Application
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required for access consultants to work safely at client work sites. This primarily involves identifying and following the requirements of work health and safety (WHS) duty of care legislation. Access consultants should be able to demonstrate the required technical skills and knowledge prior to entering the site for the purposes of access consulting.
The unit supports the full range of access consulting services. It applies to access consultants required to visit sites where WHS arrangements are already established and must be followed.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit of competency at the time of endorsement.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. | ||
1. | Identify mandatory WHS duty of care legislation and regulations. | 1.1. | WHS legislative and regulatory requirements specific to site and nature of work are identified. |
1.2. | WHS duty of care requirements necessary to work safely in access consulting capacity are determined in relation to specific work site. | ||
1.3. | WHS duty of care requirements to be provided by client are identified. | ||
1.4. | Site safety hazards, risks and other WHS requirements that affect site-specific access consulting tasks are assessed. | ||
2. | Follow safety requirements while on site. | 2.1. | Potential site safety requirements are discussed with site management prior to commencing work at site. |
2.2. | Site safety signs required in project are identified and followed. | ||
2.3. | Required personal protective equipment (PPE) is identified and maintained according to safety needs of specific work site and applicable standards, codes and legislation. | ||
2.4. | Site emergency procedures that apply to site visitors are identified and applied where required. | ||
2.5. | Site work activities are conducted according to requirements of applicable standards, codes and legislation and organisational policies and procedures. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.
The person must also follow site-specific work health and safety (WHS) requirements while undertaking access consulting work on three different work sites.
During the above work, the person must:
identify, interpret and apply key WHS requirements applicable to specific site location and work activity in:
standards, codes and regulations
commonwealth, state and territory, and local government legislation, policies and procedures, including WHS legislation
WHS policies and procedures
research and assess site safety hazards, risks and other WHS requirements that affect site-specific access consulting tasks
select, use and maintain required personal protective equipment (PPE) according to access consulting tasks occurring at work site.
During one of the above site visits, the person must identify and apply site-specific emergency evacuation procedures.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
key requirements of standards, codes and regulations applicable to site location and work activity, including:
Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code
Building Code of Australia
building certifier requirements
client and other stakeholder requirements
site operating procedures
industry and workplace codes of practice
product manufacturer technical manuals and safety data sheets (SDS)
key requirements of commonwealth, state and territory, and local government legislation, policies and procedures, including:
building legislation
environmental legislation
WHS legislation, policies and procedures, including:
employer/employee responsibilities, rights and obligations relating to WHS in the workplace
implications of not following safety procedures, requirements and instructions
adherence to WHS requirements of a specific work site
type and purpose of workplace safety signs and their requirements
procedures for selecting, using and maintaining required PPE
organisational and professional procedures and business standards relating to following WHS requirements while undertaking access consulting work on site.
Assessment Conditions
The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:
equipment:
PPE specified in the range of conditions
computer with internet access to source and retrieve safety information prior to site visit
specifications:
standards, codes and legislation specified in the range of conditions
relationships with site management, including:
site managers
site supervisors.
Assessor requirements
As a minimum, assessors must satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) current at the time of assessment.
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Skill | Performance feature |
Learning skills to: | plan routine site visits, identifying possible risks and accessing required safety information and equipment prior to entering site maintain knowledge of current legislation, regulations, standards, codes and practices relating to site safety matters. |
Oral communication skills to: | demonstrate command of language to convey information relating to site safety matters in a clear and accessible manner. |
Reading skills to: | read a range of complex texts and extract information relating to WHS requirements, including WHS legislative requirements, organisational policies and procedures, and work site policies and procedures read and follow manufacturer specifications for the use and maintenance of PPE. |
Initiative and enterprise skills to: | analyse non-standard site safety situations to establish suitable methods of responding. |
Digital literacy skills to: | apply information technology and computer skills to source safety information prior to site visit. |
Range Statement
This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. | |
Personal protective equipment must include those specific to the site, selected from the following: | eye protection, including safety glasses or goggles. foot protection, including safety boots or shoes hearing protection, including ear muffs or ear plugs gloves hard hats. |
Applicable standards, codes and legislation | Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code Building Code of Australia building certifier requirements client and other stakeholder requirements commonwealth, state and territory, and local government legislation and regulations, including: building environmental site operating procedures industry and workplace codes of practice product manufacturer technical manuals and safety data sheets (SDS). |
Conducting work activities must include: | following safety instructions given by authorised work site personnel informing site management clearly, concisely and accurately of identified potential or actual site safety hazards. |
Sectors
Access consulting