Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to follow work health and safety (WHS) requirements in the creative industries.
It applies to those who are required to identify their individual WHS responsibilities and implement procedures to work safely in various creative industry work contexts.
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. Implement safe work practices | 1.1 Develop and maintain own knowledge of WHS legislation, codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures 1.2 Interpret legislative requirements, safety documentation and signage, and apply to work tasks 1.3 Comply with duty of care requirements 1.4 Use personal protective equipment and other measures as required to prevent injury or impairment 1.5 Use tools, equipment and materials according to safe work practices 1.6 Contribute to WHS consultative activities 1.7 Raise WHS issue with relevant personnel |
2. Participate in hazard identification and risk assessment and control | 2.1 Identify and report hazards or WHS issues in the workplace to relevant personnel 2.2 Assess and control risks according to own level of responsibility, in line with workplace procedures 2.3 Document risk control actions as required 2.4 Contribute to reporting workplace WHS, hazard, accident and incident reports as required |
3. Follow emergency procedures | 3.1 Report emergencies and incidents promptly to relevant personnel or authorities, according to workplace procedures 3.2 Deal with emergencies in line with own level of responsibility 3.3 Implement evacuation procedures as required |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
complete work tasks according to work health and safety (WHS) legislative and workplace requirements, including:
correctly using personal protective equipment (PPE)
following safety signs and symbols
communicating WHS issues to relevant personnel
participate in consultation about WHS issues
identify and report hazards according to workplace requirements
assess and control risks and document risk control measures according to own level of responsibility
follow procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
outline the WHS rights and responsibilities that apply to own role
explain the term ‘duty of care’
describe typical health and safety roles in the workplace
list and describe common safety signs and symbols
explain procedures for reporting hazards, risks, incidents and accidents
identify and describe common hazards and major causes of accidents relevant to the workplace
explain what the term ‘risk control’ means
list and describe potential emergency situations and how to respond to them.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
workplace instructions and information relating to safe work practices
case studies and, where possible, real situations
interaction with others.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
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, 2.4 | Interprets textual information from a range of sources |
Writing | 2.3, 2.4 | Completes workplace documentation according to requirements |
Oral Communication | 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 3.1 | Uses clear and direct words to relay information to others Uses questioning and listening techniques to identify and clarity requirements |
Navigate the world of work | 1.1-1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1-3.3 | Understands and complies with legislative and organisational requirements Understands own WHS responsibilities |
Interact with others | 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 3.1 | Works collaboratively with colleagues to keep the workplace safe |
Get the work done | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.3 | Plans and completes a range of routine tasks in logical order Assesses situations to decide on action required |
Sectors
Regulation, licensing and risk – work health and safety