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Advise on the application of safe design principles to control WHS risks

Advise on the application of safe design principles to control WHS risks

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBWHS609
State Code
AUH30
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
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
50
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to advise on applying safe design principles to control Work Health and Safety (WHS) risks during a product’s life cycle. The central feature of safe design is the application of relevant information and data about human experience, capabilities and behaviour to the design of objects, facilities, procedures and environments that people use.It applies to individuals who are in a position to provide advice on the application of safe design principles in their organisation, which may be involved in one or more stages of the product life cycle.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 Advise on WHS requirements of the design process
  • 1.1 Inform decision makers about their responsibility for the safety of downstream users
  • 1.2 Advise decision makers of their duties, under Commonwealth and state or territory WHS legislation, to manage WHS risks, and control for residual WHS risks, at each product life cycle stage
  • 1.3 Promote WHS within the design requirements and the inclusion of a WHS risk assessment across the product life cycle
  • 1.4 Source and make available to decision makers the most current information and data on WHS principles, materials, technology and systems for application in product design
  • 1.5 Identify and make available required education and training to enable decision makers to manage WHS risks in the design phase
  • 1.6 Identify and access relevant sources of information and data
  • 1.7 Consult known and/or potential users of the product during the design phase
  • 1.8 Identify situations where specialist and other advisers may be required
2 Advise on the development of a systematic WHS hazard identification and WHS risk assessment system for safe design
  • 2.1 Advise on the identification of WHS hazards and WHS risk assessment across the life cycle of the designed product
  • 2.2 Advise on the selection and implementation of the most appropriate WHS risk controls for the designed product from a systematic risk analysis arising from exposure to identified WHS hazards
  • 2.3 Advise on ensuring WHS risk management includes potential alterations to the designed product during its life
  • 2.4 Advise on documenting decision making during the WHS risk-assessment process and making documentation accessible to all parties
  • 2.5 Advise on the establishment of a residual WHS risk register and the distribution of this information to those involved in the downstream or subsequent life-cycle stages
  • 2.6 Advise on monitoring the design as it evolves, to identify potential new WHS hazards and risks and to manage any WHS hazards and risks
3 Advise on the principles of WHS risk controls
  • 3.1 Use the hierarchy of control to advise on WHS risk controls in design
  • 3.2 Advise on minimising the impact of possible failure or defect by ensuring the product includes fail-to-safe action
4 Advise on consultation processes in the life cycle of the designed product
  • 4.1 Advise decision makers to consider the needs of the range of people who will use or interact with the designed product
  • 4.2 Advise on arranging consultation between all parties during the concept and detailed design phases to identify WHS hazards and control WHS risks
  • 4.3 Advise on appropriately communicating residual WHS risks in the designed product to those who will use or interact with the product throughout its life cycle
5 Advise on procurement systems to minimise ‘purchased’ WHS hazards and risks
  • 5.1 Advise decision makers involved in purchasing and contractual arrangements to include a requirement to identify WHS hazards, control WHS risks, and provide information and data on residual WHS risks
  • 5.2 Advise on including an agreement to carry out a safe design approach in the design brief or draft specifications
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WE751 BSBWHS609A Advise on the application of safe design principles to control WHS risks Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OBA83 BSBWHS616 Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks Unit of competency