Assessment Requirements for BSBWHS512 Contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety

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Assessment Requirements for BSBWHS512 Contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety

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 managing at least two different work-related psychological health and safety issues.

During the above, the candidate must:

identify legislative requirements and workplace responsibilities

collect, document and analyse relevant information and data to assist with identifying work-related psychosocial hazards according to organisational policies and procedures, including those relating to privacy and confidentiality

identify potential work-related psychosocial hazards, with input from others, and document them in a risk register

record at least two psychosocial risk assessments

determine options for addressing identified work-related psychosocial hazards or minimising the risk

evaluate effectiveness of existing risk controls and document areas for their improvement, identifying when a review of risk controls is needed.

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:

legislative requirements relating to work-related psychological health and safety:

duty of care

due diligence

privacy and confidentiality

organisational policies, procedures, processes and systems relating to work-related psychological health and safety:

collecting, documenting and analysing information and data relevant to work-related psychosocial hazards

communicating control methods for work-related psychosocial hazards

personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements

reporting procedures

recordkeeping procedures and prescribed period for keeping records

privacy and confidentiality

techniques and procedures for identifying common work-related psychosocial hazards and factors contributing to them:

level of job demands, job control, support, workplace relationships, role clarity, recognition and reward, organisational change management, organisational justice, and environmental conditions

remote work and isolated work

violent and traumatic events, including secondary and vicarious trauma

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

key personnel who contribute to managing work-related psychological health and safety

common work-related psychological health and safety controls

elements of a WHS management system that relate to work-related psychological health and safety

methods of collecting valid and reliable work-related psychological health and safety information

roles and responsibilities of WHS personnel

WHS information needs of individuals and/or parties.

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:

workplace equipment and resources

WHS laws, and organisational policies and procedures required to demonstrate the performance evidence

case studies and, where possible, real situations

opportunities for interaction with others.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the assessor requirements 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