CUAWHS312 Apply work health and safety practices

Release: 1

CUAWHS312 Apply work health and safety practices

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version first released with CUA Creative Arts and Culture Training Package Version 5.0.

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including implementing safe work practices, participating in risk assessment and control, and following emergency procedures in the creative industries.

The unit applies to those who are required to identify their individual WHS responsibilities and implement procedures to work safely in creative industry work contexts.

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

Unit Sector

Regulation, licensing and risk – Work health and safety

Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT	PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Elements describe the essential outcomes.	Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.
1. Implement safe work practices	1.1 Develop and maintain own knowledge of WHS legislation, codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures 1.2 Apply legislative requirements, safety documentation and signage to work tasks 1.3 Comply with duty of care requirements relevant to work tasks 1.4 Use personal protective equipment and other measures as required to prevent injury or impairment 1.5 Use tools, equipment and materials according to safe work practices 1.6 Participate in WHS consultative activities
2. Participate in hazard identification and risk assessment and control	2.1 Identify and report hazards or WHS issues in the workplace to required personnel 2.2 Assess and control risks in line with workplace procedures 2.3 Document risk control actions as required according to workplace procedures 2.4 Contribute to reporting workplace WHS, hazard, accident and incident reports as required
3. Follow emergency procedures	3.1 Report emergencies and incidents promptly to required personnel or authorities according to workplace procedures 3.2 Respond to emergencies in line with own level of responsibility 3.3 Implement evacuation procedures as required

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.

SKILL	DESCRIPTION
Oral Communication	Uses clear and direct words to relay information to others Uses questioning and listening techniques to identify and clarity requirements
Reading	Interprets textual information from a range of sources
Writing	Completes workplace documentation according to requirements
Initiative and enterprise	Assesses situations to decide on action required
Planning and organising	Plans and completes a range of routine tasks in logical order
Self-management	Understands and complies with legislative and organisational requirements Understands own WHS responsibilities
Teamwork	Works collaboratively with colleagues to keep workplace safe

Unit Mapping Information

Supersedes and is equivalent to CUAWHS302 Apply work health and safety practices.

Links

Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=1db201d9-4006-4430-839f-382ef6b803d5