A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.
The person must also provide clear information and instruction to one work group on workplace procedures pertaining to health and safety in a readily accessible manner, and:
apply company processes and procedures for health and safety
demonstrate leadership skills in working with teams to identify hazards within work group, ensuring unresolved issues are referred and actioned
apply risk management procedures, including undertaking hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control according to hierarchy of control
identify and facilitate health and safety training needs and reporting requirements of work group
identify characteristics of workforce that affect the management of health and safety
identify health and safety compliance requirements relating to specific work tasks
integrate health and safety into company systems
apply key requirements of health and safety legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to work tasks
provide clear information and instructions to work group on workplace procedures relating to health and safety in plain English and catering for individual language and literacy levels
apply obligations for duty of care.
In doing the above work, the person must also demonstrate strategies in place to manage five of the following hazardous events that may occur in the workplace:
accidents, including motor vehicle accidents
bomb threats
chemical spills
electrocution
fires and explosions
inhalation of dangerous substances
manual handling
natural disasters
slips, trips and falls
violent incidents, such as:
armed robberies
workplace bullying.
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
characteristics of the company’s workforce, including type of work undertaken and impacts on health and safety management
company processes and procedures, including those relating to:
accident and incident investigation
assessing and controlling risks
consultation and participation arrangements for employees and third parties
emergency planning and response
housekeeping and work environment
identifying hazards
health and safety management
health and safety procedures, including:
developing and communicating company health and safety policy
providing health and safety information, instruction, supervision and training
health and safety record keeping
reporting and resolving health and safety issues
training and assessment
risk management
principles of:
access and equity
hazard management
leadership as it applies to managing workplace safety
health and safety management systems
risk management procedures, including risk assessment and risk control procedures reflecting the following order of the process:
hazard identification
risk assessment
hazard control
evaluation
safe operating procedures or instructions that cover:
awareness of electrical hazards
chemical storage, handling and disposal
confined space procedures
dust
first aid and injury management
manual handling
noise
requirements for maintaining safety when working alone
safe use of tools and equipment
security
specific hazards
storage of dangerous goods
toxic, infectious and sharps waste
use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
use of safety data sheets (SDS)
vehicles and mobile equipment
working safely around electrical hazards, including wiring, cables and overhead powerlines
processes and practices for training staff in workplace safety requirements
strategies for providing workplace participative arrangements:
implementing employee performance feedback programs
formal and informal meetings of:
health and safety representatives
health and safety committees
other special purpose committees, such as consultative, planning and purchasing
company information, staff bulletins and notices
suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management
strategies for encouraging staff contributions to participative arrangements, including:
actively listening to ideas and opinions of staff
reinforcing positive behaviours that contribute to a safe workplace
sharing opinions, views, skills and knowledge of workplace health and safety
key requirements of work health and safety (WHS) legislation and regulations, including:
dangerous goods codes
general duty of care under health and safety legislation and common law provisions relating to health and safety issue resolution
legal responsibilities of employers, employees and other parties with legal responsibilities
provisions relating to roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and/or health and safety committees
regulations and codes of practice, including those relating to hazards present in the workplace or industry
maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease
provision of health and safety information and training
procedures for workplace safety inspections and audits.