Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate the effectiveness of an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) performance including evaluation of hazard identification and risk management arrangements, processes for monitoring WHS, and the outcomes of WHS management arrangements. It also incorporates assessing and advising on compliance with agreed benchmarks and legislation.
It applies to people who apply advanced practical knowledge to coordinate, facilitate and maintain the WHS program in an organisation.
NOTE: 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 the Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented RTOs are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by referring to the existing State/Territory OHS legislative requirements.
No licensing, legislative, or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation’s WHS hazards identification arrangements | 1.1 Identify workplace hazard identification activities and compare them with organisational WHS policies and procedures 1.2 Examine products, processes and systems to determine whether hazards of long latency and low frequency/high consequence are included and controlled 1.3 Examine products, processes and systems to determine whether risks to persons other than workers are identified and controlled 1.4 Identify organisational factors that impact on WHS 1.5 Review outcomes of examinations with specialist personnel, if required |
2 Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation’s WHS risk management arrangements | 2.1 Evaluate appropriateness of the organisation’s risk assessment tools and processes 2.2 Assess outcomes of risk assessment processes with regard to validity and reliability, and inclusion of all major WHS risks 2.3 Evaluate risk controls for suitability and effectiveness in relation to the organisation’s management of WHS |
3 Evaluate the effectiveness of the organisation’s WHS monitoring processes | 3.1 Identify organisational processes to monitor the implementation and status of its WHS management 3.2 Evaluate the quality of information and data obtained from the monitoring processes 3.3 Evaluate management’s response to issues identified by the monitoring processes |
4 Assess the outcomes of the organisation’s WHS management arrangements | 4.1 Evaluate performance indicators, including positive performance indicators (PPIs), to determine whether they provide a true, reliable and timely measure of the effectiveness of the organisation’s WHS management 4.2 Compare reported performance with evidence gathered and document the differences 4.3 Evaluate WHS performance outcomes and document them in a clear and objective manner 4.4 Determine whether arrangements for managing WHS have produced improvement in WHS risk management |
5 Assess and advise on the organisation’s WHS compliance with agreed benchmarks and legislation | 5.1 Undertake systematic analysis to identify areas of WHS compliance and non 5.2 Provide advice on compliance with WHS legislation with regard to the organisation’s WHS management arrangements 5.3 Document outcomes of evaluation of compliance and report to key personnel and stakeholders |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Reading | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1 | Interprets, analyses and evaluates complex organisational texts, in relation to WHS policies, procedures and systems |
Writing | 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3 | Documents information about performance or compliance, matching style of writing to purpose and audience Uses appropriate vocabulary, grammatical structure and organisational conventions to produce required documents |
Oral communication | 1.5, 5.2 | Presents information or recommendations using language appropriate to the audience Uses questioning and active listening to seek clarification or confirm understanding |
Numeracy | 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 | Extracts, analyses and synthesises mathematical information embedded in a range of texts Selects from a range of mathematical and problem solving strategies and techniques to assess or evaluate WHS management data Uses formal and informal oral and written mathematical language and representation to communicate about risk management, evaluation and monitoring |
Navigate the world of work | 5.2 | Keeps up to date on changes to WHS legislation or regulations relevant to own role and considers implications of these when negotiating, planning and undertaking work |
Interact with others | 1.5 | Recognises and applies the protocols governing what to communicate, with whom and how, when working with specialist personnel |
Get the work done | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 | Uses logical planning processes, and an increasingly intuitive understanding of context, to identify relevant information and risks, and to identify and evaluate alternative strategies and resources Reviews WHS management using systematic, analytical processes to set criteria, gather relevant information, and identify and evaluate options against agreed criteria Applies formal problem solving processes when identifying factors impacting on WHS, breaking complex issues into manageable parts Uses a range of digitally based technology and applications to access and filter data, extract, organise, integrate and share relevant information |
Sectors
Regulation, Licensing and Risk – Work Health and Safety