This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to ensure Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies and procedures are followed, in order to ensure safety in the workplace.

WHS/OHS is concerned with protecting the health and safety of all stakeholders in the workplace from exposure to hazards and risks resulting from work activities. It involves the application of WHS/OHS legislation and codes of practice, meeting regulatory obligations, identifying risks, determining strategies for control of risks and responding quickly to incidents.

Competency in this unit requires the ability to identify WHS/OHS policies and procedures, contribute to WHS/OHS in the workplace, confirm WHS/OHS compliance and maintain WHS/OHS records. Individuals will, in general, work as an operator in a power generation facility.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Note: Workplace practice

The application of the skills and knowledge described in this unit may require a licence or training permit to practice in the workplace where work is carried out on gas and electrical installations. Additional conditions may apply under state and territory legislative and regulatory licensing requirements.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Identify WHS policies and procedures

1.1

Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation, including duty of care, and codes of practice are identified and explained to personnel and stakeholders, in accordance with workplace procedures

1.2

WHS/OHS procedures for dealing with accidents, fires and emergencies are maintained and updated, in accordance with workplace procedures

1.3

Information about identified hazards and the outcome of risk assessments and risk control procedures are provided to personnel and stakeholders, in accordance with workplace procedures

2

Contribute to WHSin the workplace

2.1

Hazards are identified and reported to designated personnel, in accordance with workplace procedures

2.2

WHS/OHS issues raised with designated personnel are confirmed, in accordance with workplace procedures and WHS/OHS legislation requirements

3

Confirm WHS compliance

3.1

Risk control compliance is monitored, in accordance with workplace procedures

3.2

Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified and reported, in accordance with workplace procedures and hierarchy of control

3.3

Inadequacies in resource allocation for implementation of risk control measures are identified and reported to designated personnel, in accordance with workplace procedures

3.4

Work is stopped and safety discussion is conducted where noncompliance is observed

4

Maintain WHS records

4.1

WHS/OHS records are completed, in accordance with workplace procedures

4.2

WHS/OHS records are monitored for compliance, in accordance with workplace procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Electricity generation

Operations