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.

1.

Provide information about company’s health and safety policies, procedures and programs.

1.1.

Relevant provisions of health and safety legislation as they relate to workplace procedures are explained clearly and accurately to work group according to company requirements.

1.2.

Company health and safety requirements , policies, procedures and programs are explained clearly and accurately to work group according to company requirements.

1.3.

Information about health and safety policies, procedures and programs  is provided to work group in a readily accessible manner according to company requirements.

1.4.

Information about identifying hazards and assessing risks  and the process and outcomes of risk assessment and risk control procedures is provided and explained regularly, clearly and accurately to work group according to company requirements.

2.

Implement and monitor participative arrangements for managing health and safety.

2.1.

Processes enabling participation in health and safety issues are implemented and monitored.

2.2.

Issues arising from participative arrangements are promptly assessed and resolved, or referred for resolution according to workplace procedures.

2.3.

Outcomes of participative arrangements pertaining to health and safety issues are documented and promptly communicated to work group according to company requirements.

3.

Implement and monitor company procedures for identifying hazards and assessing risks.

3.1.

Existing and potential hazards  in the work area are identified and reported according to health and safety legislation, workplace procedures, and company requirements.

3.2.

Risk analysis  using risk analysis protocols  is conducted and action to control risks  is taken according to health and safety legislation, workplace procedures, and company requirements.

3.3.

Work area is monitored continuously to identify new hazards according to health and safety legislation, workplace procedures, and company requirements.

4.

Implement and monitor company procedures for controlling risks.

4.1.

Work procedures for controlling risks are developed and implemented according to health and safety legislation and company requirements.

4.2.

Adherence to work procedures by work group is monitored according to company requirements.

4.3.

Effectiveness of work procedures is monitored using hierarchy of control, and results are reported regularly according to company requirements.

4.4.

Resource allocation requirements for implementing work procedures to control risks are identified, and inadequacies are reported according to company requirements.

5.

Implement company procedures for dealing with hazardous events.

5.1.

Incidents are investigated to establish cause according to health and safety legislation and company requirements.

5.2.

Hazardous event control procedures  for dealing with hazardous events and emergencies are implemented according to health and safety and environmental legislation, and company requirements.

5.3.

Control measures based on hierarchy of control are implemented within scope of responsibilities or referred to appropriate personnel  for implementation according to company requirements.

6.

Implement and monitor company procedures for providing health and safety training.

6.1.

Health and safety training needs are identified and documented according to company requirements.

6.2.

Training, coaching and mentoring to meet identified needs of work group are arranged through consultation with involved parties according to company requirements.

7

Implement and monitor company procedures for maintaining health and safety records.

7.1.

Company’s incident or accident reporting and recording process is provided and explained to work group according to company requirements.

7.2.

Health and safety records  of occupational injury and disease are completed according to legal requirements, workplace procedures, and company requirements.

7.3.

Hazard analysis data and information from health and safety records are used to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures within scope of responsibilities and competencies and according to company requirements.

This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria.

Skill 

Performance feature 

Learning skills to:

• identify and use reliable sources of information to confirm details of work health and safety (WHS) requirements
• apply prior knowledge of assessing risks and evaluating risk control measures, including applying hierarchy of control to new work hazards.

Numeracy skills to:

• interpret numerical information from manufacturer specifications and safety data sheets (SDS).

Oral communication skills to:

• negotiate work group training, coaching and mentoring
• explain accident and reporting and recording process to work group using suitable language.

Reading skills to:

• locate and interpret WHS compliance requirements in complex texts.

Writing skills to:

• prepare clear and sequential procedural documentation in language suitable for work group.

Initiative and enterprise skills to:

• develop rapport with team members to facilitate coaching and mentoring.

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Health and safety requirements  must include:

• access to communication devices when working alone
• compliance with Safe Work Australia regulations and guidelines
• electrical equipment test and tag compliance
• emergency response procedures
• environmental controls
• hazard signs and barricades
• health and safety induction and refresher training
• manual handling techniques
• processes for safely dispensing chemicals
• risk assessment procedures, including:

• hierarchy of control
• job safety analyses (JSA) for low-risk situations
• safe work method statements (SWMS) for high-risk situations
• incident reporting

• SDS
• selection and use of required personal protective equipment (PPE)
• storage and maintenance of equipment according to manufacturer specifications
• use of first aid according to SDS information.

Information about health and safety policies, procedures and programs  must include:

• hazards and risk management procedures
• information on the safety aspects of work, tasks and procedures
• procedures for providing direct supervision, such as to inexperienced workers
• information in industry association journals or workers’ compensation literature
• details of health and safety representatives and health and safety committees.

Information about identifying hazards and assessing risks  must include:

• accessing manufacturer guidance information and manuals
• applying SWMS procedures
• assessing job and work systems
• assessing severity of identified hazards, and ranking according to severity
• briefing workplace safety inspectors or contracted health and safety advisers
• checking work area and equipment before and during work
• conducting pre- and post-operational equipment checks
• conducting workplace inspections
• consulting with employees, health and safety representatives and health and safety committee
• housekeeping
• performing routine job hazard analysis
• purchasing supplies and equipment
• reviewing SDS
• manufacturer or supplier information
• referencing government or industry hazard or safety alerts, including via industry association contacts and networks
• regularly maintaining plant and equipment
• reviewing health and safety records, including:

• registers of hazardous substances and dangerous goods
• undertaking safety audits.

Risk analysis  must include:

• hazard identification
• risk assessment
• risk treatment and/or control
• risk monitoring and evaluation.

Risk analysis protocols  must be selected based on at least one of the following criteria:

• Australian standards, company standards and client standards
• combination of quantitative and qualitative assessment tools, specific to risks being assessed
• operational, technical, financial, legal, social, humanitarian or other criteria
• scope of risk management project being undertaken.

Controlling risks  must include at least one of the following:

• applying hierarchy of control
• consulting with manufacturers, suppliers, employers and their representatives
• consulting with workers and their representatives
• developing reliable systematic approach to risk control
• ensuring adequate training of staff
• measuring risk likelihood and consequence
• implementing measures to remove cause of risk at its source
• monitoring and regularly reviewing work systems and procedures
• rewarding good health and safety practice.

Hazardous event control procedures  must include:

• following instructions from authorised and delegated personnel during hazardous events
• chemical containment and clean-up
• emergency management plan
• evacuations
• provision of first aid
• accident and incident reporting
• injury and dangerous occurrence reporting.

Appropriate personnel  must include at least one of the following:

• managers
• health and safety personnel
• other persons, including emergency service personnel, authorised or nominated by the company or industry to:

• approve specified work
• direct specified work or functions
• inspect specified work
• perform specified work or functions.

Hazards  that must be identified and reported include:

• biological hazards
• chemical hazards, including unlabelled chemicals and substances
• environmental hazards, such as:

• noise
• radiation
• untidy work areas
• vibration

• ergonomic or mechanical hazards, such as those associated with electrical and mechanical faults of plant and equipment, including mobile plants
• physical hazards, such as:

• electrical
• obstructions or blocked exits
• slippery or uneven floors

• psychological hazards.

Health and safety records  must include documented:

• first aid and medical post records
• hazardous substances registers
• health surveillance and workplace environmental monitoring records
• maintenance and testing reports
• manufacturer and supplier information, including SDS and dangerous goods storage lists
• health and safety audits and inspection reports
• records of instruction and training
• safety bulletins or notices
• workers’ compensation and rehabilitation records.