Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify WHS hazards associated with plant
- Access sources of WHS information, data and advice relating to items of workplace plant
- Inspect items of plant and identify how they are to be used, according to organisational policies and procedures
- Determine WHS hazards arising from plant use, condition, suitability, location and potential abnormal situations
- Consult with others to confirm hazard identification
- Record and report identified hazards according to organisational policies and procedures
- Assess WHS risks associated with plant
- Access sources of information, data and advice to assist with assessing WHS risks associated with identified plant hazards
- Consult with others to inform WHS risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures
- Record and report on WHS risk assessment according to WHS laws and organisational policies and procedures
- Control WHS risks associated with maintenance and use of plant
- Access sources of information, data and advice to inform development of risk controls for safe maintenance and use of plant
- Develop risk controls to be implemented according to the hierarchy of control measures, WHS legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures
- Consult with, and report to, required internal and specialist personnel in relation to risk controls to be implemented
- Communicate rights, obligations and duties of workplace personnel in relation to identified hazards and risk controls associated with plant
- Monitor effectiveness of implemented risk controls
- Record and report on implemented risk controls according to WHS legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures
- Advise on registration, licensing and certification issues associated with plant
- Identify types of plant requiring registration and tasks requiring operator licensing and/or certification according to WHS legislative requirements
- Document registration, licensing and certification requirements according to organisational procedures
- Monitor and report compliance with WHS regulatory requirements for registration, licensing and certification according to organisational procedures
- Communicate registration, licensing and certification requirements to required personnel
- Manage training requirements for plant maintenance and operation
- Identify WHS-related training needs associated with plant items, and applicable registration, licensing and certification requirements
- Identify skill gaps of those maintaining and using plant, and determine and communicate their associated training needs
- Ensure training is undertaken and completed prior to commencing work with new plant and/or new system of work
- Maintain training records according to WHS requirements and organisational policies and procedures