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

MSL944002 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MSL944002 - Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain work health and safety (WHS) within a work area where the person has supervisory responsibility for others. This unit applies to laboratory technicians, senior technicians and laboratory managers in all industry sectors. No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. However, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements for laboratory operations exist, so local requirements should be checked. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must also be applied.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Work health and safety
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: Perform all work safely
  • Use established work practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel
       
Element: Clean, care for and store equipment, materials and reagents as required
       
Element: Minimise the generation of wastes and environmental impacts
       
Element: Ensure safe disposal of laboratory/hazardous wastes
       
Element: Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices
  • Ensure hazard controls and PPE appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional
       
Element: Provide and communicate current information about WHS policies, procedures and programs to others
       
Element: Ensure hazards and control measures relating to work responsibilities are known by those in the work area
       
Element: Provide support to those in the work area to implement procedures to support safety
       
Element: Identify and address training needs within level of responsibility
       
Element: Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area
  • Ensure workplace procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed
       
Element: Identify any deviation from identified procedures and report and address within level of responsibility
       
Element: Ensure personal behaviour is consistent with workplace policies and procedures
       
Element: Encourage and follow up others to identify and report hazards in the work area
       
Element: Monitor conditions and follow up to ensure housekeeping standards in the work area are maintained
       
Element: Participate in risk management processes
  • Report and address any identified hazards and inadequacies in existing risk controls within level of responsibility and according to workplace procedures
       
Element: Participate in risk assessments to identify and analyse risks
       
Element: Support the implementation of procedures to control risk (based on the hierarchy of control)
       
Element: Ensure records of incidents in the work area and other required documentation are accurately completed and maintained according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements
       
Element: Support the implementation of participative arrangements
  • Inform and consult work group on WHS issues relevant to the work role
       
Element: Promptly report outcomes of consultation on WHS issues back to the work group
       
Element: Resolve, or promptly refer to appropriate personnel, matters raised relating to WHS
       
Element: Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group
  • Ensure that workplace procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group
       
Element: Implement processes to ensure that others in the work area are able to respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies
       
Element: Participate, as required, in investigations of hazardous incidents to identify their cause
       

Submission Requirements

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

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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
Use established work practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel 
 
 
 
Ensure hazard controls and PPE appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional 
 
 
 
 
Ensure workplace procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed 
 
 
 
 
Report and address any identified hazards and inadequacies in existing risk controls within level of responsibility and according to workplace procedures 
 
 
 
Inform and consult work group on WHS issues relevant to the work role 
 
 
Ensure that workplace procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group 
 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

MSL944002 - Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety
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