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A mapping of the ICT10 unit ICTWHS2170A Follow occupational health and safety and environmental policies and procedures against CPCCOHS1001A (White Card) has demonstrated that the ICTWHS2170A meets all the requirements of CPCCOHS1001A . This allows both units to be delivered and assessed concurrently by registered training organisations that have both units on their scope of registration and are approved by the applicable state WorkCover authority to deliver CPCCOHS1001A when using the prescribed assessments and when meeting the minimum face-to-face course duration.

Range Statement

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, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

WHS requirements include:	applicable and relevant national safety standards construction industry WHS standards and guidelines federal, state and territory WHS legislation, regulations, standards and codes of practice industry standards, guidance notes, guidelines, Australian standards and other documents applicable to own workplace, work, role and responsibilities National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work requirements for licences, tickets and certificates of competency responsibilities, duties and rights of duty holders and workplace parties (including health and safety representatives, committees and supervisors) under environmental and WHS Acts and regulations.
Safe work practices may relate to:	access to site amenities, including: drinking water toilets appropriate warning labels on cabinets and enclosures avoiding contact with hazardous chemicals, including not inhaling or swallowing such materials avoiding drugs and alcohol at work being aware of how to respond to potential accidents ensuring manufacturer’s warnings or instruction labels in relation to the laser product are not damaged or obscured during installation general requirements for: safe use of plant and equipment use of personal protective equipment and clothing housekeeping to ensure a clean, tidy and safe work area no hazardous chemicals, including fibre particles and solvents, left on site at the completion of the work preventing bullying and harassment relevant Australian standards relating to WHS specific organisational safety requirements smoking in designated areas only storing and removing debris using a wet cleaning process and making sure all solvent residues are disposed of according to environmental policy warning labels used in conjunction with laser and optical fibre systems.
Duty of care requirements relate to:	legal responsibilities, duties and rights of duty holders and workplace parties as specified in WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice own duties to comply with safe work practices: activities that require licences tickets certificates of competency specific and general duties and responsibilities of particular individuals, workplace parties and others (as prescribed in applicable federal, state and territory WHS legislation and regulations), including: construction and other supervisors construction and other workers designers employers and self-employed persons PCBUs and officers WHS inspectors manufacturers, importers, suppliers, installers and commissioners persons in control of the work site subcontractors.
Common construction hazards may include:	confined spaces electricity excavations, including trenches falling objects hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods hot and cold working environments manual handling noise plant and equipment traffic and mobile plant unplanned collapse ultraviolet (UV) radiation working at heights.
Designated personnel may include:	managers PCBUs and officers WHS personnel worker health and safety representatives other persons authorised or nominated by the organisation or industry to: approve specified work direct specified work inspect specified work perform specified work supervisors team leaders.
Workplace procedures may include:	risk assessment worker consultation and participation hazard control emergency responses to: accidents fires other emergency incidents and events identifying hazards reporting WHS issues resolving WHS issues using personal protective equipment.
Measures for controlling hazards and risk may include:	administrative controls elimination engineering controls isolation personal protective equipment substitution.
Hazards may include:	activating equipment without notifying other staff who may be working remotely on the network hazardous chemicals, including: cleaning alcohol and other solvents epoxy resins and chemicals that cause cancer, allergies or that can damage health in any way environmental hazards: air pollution damage to natural or heritage precincts dangerous gases, heavy or noxious metals pollution, release of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) ground water contamination noise petrochemical spillage flammable cleaning chemicals fluids and solvents fibre offcut damage to eyes and skin health hazards, including: hazardous chemicals and dangerous goods handling of optic fibres and lasers infective agents, including viruses and bacteria risk of sustained injury from repetitive tasks inhalation of fibre offcuts and particles from vacuum cleaning of work site laser damage to eyes safety hazards: manual handling (lifting, biomechanical) tasks such as welding working at heights radio frequency (RF) radiation.
Principles of risk management include:	identifying hazards assessing the risks involved worker participating in, and consulting on, all risk management activities consulting and reporting to ensure involvement of relevant workers controlling risks reviewing to identify matters requiring change or improvement.
Job safety analysis sheet or safe work method statement may include:	health, safety and environmental hazards performing JSAs for each new workplace or work site situation sheets to record the steps in the risk management process: assessment control identification primary application of assessment as specified in workplace procedures, policies and processes.
Hazard identification includes:	checking equipment and work area: before work commences during work housekeeping reviewing accident or incident records workplace inspections as specified in workplace procedures, policies and processes.
Risk assessment includes:	a scale: low medium high awareness of likelihood and consequence factors JSA as specified in workplace procedures, policies and processes.
Personal protective equipment may include:	breathing apparatus: dust masks respirators clothing: boots and other safety footwear gloves high visibility retro reflective vests overalls protective jackets or pants for preparing, cutting or jointing optical fibres aprons arm guards eye protection: protective eyewear designed specifically for laser goggles face and head protection: face masks helmets and hard hats hearing protection protective, well-fitting clothing UV protective clothing and sunscreen radiation detectors.
Assessing and testing for harmful gases include:	using gas detection equipment reporting and responding to a positive test for gases in line with organisational guidelines following workplace procedures and complying with legislative and regulatory requirements.
Australian standards may include:	Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) standards TS 14 AS/NZS 3000:2007 AS/NZS 3080:2003 AS/NZS 3084:2003 AS/NZS 3085.1:2004 AS/NZS IEC 61935.1:2006 AS/NZS IEC 61935.2:2006 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 14763.3:2007 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 15018:2005 AS/NZS ISO/IEC 24702:2007 cabling security codes and regulations Communications Cabling Manual (CCM) Volume1 Environmental Protection Acts International Standards ISO 9000 and 9001 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) recommendations WHS Acts and relevant codes and standards road and traffic control legislation and codes technical standards AS/ACIF S008:2006 and AS/ACIF S009:2006 Telecommunications Act and relevant codes.
WHS communication processes may include:	discussions with worker health and safety representatives processes for raising WHS issues toolbox talks WHS meetings WHS notices, newsletters, bulletins and correspondence WHS participative arrangements workplace consultation relating to WHS issues and changes.
WHS information and documentation may include:	accident and incident reports Australian standards construction documentation and plans emergency information contact evacuation plans guidance notes job safety analyses labels material safety data sheets (MSDS) proformas for reporting hazards, incidents and injuries reports of near misses and dangerous occurrences risk assessments safe work method statements safety meeting minutes site safety inspection reports WHS and other codes of practice WHS regulations.
Designated WHS personnel may include:	first aid officers WHS committee members WHS representatives supervisors.
Safety signs and symbols may include:	emergency information signs: equipment exits first aid fire signs and location of fire alarms and fire fighting equipment hazard, danger and warning signs regulatory signs: mandatory limitation or restriction prohibition safety tags and lockout: danger tags out of service tags.
Relevant authorities may include:	emergency services: ambulance emergency rescue fire brigade police supervisor WHS regulatory authority.
Incidents may include:	accidents resulting in personal injury or damage to property near misses or dangerous occurrences which do not cause injury but may pose an immediate and significant risk to persons or property, and need to be reported so that action can be taken to prevent recurrence, for example: breathing apparatus malfunctioning to the extent that the user’s health is in danger collapse of the floor, wall or ceiling of a building being used as a workplace collapse or failure of an excavation more than 1.5 metres deep, including any shoring collapse or partial collapse of a building or structure collapse, overturning or failure of the load bearing of any scaffolding, lift, crane, hoist or mine-winding equipment damage to or malfunction of any other major plant electric shock electrical short circuit, malfunction or explosion fire or escape of gas, hazardous substance or steam any other unintended or uncontrolled incident or event arising from operations carried on at a workplace.
General procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies may include:	basic emergency response: keep calm raise alarm obtain help evacuation notification of designated WHS personnel and authorities referring to site emergency plans and documentation when and how to notify emergency services.
Emergencies may include:	chemical spill fire injury to personnel structural collapse toxic and flammable vapours emission vehicle and mobile plant accident.
Fire safety equipment may include:	breathing apparatus fire blankets fire fighting equipment.
Environmental requirements must include:	clean-up management dust management noise management waste management.
Participative arrangements may include:	arrangements for documenting, communicating and following up requests and suggestions relating to WHS issues arrangements or processes for raising and communicating WHS concerns electing worker health and safety representatives informal WHS meetings planning committees purchasing committees WHS committees WHS reports and other processes for advising workers on WHS issues and matters.
Traffic safety applies to safety of:	pedestrians passing an area where work is being conducted vehicles passing an area where work is being conducted workers working adjacent to traffic.
Confined spaces applies to:	spaces clearly labelled as confined spaces spaces which meet the general specifications for a confined space.
Asbestos hazards may be found in:	corrugated asbestos roofing eaves of houses meter boxes pit and pipe infrastructure wall cladding
Respond to asbestos hazards may include:	notifying designated personnel and authorities closing the worksite to further activity barricading the work area avoiding any disturbance of the work area exercising a duty of care to self, fellow workers and the public

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ICTWHS2170A - Follow work health and safety and environmental policies and procedures

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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Evidence Required

Range Statement