This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to incorporate safe work practices into day-to-day floristry workplace activities. It requires the ability to follow predetermined health, safety and security policies and procedures and to participate in organisational work health and safety management practices.

This unit applies to all floristry industry businesses including retail floristry shops, studio or online businesses and those that specialise in corporate or special events. It applies to florists working at all levels including junior and senior florists, studio florists and floral designers.

The unit incorporates the requirement for all employees under state and territory Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, to participate in the management of their own health and safety, that of their colleagues and anyone else in the workplace. They must cooperate with their employer and follow practices to ensure safety at work.

No occupational licensing, certification or other legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

integrate the use of predetermined health, safety and security policies, procedures and safe work practices into day-to-day work functions across four three hour work, training or assessment periods which must be combined with assessment of SFLDEC coded units

respond in line with organisational emergency procedures during one emergency evacuation

participate in work health and safety consultation activities on two occasions through one of these options:

discussing with or formally reporting to a work health and safety representative

acting as a worker representative on a work health and safety committee

participating in a staff meeting that involves work health and safety discussions

participate in two hazard identification and associated risk assessment activities.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

basic aspects of the relevant state or territory Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation:

responsibilities of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) or employer

worker responsibilities to participate in work health and safety practices

worker responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace

ramifications of failure to observe OHS or WHS law and organisational policies and procedures

floristry industry and organisational:

workplace hazards and associated health, safety and security risks

health, safety and security policies and procedures for:

consultation

managing emergencies

hazard identification, reporting, and risk assessment

dangerous incident and injury reporting

working safely with floristry tools, equipment and hazardous substances

format and use of template:

reports for hazards, injuries and emergency and dangerous incidents

risk assessments

hierarchy of risk controls, at an overview level

safe work practices for own job role with particular emphasis on:

safe use of floristry tools and equipment

safe use and storage of hazardous substances relevant to floristry activities

safe manual handling techniques for bending, lifting and shifting heavy items

potential injury and illness impacts of unsafe floristry work practices including bullying and harassment.

Skills must be demonstrated in a floristry design, preparation and product construction environment. This can be:

an industry workplace

a simulated industry environment operated within a training organisation.

Assessment must ensure use of:

current plain English regulatory documents and codes of practice distributed by the local work health and safety government regulator

organisational policies and procedures used for managing work health and safety practices:

consultation

managing emergencies

hazard identification, reporting and risk assessment

dangerous incident and injury reporting

working safely with floristry tools, equipment and hazardous substances

template reports for

hazard identification and reporting

dangerous incident reporting

injury reporting

template risk assessments

other florists, supervisors or managers with whom the individual can interact during consultation processes; these can be:

florists in an industry workplace or

people who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, within a training organisation.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors, and:

hold a qualification or Statement of Attainment in Floristry which covers the skills and knowledge requirements in this unit of competency; and

have worked as a florist in the industry for at least three years where they have applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency.

Floristry

Work Health and Safety