals and hazardous substances registers consultation agenda and minutes of OHS committee meetings dangerous goods storage lists first aid and medical records incident reports induction, training and instruction records material safety data sheets for chemicals and medications plant and equipment maintenance testing records safe operating procedures workers' compensation records. |