Elements and Performance Criteria

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 compliance documentation may include:
legislative, organisation and site requirements and procedures
Australian standards
code of practice
Employment and Workplace Relations legislation
Equal Employment Opportunity and Disability Discrimination legislation
Hazard is defined as:
a source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss
Hazards may include:
equipment
stored energy
methods
plans
people
the work environment
Risk is defined as:
The chance of something happening that will have an impact upon objectives. It is measured in terms of consequences and likelihood
Risk treatment is defined as:
selection and implementation of appropriate options for dealing with risk
Consequence is defined as:
the outcome of an event or situation expressed qualitatively or quantitatively, being a loss, injury, disadvantage or gain
Frequency is defined as:
a measure of likelihood expressed as the number of occurrences of an event in a given time
Likelihood is used as:
a qualitative description of probability and frequency
Probability is defined as:
the measure of the chance of occurrence expressed as a number between 0 and 1
Criteria for the acceptability/ unacceptability of the risk must be determined by:
the organisation's internal policy, goals and/ or objectives in reference to relevant legislation
Risk treatmentoptions may include:
eliminating the hazard
substitution
engineering controls
administrative controls (procedures, etc)
personal protective equipment.
Records and reports may include:
hazard reporting forms
supervisor/deputy/OCE reports
incident reports
near miss reports
shift reports
JSAs
Take 5
Step Back

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
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to worksite operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following:
knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions to conduct local risk control
implementation of requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient conduct of local risk control
working with others to undertake and conduct of local risk control that meets all of the required outcomes
consistent timely completion of conducting local risk control that safely, effectively and efficiently meets the required outcomes
Context of and specific resources for assessment
This unit must be assessed in the context of the work environment. Where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment may occur in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of workplace performance, including task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
The assessment environment should not disadvantage the participant. For example, language, literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required on the job.
Customisation of assessment and delivery environment to sensitively accommodate cultural diversity.
Aboriginal people and other people from a non English speaking background may have second language issues.
Assessment of this competency requires typical resources normally used in the work environment. Selection and use of resources for particular worksites may differ due to site circumstances.
Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities.
Access must be provided to appropriate learning and/or assessment support when required.
Method of assessment
This unit may be assessed in a holistic way with other units of competency. The assessment strategy for this unit must verify required knowledge and skill and practical application using more than one of the following assessment methods:
written and/or oral assessment of the candidate's required knowledge
observed, documented and/or first hand testimonial evidence of the candidate's:
implementation of appropriate requirement, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient achievement of required outcomes
consistently achieving the required outcomes
first hand testimonial evidence of the candidate's:
working with others to undertake and conduct of local risk control
Guidance information for assessment
Consult the SkillsDMC User Guide for further information on assessment including access and equity issues.