Elements and Performance Criteria

Stream: Production Plant
Field: Core
Equivalencies: This unit is equivalent to the Worksafe Australia National Guidelines
for integrating Occupational Health and Safety Competencies into
National Industry Competency Standards [NOHSC: 7025(1994) ]
This unit describes generic occupational health and safety competencies applicable for employees with supervisory responsibilities
To be exhibited in the work area of responsibility
In accordance with all relevant occupational health and safety legislation, particularly general duty of care; requirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of records of occupational injury and disease; provision of information and training; regulations and codes of practice relating to hazards present in work area; health and safety representatives and occupational health and safety committees; and issue resolution
Hazardous events include accidents, fires and emergencies such as chemical spills or bomb scare. Procedures for dealing with them include evacuation, chemical containment and first aid procedures
In accordance with workplace procedures for inspection; housekeeping; consultation processes, whether general or specific to occupational health and safety; training and assessment; specific hazard policies and procedures; occupational health and safety information; occupational health and safety record keeping; maintenance of plant and equipment; purchasing of supplies and equipment; and counselling/disciplinary processes

Critical aspects of evidence
Competence is demonstrated in the context of an established organisational occupational health and safety system with related policies, procedures and programs
Evidence of working knowledge, consistent with the elements of competencies, of all applicable occupational health and safety legislation and codes of practice is required
Evidence of understanding of hierarchy of control (the preferred order of risk control measures for most to least preferred, i.e. elimination, engineering controls, administrative controls and personal protective equipment) is required
Competence may be demonstrated working individually, or under the guidance of, or as a member of a team with specialist occupational health and safety staff or managers
Evidence of understanding of the significance of equal employment opportunity principles and practices for occupational health and safety staff or managers
Evidence of understanding of the significance of other management systems and procedures for occupational health and safety is required
Evidence of knowledge of literacy levels and communication skills of work group members and consequent suitable communication techniques is required
Competence may be assessed in conjunction with units of competency related to workplace training
Context of assessment
Competency Standards should be assessed on site or in a simulated work environment under the normal range of workplace conditions
Interdependent assessment of unit
Nil
Knowledge and Skills
A knowledge of:
Relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Relevant statutory legislation; Relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Environmental legislation; Plant status
The ability to:
Apply relevant occupational health and safety regulations; Apply relevant statutory legislation; Apply relevant enterprise/site safety procedures; Apply enterprise/site emergency procedures and techniques; Apply enterprise recording procedures; Locate and/or identify relevant plant and equipment; Identify plant status; Communicate effectively.