ACMWHS201 Participate in workplace health and safety processes

Release: 2

ACMWHS201 Participate in workplace health and safety processes

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 2	This version released with ACM Animal Care Management Training Package Version 2.0.
Release 1	This version released with ACM Animal Care Management Training Package Version 1.0.

Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to work safely and participate in work health and safety processes in an animal care environment.

This unit applies to individuals who require knowledge of work, health and safety to carry out their own work under routine supervision. They work in known contexts dealing with routine tasks and a limited range of predicable problems.

All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with state/territory health and safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.

No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Nil

Unit Sector

Work Health and Safety (WHS)

Elements and Performance Criteria

Elements	Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Plan and prepare to work safely	1.1 Locate and interpret information on workplace health and safety related to work area 1.2 Identify workplace health and safety responsibilities in the workplace 1.3 Identify hazards, including signs of common animal diseases, in the work area 1.4 Take action to control risks related to own safety 1.5 Report other hazards and risks to supervisor 1.6 Carry out pre-start checks according to workplace procedures
2. Conduct work safely	2.1 Use personal protective equipment correctly 2.2 Follow work procedures and work instructions, including infection control, to ensure safe work 2.3 Report incidents and injuries to supervisor 2.4 Undertake workplace health and safety housekeeping in work area 2.5 Identify own levels of stress and fatigue to ensure ability to work safely and sustainably
3. Participate in work health and safety activities	3.1 Contribute to workplace meetings, workplace inspections and other workplace health and safety consultative activities 3.2 Raise workplace health and safety issues with designated personnel in line with workplace policies and procedures 3.3 Contribute to improving workplace health and safety systems and processes
4. Follow emergency response procedures	4.1 Identify and report emergency situations 4.2 Follow organisation procedures for responding to emergencies

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.

Skill	Description
Reading	Access and follow information in standard workplace procedures, work instructions and emergency procedures
Oral communication	Provide accurate descriptions of hazards, risks, incidents and injuries to supervisor
Navigate the world of work	Understand main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role in relation to workplace health and safety

Unit Mapping Information

Code and title current version	Code and title previous version	Comments	Equivalence status
ACMWHS201 Participate in workplace health and safety processes Release 2	ACMWHS201 Participate in workplace health and safety processes Release 1	Minor changes to make infection control more explicit as a workplace health and safety issue	Equivalent unit

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=b75f4b23-54c9-4cc9-a5db-d3502d154103