Google Links
Follow the links below to find material targeted to the unit's elements, performance criteria, required skills and knowledge
Elements and Performance Criteria
Required Skills
Evidence Required
Range Statement
The range statement links the required knowledge and organisational and technical requirements to the workplace context. It describes any contextual variables that will be used or encountered when applying the competency in work situations. It allows for different work practices and work and knowledge requirements as well as for differences between organisations and workplaces. The following variables are listed alphabetically and may be present for this particular unit.Appropriate personnel may include:health and safety representativesmanagersOHS personnelother persons including emergency service personnel, authorised or nominated by the enterprise or industry to:approve specified workdirect specified work/functions inspect specified workperform specified work/functions.Company requirements may include:counselling/disciplinary processesmaintenance of plant and equipmentpurchasing of supplies and equipmentwork procedures and work instructions.Contributions may include:behaviour that contributes to a safe workplacelistening to ideas and opinions of others in the work groupsharing opinions, views, knowledge and skills.Control risks may include actions such as:administrative controlsapplication of the hierarchy of control, namely:elimination of the risksubstitution controlsengineering controlsadministrative controls including trainingpersonal protective equipment.Emergency procedures may include:accident/incident reportingchemical containmentevacuations following instructions from authorised or designated personnel during hazardous eventsprovision of First Aid.Hazardous events may include:accidents (including motor vehicle accidents)bomb threatschemical spillsfires and explosionsinhalation of dangerous substancesnatural disastersviolent incidents e.g. armed robberies.Hazards may include:associated with electrical or mechanical faults of plant and/or equipmentblocked exitsenvironmental ergonomic obstructive reliance on low-order control measures to reduce worker risk instead of controlling the hazard itselfslippery or uneven floorsunlabelled chemicals and substancesuntidy or noisy work areas.Identifying hazards and assessing risks may include activities such as:auditschecking work area and/or equipment before and during workhousekeepingidentifying employee concernsjob and work system assessmentmaintenance of plant and equipmentpurchasing of supplies and equipment e.g. review of material safety data sheets and manufacturer/supplier informationreviews of OHS records including registers of hazardous substances, dangerous goods, etcworkplace inspections.Information may be:about hazards and risk management proceduresabout the nature of work, tasks and proceduresas part of providing direct supervision e.g. to inexperienced workersfor the induction of new workersto assist in work tasksto communicate legislation and codes of practice e.g. relating to hazards in the work area.OHS legislation may include:general duty of care under OHS legislation and common lawprovisions relating to OHS issue resolutionprovisions relating to roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and/or OHS committeesregulations and codes of practice including regulations and codes of practice relating to hazards present in the workplace or industryrequirements for provision of OHS information and trainingrequirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and diseasestate/territory/Commonwealth OHS Acts.OHS trainingneeds may include:emergency and evacuation traininginduction trainingspecific hazard trainingspecific task or equipment trainingtraining as part of broader programs e.g. equipment operation.Participative arrangements may include:formal and informal meetings of:OHS committeesother committees e.g. consultative, planning and purchasinghealth and safety representativessuggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management.Readily accessible refers to information that:conforms to the principles of plain Englishcaters for individual language and literacy levelsis openly available.Training may include:coaching/mentoringoff-the-job trainingon-the-job trainingpresenting and promoting the benefits of a safe workplaceproviding encouragementproviding feedback and clarifying points where necessary.Work group members may include:contractors authorised by the enterprise to perform specified work/functionsemployees under direct supervisionentry-level traineesfull-time, part-time or casual employeestrainee supervisors or trainee team leaders.Workplace procedures may include:assessing and controlling risksconsultation and participation arrangements for employeesemergency responsehousekeepingincident investigationOHS issue resolutionOHS record keepingOHS training and assessmentproviding OHS informationreporting OHS issuessafe operating procedures or instructions that cover but are not limited to:awareness of electrical hazardsconfined space proceduresFirst Aidsafe use of tools and equipmentuse of personal protective equipmentworking safely around electrical wiring, cables, and overhead powerlinesspecific hazardsworkplace safety inspections.