Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

ACMWHS401 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain work health and safety processes

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ACMWHS401 - Maintain work health and safety processes
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain workplace health and safety processes in an organisation.This unit applies to individuals working in team leader or supervisory roles who have responsibility for others’ work, and where risk needs to be managed.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, in accordance with state/territory health and safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Provide information to the work group
  • Explain relevant requirements of workplace health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice/compliance codes, guidance materials and safe working procedures to the work group clearly and accurately
  • Provide clear information on organisation policies and procedures to the work group in a readily accessible and understandable format
  • Explain the roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and workplace health and safety committees, supervisors and managers
  • Provide information on hazards, including signs of common animal and zoonotic diseases, the outcomes of risk assessments and required risk controls to the work group in an accessible and understandable format
       
Element: Ensure others are able to implement safe work practices
  • Ensure the availability and functionality of appropriate personal protective equipment
  • Implement processes to confirm that others in the work group can identify hazards, assess risks, assess required risk controls, follow safe work practices and observe organisation policies and procedures
  • Identify workplace health and safety training needs and either address them or report them to relevant personnel
       
Element: Implement work health and safety participative processes
  • Consult with and provide advice to the work group in relation to workplace health and safety matters relevant to their work
  • Deal with workplace health and safety issues promptly or refer to appropriate personnel
  • Record and communicate the outcomes of consultation regarding workplace health and safety to the work group
       
Element: Monitor compliance with work procedures
  • Check work procedures for availability, clarity and completeness, addressing any deficiencies or reporting them to appropriate personnel
  • Identify and address any deviations from procedures or report them to appropriate personnel
  • Evaluate hazard identification and reporting processes for effectiveness, and address any deficiencies or report them to appropriate personnel
  • Monitor workplace health and safety housekeeping and hygiene practices to ensure the maintenance of workplace standards, and take action to address any deficiencies
  • Ensure own behaviour is consistent with organisation safe working procedures and practices
       
Element: Implement hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures
  • Identify, assess, eliminate and report hazards with residual risk
  • Conduct risk assessments according to workplace processes
  • Develop control measures, taking account of the hierarchy of risk control
  • Implement outcomes of risk assessments and support identified risk controls
  • Identify deficiencies in workplace health and safety risk controls and address them or report them
  • Identify personal professional limitations and seek expert advice as required
       
Element: Implement organisation procedures for maintaining work health and safety records
  • Obtain feedback to ensure that the work group is aware of organisation reporting requirements
  • Review workplace health and safety records to confirm their accurate, thorough and timely completion
  • Use aggregate information and data from records to identify hazards and monitor risk controls
       
Element: Implement emergency procedures
  • Obtain feedback to ensure that emergency procedures are available and known by the work group
  • Implement processes to ensure availability of emergency equipment and to ensure routine checking of equipment for functionality
  • Implement processes to ensure the ability of others in the work group to respond appropriately to emergencies
  • Conduct or contribute to investigations, to identify cause of emergencies
  • Identify, and implement or support, control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of emergencies
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Explain relevant requirements of workplace health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice/compliance codes, guidance materials and safe working procedures to the work group clearly and accurately 
Provide clear information on organisation policies and procedures to the work group in a readily accessible and understandable format 
Explain the roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and workplace health and safety committees, supervisors and managers 
Provide information on hazards, including signs of common animal and zoonotic diseases, the outcomes of risk assessments and required risk controls to the work group in an accessible and understandable format 
Ensure the availability and functionality of appropriate personal protective equipment 
Implement processes to confirm that others in the work group can identify hazards, assess risks, assess required risk controls, follow safe work practices and observe organisation policies and procedures 
Identify workplace health and safety training needs and either address them or report them to relevant personnel 
Consult with and provide advice to the work group in relation to workplace health and safety matters relevant to their work 
Deal with workplace health and safety issues promptly or refer to appropriate personnel 
Record and communicate the outcomes of consultation regarding workplace health and safety to the work group 
Check work procedures for availability, clarity and completeness, addressing any deficiencies or reporting them to appropriate personnel 
Identify and address any deviations from procedures or report them to appropriate personnel 
Evaluate hazard identification and reporting processes for effectiveness, and address any deficiencies or report them to appropriate personnel 
Monitor workplace health and safety housekeeping and hygiene practices to ensure the maintenance of workplace standards, and take action to address any deficiencies 
Ensure own behaviour is consistent with organisation safe working procedures and practices 
Identify, assess, eliminate and report hazards with residual risk 
Conduct risk assessments according to workplace processes 
Develop control measures, taking account of the hierarchy of risk control 
Implement outcomes of risk assessments and support identified risk controls 
Identify deficiencies in workplace health and safety risk controls and address them or report them 
Identify personal professional limitations and seek expert advice as required 
Obtain feedback to ensure that the work group is aware of organisation reporting requirements 
Review workplace health and safety records to confirm their accurate, thorough and timely completion 
Use aggregate information and data from records to identify hazards and monitor risk controls 
Obtain feedback to ensure that emergency procedures are available and known by the work group 
Implement processes to ensure availability of emergency equipment and to ensure routine checking of equipment for functionality 
Implement processes to ensure the ability of others in the work group to respond appropriately to emergencies 
Conduct or contribute to investigations, to identify cause of emergencies 
Identify, and implement or support, control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of emergencies 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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