Unit of competency details
BSBWHS611 - Develop and implement strategies that support work-related psychological health and safety (Release 1)
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| 1 1 (this release) |
30/Aug/2019 |
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Classification history
| ASCED Module/Unit of Competency Field of Education Identifier | 061301 | Occupational Health And Safety | 04/Oct/2019 | |
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Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release
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Release 1
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This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 5.0.
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Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and evaluate strategies that support work-related psychological health and safety and the control of work-related psychosocial hazards.
The unit applies to those who are in a position to apply the principles of work-related psychological health and safety risk management to develop appropriate strategies in their organisation. These people work in a range of WHS roles across all industries, and apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.
NOTES
1. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OHS) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) are equivalent, and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where model WHS laws have not been implemented, registered training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.
2. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia (SWA) for further information.
3. Safe Work Australia national guidance material refers to ‘psychosocial hazards or factors’ as ‘anything in the design or management of work that increases the risk of work-related stress’ and states that ‘work-related stress if prolonged and/or severe can cause both psychological and physical injury’. (SWA, Work-related psychological health and safety: A systematic approach to meeting your duties)
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Regulation, Licensing and Risk – Work Health and Safety
Elements and Performance Criteria
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ELEMENT
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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Elements describe the essential outcomes.
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Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
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1. Develop strategies that support work-related psychological health and safety
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1.1 Access and assess information and data relevant to creating and sustaining a psychologically healthy and safe workplace
1.2 Review organisation’s work-related psychosocial hazard register, associated risk assessments and identified risk controls
1.3 Review complaints and incidents relating to work-related psychological health and safety, and associated psychosocial hazards
1.4 Collaborate with others to develop strategies that maintain work-related psychological health and safety
1.5 Document strategies according to organisational policies and procedures
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2. Implement developed strategies that support work-related psychological health and safety
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2.1 Consult with required personnel to confirm their roles and responsibilities in relation to work-related psychological health and safety strategies
2.2 Communicate work-related psychological health and safety strategies to required personnel
2.3 Identify, disseminate and promote current information and data relating to implemented strategies
2.4 Identify situations where specialist support is required and access support as needed
2.5 Identify and address training needs for relevant stakeholders in identifying and managing risks to work-related psychological health and safety
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3. Evaluate implemented strategies that support work-related psychological health and safety
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3.1 Establish processes and procedures for evaluating effectiveness of implemented work-related psychological health and safety strategies
3.2 Seek feedback on implemented strategies from internal and, as required, external stakeholders
3.3 Apply established evaluation processes and procedures
3.4 Adjust strategy components in response to evaluation outcomes and feedback received
3.5 Document and communicate evaluation outcomes to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
3.6 Document required enhancements to work-related psychological health and safety strategies arising from evaluation activities
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Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
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Skill
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Description
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Reading
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- Identifies, interprets and analyses internal and external organisational texts relevant to work-related psychological health and safety requirements
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Writing
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- Communicates information about work-related psychological health and safety strategies, matching style of writing to purpose and audience
- Drafts and develops required documents using appropriate vocabulary, grammatical structure and required conventions
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Oral communication
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- Presents information and ideas using vocabulary appropriate to audience and context
- Uses questioning and active listening to facilitate discussion, seek clarification, confirm understanding and seek feedback
- Communicates effectively, taking into consideration confidentiality and privacy of individuals
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Numeracy
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- Extracts and evaluates information and data from work-related psychological health and safety documents
- Uses oral and written mathematical language and graphical representation to communicate
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Navigate the world of work
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- Identifies own and others’ legal rights and responsibilities relating to work-related psychological health and safety
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Interact with others
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- Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes, playing an active role in facilitating effective group interaction and influencing direction
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Get the work done
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- Uses logical planning processes and understanding of context to plan work-related health and safety strategies
- Sequences and schedules strategies, monitors their implementation and manages relevant communication
- Uses systematic and analytical processes in complex, non-routine situations: sets goals, gathers relevant information, and identifies and evaluates options against agreed criteria
- Identifies and anticipates problems and promotes appropriate resources and information, as required
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Unit Mapping Information
No equivalent unit. New unit.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are available from VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=11ef6853-ceed-4ba7-9d87-4da407e23c10
Assessment requirements
Modification History
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Release
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Comments
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Release 1
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This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 5.0.
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Performance Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and to:
- develop and implement an organisational strategy to support work-related psychological health and safety
- evaluate effectiveness of the implemented strategy.
During the above, the candidate must:
- provide information to stakeholders about how to implement strategy and its associated procedures, using effective communication methods
- store records and information according to required privacy and confidentiality protocols.
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate the knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. This includes knowledge of:
- commonwealth and state/territory WHS laws and other relevant publications and guidelines relating to information and data, consultation, participation and work-related psychological health and safety, including:
- Safe Work Australia national guidance material Work-related psychological health and safety: A systematic approach to meeting your duties
- workplace factors that support or detract from work-related psychological health and safety
- features of strategies that support work-related psychological health and safety, including:
- organisational systems and protocols for managing risk and providing information to relevant stakeholders about how to report work-related psychological health and safety concerns
- organisational systems and protocols for reporting and communicating intervention strategies
- procedures for reporting work-related psychological health and safety incidents and complaints
- procedures for supporting individuals and/or parties impacted by work-related psychological health and safety, including referring to appropriate resources
- methods for providing individuals with information and resources for managing own work-related psychological health and safety
- communication and consultation processes that promote work-related psychological health and safety
- resources required to support strategy implementation, including supportive technology
- organisational information, data and procedures that support implementation of work-related psychological health and safety strategies
- processes and procedures for evaluating effectiveness of implemented work-related psychological health and safety strategies
- internal and external sources of information and data about work-related psychosocial hazards and risks, and how to access them
- requirements for recordkeeping that use and store personal information according to privacy and confidentiality laws, and organisational policies, procedures, processes and systems
- work-related psychological health and safety duties of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), officers and workers in relation to WHS risks.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must comply with WHS laws, legal responsibilities and duty of care required for this unit. It must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities undertaken by individuals carrying out WHS duties in the workplace, and must include access to:
- organisational documentation, information and data
- WHS laws, and organisational policies and procedures required to demonstrate the performance evidence
- case studies and, where possible, real situations
- opportunities for interaction with others.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the assessor requirements in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are available from VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=11ef6853-ceed-4ba7-9d87-4da407e23c10
