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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Establish and maintain WHS framework.
  2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements.
  3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks.
  4. Review system effectiveness.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

WHS framework must include:

counselling and disciplinary processes

designing safe operations and systems of work

determining ways WHS will be managed, for example:

designed operations, workflow and materials handling

maintaining plant and equipment

planning or implementing alterations to site, operations, plan or work systems

purchasing materials and equipment

mechanisms for obtaining updated information on such things as health effects of hazards, technical developments in risk control, and changes to legislation

obtaining expert WHS advice as required

resolving WHS issues

developing and updating policies

providing training

ensuring system for communicating information to employees, supervisors and managers within organisation.

WHS legislation must include:

Australian standards, and quality assurance and certification requirements

issue resolution

maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease

provisions relating to roles and responsibilities of WHS representatives and committees

relevant industry code of conduct

requirements of provision of WHS information and training.

Roles and responsibilities must include:

advisory

decision making

duty of care

WHS officer.

WHS policies, procedures and programs must include:

consultative arrangements for employees

emergency and evacuation procedures

equipment maintenance and use

first aid

hazard and risk identification and reporting

hazard, accident and incident investigation

WHS audits and safety inspections

on-site contractors, visitors and members of public

risk assessment and control measures

safe operating procedures and instructions

transport, use and storage of dangerous goods and hazardous materials

use and maintenance of personal protective equipment.

Consultative processes must include at least two of the following:

formal and informal meetings, including WHS meetings

health and safety representatives

WHS committees

other committees, for example, consultative, planning and purchasing

suggestions, requests and concerns put forward by employees to management.

Hazard identification must include:

audits and review of audit reports

checking work area and equipment before and during work

consulting with work team members

housekeeping

job and work system assessment

review of WHS records, including registers of hazardous materials and dangerous goods

workplace inspections in area of responsibility.

Procedures for selecting and implementing risk control measures must include:

compliance with environmental requirements

compliance with ergonomic requirements, including safe lifting and manual handling procedures

correct selection, use, storage and maintenance procedures for personal protective clothing and equipment

emergency, fire and accident procedures

safe operating procedures

hazard, accident and incident reporting procedures

regular WHS consultations.

Risk control measures must include:

measures to remove cause of risk at its source

application of the hierarchy of control:

elimination of risk

substitution

engineering controls

administrative controls

personal protective equipment

consultation with workers and their representatives.

Training program must include at least four of the following:

allocation of resources for training, including purchasing training services and developing staff training skills

group discussions and other consciousness-raising techniques

handouts, including information sheets

induction training

ongoing assessment of training needs, relating to such things as:

emergencies and evacuations

new operations and materials

specific equipment use

specific hazards

specific tasks

specific courses.

WHS record-keeping system must include:

audit and inspection reports

hazardous materials registers

manufacturer and supplier information

meeting agendas, including items and actions relating to WHS

plant and equipment maintenance and testing reports

records of induction, instruction and training

workers compensation and rehabilitation records

workplace environmental monitoring records.

Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also establish, maintain and evaluate the work health and safety (WHS) system and procedures of one property-related organisation to ensure own safety and that of others in the workplace.

In doing the above, the person must:

apply knowledge of organisation’s practices, ethical standards and legislative requirements associated with establishing, maintaining and evaluating organisation’s WHS system and procedures

apply knowledge of the principles and practices of effective WHS management

establish and maintain:

WHS management system

participative arrangements

procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks

maintain WHS framework

identify when expert advice is needed, obtaining advice and acting on it promptly

implement WHS Acts, regulations and code of conduct relevant to own area of responsibility

review WHS system effectiveness.

Knowledge Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:

key components of the hierarchy of control

procedures for identifying intervention points for expert WHS advice

literacy levels and communication skills of work group members and consequent suitable communication techniques to use when discussing WHS matters

principles and practices of effective WHS management in small, medium and large businesses

principles and techniques associated with modelling safe work practices, hazard identification and risk management

record-keeping systems, procedures and requirements relating to WHS

regulatory compliance arrangements in relation to WHS

key requirements of federal, state or territory legislation and local government regulations relating to:

anti-discrimination

consumer protection

environmental issues

equal employment opportunity (EEO)

financial probity

franchise and business structures

industrial relations

privacy

property sales, leasing and management

strata community management

WHS

WHS roles and responsibilities for all workplace personnel, including legal responsibilities of employers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees and other parties in relation to WHS.