Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead and coordinate organisational arrangements for managing the work health and safety (WHS) compliance of contractors. It involves determining the WHS legislative and organisational requirements applicable to contractors, and managing compliance of contractors.
The unit applies to those in managerial positions overseeing functions within organisations across all industries that are supplied with services by contractors, including labour hire and temporary workers, cleaning, catering, security, maintenance, repairs, installations and alterations, and major contracts and projects, as relevant to the organisation. This includes casual and volunteer workers. It does not cover visitors, or outworkers or suppliers of goods, materials or products to workplaces.
NOTES
1. 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.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Establish and communicate WHS requirements in relation to contractors | 1.1 Analyse scope of contractor services and applicable WHS legislative and organisational requirements 1.2 Determine organisation-specific WHS requirements and guidance that relate to contractor services 1.3 Establish WHS key performance indicators (KPIs) relating to contracted services according to organisational policies and procedures 1.4 Document established WHS requirements according to organisational policies and procedures 1.5 Communicate WHS requirements to contractor according to organisational policies and procedures |
2. Monitor contractor compliance with established WHS requirements | 2.1 Review services being provided by contractor for compliance with WHS requirements and established KPIs 2.2 Identify and investigate contractor non-compliance with WHS requirements and WHS KPIs 2.3 Discuss and agree with contractor required response in relation to identified non-compliance according to organisational policies and procedures 2.4 Document agreed response to non-compliance according to organisational policies and procedures |
3. Review WHS requirements in relation to contractors | 3.1 Make necessary adjustments to organisation-specific WHS requirements and guidance that relate to contractor services 3.2 Seek feedback on revised WHS requirements and guidance 3.3 Distribute updated contractor WHS requirements to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
Skill | Description |
Reading | Interprets and analyses legal and organisational texts relevant to contractor WHS arrangements |
Writing | Uses structure, layout and language suitable for a range of audiences when preparing WHS KPIs, and WHS guidance and induction documentation |
Oral communication | Uses language suitable for audience to present information, offer opinions and discuss WHS contractor arrangements |
Navigate the world of work | Adheres to WHS legal and regulatory responsibilities, and organisational policies and procedures Keeps up to date on changes to WHS laws, and organisational policies and procedures relevant to own role and responsibilities |
Interact with others | Cooperates with others as part of contractor WHS arrangement processes Identifies what, with whom and how to communicate when managing WHS arrangements for contractors |
Get the work done | Determines priorities, and sequences the steps, in clearly defined tasks Uses decision-making processes: sets and clarifies goals, gathers information, and identifies and evaluates choices against a set of criteria |
Sectors
Regulation, Licensing and Risk – Work Health and Safety