Assessment Requirements for BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response

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Assessment Requirements for BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 5.0.

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:

contribute to responding to at least two different workplace incidents according to work health and safety (WHS) legislative and organisational requirements.

During the above, the candidate must:

identify duty holders relevant to incident response

contribute to:

communicating WHS requirements clearly and accurately to individuals and/or parties involved

reporting each incident according to WHS legislative and organisational requirements

obtaining information about each incident using appropriate data-collection techniques

developing and contributing to implementing required actions in response to each incident

investigating incident

communicating and implementing recommendations from investigation.

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:

WHS laws about investigating and reporting workplace incidents

sources of internal and external WHS information and data relating to incidents, and procedures for accessing them

organisational policies, procedures, processes and systems relevant to own role or work area that relate to incident response and investigation, including those for:

recording information relating to workplace incident responses

reporting information to external authorities

implementing improvements to policies, procedures, processes and systems as a result of an incident

communication strategies to facilitate engagement of individuals and/or parties in incident response

roles and responsibilities of self and duty holders in responding to workplace incidents.

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 policies, standard operating procedures, procedures and plans required to demonstrate the performance evidence

WHS legislation, licensing requirements and standards required to demonstrate the performance evidence

WHS data required to contribute to incident response

case studies and, where possible, real situations

workplace equipment and resources

opportunities for interaction with others.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors 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