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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
2. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
3. Apply principles of WHS in a workplace
   • Describe basic WHS principles of hazard identification, risk assessment and control
4. Demonstrate understanding of WHS legislation as it is applied in the workplace
5. Carry out safety audit
   • Carry out regular safety audits in the area of responsibility in accordance with appropriate WHS standards
6. Identify WHS improvements
   • Raise WHS issues and suggestions for improvements to WHS representatives and committees, as appropriate
7. Identify hazards and make recommendations for their control on the basis of safety audits or as required
8. Make contributions to safety improvements using SOPs
9. Identify WHS training needs
10. Follow requirements of enterprise WHS program
    • Ensure requirements of the WHS program are satisfied within the area of responsibility, including accident investigation and emergency procedures, as required

Range Statement

This field allows for different 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.
Risk assessment is a process that includes the following:	analysing the risk to identify influencing factors and the range of potential consequences assessing: the effectiveness of existing controls the likelihood of each consequence considering exposure and hazard level and, combining these in some way to obtain a level of risk

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