Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Relevant legislation may include:
equity and workplace diversity
freedom of information
OHS, including serious injury and incident reporting
privacy
trade practices
workers compensation
Standards may include:
Australian Safety and Compensation Council
international, Australian or industry standards
standards developed by OHS authorities
Stakeholders may include:
employees
health and safety, and other employee representatives
management
OHS committees
supervisors
Workplace factors may include:
management commitment
management style and OHS knowledge and skills of organisation
nature of hazards and level of risk
organisational structure
other management systems requiring interface or integration with the information and data processes for OHS
required level of security for OHS system, including:
prevention of theft and fraud
access security
prevention of interruption of services inadvertent release of material
information and data destruction, corruption and alteration
resources available
size of organisation and industry type
staff profile including:
language
literacy
numeracy
cultural diversity
workplace culture, including industrial relations and safety culture
Sources of OHS information and data may include:
external sources such as:
Australian and industry standards
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Australian Safety and Compensation Council
internet, journals and magazines
manufacturers' manuals and specifications
OHS authorities
OHS legislation, codes of practice and guidance material
OHS professional bodies
research literature
technical information and data
unions and industry bodies
internal sources such as:
employee information papers, brochures, notes and newsletters
employees
insurance and incident investigation records
manufacturers' manuals
material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and registers
OHS policies and procedures
OHS positive performance indicators
OHS reports including, workplace inspections, hazard and incident reports, technical reports, consultations and observations
risk assessments (past and present)
safety handbooks
work instructions, job system analysis (JSA) and work system analysis
workers compensation data
Types of OHS information and data may include:
certification, registration and licensing
correspondence with agencies
enforcement notices and actions
ergonomic information and data, such as job and task analysis
incident reports, including reports on: near misses, hits, incidents, injuries, first aid, illness, disease, dangerous occurrences
inspections
lost time reports and summaries
medical records
occupational health information and data
OHS PPIs
performance appraisal and training records, including: instruction and supervision logs, diaries, workbooks
plant maintenance and servicing records
rectification action reports and plans
records of plant stoppages
records of load shifting equipment and tools, such as elevated work platforms (EWP) and explosive powered tools
registers, such as: hazards, risk, hazardous substances, dangerous goods, MSDSs, confined spaces
rehabilitation information, including case management
reports for committees
reports from OHS consultants
reports of proposed changes that may affect OHS
research results
results of tests, measurements and analyses, for example noise and air
results of workplace environmental monitoring such as occupational, industrial hygiene monitoring, health screening and surveillance
risk assessments
risk management records
safety manuals for plant and tools
sickness absence records
training records, including records of competencies to operate plant
workers compensation records
workers' individual histories of exposure to specific substances, such as lead, asbestos, benzene and vinyl chloride
workplace procedure manuals
Formats may include:
electronic information and data management systems, where system refers to computer software, hardware, users and other elements
paper-based systems such as cards, files, registers and spreadsheets
Ethical requirements may include:
access to personal records
confidentiality
privacy
Relevant specialists may include:
emergency services personnel who may need to access hazardous substances and dangerous goods information and data
ergonomists
health professionals
information and data technology and database management support
injury management advisors
legal practitioners
medical and first aid personnel who may need to access relevant medical records and hazardous substances information and data
occupational hygienists
Tools may include:
available system of backup/archiving/storage/disposal
handbooks
performance monitoring charts and checklists
registers
software for information and data recording and analysis
Other functional areas and management systems may include:
engineering and maintenance
environmental management
finance and auditing
human resources, industrial relations and personnel management including payroll
information, data and records management
logistics
purchasing, procurement and contracting
quality management
strategic planning
Resources may include:
equipment
financial requirements
personnel, including time allocation
specialised resources, such as electronic information and data management system, communications media and information/data technology equipment
Descriptive and analytical techniques may include statistical tests and methods such as:
broad analytical studies to determine estimates of risk
making comparisons using basic tests of significance
means, standard deviation, regression analysis and percentage change
Positive performance indicators may include:
focusing on assessing how successfully a workplace is performing through measuring OHS processes
Information and data may include:
epidemiological studies such as:
descriptive studies examining who, what, where, when, why - distribution and frequency
analytical studies attempting to analyse cause or determinants of disease by testing a hypothesis
experimental or intervention approaches such as clinical and community trials
evaluation of particular occupational health programs
industry information and data
organisational information and data
Validity may include a reflection of the true state of a test result and includes tests for systematic distortions such as:
confounding bias
information/data bias
observational bias
recall bias
selection bias

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
design and development of processes for OHS information and data collection, analysis, and reporting and recording, either in an actual workplace or simulation exercise
products developed for design and development of an OHS information and data system
how these products were designed and developed
use of these products
knowledge of legislative requirements for OHS information and data, and consultation.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
access to workplace information and data
reports from other parties consulted in developing OHS information and data collection, reporting and recording, analysis and monitoring processes
access to information and databases for analysis activities
access to relevant legislation, standards and guidelines.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
analysis of responses to case studies and scenarios
assessment of written reports on the effectiveness of the OHS data analysis, reporting and recording
demonstration of techniques used to record, analyse and report on OHS information
direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
observation of performance in role plays
observation of presentations
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of principles of duty of care including concepts of causation, foreseeability, preventability
review of recommendations made for indicators of OHS performance
evaluation of specificationspreparedfor the OHS information and data processes
evaluation of ethical management of information and data collection, recording, analysis and application
assessment of recommendations made for improvement to OHS information and data processes.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
other OHS units.