Elements and Performance Criteria

risks associated with tools and equipment
moving parts and guarding systems
lighting
electricity and water
toxic and hazardous substances
packing material or containers
inflammable materials and fire hazards
lifting practices
spillage
waste and debris

checking equipment or the work area before work commences, and during work
identifying hazards
assessing risks
treating (including avoiding) risks
workplace inspections
housekeeping

OHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice, environmental legislation, Australian Standards, and codes of practice relating to hazards in the workplace
obligations under relevant safety and health legislation and common law
provisions relating to roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and/or occupational health and safety committees
provisions relating to occupational health and safety issue resolution

risk management policies and procedures,
First Aid procedures
safe manual handling and lifting procedures
emergency, fire and accident procedures
materials safety procedures
personal safety procedures
procedures for the use of personal protective equipment use of motor vehicles
issue resolution procedures
job procedures
work instructions

procedures related to sudden illness, accidents, fire or workplace evacuation involving staff or customers

formal and informal meetings which include coverage of safety and health
safety committees (by whatever titles)
other committees, for example, consultative, planning and purchasing
health and safety representatives
suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward by employees to management (verbal or written)

supervisors
managers
team leaders
specified occupational health and safety personnel
other persons authorised or nominated by the enterprise or industry to perform, approve, inspect and direct specified work.

Critical Aspects of Evidence
Accurately follow workplace procedures relevant to assessing, reporting and dealing with risks in the workplace
Identify and respond to threats to personal well-being
Apply emergency response First Aid
Operate workplace fire fighting appliances
Accurately report incidents (including near near-misses, and accidents)

Resource Implications
Relevant environmental and health and safety legislation, regulations and codes of practice
Enterprise health and safety policies and procedures
Personal protective equipment
Relevant work areas for identification of hazards and control measures
Australian Standards.

Method of Assessment
To ensure that the contingency management component (ability to deal with irregularities and breakdowns) of competency is adequately assessed, evidence needs to be gathered across a range of workplace operations and circumstances that the individual would be expected to deal with in the workplace. This could be either in an actual workplace or in a simulation of realistic workplace conditions. When assessing entry level workers, assessment techniques that allow collection of evidence from relevant workplace experience should be used.

Techniques for assessment could include:

observation
simulation
case studies
interviews
written tests
workplace projects.

Context/s of Assessment
This unit should be assessed by a combination of workplace and realistic workplace simulations and off-the-job assessment. The context of assessment should ensure that evidence relating to the contingency management components (ability to deal with irregularities and breakdowns) of competency can be collected. Evidence must include observation in the workplace as well as off-the-job techniques such as interviews and simulations.

Conditions for simulations should:

accurately simulate the range of activities and circumstances that the individual would be expected to deal with in the workplace
allow for discussion
ensure that the relevant documents and resources are available

Assessments
In particular, evidence of ability to follow emergency procedures and contribute to participative arrangements may be gathered through simulations. The assessor should have recognised expertise in managing OHS in the industry or work in an assessment team with such a person.