This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the development of a strategy that embeds and promotes a just work health and safety (WHS) culture in a workplace. It includes facilitating workforce commitment to implementation and continuous improvement of the strategy, specifically from those in leadership positions. It also involves supporting organisational learning and development to strengthen the WHS culture in the workplace.

The unit applies to those responsible for directly supporting the development of workplace WHS culture.

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1. For the purposes of this unit of competency ‘WHS culture’ is defined as the shared values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies and patterns of behaviour that determine the commitment to, and the style and proficiency of, an organisation’s health and safety management. Organisations with a just WHS culture are characterised by communications founded on mutual trust, by shared perceptions of the importance of safety, and by confidence in the efficacy of preventive measures.

2. 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.

3. 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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Analyse current good practice theories, programs and policies about organisational WHS culture
Assess current organisational WHS-related compliance with identified good practice according to organisational policies and procedures
Document assessment outcomes according to organisational policies and procedures
Communicate desired WHS culture to required personnel
Identify current and future organisational priorities and objectives for WHS culture
Determine resourcing required to implement a leadership-driven WHS culture
Develop policies and procedures to support identified priorities and objectives in consultation with required personnel
Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for measuring WHS culture according to organisational policies and procedures
Document strategy for creating a positive WHS culture and communicate it to required personnel
Establish roles and responsibilities relating to strategy implementation
Consult with required personnel to confirm their roles and responsibilities in relation to leadership and strategy implementation
Lead implementation of strategy for creating a positive WHS culture
Disseminate information and data that promote WHS culture to required personnel, according to organisational policies and procedures
Identify and address learning and development needs of workforce in adopting policies and procedures relating to WHS culture
Establish processes and procedures for evaluating effectiveness of implemented strategy against established KPIs
Seek feedback on implemented strategy from internal stakeholders, and external stakeholders as required
Apply established evaluation processes and procedures
Document evaluation outcomes and communicate them to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
Adjust strategy components in response to evaluation outcomes and feedback received
Establish and implement future review mechanisms to ensure continuous improvement of WHS culture that reflects desired culture

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