Assessor Resource

PUADEFOH016B
Monitor and report on hazardous substances safety

Assessment tool

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible.

This unit covers the competency required to effectively identify hazardous substances that may be present in the workplace, and to monitor the hazard and hazard controls that have been recommended/implemented.

The unit includes reporting the results of this identification and monitoring to commanders/managers.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Prerequisite Unit/s

Nil

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to observe and respond to changing circumstances and unusual situations in the workplace; to make a subjective and qualitative assessment during a walkthrough/survey; and to identify changes in workplace configurations.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over a range of environments and workplace hazardous substance sources either in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access to relevant research material, manufacturers' equipment specifications, existing related standards, policies and instructions and work areas in the area of responsibility.

Guidance information for assessment

Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

communicate effectively

negotiate

plan

Required Knowledge

hazardous substances likely to be found in the workplace

OH&S requirements relevant to hazardous substances in the workplace

organisational policy and standards relevant to hazardous substances

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 in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.

Hazardous substances may include

Substances, which have the potential, through being used at work, to harm the health or safety of persons and/or the environment (surface/ground water, flora, fauna, atmosphere, soil etc.) at or near the workplace

Hazard controls may include

Barriers and/or guards

Elimination or substitution

Limitations and/or controls on how and when the hazardous substance is used

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Observing hazardous substances may include

An incident

When a hazardous substance is observed/registered, recognised and acknowledge

Identifying hazardous substances may include

Identifying the source of the substance

Organisational policy and procedures may include

Manuals

Relevant legislation

Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Organisational records may include

Electronic records

Inventories

Journals

Registers

Occupational health and safety requirements must abide by

State/territory/commonwealth and local government OH&S legislation and industry standards

Stakeholders may include

External agencies

Government/agency regulators/inspectors

Immediate supervisors

Internal agencies

Other interested parties, including members of the public

Relevant personnel in the chain of command

Unit managers

Workplace walkthroughs and observations may be

Ad hoc

Formal

Informal

Scheduled

Unscheduled

Reporting breaches means that

The hazardous substance safety issue is brought to the attention of the relevant person in the chain of command in accordance with standing operating procedures

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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
Hazardous substance are observed and identified in accordance with organisational policy and procedures 
Any existing organisational records relevant to the hazardous substance are identified and accessed 
Relevant occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements, are applied in accordance with organisational policy and procedures 
Appropriate consultation with stakeholders is conducted in accordance with organisational policy and procedures 
Workplace walkthroughs and observations are conducted in accordance with organisational guidelines, legislation and standing operating procedures 
Breaches of protocols, plans and local controls are recorded and reported in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines and relevant legislation 
Monitoring equipment, where installed, is regularly inspected in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines and relevant legislation 
Workplace hazardous substance records are maintained in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and guidelines, and relevant legislation 
Equipment maintenance records/documentation are maintained in accordance with manufacturers' manuals/guidelines and/or organisational policy and procedures 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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