SRXOHS001B: Follow Defined Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures

SRXOHS001B: Follow defined Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures

Description

Follow defined Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures

Unit Sector

No Sector Assigned

Performance criteria

Element Performance criteria 1. Follow 1.1 Recognise hazards in the work area and report to workplace designated personnel according to workplace procedures for procedures hazard identification 1.2 Accurately follow workplace procedures and work and risk control instructions for controlling risk, applicable to general context 1.3 Follow workplace procedures for dealing with accidents, fires and emergencies whenever necessary within scope of responsibilities and competencies 2. Contribute to 2.1 Raise occupational health and safety issues with participative designated personnel in accordance with arrangements workplace procedures and relevant occupational for the health and safety legislation management of occupational 2.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for health and occupational health and safety management in the safety workplace within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies

Key competencies

Key Example of Application Performance Level Competency Communicating Passing on information about hazards 1 ideas and identified in the workplace information Collecting Observing and identifying potential 1 analysing and hazards and preparing report (oral or organising written) for supervisor information Planning and Checking equipment or work area before 1 organising commencing work activities Working with Contributing to participative 1 others and in arrangements for occupational health teams and safety management Using Calculating equipment usage to 1 mathematical determine compliance with ideas and manufacturer's guidelines, and risk techniques associated with continuing use Solving Dealing with emergencies, within scope 1 problems of responsibility Using Responding to accidents, incidents and 1 technology emergencies using the appropriate equipment

Range statement

Designated personnel  supervisors  managers  team leaders  management occupational health and safety personnel  other persons authorised or nominated by the organisation or industry to o perform specified work o approve specified work o inspect specified work

o direct specified work General context applicable to persons without supervisory responsibility and includes

 school-based workers  entry-level workers  trainees

 apprentices Hazard identification may include activities associated with

 checking equipment or work area before work commences and during work (for damaged, broken or worn-equipment)  workplace inspections (for spillages, slippery/uneven surfaces, etc)

 housekeeping, i.e., clear of obstructions Occupational health  State/Territory/Commonwealth Occupational Health and safety legislation and Safety Acts, regulations and codes of practice including regulations and codes of practice relating to hazards in the workplace or industry  general duty of care under occupational health and safety 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 Participative  formal and informal meetings which include arrangements occupational health and safety  occupational health and safety committees  other committees, eg, consultative, planning, purchasing  health and safety representatives

 suggestions, reports, concerns put forward by employees to management Workplace procedures are arrangements for how workplace activities may be done. They may be formally documented or communicated verbally and include procedures which are

 general to the management of the organisation such as o job procedures and work instructions  specific to occupational health and safety, such as o specific hazards o emergency response o consultation and participation o occupational health and safety issue resolution o identifying hazards, eg, inspections o assessing risks o controlling risks o use of personal protective equipment

o reporting occupational health and safety issues Evidence guide

Critical aspects of  Assessment must confirm sufficient knowledge to evidence to be follow defined Occupational Health and Safety considered policies and procedures  Assessment of performance should be over a period of time covering all categories from the Range Statements applicable in the learners work environment  In particular, assessment must confirm o demonstrated ability to recognise and report hazards to designated personnel o demonstrated ability to accurately follow workplace procedures relevant to controlling risks in the workplace

o demonstrated ability to communicate about hazards and risks in the workplace Interdependent  This unit must be assessed after attainment of assessment of units competency in the following unit(s) o Nil  This unit must be assessed in conjunction with the following unit(s) o Nil  For the purpose of integrated assessment, this unit may be assessed in conjunction with the following units

o units relating to the conduct of activities or the operation of plant and equipment Required knowledge  Required knowledge and skills o The rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties under Occupational Health and Safety Acts, regulations and codes of practice o Workplace occupational health and safety procedures relevant to the work being undertaken, including procedures for . recognising and reporting on hazards (eg, work area inspections) . work operations to control risks (eg, permit to work systems, isolation procedures) . responding to accidents, fires and emergencies . raising occupational health and safety issues . employee participation in occupational health and safety management (eg, consultative or occupational health and safety committees, joint employer/employee inspections) o The ways in which occupational health and safety is managed in the workplace, and activities required under occupational health and safety legislation (eg, policies, procedures, plant and equipment maintenance, hazard identification, risk assessment and control, occupational health and safety instruction, training and provision of occupational health and safety information) o Hazards that exist in the workplace o The preferred order of ways to control hazards (known as the hierarchy of control) o The meaning of occupational health and safety symbols found on signs and labels in the workplace o Designated personnel responsible for occupational health and safety  Required skills o Observation skills to identify workplace hazards

o Communication skills in order to report hazards and incidents Resource  Physical resources - assessment of this unit of implications competency will require access to o details of the established organisational occupational health and safety system o Information about the rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties under Occupational Health and Safety Acts, regulations and codes of practice o information on hazards and risks relevant to the workplace o enterprise occupational health and safety policies and procedures o personal protective equipment o relevant work areas for identification of hazards and control measures  Human resources - assessment of this competency will require human resources consistent with those outlined in the Assessment Guidelines. That is, assessors (or persons within the assessment team) should o be competent in this unit but preferably be competent in the unit at the level above o be current in their knowledge and understanding of the industry through provision of evidence of professional activity in the relevant area

o have attained the National Competency Standards for Assessment: BSZ401A, BSZ402A and BSZ403A Consistency in  Competence in this unit must be assessed over a performance period of time in order to ensure consistency of performance over the Range Statements and contexts applicable to the work environment Context for  To ensure that the contingency management assessment 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. Conditions for simulation should o allow for discussion o ensure that the relevant documents and resources are available  In particular, evidence of ability to follow emergency procedures and contribute to participative arrangements may be gathered through simulations  This unit of competency should be assessed through the observation of processes and procedures, oral and/or written questioning on required knowledge and skills and consideration of required attitudes  Where performance is not directly observed and/or is required to be demonstrated over a "period of time" and/or in a "number of locations", any evidence should be authenticated by colleagues, supervisors, clients or other appropriate persons  When assessing entry - level workers, assessment techniques that allow collection of evidence from relevant workplace experience should be used. Techniques for assessment should include o observation o simulation o case studies o interviews o written tests o workplace projects