Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver RIIOHS601A, 'Establish and maintain the OHS management system'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Establish and maintain the OHS management system' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Establish and maintain the framework for the OHS system | 1.1. Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to establishing and maintaining OHS management systems 1.2. Develop OHS policies, objectives and procedures that clearly express the organisation's commitment with respect to OHS, and how relevant OHS legislation will be implemented, consistent with overall organisational policies 1.3. Clearly define, allocate and include in job descriptions and duty statements for all relevant positions OHS responsibilities and duties, which will allow implementation and integration of the OHS Management System 1.4. Identify, seek and/or provide in a timely and consistent manner financial and human resources for the operation of the OHS Management System 1.5. Provide and explain information on the OHS Management System and procedures in a form that is readily accessible to employees |
2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of OHS | 2.1. Establish and maintain appropriate consultative processes in consultation with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant OHS legislation and consistent with the organisation's overall process for consultation 2.2. Ensure issues raised through participation and consultation are dealt with and resolved promptly and effectively in accordance with procedures for issue resolution 2.3. Ensure that information about the outcomes of participation and consultation is provided in a manner accessible to employees |
3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards | 3.1. Develop, maintain and ensure integration of a procedure for ongoing identification of existing and potentialhazards with systems of work and procedures 3.2. Monitor activities to ensure that hazard identification procedure is adopted effectively throughout the organisation 3.3. Ensure procedures are in place and applied for hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created |
4. Establish and maintain procedures for assessing risk | 4.1. Ensure appropriate assessment of risks presented by identified hazards is carried out 4.2. Develop and ensure integration of a procedure for ongoing assessment of risks within systems of and work and procedures 4.3. Monitor activities to ensure that risk assessment procedure is adopted effectively throughout the organisation 4.4. Ensure procedures are in place for risk assessment to be addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change within the organisation to ensure that risks are not created |
5. Establish and maintain procedures for treating risks | 5.1. Develop and ensure implementation of measures to control assessed risks in accordance with relevant legislation, code of practice and trends identified from the OHS records system 5.2. Ensure the implementation of interim solutions until a permanent control measure is developed when measures which treat a risk at its source are not immediately practicable 5.3. Develop and ensure integration of procedures for ongoing control of risks within general systems of work and procedures 5.4. Monitor activities to ensure that the risk treatment procedure is adopted effectively throughout the organisation 5.5. Ensure risk treatment is addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change within the organisation to ensure that adequate risk control measures are included 5.6. Identify inadequacies in existing risk treatment measures and seek and provide resources to enable implementation of new measures according to appropriate procedures |
6. Establish and maintain organisational procedures for dealing with unplanned incidents | 6.1. Identify the range of most likely potential unplanned incidents from an analysis of likely risks 6.2. Develop procedures in consultation with appropriate emergency services that would treat the risks associated with the potential events that meet legislative requirements as a minimum 6.3. Provide appropriate information and training to all employees to enable implementation of the correct procedures in all relevant circumstances |
7. Establish and maintain an OHS training program | 7.1. Develop and ensure implementation of an OHS training program to identify and fulfil employees' OHS training needs |
8. Establish and maintain a system for OHS records | 8.1. Establish and monitor the system for keeping OHS records to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease within the organisation |
9. Plan and prepare for the implementation of the OHS management system | 9.1. Identify and interpret the legislative and site requirements related to the OHS management system 9.2. Access and interpret the OHS management system 9.3. Identify, clarify and communicate to all personnel roles and responsibilities 9.4. Identify, forecast, obtain and allocate/schedule resources required for the implementation of the OHS management system 9.5. Implement OHS management training program. 9.6. Encourage, receive, review and, where appropriate, implement suggestions and recommendations for changes to OHS management procedures |
10. Evaluate the organisation's OHS system and related policies, procedures and programs | 10.1. Assess the effectiveness of the OHS management system and related policies, procedures and programs 10.2. Develop and ensure implementation of improvements to the OHS management system to ensure more effective achievement of the organisation's aims with respect to OHS 10.3. Assess compliance with OHS legislation and code of practice to ensure that legal OHS standards are maintained as a minimum |