PUAWHS001 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures

Release: 1

PUAWHS001 Follow defined work, health and safety policies and procedures

Modification History

Release 1. This is the first release of this unit of competency in the Public Safety Training Package.

Application

This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to applying general work, health and safety requirements when in a workplace environment, excluding emergency incidents. The unit is applicable to personnel within the public safety sector however, it is particularly relevant to new personnel who need to apply Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements in a public safety context. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Unit

Not applicable

Competency Field

Work, Health and Safety

Unit Sector

Public Safety

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	Follow procedures for hazard identification and risk control	1.1	Hazards in the work area are identified, controlled and reported on to designated personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures
1.2	Organisational procedures and work instructions for controlling risks are followed
1.3	Organisational procedures for dealing with workplace emergencies are followed within duty of care responsibilities and competencies
2	Contribute to participative arrangements for WHS/OHS	2.1	WHS/OHS issues are raised with designated personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures and legislative requirements
2.2	Contributions to participative arrangements in the workplace are made, in accordance with organisational procedures and duty of care responsibilities and competencies

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range of Conditions

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Unit Mapping Information

This unit replaces and is equivalent to PUAOHS001C Follow defined occupational health and safety policies and procedures.

Links

PUA Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=3eca5672-6d5a-410b-8942-810d0ba05bbf