FBPWHS1001 Identify safe work practices

Release: 2

FBPWHS1001 Identify safe work practices

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 2	This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Version 6.0.
Release 1	This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Version 1.0.

Application

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise known workplace hazards and identify work health and safety requirements and procedures relating to work activities.

The unit applies to individuals who are new entrants to the food industry and work alongside a supervisor in most situations, exercising limited autonomy within established and well-known parameters.

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

No 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. Recognise work health and safety requirements	1.1 Identify work health and safety legislative requirements applicable to the workplace role and activities 1.2 Identify duty of care requirements 1.3 Identify and explain own responsibilities to comply with safe work practices
2. Identify workplace hazards and control measures	2.1 Identify basic principles of risk management 2.2 Recognise common workplace hazards 2.3 Identify measures for controlling risks according to workplace policies and procedures 2.4 Identify requirements for the selection and use of relevant personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing 2.5 Interpret safety signs and symbols 2.6 Recognise workplace procedures for reporting hazards and risks
3. Identify work health and safety communication and reporting requirements	3.1 Identify participative arrangements for work health and safety, including communication processes, information and documentation requirements 3.2 Identify designated work health and safety roles and relevant authorities for raising work health and safety concerns, including concerns relating to the right to refuse unsafe work
4. Recognise work health and safety incident and emergency response procedures	4.1 Identify workplace procedures for responding to incidents 4.2 Identify workplace procedures for emergencies 4.3 Locate fire safety equipment and emergency evacuation procedures

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	Interpret key information in workplace health and safety information from a variety of sources
Oral communication	Seek clarification of health and safety information when required Listen and respond to instructions

Unit Mapping Information

Code and title current version	Code and title previous version	Comments	Equialence status
FBPWHS1001 Identify safe work practices Release 2	FBPWHS1001 Identify safe work practices Release 1	Minor changes to Performance Criteria to clarify intent Foundation Skills refined Performance Evidence and Knowledge Evidence clarified Minor changes to Assessment Conditions	Equivalent

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=78b15323-cd38-483e-aad7-1159b570a5c4