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BSBWHS331 — Participate in identifying and controlling hazardous chemicals

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What an assessment for BSBWHS331 must cover

42 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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 Apply information relating to identifying hazardous chemicals

  • 1.1Identify and follow WHS laws and guidance notes in relation to the safe use, handling, processing, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous chemicals used in the workplace
  • 1.2Identify and follow safety data sheets (SDSs) and other guidance to determine the potential health effects of worker exposure to hazardous chemicals
  • 1.3Identify and follow SDSs and other guidance to determine methods to control worker exposure to hazardous chemicals

2 Identify presence and use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace

  • 2.1Apply organisational inspection techniques to identify and document hazardous chemicals in the workplace
  • 2.2Participate in consultation processes with workers to identify hazardous chemicals in the workplace
  • 2.3Identify tasks that may expose workers to hazardous chemicals used in the workplace

3 Contribute to the control of hazardous chemicals in the workplace

  • 3.1Use WHS laws and guidance notes in relation to hazardous chemicals to identify controls to remove or reduce worker exposure
  • 3.2Assess effectiveness of current control measures according to WHS laws, guidance notes, and organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.3Participate in selecting additional control measures for implementation, as required
  • 3.4Assist in implementing procedures for safe use, handling, processing, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous chemicals
  • 3.5Contribute to ensuring control measures are maintained according to organisational procedures

4 Support worker consultation methods for hazardous chemicals

  • 4.1Communicate information about identified hazardous chemicals, and support required personnel at risk of exposure to them
  • 4.2Gather information about exposure to hazardous chemicals and possible health effects reported by workers
  • 4.3Report gathered information to required parties including duty holders

Performance evidence

  • identifying two hazardous chemicals in the workplace
  • selecting and implementing risk control options for each of the two identified chemicals
  • on at least two occasions, promote and support worker consultation and participation in hazardous chemical identification.

Knowledge evidence

  • requirements of commonwealth and state/territory WHS laws and publications relating to identifying and controlling hazardous chemicals:
  • communication, consultation and participation
  • notification of incidents
  • recordkeeping
  • identification, risk assessment and control methods
  • basic principles of incident causation and injury processes
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to identifying and controlling hazardous chemicals:
  • inspection techniques used to identify and document them
  • controls to remove or reduce worker exposure
  • assessing effectiveness of control measures
  • ensuring use and maintenance of control measures
  • internal and external sources of WHS information and data:
  • safety data sheets (SDSs)
  • risk control options for hazardous chemicals and work situations
  • WHS hazards that may be present in the workplace:
  • harm they can cause, and how this harm occurs
  • potential hazards associated with the chemicals described in the performance evidence, including environmental, fire, health and reactivity
  • types of hazard and risk registers, and their key components
  • requirements of workplace communication processes for sharing information about hazard identification, and risk assessment and control measures.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Locates information from WHS laws, and workplace policies, procedures and records
  • Writing: Uses structure and language appropriate to audience and context in plans, reports, and general advice
  • Oral communication: Presents information and assistance using appropriate levels of industry-specific vocabulary Uses listening and questioning to clarify and confirm understanding
  • Navigate the world of work: Follows legal and regulatory guidance and organisational policies and procedures in hazardous chemicals Keeps up to date with changes to WHS laws, and organisational policies and procedures relevant to own role
  • Interact with others: Identifies what to communicate and to whom in a range of contexts Cooperates with others as part of WHS activities and contributes to specific activities requiring joint responsibility and accountability Shares information and resources, offers assistance voluntarily, and provides feedback when requested Plays an active role in group discussions, paying attention to perspectives of others and encouraging participation
  • Get the work done: Plans and implements tasks to achieve required outcomes Uses decision-making processes, setting or clarifying goals, gathering information to identify hazardous chemicals

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What does an assessment tool for BSBWHS331 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for BSBWHS331 needs to address all 42 unit components: 4 elements with 14 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 19 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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