This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in a work area to ensure a safe workplace, according to WHS legislative requirements. It takes a systems approach and addresses compliance with relevant legislative requirements.

The unit applies to those working in a range of contexts who have, or are likely to have, responsibility for WHS as part of their broader management role. It is relevant for people with obligations under WHS laws, for example persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) or officers, as defined by WHS laws.

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1. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OHS) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) are equivalent, and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where model WHS laws have not been implemented, registered training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.

2. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia for further information.

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

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that define the organisation’s commitment to complying with WHS laws
Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel in the work area according to WHS laws, policies, procedures and programs
Identify and approve financial and human resources required by the WHS management system (WHSMS) according to organisational procedures
Work with required personnel to set up and maintain consultative arrangements according to required WHS laws
Resolve issues raised through participation and consultation arrangements according to required WHS laws and organisational protocols
Provide information about consultation and participation outcomes to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks
Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any workplace change to ensure that new hazards are not created by proposed changes and existing hazards are controlled
Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control measures and WHS legislative requirements
Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control measures and WHS legislative requirements, and promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new measures
Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice as required, according to organisational procedures
Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for required personnel in a work area as part of organisation’s training program
Use a system for WHS recordkeeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for decisions
Measure and evaluate the WHSMS according to organisation’s quality systems framework
Develop and implement improvements to WHSMS to achieve organisational WHS objectives according to organisational procedures
Ensure compliance with WHS legislative framework to achieve, as a minimum, WHS legal requirements

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