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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assist with identifying existing contractor WHS arrangements
   • Apply knowledge of workplace to identify services supplied by contractors
   • Access contracts and other relevant contract documentation, information and data
   • Identify content relevant to contractor WHS arrangements
   • Assist with identifying workplace policies, procedures, processes, systems, practices and activities relevant to contractor WHS arrangements
2. Assist with evaluating contractor WHS arrangements and making improvements as required
   • Apply knowledge of WHS legislation to assist with determining if contracts and workplace policies, procedures, processes, systems, practices and activities comply with WHS legislative requirements
   • Apply knowledge of best practice and workplace WHS information and data to assist with evaluating effectiveness of contractor WHS arrangements
   • Assist with identifying areas of contractor WHS arrangements needing improvement
   • Assist with developing, implementing and evaluating improvements to contractor WHS arrangements

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

assist with identifying existing contractor services including , labour hire and temporary workers, cleaning, catering, security, maintenance, repairs, installations and alterations and major contracts and projects as relevant to the organisation

access contracts for the identified services including formal contracts to supply services, documents related to the contracts and any undocumented understandings and agreements

assist in identifying contractor work health and safety (WHS) arrangements including actual contractor work processes, procedures and activities and organisational policies, procedures and systems

assist with evaluating contractor WHS arrangements for compliance and effectiveness in terms of:

WHS legislative requirements

best practice

workplace WHS information and data

assist with identifying areas of contractor WHS arrangements that need improvement and in developing, implementing and evaluating improvements.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

describe the nature and range of the contexts, situations and arrangements where contractor services are supplied to the organisation

outline contractor WHS arrangements with reference to the relevant commonwealth and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards

outline organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems that are relevant to contractor services

list the duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties as specified in relevant WHS legislation with regard to the supply of services to workplaces by contractors

detail best practice in WHS management of contractors with regard to policies, procedures, processes, systems, methods and arrangements

identify internal and external sources of information and data that are relevant to contractor WHS arrangements and how to access them.

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