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.
OHS legislative requirements relate to:
Australian standards
construction industry OHS standards and guidelines
duty of care
health and safety representatives, committees and supervisors
licences, tickets or certificates of competency
National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work
national safety standards
OHS and welfare Acts and regulations
safety codes of practice.
Duty of care requirements relate to:
legal responsibility under duty of care to do everything reasonably practicable to protect others from harm
own responsibilities to comply with safe work practices, including activities that require licences, tickets or certificates of competency
relevant state OHS requirements, including employers and self-employed persons, persons in control of the work site, construction supervisors, designers, manufacturers and suppliers, construction workers, subcontractors and inspectors.
Safe work practices include:
access to site amenities, such as drinking water and toilets
general requirements for safe use of plant and equipment
general requirements for use of personal protective equipment and clothing
housekeeping to ensure a clean, tidy and safer work area
no drugs and alcohol at work
preventing bullying and harassment
smoking in designated areas
storage and removal of debris.
Risk relates to:
likelihood of a hazard causing injury or harm.
Principles of risk management include:
assessing the risks involved
consulting and reporting ensuring the involvement of relevant workers
controlling the hazard
identifying hazards
reviewing to identify change or improvement.
Hazard relates to:
any thing (including an intrinsic property of a thing) or situation with the potential to cause injury or harm.
Common construction hazards include:
confined spaces
electrical safety
excavations, including trenches
falling objects
hazardous substances and dangerous goods
HIV and other infectious diseases
hot and cold working environments
manual handling
noise
plant and equipment
traffic and mobile plant
unplanned collapse
ultraviolet (UV) radiation
working at heights.
Measures for controlling risk to eliminate or minimise hazards in accordance with the hierarchy of control include:
elimination
substitution
isolation
engineering control
administrative control
personal protective equipment.
OHS communication processes include:
discussions with OHS representatives
OHS meetings
OHS notices, newsletters, bulletins and correspondence
OHS participative arrangements
processes for raising OHS issues
toolbox talks
workplace consultation relating to OHS issues and changes.
OHS information and documentation includes:
accident and incident reports
Acts and regulations
Australian standards
codes of practice
construction documentation and plans
emergency information contact
evacuation plans
guidance notes
job safety analyses
labels
material safety data sheets (MSDS)
proformas for reporting hazards, incidents and injuries
reports of near misses and dangerous occurrences
risk assessments
safe work method statements
safety meeting minutes
site safety inspection reports.
Designated OHS personnel includes:
first aid officers
OHS committee members
OHS representatives
supervisors.
Safety signs and symbols include:
emergency information signs (e.g. exits, equipment and first aid)
fire signs (e.g. location of fire alarms and firefighting equipment)
hazard signs (e.g. danger and warning)
regulatory signs (e.g. prohibition, mandatory and limitation or restriction)
safety tags and lockout (e.g. danger tags, out of service tags).
Relevant authorities include:
emergency services (e.g. police, ambulance, fire brigade and emergency rescue)
OHS regulatory authority
supervisor.
Incidents include:
accidents resulting in personal injury or damage to property
near misses or dangerous occurrences which do not cause injury but may pose an immediate and significant risk to persons or property, and need to be reported so that action can be taken to prevent recurrence, for example:
breathing apparatus malfunctioning to the extent that the user's health is in danger
collapse of the floor, wall or ceiling of a building being used as a workplace
collapse or failure of an excavation more than 1.5 metres deep (including any shoring)
collapse or partial collapse of a building or structure
collapse, overturning or failure of the load bearing of any scaffolding, lift, crane, hoist or mine-winding equipment
damage to or malfunction of any other major plant
electric shock.
electrical short circuit, malfunction or explosion
uncontrolled explosion, fire or escape of gas, hazardous substance or steam
any other unintended or uncontrolled incident or event arising from operations carried on at a workplace.
General procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies include:
basic emergency response (keep calm, raise alarm, obtain help)
evacuation
notification of designated OHS personnel and authorities
notification of emergency services (e.g. when and how)
referring to site emergency plans and documentation.
Emergencies include:
chemical spill
fire
injury to personnel
structural collapse
toxic and/or flammable vapours emission
vehicle/mobile plant accident.
Personal protective equipment includes:
aprons
arm guards
eye protection
gloves
hard hat
hearing protection
high visibility retro reflective vests
protective, well fitting clothing
respiratory protection
safety footwear
UV protective clothing and sunscreen.
Fire safety equipment includes:
breathing apparatus
fire blankets
firefighting equipment.

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 must confirm personal awareness of the following:
applicable OHS legislative and safety requirements for construction work including duty of care
the range of common construction hazards and procedures for the assessment of risk and application of the hierarchy of control
OHS communication processes, information and documentation including the role of OHS committees and representatives, the meaning of common safety signs and symbols, and procedures for reporting hazards, incidents and injuries
general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies including evacuation, first aid, fire safety equipment and PPE.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Resources must be available to support the program including participant materials and other information or equipment related to the skills and knowledge covered by the program.
It is recommended that the assessment tool designed specifically to support this unit of competency will provide consistency in assessment outcomes.
Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities
Access must be provided to appropriate assessment support when required.
Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed
In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge. Questioning will be undertaken in such a manner as is appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy levels of the operator, any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions, and reflecting the requirements of the competency and the work being performed.
Method of assessment
Assessment methods may include more than one of the following:
practical assessment
oral questioning
written test
work-based activities
simulated project based activity