The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
OHS (also known as workplace health and safety) legislation may include: | general duty of care under OHS legislation and common law provisions relating to: OHS issue resolution roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and OHS committees regulations and codes of practice, including those relating to hazards present in the workplace or industry requirements for: maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease provision of OHS information and training state, territory and commonwealth OHS Acts and regulations. |
Workplace procedures may include: | assessing and controlling risks consultation and participation arrangements for employees emergency responses housekeeping incident investigation OHS procedures, including: issue resolution providing OHS information record keeping reporting OHS issues training and assessment safe operating procedures or instructions that cover but are not limited to: awareness of electrical hazards confined space procedures provision of first aid safe use of tools and equipment working safely around electrical wiring, cables and overhead powerlines specific hazards reporting OHS issues use of personal protective equipment workplace safety inspections. |
Work group members may include: | contractors authorised by the organisation to perform specified work or functions employees under direct supervision entry-level trainees full-time, part-time and casual employees trainee supervisors and trainee team leaders. |
Company requirements may include: | counselling and disciplinary processes maintenance of plant and equipment purchase of supplies and equipment work procedures and work instructions, including those relating to disposing of, re-using or recycling resources. |
Information may be: | about hazards and risk-management procedures about nature of work, tasks and procedures as part of providing direct supervision, such as to inexperienced workers for induction of new workers to assist in work tasks to communicate legislation and codes of practice, such as those relating to work area hazards. |
Readily accessible refers to information that: | caters for individual language and literacy levels conforms to the principles of plain English is openly available. |
Appropriate personnel may include: | health and safety representatives managers OHS personnel other persons, including emergency service personnel, authorised or nominated by the organisation or industry to: approve specified work direct specified work or functions inspect specified work perform specified work or functions. |
Participating may include: | formal and informal meetings of: OHS committees other committees, such as consultative, planning and purchasing health and safety representatives suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management. |
Contributions may include: | behaviour that contributes to a safe workplace listening to ideas and opinions of others in work group sharing opinions, views, skills and knowledge. |
Identifying hazards and assessing risks may include: | audits assessing job and work system checking work area and equipment before and during work housekeeping identifying employee concerns maintaining plant and equipment reviewing material safety data sheets (MSDS) and manufacturer or supplier information when purchasing supplies and equipment reviewing OHS records, including registers of: hazardous substances dangerous goods workplace inspections. |
Controlling risks may include: | administrative controls application of the hierarchy of control, namely: elimination of the risk substitution controls engineering controls administrative controls, including training personal protective equipment (PPE). |
Emergency procedures may include: | accident and incident reporting chemical containment evacuations following instructions from authorised or appropriate personnel during hazardous events provision of first aid. |
Hazardous events may include: | accidents, including motor vehicle accidents bomb threats chemical spills environmental issues fires and explosions inhalation of dangerous substances natural disasters public health issues violent incidents, such as armed robberies. |
Hazards may include those associated with: | electrical and mechanical faults of plant or equipment blocked exits environment ergonomics obstructions reliance on low-order control measures to reduce worker risk instead of controlling the hazard slippery or uneven floors unlabelled chemicals and substances untidy or noisy work areas. |
OHS training needs may include: | emergency and evacuation training induction training specific hazard training specific task or equipment training training as part of broader programs, such as equipment operation. |
Training may include: | coaching and mentoring off-the-job training on-the-job training presenting and promoting benefits of a safe workplace providing encouragement providing feedback and clarifying points where necessary. |