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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Recognise work health and safety requirements
   • Identify work health and safety legislative requirements applicable to the workplace roles and activities
   • Identify duty of care requirements
   • Identify and explain own responsibilities to comply with safe working practices
2. Identify workplace hazards and control measures
   • Identify basic principles of risk management
   • Recognise common workplace hazards
   • Identify measures for controlling risks according to workplace policies and procedures
   • Identify requirements for the selection and use of relevant personal protective equipment
   • Interpret safety signs and symbols
   • Recognise workplace procedures for reporting hazards and risks
3. Identify work health and safety communication and reporting requirements
   • Identify participative arrangements for work health and safety, including communication processes, information and documentation requirements
   • Identify designated work health and safety roles and relevant authorities for raising work health and safety concerns, including concerns relating to the right to refuse unsafe work
4. Recognise work health and safety incident and emergency response procedures
   • Identify workplace procedures for responding to incidents, injuries and emergencies
   • Identify workplace procedures for first aid
   • Locate fire safety equipment and emergency evacuation procedures