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UEPOPS501 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Manage Work, Health and Safety policy and procedures

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency UEPOPS501 - Manage Work, Health and Safety policy and procedures
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to manage the identification of hazards and the assessment and control of risks associated with generating plant and equipment. Work,Health and Safety(WHS)/OccupationalHealth and Safety(OHS) is concerned with protecting the wellbeing of all workplace stakeholders from exposure to hazards and risks resulting fromactivities in power generation facilities. It involves the assessment and mitigation of risks that can cause short and long term harm. Competency in this unit requires the ability to identify hazards, analyse and manage WHS/OHS risks, implement and manage procedures for identifying risks, recommend controls for hazards, identify and manage licensing and certification issues and review and evaluate risk control measures. Individuals will, in general, work as operators with responsibility for WHS/OHS, in a power generation facility.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.Note: Workplace practiceThe application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Operations
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: Identify hazards
  • Recognised sources of information, data and advice on power generating plant and equipment hazards are accessed, in accordance with workplace procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations
  • Hazardous situations associated with use of generating plant and equipment are identified, analysed and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
  • Key stakeholders are identified and consulted, in accordance with workplace procedures
  • WHS/OHS recording and reporting procedures on hazards and risks are reviewed and managed
       
Element: Hazardous situations associated with use of generating plant and equipment are identified, analysed and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Key stakeholders are identified and consulted, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: WHS/OHS recording and reporting procedures on hazards and risks are reviewed and managed
       
Element: Analyse and manageWHS/OHS risks
  • Risk assessment controls are determined, analysed and managed in consultation with key stakeholders
       
Element: Register of risk control measures including permits, is developed and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Implement and manage procedures for identifying hazards
  • Hierarchy of control measures are implemented and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Workplace monitoring processes are continually managed to eliminate or control risks, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Risks requiring further controls are identified and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Management of reporting cycle to key stakeholders is undertaken, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Recommend controls for hazards
  • Permits to work and access procedures are monitored and managed, in liaison with key stakeholders, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Isolation procedures are implemented and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures, to ensure continued safety of all workplace personnel
       
Element: Maintenance procedures are documented and communicated to all personnel to ensure generating plant and equipment are safe, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Modifications to generating plant or equipment are recorded in return to service documentation.
       
Element: Work practices are monitored and modified, as required, for safe operation of generating plant and equipment, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Maintenance systems are monitored and evaluated for safe operation of generating plant and equipment
       
Element: Identify and manage licensing and certification issues
  • WHS/OHS legislative requirements for plant registration, operator licensing or authorisation are identified and communicated to key stakeholders
       
Element: Training to meet WHS/OHS regulatory requirements is identified and communicated to key stakeholders
       
Element: WHS/OHS compliance for operator licensing, registration or authorisation is managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Records of operator competencies in working with generating plant and equipment are managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Review and evaluate risk control measures
  • Risk control measures are reviewed and evaluated, in accordance with workplace procedures, and risk assessments are conducted
       
Element: Risk control plans are developed in consultation with key stakeholders, and are managed, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Record system is managed for generating plant, equipment and systems of work, in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: WHS/OHS improvements are implemented and managed, in consultation with key stakeholders
       
Element: WHS/OHS management system is evaluated, reviewed and reported on, in accordance with workplace procedures to ensure generating plant safety
       

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.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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
Recognised sources of information, data and advice on power generating plant and equipment hazards are accessed, in accordance with workplace procedures and Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations 
Hazardous situations associated with use of generating plant and equipment are identified, analysed and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures 
Key stakeholders are identified and consulted, in accordance with workplace procedures 
WHS/OHS recording and reporting procedures on hazards and risks are reviewed and managed 
 
 
 
Risk assessment controls are determined, analysed and managed in consultation with key stakeholders 
 
Hierarchy of control measures are implemented and managed, in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
 
 
Permits to work and access procedures are monitored and managed, in liaison with key stakeholders, in accordance with workplace procedures 
 
 
 
 
 
WHS/OHS legislative requirements for plant registration, operator licensing or authorisation are identified and communicated to key stakeholders 
 
 
 
Risk control measures are reviewed and evaluated, in accordance with workplace procedures, and risk assessments are conducted 
 
 
 
 

Forms

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