Assessment Requirements for ACMWHS501 Manage workplace health and safety processes

Release: 2

Assessment Requirements for ACMWHS501 Manage workplace health and safety processes

Modification History

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.

Performance Evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit. There must be evidence that the individual has managed work health and safety processes for one work group of at least four employees, on at least one occasion, including:

identifying workplace health and safety legal requirements applicable to the organisation

reviewing and monitoring workplace health and safety hazard identification and risk management processes and ensuring consistency with legal requirements

ensuring work group members comply with workplace health and safety requirements

implementing and monitoring participative processes to ensure that the work group members contribute to decisions that may affect their health and safety

implementing and monitoring workplace health and safety induction and training for work group members to ensure safe work.

Knowledge Evidence

An individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge required to perform the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

sources of information on workplace health and safety legislation, standards, compliance codes and guidance material relevant to the work site

sources of information on infection control and/or biosecurity relevant to the work site

sources of information on WHS trends, including zoonotic diseases, and risk controls relevant to the work site

legal requirements for workplace health and safety in a workplace

processes, including:

manage workplace health and safety information, records and reporting

manage consultation and participative opportunities

manage workplace health and safety employee training

manage workplace health and safety risk

develop a workplace health and safety action plan

continuously improve workplace health and safety investigate hazards, injuries and incidents

undertake workplace health and safety training needs assessment

develop training programs

implement and monitor training programs

techniques, including:

managing information

resolving issues

managing work priorities

monitoring own performance and recognising own professional limitations

consulting with managers, stakeholders, advisors and workplace health and safety training specialists

developing workplace health and safety action plans

risk assessment

implementing plans, programs and processes

evaluating and reviewing plans, programs and processes.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of skills must take place under the following conditions:

physical conditions:

a workplace or an environment that accurately represents workplace conditions

specifications:

organisational policies and procedures

current workplace health and safety legislation and regulations

relationships:

team members.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Links

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