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Establish and maintain a safe and secure workplace
Establish and maintain a safe and secure workplace
Unit of competency
National Code
CUEOHS02C
CUEOHS02C
State Code
D1562
D1562
TGA Status
Deleted
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Deleted
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
23/03/2011
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
23/03/2011
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and monitor OHS frameworks, systems and procedures.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish and maintain a framework for occupational health and safety in the area of responsibility
- 1.1. Develop and clearly articulate health, safety and security policies in relevant policy documents
- 1.2. Define and allocate health and safety responsibilities clearly, including relevant information in job descriptions and duty statements
- 1.3. Identify, seek or provide adequate financial and human resources to address workplace safety issues
- 1.4. Provide and explain information on occupational health and safety systems and procedures in a form readily accessible to employees
- 1.5. Develop and implement an occupational health and safety training program
- 1.6. Establish and monitor a system for keeping occupational health and safety records
2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of occupational health and safety
- 2.1. Establish and maintain appropriate consultative processes
- 2.2. Resolve issues raised through participation and consultation and resolve them promptly and effectively
- 2.3. Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation in a manner accessible to employees
3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying, assessing and controlling hazards and risks
- 3.1. Identify and assess existing and potential hazards in the workplace
- 3.2. Develop procedures for ongoing identification, assessment and control of risks and integrate this within work systems and procedures
- 3.3. Develop and implement measures to control assessed risks, including interim solutions where necessary
- 3.4. Monitor activities to ensure that procedures for risk assessment and control are adopted
- 3.5. Address the issues of hazard identification, risk assessment and control at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created
- 3.6. Assess and control risks presented by identified hazards in accordance with OHS legislation and codes of practice
4. Evaluate the organisation's health and safety system
- 4.1. Assess the effectiveness of the occupational health and safety system and related policies, procedures and programs, in accordance with the organisation's aims with respect to occupational health and safety
- 4.2. Develop and implement improvements to the occupational health and safety system to ensure more effective achievement of the organisation's aims with respect to occupational health and safety
- 4.3. Assess compliance with occupational health and safety legislation and codes of practice to ensure that legal occupational health and safety standards are maintained as a minimum
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Information may cover the following areas:
assistance with work tasks
consultation with health and safety representatives
direct supervision where necessary, e.g. of inexperienced workers
hazards and risk management procedures
legislation and codes of practice, e.g. relating to hazards in the work area
the induction of new workers
the nature of work and tasks, procedures and the limits to worker authority
OHS training may include:
emergency and evacuation training
induction training
specific hazard training
specific task or equipment training
training as part of broader programs, e.g. equipment operation
OHS records may include:
hazardous substances registers
maintenance and testing reports
manufacturer and supplier information, including material safety data sheets and dangerous goods storage lists
OHS audits and inspection reports
records of instruction and training
workers compensation and rehabilitation records First Aid/medical post records
workplace environmental monitoring and health surveillance and records
Identifying hazards may include activities associated with:
audits
housekeeping
identifying employee concerns
job and work system assessment
maintenance of plant and equipment
OHS record keeping
planning or implementing alterations to site, plant, operations or work systems
purchasing of supplies and equipment
workplace inspections
Hazardous events may include:
accidents
bomb scares
crowd-related risks
deranged customers
emergencies, e.g. chemical spills
equipment failure
fires and explosions
weather emergencies
Relevant workplace procedures may be:
formally documented or communicated verbally
general to the management of the enterprise such as:
job procedures and work instructions
maintenance of plant and equipment
purchasing of supplies and equipment
specific to OHS, e.g.:
assessing risks
controlling risks
emergency response
identifying hazards, e.g. inspections
incident investigation
issue resolution
OHS consultation and participation
OHS record keeping
OHS training
providing OHS information
procedures for dealing with hazardous events may include:
accident/incident reporting and investigation
chemical containment
evacuation
First Aid
participative arrangements, e.g.
formal and informal meetings
health and safety representatives
OHS committees other committees, e.g. consultative, planning, purchasing
Controlling risks may include actions such as:
application of the hierarchy of control, namely:
administrative controls
consultation with workers and their representatives
elimination of the risk
engineering controls
personal protective clothing and equipment
measures to remove the cause of a risk at its source
This competency is to be exhibited in accordance with all relevant OHS legislation, particularly:
general duty of care under State/Territory legislation and common law
health and safety representatives and/or occupational health and safety committees and issue resolution
provision of information and training
regulations and codes of practice relating to hazards present in the work area
requirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease
State/Territory OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Information may cover the following areas:
assistance with work tasks
consultation with health and safety representatives
direct supervision where necessary, e.g. of inexperienced workers
hazards and risk management procedures
legislation and codes of practice, e.g. relating to hazards in the work area
the induction of new workers
the nature of work and tasks, procedures and the limits to worker authority
OHS training may include:
emergency and evacuation training
induction training
specific hazard training
specific task or equipment training
training as part of broader programs, e.g. equipment operation
OHS records may include:
hazardous substances registers
maintenance and testing reports
manufacturer and supplier information, including material safety data sheets and dangerous goods storage lists
OHS audits and inspection reports
records of instruction and training
workers compensation and rehabilitation records First Aid/medical post records
workplace environmental monitoring and health surveillance and records
Identifying hazards may include activities associated with:
audits
housekeeping
identifying employee concerns
job and work system assessment
maintenance of plant and equipment
OHS record keeping
planning or implementing alterations to site, plant, operations or work systems
purchasing of supplies and equipment
workplace inspections
Hazardous events may include:
accidents
bomb scares
crowd-related risks
deranged customers
emergencies, e.g. chemical spills
equipment failure
fires and explosions
weather emergencies
Relevant workplace procedures may be:
formally documented or communicated verbally
general to the management of the enterprise such as:
job procedures and work instructions
maintenance of plant and equipment
purchasing of supplies and equipment
specific to OHS, e.g.:
assessing risks
controlling risks
emergency response
identifying hazards, e.g. inspections
incident investigation
issue resolution
OHS consultation and participation
OHS record keeping
OHS training
providing OHS information
procedures for dealing with hazardous events may include:
accident/incident reporting and investigation
chemical containment
evacuation
First Aid
participative arrangements, e.g.
formal and informal meetings
health and safety representatives
OHS committees other committees, e.g. consultative, planning, purchasing
Controlling risks may include actions such as:
application of the hierarchy of control, namely:
administrative controls
consultation with workers and their representatives
elimination of the risk
engineering controls
personal protective clothing and equipment
measures to remove the cause of a risk at its source
This competency is to be exhibited in accordance with all relevant OHS legislation, particularly:
general duty of care under State/Territory legislation and common law
health and safety representatives and/or occupational health and safety committees and issue resolution
provision of information and training
regulations and codes of practice relating to hazards present in the work area
requirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease
State/Territory OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
knowledge and understanding of laws, regulations and industry guidelines relating to OHS in the workplace, particularly how employer general duty of care can be met
ability to analyse the working environment in order to identify hazards, assess risks and design and implement appropriate OHS management systems
ability to assess the resources needed to establish and maintain OHS management systems, including a range of risk control measures.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
The assessment context must provide for:
development of policies, systems and procedures for a nominated workplace, activity or project and implementation within an operational environment, eg for a production project
project or work activities conducted over a period of time so that the implementation and monitoring aspects of the unit can be assessed
involvement of a team operating in a specified workplace for which the candidate establishes and monitors health and safety.
Method of assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
evaluation of reports prepared by the candidate detailing how OHS policies, systems and procedures were established and monitored in a given project
evaluation of projects conducted by the candidate to develop policies, systems and procedures for health and safety
case studies and problem-solving exercises to develop OHS policies, systems and procedures in response to different workplace situations
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling.
Guidance information for assessment
Assessment of this unit requires access to:
relevant OHS legislation, regulations and codes of practices
organisation's occupational health and safety policies and procedures.
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
knowledge and understanding of laws, regulations and industry guidelines relating to OHS in the workplace, particularly how employer general duty of care can be met
ability to analyse the working environment in order to identify hazards, assess risks and design and implement appropriate OHS management systems
ability to assess the resources needed to establish and maintain OHS management systems, including a range of risk control measures.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
The assessment context must provide for:
development of policies, systems and procedures for a nominated workplace, activity or project and implementation within an operational environment, eg for a production project
project or work activities conducted over a period of time so that the implementation and monitoring aspects of the unit can be assessed
involvement of a team operating in a specified workplace for which the candidate establishes and monitors health and safety.
Method of assessment
Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
evaluation of reports prepared by the candidate detailing how OHS policies, systems and procedures were established and monitored in a given project
evaluation of projects conducted by the candidate to develop policies, systems and procedures for health and safety
case studies and problem-solving exercises to develop OHS policies, systems and procedures in response to different workplace situations
review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.
Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling.
Guidance information for assessment
Assessment of this unit requires access to:
relevant OHS legislation, regulations and codes of practices
organisation's occupational health and safety policies and procedures.
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C7277 | CUEOHS02B | Establish and maintain a safe and secure workplace | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C689 | CUE60403 | Advanced Diploma of Venues and Events | Qualification |