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Maintain workplace safety

Maintain workplace safety

Unit of competency
National Code
SIRXWHS003
State Code
AWW87
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
31/03/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
13/09/2016
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
13/09/2016
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to ensure organisational policies and procedures and legislative requirements are adhered to in the workplace by monitoring and coordinating workplace health and safety practices. It applies to individuals working in frontline management roles in a diverse range of industry sectors and business contexts. They operate independently with some responsibility for others and decision making, and within established organisational policies and procedures. This unit incorporates the requirement, under state and territory Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, for businesses to take a systematic approach to managing the safety of their workers and anyone else in the workplace.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Facilitate team awareness of work health and safety.
  • 1.1.Communicate relevant work health and safety legislation, and organisational policies and procedures to team members.
  • 1.2.Make all current work health and safety information readily accessible to staff.
  • 1.3.Demonstrate adherence to work health and safety to reinforce information.
  • 1.4.Regularly provide team members with information on identified hazards and risk control procedures
2. Involve team members in work health and safety matters.
  • 2.1.Provide opportunities for team members to consult and contribute to work health and safety issues and practices.
  • 2.2.Resolve issues raised by team members promptly or refer to relevant personnel.
3. Maintain a safe work environment.
  • 3.1.Monitor team adherence to work health and safety requirements, and arrange work health and safety training as required.
  • 3.2.Implement organisational policies and procedures for identifying, preventing and reporting potential hazards.
  • 3.3.Take prompt action to address non-compliance with procedures and safe work practices.
  • 3.4.Investigate unsafe or hazardous events, identify causes, and report inadequacies in risk control measures or resource allocation for risk control to relevant personnel.
4. Maintain work health and safety records.
  • 4.1.Complete and maintain work health and safety records according to organisational policies and procedures and legislative requirements.
  • 4.2.Use information from records to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures.
  • 4.3.Provide feedback to relevant personnel on workplace health and safety and areas for improvement.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WD999 SIRXWHS302 Maintain store safety Unit of competency