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Evidence Guide: SISXWHS402 - Implement and monitor work health and safety policies

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SISXWHS402 - Implement and monitor work health and safety policies

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

Provide information about work health and safety policies.

  1. Access and analyse relevant legislation and work health and safety policies and procedures.
  2. Explain relevant provisions of work health and safety legislation to the work group.
  3. Explain information on organisational work health and safety policies, procedures and programs to the work group.
  4. Provide information about procedures to identify and assess hazards and measures to control risks.
Access and analyse relevant legislation and work health and safety policies and procedures.

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Explain relevant provisions of work health and safety legislation to the work group.

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Explain information on organisational work health and safety policies, procedures and programs to the work group.

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Provide information about procedures to identify and assess hazards and measures to control risks.

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Implement participative arrangements for the management of work health and safety.

  1. Implement and monitor organisational consultation procedures for work health and safety issues to assess opportunities for work group contributions.
  2. Resolve issues arising from consultation or refer to appropriate personnel for resolution.
  3. Communicate outcomes of consultation to the work group.
Implement and monitor organisational consultation procedures for work health and safety issues to assess opportunities for work group contributions.

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Resolve issues arising from consultation or refer to appropriate personnel for resolution.

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Communicate outcomes of consultation to the work group.

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Implement procedures for risk assessment and control.

  1. Identify and report existing and potential hazards in the work area.
  2. Control risks and assess and monitor work group application.
  3. Monitor effectiveness of existing risk-control measures and report results to manager or safety officer.
  4. Identify inadequacies in existing risk-control measures and make recommendations to address these to manager or safety officer.
Identify and report existing and potential hazards in the work area.

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Control risks and assess and monitor work group application.

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Monitor effectiveness of existing risk-control measures and report results to manager or safety officer.

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Identify inadequacies in existing risk-control measures and make recommendations to address these to manager or safety officer.

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Implement procedures for dealing with hazardous events.

  1. Identify and investigate the causes of hazardous events.
  2. Implement organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events.
  3. Implement control measures to prevent recurrence of hazardous events or refer to manager or safety officer.
  4. Monitor the handling and storage of hazardous goods and equipment.
  5. Implement and monitor organisational emergency policies and procedures.
Identify and investigate the causes of hazardous events.

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Implement organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events.

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Implement control measures to prevent recurrence of hazardous events or refer to manager or safety officer.

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Monitor the handling and storage of hazardous goods and equipment.

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Implement and monitor organisational emergency policies and procedures.

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Implement work health and safety training policies.

  1. Identify staff work health and safety training needs and identify gaps to be addressed.
  2. Provide training opportunities to address training needs in consultation with relevant parties.
  3. Monitor effectiveness of training programs and their impact on work practices.
Identify staff work health and safety training needs and identify gaps to be addressed.

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Provide training opportunities to address training needs in consultation with relevant parties.

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Monitor effectiveness of training programs and their impact on work practices.

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Implement procedures for maintaining work health and safety records.

  1. Identify and complete work health and safety records according to relevant legislation.
  2. Use information from work health and safety records to identify hazards and monitor risk-control procedures.
Identify and complete work health and safety records according to relevant legislation.

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Use information from work health and safety records to identify hazards and monitor risk-control procedures.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

work effectively within organisation management systems to implement and monitor work health and safety policies and apply and review risk-management procedures

convey health and safety information to user groups using appropriate communication strategies and create opportunities for group members to contribute to and participate in training

identify the interrelationship between all aspects of organisation safety systems and implement and monitor all components to achieve a safe working environment according to organisation policies and procedures and legislative requirements

propose recommendations to address inadequacies in health and safety management systems and apply contingency-management techniques to deal with a range of problems and issues.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

implementation and monitoring of work health and safety policies in an environment that reflects the individual’s current or intended work role to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance.

Assessment must also ensure access to:

a venue, facility or location with appropriate equipment and activity

a work group and organisational consultative structures, including key health and safety staff and resources to implement risk-control measures

documentation detailing organisational work health and safety policies, and procedures, and legislation and records.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

observation of interacting with work group to provide information about organisational health and safety policies

observation of consulting with relevant employees to inform strategies to implement and monitor organisational work health and safety procedures and programs

oral and or written questioning on principles and practices of health and safety management

third-party reports from a supervisor detailing work performance.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

SISXRSK502A Manage organisational risks.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to:

convey relevant information about health and safety to the work group

liaise with designated personnel to monitor the impact of policies and procedures on safe work practices

elicit information from staff to assess training needs to facilitate the implementation of organisational work health and safety policies

problem-solving skills to:

analyse the work environment to identify hazards and assess risks

assess the effectiveness of organisational policies

identify inadequacies and make recommendations to address these, such as resources needed to apply different risk-control measures

language and literacy skills to:

read and analyse Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation and organisational policies and procedures

complete required work health and safety documentation

use information to identify hazards, assess risks and evaluate the effectiveness of risk-control measures.

Required knowledge

WHS legislation to:

enable analysis of work practices and appropriate remedies

store and handle hazardous goods and equipment

maintain required documentation

organisational health and safety policies and procedures to facilitate compliance with legal requirements

principles and practices of effective work health and safety management to enable effective implementation of organisational policies and procedures to create a safe workplace

role of work health and safety management in other organisational systems, policies and procedures to enable a systemic approach to workplace safety.

Range Statement

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the individual, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant legislation may include:

state, territory and commonwealth OHS/WHS Acts

regulations and codes of practice

general duty of care under OHS/WHS legislation

confidentiality of records

work health and safety training.

Work Health and Safety policies and procedures may include:

documentation

communication protocols

maintaining plant and equipment

purchasing supplies and equipment

counselling or disciplinary processes

emergency response

incident investigation

assessing and controlling hazards and risks

record-keeping and reporting procedures.

Work group may include:

employees

team leaders

coordinators

volunteers

supervisors.

Procedures to identify and assess hazards may include:

audits

workplace inspections

housekeeping

checking and maintaining area and equipment.

Measures to control risks may include:

elimination of the risk

engineering controls

administrative controls

personal protective equipment.

Consultation procedures may include:

meetings

work health and safety committees

health and safety representatives

suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees.

Inadequacies may include:

lack of resources

insufficient planning

unscheduled changes in work procedures.

Hazardous events may include:

accidents

fires and explosions

adverse weather

emergencies, such as chemical spills, bomb scares and violent incidents.

Procedures for dealing with hazardous events may include:

evacuation

chemical containment

first aid

accident or incident reporting and investigation.

Hazardous goods and equipment may include:

hazardous chemicals

products treated with chemicals

electrical equipment.

Work health and safety training needs may include:

on the job or off the job

induction training

hazard training

task or equipment training

emergency and evacuation training.

Work health and safety records may include:

audits and inspection reports

equipment usage logs

health surveillance and workplace environmental monitoring records

records of instruction and training

manufacturer and supplier information

hazardous substances’ registers

maintenance and testing reports

workers compensation and rehabilitation records

first-aid and medical records.