Release 

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Release 1

This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package version 2.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Determine work health and safety requirements for professional practice

1.1 Research key features of legislation that apply to professional practice

1.2 Source and evaluate practice-specific codes, standards and guidelines that affect the management of safety in the relevant work environment

1.3 Develop systems and procedures that respond to work health and safety (WHS) requirements and effectively integrate those responses into practice management

1.4 Evaluate the role of others in practice safety and involve them as appropriate

2. Identify hazards and assess and manage risks

2.1 Identify existing and potential hazards specific to the area of practice using relevant methods, templates and tools

2.2 Assess and manage risks associated with those hazards in line with established processes and according to WHS legislation and codes of practice

2.3 Implement and monitor developed systems and procedures in response to identified requirements for hazard control measures and risk assessment in the workplace

2.4 Develop and maintain current and accurate documentation to support hazard identification and risk management in workplace practices

2.5 Address hazard identification and risk assessment and management at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created

3. Monitor and enhance safety of the practice

3.1 Maintain currency of WHS knowledge relevant to own area of practice

3.2 Seek feedback of colleagues on workplace safety practices and potential issues, and integrate improvements into systems and procedures as appropriate

3.3 Proactively identify other sources of information and professional development opportunities relating to safety

3.4 Integrate current and emerging ideas and technologies that support workplace safety into own practice

Skill 

Performance 

Criteria 

Description 

Learning

3.1, 3.3, 3.4

• Gathers ongoing information on current legislative requirements, methodologies and technologies relating to workplace safety to inform work and enhance own professional development

Reading

1.1, 1.2

• Reads and evaluates a series of complex texts to determine how general and specific legislative, regulatory and work requirements relate to the safety of practice

Writing

1.3, 2.4

• Writes detailed procedural text based on the needs of the practice, providing clear plain English information about systems and procedures required to address workplace safety and meet reporting obligations

Oral Communication

3.2

• Listens to and notes specific information relating to practice safety, using listening and questioning skills to confirm and clarify requirements
• Participates in an oral exchange requiring some negotiation regarding safety procedures and practices

Numeracy

2.1-2.3

• Collects and interprets information relating to workplace hazards, identifying issues and responding by amending workplace systems and procedures as appropriate
• Calculates, measures and estimates in relation to probability and the likelihood of specific types of risks, and developing their control measures

Navigate the world of work

1.1, 1.2

• Keeps abreast of relevant legislative requirements and considers their implications when negotiating, planning and undertaking work relating to improving practice safety

Interact with others

1.4, 3.2

• Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes, playing an active role in influencing practice safety and sometimes taking a leadership role

Get the work done

2.1-2.3, 2.5

• Develops plans to manage complex tasks with an awareness of how they may contribute to long-term goals
• Uses systematic, analytical processes in a variety of situations to gather relevant information and identify and evaluate options against established criteria
• Uses experiences to reflect on the way in which variables impact on decision outcomes and to contribute to refinement of decision-making processes in the future
• Recognises a range of problems and responds intuitively to those requiring immediate attention, quickly drawing on current knowledge and past experience to devise solutions

Code and title  

current version 

Code and title 

previous version 

Comments 

Equivalence status 

CUAPPR505 Establish and maintain safe creative practice

CUVPRP505A Establish and maintain safe professional practice

Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages and clarify intent. Title changed. Minor edits to elements and performance criteria.

Equivalent unit

Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package version 2.0.