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Facilitate WHS activities

Facilitate WHS activities

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBWHS602
State Code
AUH45
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Transition (Deleted)
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
15/09/2015
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
15/09/2015
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively with key work health and safety (WHS) personnel and stakeholders and with WHS and other professionals. This unit involves identifying and engaging with key personnel and stakeholders and selecting communication strategies to provide them with required information and tools. It also covers facilitating and evaluating the effectiveness of collaborative work with WHS and other professionals. It applies to individuals who are required to coordinate and facilitate WHS activities.NOTE: The terms 'occupational health and safety' (OHS) and 'work health and safety' (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented RTOs are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by referring to the existing State/Territory OHS legislative requirements.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Identify and engage with key WHS personnel and stakeholders
  • 1.1 Apply knowledge of workplace and organisation to identify key WHS personnel and stakeholders
  • 1.2 Liaise and negotiate with key WHS personnel and stakeholders individually and in groups, formally and informally
  • 1.3 Review effectiveness of working relationships with key WHS personnel and stakeholders, and make changes to achieve any required improvements
  • 1.4 Apply ethics relating to professional practice principles and ethics in working with others
2 Communicate effectively with key WHS personnel and stakeholders
  • 2.1 Identify WHS information and communication needs and requirements of key WHS personnel and stakeholders
  • 2.2 Identify and implement communication strategies using appropriate tools and methods
  • 2.3 Review effectiveness of communication strategies and make changes to achieve any required improvements
3 Work effectively with key WHS personnel and stakeholders
  • 3.1 Determine WHS roles, functions and responsibilities of self and key WHS personnel and stakeholders
  • 3.2 Collaborate with key WHS personnel and stakeholders to gain agreement on roles, functions and responsibilities
  • 3.3 Fulfil own WHS roles, functions and responsibilities and support others to fulfil their WHS roles, functions and responsibilities
  • 3.4 Review own effectiveness and that of others and work with others to achieve required improvements
4 Work with WHS and other professionals
  • 4.1 Recognise scope of WHS competencies of self and others
  • 4.2 Identify particular WHS issues beyond own role, responsibilities and competencies requiring WHS and other professional expertise
  • 4.3 Identify appropriate types and sources of expertise required to address particular WHS issues
  • 4.4 Collaborate with WHS and other professionals to identify and agree on scope of work to be undertaken, types of services required and how they will work with self and others
  • 4.5 Facilitate and support the work to be undertaken
  • 4.6 Evaluate work undertaken to ensure requirements were met, taking action as required
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WE744 BSBWHS602A Facilitate WHS activities Unit of competency