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BSBWHS411 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency BSBWHS411 - Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in order to meet legislative requirements.The unit applies to those with supervisory responsibilities in a work area who have a broad knowledge of WHS policies and contribute well-developed skills in creating solutions to problems through analysis and evaluation of information from a variety of sources. They provide supervision and guidance to others and have limited responsibility for the output of others.NOTES1. The terms ‘occupational health and safety’ (OHS) and ‘work health and safety’ (WHS) are equivalent, and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where model WHS laws have not been implemented, registered training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.2. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia for further information.No 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.

Assessment must comply with WHS laws, legal responsibilities and duty of care required for this unit. It must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities undertaken by individuals carrying out WHS duties in the workplace, and must include access to:

actual workplace or simulated environment

workplace equipment and resources

examples of documents about workplace safety, hazard identification and risk assessment

WHS laws and organisational documentation required to demonstrate the performance evidence

opportunities for interaction with others.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the assessor requirements in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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 work team about WHS policies and procedures
  • Identify and communicate relevant provisions about WHS laws to work team
  • Provide information about organisation’s WHS policies, procedures and programs, and ensure it is readily accessible to work team
  • Communicate information about identified hazards and outcomes of risk assessment and control to work team
       
Element: Implement and monitor work team consultative arrangements for managing WHS
  • Communicate importance of consultation mechanisms in managing WHS risks to work team
  • Apply consultation mechanisms to facilitate work team participation in managing work area hazards, according to organisational policies and procedures
  • Contribute to managing issues raised through consultation mechanisms, according to organisational consultation procedures and WHS legislative requirements
  • Communicate outcomes of consultation about WHS issues to work team
       
Element: Implement and monitor organisational procedures for providing WHS training to work team
  • Identify and document team WHS training needs according to organisational requirements and WHS laws
  • Make arrangements to meet WHS training needs of team members in consultation with relevant stakeholders
  • Provide workplace learning opportunities to facilitate team and individual achievement of identified WHS training needs
       
Element: Implement and monitor organisational procedures and legal requirements for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks
  • Identify and report on hazards in work area according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements
  • Contribute to managing and implementing hazard reports according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements
  • Implement procedures to control risks using the hierarchy of control measures according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements
  • Identify and report inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control measures, and WHS legislative requirements
  • Monitor outcomes of reports on inadequacies, as required, to ensure prompt organisational response
       
Element: Implement and monitor organisational procedures for maintaining WHS records
  • Complete and maintain WHS incident records of occupational injury and disease in work area according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements
  • Use aggregate information and data from work area records to meet organisational recordkeeping requirements
       


Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and to:

implement and monitor the work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs for one work area in an organisation.

During the above, the candidate must:

explain relevant WHS information clearly and accurately to work team

provide work team with access to WHS policies, procedures and programs in appropriate structure and language

implement and monitor procedures, according to WHS legislative and organisational requirements, for:

consultation on and communication about WHS hazards and risks

WHS training needs and learning opportunities

WHS records

using WHS aggregate data relating to hazards and risk control.

The candidate must demonstrate the knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

key provisions of commonwealth and state/territory WHS laws that apply to the business, and procedures for their application in the work area

organisational policies and procedures for:

consulting during WHS issue management

identifying hazards and managing risks, including using aggregate information and work area data

incident response, investigation and reporting

legal responsibilities and duties of managers, supervisors, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and workers in relation to WHS risk management in the workplace

procedures for assessing implications of near misses in relation to incidents, injuries and illnesses in the work area

effective consultation mechanisms in managing health and safety risks in the workplace

features of effective workplace learning opportunities, including coaching and mentoring assistance that facilitates team and individual achievement of WHS training needs

key principles and components of the hierarchy of control measures

procedures for applying the hierarchy of control measures in own work area.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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
Identify and communicate relevant provisions about WHS laws to work team 
Provide information about organisation’s WHS policies, procedures and programs, and ensure it is readily accessible to work team 
Communicate information about identified hazards and outcomes of risk assessment and control to work team 
Communicate importance of consultation mechanisms in managing WHS risks to work team 
Apply consultation mechanisms to facilitate work team participation in managing work area hazards, according to organisational policies and procedures 
Contribute to managing issues raised through consultation mechanisms, according to organisational consultation procedures and WHS legislative requirements 
Communicate outcomes of consultation about WHS issues to work team 
Identify and document team WHS training needs according to organisational requirements and WHS laws 
Make arrangements to meet WHS training needs of team members in consultation with relevant stakeholders 
Provide workplace learning opportunities to facilitate team and individual achievement of identified WHS training needs 
Identify and report on hazards in work area according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements 
Contribute to managing and implementing hazard reports according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements 
Implement procedures to control risks using the hierarchy of control measures according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements 
Identify and report inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control measures, and WHS legislative requirements 
Monitor outcomes of reports on inadequacies, as required, to ensure prompt organisational response 
Complete and maintain WHS incident records of occupational injury and disease in work area according to organisational policies and procedures, and WHS legislative requirements 
Use aggregate information and data from work area records to meet organisational recordkeeping requirements 

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