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Lead WHS risk management

Lead WHS risk management

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBWHS513
State Code
OBA98
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
30/08/2019
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
13/12/2019
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
13/12/2019
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead the management of work health and safety (WHS) risks in an organisation. The unit includes facilitating the identification of hazards and potential hazards, leading the assessment of associated risks, selecting and implementing suitable risk controls, and evaluating the overall effectiveness of the organisational WHS risk management process. It involves communicating with stakeholders throughout the process.The unit applies to those in an organisation who provide specialised knowledge and guidance to a range of personnel when leading the management of WHS risks.NOTES1. 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 model WHS laws have not been implemented, registered training organisations (RTOs) are advised to contextualise this unit of competency by referring to existing WHS legislative requirements.2. The model WHS laws include the model WHS Act, model WHS Regulations and model WHS Codes of Practice. See Safe Work Australia for further information.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Facilitate identification of WHS risk management requirements
  • 1.1 Identify and review internal and external sources of WHS information and data that apply to risk management processes
  • 1.2 Identify legislative requirements for WHS risk management
  • 1.3 Identify duty holders, individuals and/or parties to consult about and participate in risk management processes, according to organisational and legislative requirements
  • 1.4 Identify and communicate roles and responsibilities of individuals and/or parties that impact on risk management
  • 1.5 Identify organisation-specific factors that will impact on hazard identification, risk assessment and risk controls
  • 1.6 Confirm that risk management scope is clearly defined according to organisational policies and procedures
2. Lead risk assessment
  • 2.1 Lead hazard identification process according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.2 Identify and document risk factors as they apply to identified hazards according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.3 Apply knowledge of WHS laws, workplace WHS information and data, and identified hazards and risk factors to analyse and assess risk
  • 2.4 Document risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures, and legislative requirements
  • 2.5 Communicate outcomes of risk assessment to required personnel according to organisational and legislative requirements
3. Lead risk control
  • 3.1 Identify organisational risk control policies and procedures appropriate to identified hazards
  • 3.2 Select suitable risk controls according to assessed level of risk, organisational WHS hazard and risk control policies and procedures, and WHS laws
  • 3.3 Plan to implement selected risk controls according to organisation’s WHS management system (WHSMS) and WHS information system (WHSIS)
  • 3.4 Implement selected risk controls according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.5 Document and communicate selected risk controls to required personnel, according to organisational and legislative requirements
4. Evaluate effectiveness of WHS risk management process
  • 4.1 Establish nature and scope of evaluation process and key performance indicators
  • 4.2 Review effectiveness of implemented risk management process according to organisation’s WHSMS and legislative requirements
  • 4.3 Modify risk management process as required in response to evaluation
  • 4.4 Document risk management process according to WHSIS requirements
  • 4.5 Communicate evaluation findings according to organisational requirements
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AUM38 BSBWHS503 Contribute to the systematic management of WHS risk Unit of competency