Release 

Comments 

Release 2

This version released with ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Version 2.0.

Release 1

This version released with ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Version 1.0.

Elements 

Performance Criteria 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Manage work health and safety information and records

1.1 Identify, access and evaluate relevant workplace health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice, compliance codes, guidance materials and other sources of workplace health and safety information for their relevance to the specific work context

1.2 Collect, collate and provide information on workplace health and safety requirements, trends and risk controls

1.3 Review records and record-keeping processes to ensure they meet legal requirements for workplace health and safety record-keeping

1.4 Implement and monitor processes to ensure the accurate completion, collection and storage of workplace health and safety records

2. Manage work health and safety participative processes

2.1 Monitor participative processes to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures

2.2 Evaluate information provided to employees to ensure its format is readily accessible and understandable

2.3 Implement and monitor processes to ensure that work group members have an opportunity, either directly or through their representative, to contribute to decisions that may affect their health and safety

2.4 Evaluate processes for addressing workplace health and safety issues to ensure the prompt resolution of issues raised through consultation

2.5 Provide information about the outcomes of consultation in a format readily accessible to employees

3. Manage work health and safety risk management processes

3.1 Review processes for hazard, incident, and injury reporting and investigation to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and to inform future prevention strategies

3.2 Monitor processes to ensure that hazard identification and risk assessments occur

3.3 Check and monitor risk controls and hazard specific procedures to ensure consistency with the hierarchy of risk control and support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements

3.4 Identify and address any workplace health and safety implications of either proposed or implemented changes to the workplace, work processes or organisation of work

3.5 Recognise limits of own professional expertise and consult with expert advisors as required

4. Manage work health and safety training program

4.1 Undertake workplace health and safety training needs assessment for work group members that takes account of existing skills of work group members and risk control requirements

4.2 Implement and monitor training programs to ensure identified workplace health and safety training requirements are addressed

4.3 Implement and monitor processes to ensure that all new employees receive workplace health and safety induction

4.4 Access and consult with relevant workplace health and safety and training specialists, as required, when developing and implementing the WHS training program

5. Manage work health and safety continuous improvement process

5.1 Consider input from individuals and workgroup in identifying and implementing workplace health and safety improvements

5.2 Determine workplace health and safety priorities in consultation with appropriate managers and stakeholders

5.3 Develop workplace health and safety action plans, taking account of priorities and training needs

5.4 Monitor achievements against workplace health and safety plans and update plans accordingly

Skill 

Description 

Reading

• Analyse and interpret workplace health and safety legislation, policies, procedures

Oral communication

• Adjust language and communication style to suit target audience

Navigate the world of work

• Recognise the significance of own role in managing compliance and effectiveness of workplace health and safety policies and procedures in the work environment

Code and title current version 

Code and title previous version 

Comments 

Equivalence status 

ACMWHS501 Manage workplace health and safety processes Release 2

ACMWHS501 Manage workplace health and safety processes
Release 1

Minor changes to make infection control more explicit as a WHS issue

Equivalent unit

Release 

Comments 

Release 2

This version released with ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Version 2.0.

Release 1

This version released with ACM Animal Care and Management Training Package Version 1.0.