Elements and Performance Criteria

Hazards may include: confined spaces, electricity, gas, manual handling, noise, plant and equipment, infected blood, chemicals, temperature extremes, lighting, radiation,
Risks may include: injury, death or illness, damage to plant or equipment, financial loss, non-compliance with legislation (OH&S, environmental), damage to products
Risk management plans may include: identification of hazards, assessment of risks, identification of control measures, implementation of control measures and review of control measures, reference to conduct and reporting of hazard and operability studies (HAZOPS) and hazard analysis studies (HAZANS) for critical incidents, recognition of six categories of exposures (personal, property, financial, environmental, product and administrative); legislative compliance; workplace health & safety; standard operating procedures; vicarious liability; professional liability, reducing loss & exposure in the work environment from: personal loss- injury/common law, property loss - damage, financial - loss of income/theft, environmental liability, product - project work, administrative exposure, identification and use of Manufacturer's specifications and Australian/New Zealand and ISO Standards
Personnel may include: organisation employees; contractors; consultants; maintenance personnel; appropriately experienced and qualified personnel; drivers, cleaners, grounds and site security personnel.
Control measures may include: elimination of hazards, work procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, Personal Protective Equipment, fire safety, plant and equipment isolation, training of appropriate personnel, communications with appropriate personnel, supervision of appropriate personnel, maintenance of control measures,
Relevant personnel may include: managers; other supervisors; inter-company departments; other utilities; council representatives; producers, transporters/shippers; consultants; government bodies/agencies; refinery personnel; customers; land owners.
Legislative requirements may include: Occupational Health &Safety legislation; State's gas and petroleum acts and regulations; environmental/protection legislation; workers compensation legislation; Australian Dangerous Goods, employee code of conduct; anti discrimination legislation; equal employment opportunity legislation; disability legislation; trade practices legislation; Mabo legislation; Common Law
Emergency exercises may involve desktop and in-field simulation emergency exercises (involving fire; explosion; vapour/liquid leak; excavated/ruptured pipeline; LPG road/rail accidents; loss of supply), testing of contingency plans
Emergency appliances may include: emergency trucks/trailers; emergency plant (compressors, cranes, welding equipment etc); breathing apparatus; fire fighting equipment.
Safety devices may include: deluge systems; emergency stop devices, Personal Protective Equipment
Relevant documentation may include: Occupational Health & Safety consultation and reporting requirements; localised Occupational Health & Safety audits; injury reporting, claims management & rehabilitation; contractor control; purchasing control; plant & maintenance control; manual handling management; hazardous substance management; specific workplace issues.Hazards may include: confined spaces, electricity, gas, manual handling, noise, plant and equipment, infected blood, chemicals, temperature extremes, lighting, radiation,
Risks may include: injury, death or illness, damage to plant or equipment, financial loss, non-compliance with legislation (OH&S, environmental), damage to products
Risk management plans may include: identification of hazards, assessment of risks, identification of control measures, implementation of control measures and review of control measures, reference to conduct and reporting of hazard and operability studies (HAZOPS) and hazard analysis studies (HAZANS) for critical incidents, recognition of six categories of exposures (personal, property, financial, environmental, product and administrative); legislative compliance; workplace health & safety; standard operating procedures; vicarious liability; professional liability, reducing loss & exposure in the work environment from: personal loss- injury/common law, property loss - damage, financial - loss of income/theft, environmental liability, product - project work, administrative exposure, identification and use of Manufacturer's specifications and Australian/New Zealand and ISO Standards
Personnel may include: organisation employees; contractors; consultants; maintenance personnel; appropriately experienced and qualified personnel; drivers, cleaners, grounds and site security personnel.
Control measures may include: elimination of hazards, work procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, Personal Protective Equipment, fire safety, plant and equipment isolation, training of appropriate personnel, communications with appropriate personnel, supervision of appropriate personnel, maintenance of control measures,
Relevant personnel may include: managers; other supervisors; inter-company departments; other utilities; council representatives; producers, transporters/shippers; consultants; government bodies/agencies; refinery personnel; customers; land owners.
Legislative requirements may include: Occupational Health &Safety legislation; State's gas and petroleum acts and regulations; environmental/protection legislation; workers compensation legislation; Australian Dangerous Goods, employee code of conduct; anti discrimination legislation; equal employment opportunity legislation; disability legislation; trade practices legislation; Mabo legislation; Common Law
Emergency exercises may involve desktop and in-field simulation emergency exercises (involving fire; explosion; vapour/liquid leak; excavated/ruptured pipeline; LPG road/rail accidents; loss of supply), testing of contingency plans
Emergency appliances may include: emergency trucks/trailers; emergency plant (compressors, cranes, welding equipment etc); breathing apparatus; fire fighting equipment.
Safety devices may include: deluge systems; emergency stop devices, Personal Protective Equipment
Relevant documentation may include: Occupational Health & Safety consultation and reporting requirements; localised Occupational Health & Safety audits; injury reporting, claims management & rehabilitation; contractor control; purchasing control; plant & maintenance control; manual handling management; hazardous substance management; specific workplace issues.

Critical aspects of evidence
These will include demonstrated competence to effectively implement the selected risk management plan including undertaking risk assessment, identifying hazards, eliminating hazards, implementing and reviewing control measures.
Identifying and carrying out emergency exercises for critical incidents including understanding of the use of HAZOPS and HAZANS.
Identifying contingency plans for critical incidents and testing those contingency plans.
Interpretation, application, and enforcement of relevant legislation; Australian/New Zealand and ISO Standards; codes of work practice and company standard operating procedures to ensure safety in operations.
Authorise and process relevant documentation to permit activities to be undertaken, cancelled or completed.
It is essential that the interactions between hazards, risks, communities and environments be fully identified and described. Evaluation of risk must be undertaken against established criteria in consultation with relevant communities.

Context of assessment:
Evidence of competence in this unit should be collected in one or more actual situations or scenarios where there is the capacity to demonstrate the required evidence in a real or simulated environment.
Assessment of competency, including attainment of relevant knowledge and skills may be made through practical demonstration in an on-the-job or off-the-job work environment or simulation of such an environment. Assessment may be carried out by day or night and in varied weather conditions, but must adhere to defined safety and regulatory guidelines.

Specialised resources required for training and assessment
For the demonstration of competence in this unit it will be necessary to provide a real life environment and/or simulations based on real life incidents. These resources may involve complex scenarios sufficient to allow evidence to be gathered from a variety of sources and stakeholders on more than one occasion and over an extended period of time. Controlled access to organisational records and personnel may have significant cost implications for the staging of scenarios.
Availability of accredited industry assessors; a system which facilitates recording of trainees' profiles and progress; facilities for workplace or simulated environment assessment; resource implications identified in the 'range of variables' guidelines.

Co-requisites
This Unit should be assessed in conjunction with or after competency has been demonstrated in Frontline Management Units BSXFM 1501 A, Manage Personal Work Priorities and Professional Development, BSXFM 1502 A, Provide Leadership in the Workplace, BSXFM 1503 A, Establish and Manage Effective Workplace Relationships, BSXFM 1504 A, Participate in, Lead and Facilitate Work Teams, BSXFM 1506 A, Manage Workplace Information, BSXFM 1508 A, Develop and Maintain a Safe Workplace and Environment, BSXFM 1509 A, Implement and Monitor Continuous Improvement Systems and Processes, BSXFM 1510 A, Facilitate and Capitalise on Change and Innovation, BSXF 1511 A, Contribute to the Development of Workplace Learning and either Gas Industry Unit UTG NGS 319 A, Supervise Technical Operations for Gas Distribution/Transmission or UTG NGS 320 A, Supervise Technical Operations for Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage and Processing.

Knowledge and skills
Knowledge of:
Risk management and models; problems likely to preclude the implementation of intervention strategies; identification of potential hazards and their consequences including risk assessment; planning theory and processes and study of HAZOPS and HAZANS; legislative requirements; Australian/New Zealand and ISO Standards; codes of practice; problem solving and decision making techniques; emergency management concepts and principles; organisation policy and procedures; identification and implementation of control measures; emergency management concepts; principles and guidelines including critical incidents analysis

Ability to:
Identify hazards; analyse and prioritise risk; conduct needs analysis; define problems; identify stakeholders; negotiate with stakeholders; evaluate and prioritise risks under emergency conditions; use emergency risk modelling to estimate risk; define and anticipate implementation barriers; establish communication networks; negotiate with client groups and stakeholders; review guidelines, action plans and strategies for implementation; use information technologies to communicate information; resolve conflicts; conduct Reviews of risk management systems; coordinate and monitor emergency activities and personnel: coordinate appliance tests.