ACMWHS301Contribute to workplace health and safety processes

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What an assessment for ACMWHS301 must cover

46 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 14 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan and conduct work safely

  • 1.1Locate and access workplace health and safety information relevant to own work role
  • 1.2Plan work in accordance with workplace health and safety legislation, industry standards, codes of practice/compliance codes, and the organisation’s policies and work procedures
  • 1.3Identify hazards, including signs of common animal and zoonotic diseases, and report to supervisor
  • 1.4Address identified hazards and select risk controls prior to starting work
  • 1.5Report incidents and injuries in accordance with organisation policies
  • 1.6Undertake workplace health and safety housekeeping in work areas
  • 1.7Monitor own levels of stress and fatigue to ensure ability to work safely and sustainably

2 Support others to work safely

  • 2.1Provide information on safe work practices and procedures to members of the work group
  • 2.2Check workplace health and safety practices of less experienced members of the workgroup
  • 2.3Provide guidance to less experienced members of the team to support them in working safely
  • 2.4Provide support to members of the team to accurately record incidents and complete associated workplace documentation

3 Contribute to work health and safety participative processes

  • 3.1Raise workplace health and safety issues in line with organisation procedures within prompt timeframes
  • 3.2Contribute to workplace meetings, workplace inspections or other consultative activities in a constructive manner to improve safety
  • 3.3Encourage workgroup members to work safely
  • 3.4Apply knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and workplace health and safety committees

4 Contribute to hazard identification, work health and safety risk assessment and risk control activities

  • 4.1Check workplace for hazards using itemised checklists
  • 4.2Make contributions to risk assessments
  • 4.3Report identified hazards and inadequate risk controls
  • 4.4Provide input to develop and implement control measures, with reference to the hierarchy of risk control

5 Participate in the control of emergency situations

  • 5.1Identify emergency signals and alarms, and respond to them appropriately
  • 5.2Take action to control and confine emergency, accounting for the nature and scope of the emergency, within scope of role

Performance evidence

  • following relevant workplace health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice
  • identifying and reporting hazards, including signs of common animal diseases, to supervisor
  • selecting and implementing appropriate risk controls
  • carrying out workplace health and safety housekeeping tasks
  • supporting at least two work group members to work safely
  • contributing to at least one workplace health and safety meeting or participative process
  • demonstrating awareness of how to respond to at least one emergency situation that may occur in an animal care environment

Knowledge evidence

  • basic hazard identification procedures, including workplace inspections and review of workplace data
  • hierarchy of risk control (from Safe Work Australia Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks or similar code from relevant jurisdiction)
  • common hazards that occur in an animal care environment, including crush injuries, chemicals, bodily fluids, noise, manual handling, work postures, underfoot hazards and moving parts of machinery
  • workplace health and safety legislation, regulations, industry standards, codes of practice/compliance codes, and the organisation’s policies and work procedures
  • basic methods used in the prevention and control of common zoonotic diseases
  • basic risk control measures, including: personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements, including use, storage and maintenance; personal hygiene and hand washing; workplace health and safety housekeeping; safety signs
  • safety signs and their meanings, including: dangerous goods class signs; emergency equipment; PPE; specific hazards, including sharps and radiation
  • roles and responsibilities of health and safety representatives and workplace health and safety committees
  • workplace health and safety information within in the workplace
  • external sources of workplace health and safety information
  • standard emergency signals, alarms and required responses
  • types of emergencies that occur in an animal care environment
  • the legal rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties
  • the role of Safe Work Australia and current workplace health and safety legislative obligations

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret organisational and legislative documentation
  • Writing: Accurately complete workplace health and safety checklists and documentation
  • Oral communication: Discuss workplace health and safety issues with team members and supervisor Present information using language appropriate to audience Collaborate with others to achieve joint outcomes
  • Get the work done: Keep up-to-date on changes to legislation relevant to own role Sequence and schedule activities

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Questions about assessing ACMWHS301

What does an assessment tool for ACMWHS301 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMWHS301 needs to address all 46 unit components: 5 elements with 21 performance criteria, 7 performance evidence requirements, 14 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ACMWHS301?

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