Assessment Requirements for SHBXWHS002 Provide a safe work environment

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Assessment Requirements for SHBXWHS002 Provide a safe work environment

Modification History

Not applicable.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

develop a comprehensive written work health and safety system tailored to the characteristics and needs of a personal services business; this must include:

a consultation strategy outlining chosen consultation methods and how these will be implemented

a WHS induction program and checklist

a basic training plan outlining work health and safety training requirements

WHS documents:

an overarching organisational work health and safety policy

procedures, as outlined below

hazard identification and reporting tools

risk assessment and control tools based on the hierarchy of control method

emergency evacuation plan

dangerous incident reports

accident and injury reports

develop these specific procedures as part of the above written system:

security

safe handling and storage of hazardous substances

safe manual handling

hazard reporting

risk assessment

reporting of dangerous incidents

reporting of accidents and injuries

reporting of notifiable incidents to work health and safety authority

three standard operating procedures for working safely, in line with key operational functions of the personal services business.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

the structure, characteristics and needs of the personal services business

objectives, components and comprehensive details of relevant state or territory work health and safety (WHS) or occupational health and safety (OHS) law to include:

actions that must be taken for legal compliance

employer responsibilities to provide a safe workplace (employer is also known as a person conducting a business or undertaking – PCBU)

employer responsibilities to provide adequate facilities for the welfare or workers

employer responsibilities to provide adequate first aid arrangements

requirement to consult, designated times for consultation and acceptable consultation mechanisms

the potential to use work health and safety representatives and committees, and their roles and responsibilities

designated times for hazard identification and categories of hazards that must be identified

acceptable mechanisms for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control including the hierarchy of controls

requirements for record keeping and acceptable record keeping mechanisms

requirement to provide information, training and instruction

worker responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace

worker responsibility to participate in work health and safety practices

objectives, components and comprehensive details of work health and safety codes of practice developed by regulatory bodies

ramifications, at a business level, of failure to observe WHS or OHS law

methods of receiving updated information on WHS or OHS law and codes of practice

components of work health and safety management systems

a range of potential methods used to:

conduct consultation when developing policies and procedures

communicate work health and safety policies, procedures and safe working practices

conduct ongoing work health and safety consultation

evaluate the effectiveness of work health and safety management practices

a range of formats for and inclusions of:

policies

procedures

training plans

hazard identification and reporting tools

risk assessment and control tools based on the hierarchy of control method

emergency evacuation plans

dangerous incident reports

accident and injury reports

work health and safety record keeping systems

industry practices and organisational procedures for:

client comfort, safety and hygiene with particular emphasis on:

using gowns to protect client clothes

monitoring client comfort

preventing cross-transmission of infection between customers

work health, safety and hygiene practices, with particular emphasis on:

using correct posture and adjusting height of client chair to avoid fatigue and injury

using correct techniques to hold, grip and manipulate cutting tools and equipment to avoid fatigue and injury

preventing cross-transmission of infection during customer contact

minimising product wastage

waste disposal with particular emphasis on environmentally sound disposal methods for hair and product waste.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must ensure use of:

computers, printers and general software programs used to produce system documents

the relevant state or territory WHS or OHS legislation

current plain English regulatory documents distributed by the local work health and safety government regulator

current plain English codes of practice distributed by the local work health and safety government regulator

template WHS documents:

policies

procedures

training plans

hazard identification and reporting tools

risk assessment and control tools based on the hierarchy of control method

emergency evacuation plans

dangerous incident reports

accident and injury reports

notifiable incident reports.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisation’s requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=255d312b-db07-48f2-b6d6-1b0b06c42898