Assessment Requirements for FBPWHS4001 Identify, assess and control work health and safety risk in own work

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Assessment Requirements for FBPWHS4001 Identify, assess and control work health and safety risk in own work

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Release 1	This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical 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, on at least one occasion:

accessed, interpreted and applied work health and safety information, including work health and safety legislation, guidance material and benchmarks

communicated with potential users of the product or system of work, other technicians/specialists, managers and expert advisers

conducted risk assessments and analysed effectiveness of control measures

analysed work systems and monitored safety performance

assessed compliance with work health and safety legislation or procedures

developed and maintained work health and safety records

recognised and developed personal work health and safety expertise.

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:

the difference between hazards and risks

sources of work health and safety information both internal and external to the organisation

nature of common workplace hazards, including chemicals, noise, manual handling work postures, underfoot hazards and moving parts of equipment

regulatory requirements relevant to the particular industry/type of work site

requirements for hazard identification and hazard identification processes

principles of risk management, including risk analysis

examples of safety benchmarks

the hierarchy of control and its application

principles of ‘safe design’ processes

work health and safety legislative requirements for record keeping and reporting

personal protective equipment requirements, including selection, use, storage and maintenance

workplace specific information, including:

in-depth knowledge of hazards of the particular work environment and how they cause harm

hazard identification procedures relevant to the hazards in their workplace

work procedures

organisation procedures related to work health and safety, including:

hazard, incident and injury reporting

hazard identification, risk assessment and control

consultation and participation

incident investigation

record keeping

the legal rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties in relation to work health and safety.

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:

work health and safety legislation, regulations and codes of practice

relevant workplace policies and procedures

relationships (internal and/or external):

additional external expertise for advice

teams and/or committees for developing work health and safety procedures.

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=78b15323-cd38-483e-aad7-1159b570a5c4