Application
This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to supervise implementation of work health and safety (WHS) practices and procedures in a section of a workplace in manufacturing, production, engineering and related industry environments.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Band: B
Unit Weight: 4
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Identify job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Implement WHS procedures for work site or section | 2.1 | Identify legislative requirements for the work section and work supervisor |
2.2 | Establish consultation mechanisms for the work section | ||
2.3 | Allocate personal protective equipment (PPE) to all staff, as required | ||
2.4 | Establish safety and housekeeping practices and procedures for the worksite or section | ||
2.5 | Check tools and equipment for suitability and serviceability | ||
2.6 | Establish safety monitoring procedures | ||
2.7 | Rectify non-conformances with WHS legislative requirements | ||
3 | Assess risks and apply risk management strategies for work site or section | 3.1 | Identify hazards and assess risks in the work site or section |
3.2 | Implement appropriate risk control measures | ||
3.3 | Assess control measures for effectiveness in controlling the risk | ||
3.4 | Monitor hazards | ||
3.5 | Determine the need for expert advice to manage risks | ||
3.6 | Conduct accident investigations to determine cause, as required | ||
4 | Supervise others in the implementation of WHS procedures in the worksite or section | 4.1 | Supervise communication on WHS matters |
4.2 | Identify WHS training needs for the work section | ||
4.3 | Coordinate, evaluate and document WHS training and communication activity according to legislative requirements and organisational procedure | ||
4.4 | Coordinate statutory WHS training requirements and document according to legislative requirements and organisational procedure | ||
5 | Maintain records and statistics | 5.1 | Maintain accident/incident records |
5.2 | Analyse records for trends, and identify particular problem areas | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different 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. | |
Consultation mechanisms include one (1) or more of the following: | WHS committees WHS representation toolbox meetings safety meetings record keeping systems |
PPE includes one (1) or more of the following: | safety boots gloves goggles glasses ear muffs hard hats clothing respirators or masks reflective vests |
Safety and housekeeping practices and procedures include one (1) or more of the following: | emergency/evacuation procedures tool and equipment cleaning maintenance and storage procedures safety reporting and documentation procedures barricades and signage procedures for managing hazardous chemicals and materials |
Hazards include one (1) or more of the following: | tools and equipment lighting gases electricity and water toxic and hazardous substances flammable materials and fire hazards lifting practices working in confined spaces working at height spillage waste and debris noise mobile plants including forklifts and front end loaders moving parts of machinery gravity (falls from heights) dusts |
Risks include the following: | the chance of something happening that will result in injury or damage. It is measured in terms of consequences and likelihood |
Risk control measures include the following: | The application of the hierarchy of control follows the six-step preference of control measures to manage and control risk: 1. elimination 2. substitution 3. isolation 4. engineering control measures 5. using safe work practices 6. personal protective equipment (PPE) |
Communication includes one (1) or more of the following: | signage and labelling hazard identification notices access to policies procedures SOPs meeting notices documentation procedures reporting procedures meetings |
Supervised includes one (1) or more of the following: | coordinated implemented referred delegated facilitated monitored documented |
Training needs include one (1) or more of the following: | induction programs technical training coaching and mentoring supervision specialist training on site/off site involvement of training specialists organisational training requirements referral to training personnel |
Competency Field
Work health and safety