Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver ACMWHS501, 'Manage workplace health and safety processes'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Manage workplace health and safety processes' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Manage work health and safety information and records | 1.1 Identify, access and evaluate relevant workplace health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice, compliance codes, guidance materials and other sources of workplace health and safety information for their relevance to the specific work context 1.2 Collect, collate and provide information on workplace health and safety requirements, trends and risk controls 1.3 Review records and record-keeping processes to ensure they meet legal requirements for workplace health and safety record-keeping 1.4 Implement and monitor processes to ensure the accurate completion, collection and storage of workplace health and safety records |
2. Manage work health and safety participative processes | 2.1 Monitor participative processes to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures 2.2 Evaluate information provided to employees to ensure its format is readily accessible and understandable 2.3 Implement and monitor processes to ensure that work group members have an opportunity, either directly or through their representative, to contribute to decisions that may affect their health and safety 2.4 Evaluate processes for addressing workplace health and safety issues to ensure the prompt resolution of issues raised through consultation 2.5 Provide information about the outcomes of consultation in a format readily accessible to employees |
3. Manage work health and safety risk management processes | 3.1 Review processes for hazard, incident, and injury reporting and investigation to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and to inform future prevention strategies 3.2 Monitor processes to ensure that hazard identification and risk assessments occur 3.3 Check and monitor risk controls and hazard specific procedures to ensure consistency with the hierarchy of risk control and support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements 3.4 Identify and address any workplace health and safety implications of either proposed or implemented changes to the workplace, work processes or organisation of work 3.5 Recognise limits of own professional expertise and consult with expert advisors as required |
4. Manage work health and safety training program | 4.1 Undertake workplace health and safety training needs assessment for work group members that takes account of existing skills of work group members and risk control requirements 4.2 Implement and monitor training programs to ensure identified workplace health and safety training requirements are addressed 4.3 Implement and monitor processes to ensure that all new employees receive workplace health and safety induction 4.4 Access and consult with relevant workplace health and safety and training specialists, as required, when developing and implementing the WHS training program |
5. Manage work health and safety continuous improvement process | 5.1 Consider input from individuals and workgroup in identifying and implementing workplace health and safety improvements 5.2 Determine workplace health and safety priorities in consultation with appropriate managers and stakeholders 5.3 Develop workplace health and safety action plans, taking account of priorities and training needs 5.4 Monitor achievements against workplace health and safety plans and update plans accordingly |