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Evidence Guide: DEFWHS010 - Identify confined space

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DEFWHS010 - Identify confined space

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Recognise a confined space

  1. Select and don required personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify a confined space.
  2. Review nature of the possible work space and its characteristics.
  3. Assess possible work space for its potential to be a confined space.
  4. Determine precautions to be taken in the presence of a harmful atmosphere.
  5. Identify and assess other hazards and factors associated with the possible work space to determine the level of risk associated with that space.
  6. Refer identified hazards to appropriate personnel/authority for further investigation and analysis, where uncertainty exists about confined space potential.
  7. Confirm safety of possible work space.
Select and don required personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify a confined space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review nature of the possible work space and its characteristics.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess possible work space for its potential to be a confined space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine precautions to be taken in the presence of a harmful atmosphere.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and assess other hazards and factors associated with the possible work space to determine the level of risk associated with that space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer identified hazards to appropriate personnel/authority for further investigation and analysis, where uncertainty exists about confined space potential.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm safety of possible work space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out appropriate action after identifying a confined space

  1. Identify and document potential WHS issues.
  2. Undertake, document and revise risk assessment, whenever there is evidence to indicate that it is no longer valid.
  3. Document broad limitations the confined space may impose on work practices.
Identify and document potential WHS issues.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake, document and revise risk assessment, whenever there is evidence to indicate that it is no longer valid.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document broad limitations the confined space may impose on work practices.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recognise a confined space

  1. Select and don required personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify a confined space.
  2. Review nature of the possible work space and its characteristics.
  3. Assess possible work space for its potential to be a confined space.
  4. Determine precautions to be taken in the presence of a harmful atmosphere.
  5. Identify and assess other hazards and factors associated with the possible work space to determine the level of risk associated with that space.
  6. Refer identified hazards to appropriate personnel/authority for further investigation and analysis, where uncertainty exists about confined space potential.
  7. Confirm safety of possible work space.
Select and don required personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify a confined space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review nature of the possible work space and its characteristics.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess possible work space for its potential to be a confined space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine precautions to be taken in the presence of a harmful atmosphere.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and assess other hazards and factors associated with the possible work space to determine the level of risk associated with that space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refer identified hazards to appropriate personnel/authority for further investigation and analysis, where uncertainty exists about confined space potential.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm safety of possible work space.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carry out appropriate action after identifying a confined space

  1. Identify and document potential WHS issues.
  2. Undertake, document and revise risk assessment, whenever there is evidence to indicate that it is no longer valid.
  3. Document broad limitations the confined space may impose on work practices.
Identify and document potential WHS issues.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undertake, document and revise risk assessment, whenever there is evidence to indicate that it is no longer valid.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document broad limitations the confined space may impose on work practices.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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 section.

1. Recognise a confined space

1.1 Select and don required personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify a confined space.

1.2 Review nature of the possible work space and its characteristics.

1.3 Assess possible work space for its potential to be a confined space.

1.4 Determine precautions to be taken in the presence of a harmful atmosphere.

1.5 Identify and assess other hazards and factors associated with the possible work space to determine the level of risk associated with that space.

1.6 Refer identified hazards to appropriate personnel/authority for further investigation and analysis, where uncertainty exists about confined space potential.

1.7 Confirm safety of possible work space.

2. Carry out appropriate action after identifying a confined space

2.1 Identify and document potential WHS issues.

2.2 Undertake, document and revise risk assessment, whenever there is evidence to indicate that it is no longer valid.

2.3 Document broad limitations the confined space may impose on work practices.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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 section.

1. Recognise a confined space

1.1 Select and don required personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify a confined space.

1.2 Review nature of the possible work space and its characteristics.

1.3 Assess possible work space for its potential to be a confined space.

1.4 Determine precautions to be taken in the presence of a harmful atmosphere.

1.5 Identify and assess other hazards and factors associated with the possible work space to determine the level of risk associated with that space.

1.6 Refer identified hazards to appropriate personnel/authority for further investigation and analysis, where uncertainty exists about confined space potential.

1.7 Confirm safety of possible work space.

2. Carry out appropriate action after identifying a confined space

2.1 Identify and document potential WHS issues.

2.2 Undertake, document and revise risk assessment, whenever there is evidence to indicate that it is no longer valid.

2.3 Document broad limitations the confined space may impose on work practices.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

accessing, reading, interpreting and applying information on confined spaces

identifying and reporting hazards

understanding the possible nature of the environment

identifying intervention points for expert advice to assist work and to guide problem solving

identifying principle risks and associated mitigation

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

appropriate signage, symbols, labels and warning devices

location of applicable organisational procedures and documents

preferred order of ways to control WHS risk – hierarchy of controls

rights and responsibilities of workplace parties under WHS legislation