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BSBWHS516 — Contribute to developing, implementing and maintaining an organisation’s WHS management system

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What an assessment for BSBWHS516 must cover

56 assessable components: 5 elements (23 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 22 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Contribute to developing WHSMS

  • 1.1Access and analyse sources of information to determine required form, content, purposes and functions of WHSMS
  • 1.2Identify duty holders and their roles and responsibilities in WHSMS, according to WHS laws
  • 1.3Document organisational WHSMS that meets legal and organisational requirements
  • 1.4Consult with individuals and parties about what the WHSMS should include and integrate their feedback as required
  • 1.5Communicate information about WHSMS to required personnel

2 Contribute to developing WHSMS implementation plan

  • 2.1Identify key components of plan that meet legal and organisational requirements
  • 2.2Facilitate and support consultation with, and participation of, required personnel in plan development
  • 2.3Contribute to developing draft plan according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.4Seek feedback on draft plan
  • 2.5Finalise and record plan according to organisational policies and procedures

3 Support implementation of WHSMS

  • 3.1Consult with colleagues on WHSMS implementation and agree on required timeframe and resources
  • 3.2Communicate benefits of WHSMS and agree on management roles and responsibilities in supporting its implementation
  • 3.3Identify and address potential barriers to WHSMS implementation according to organisational policies and procedures

4 Contribute to measuring and evaluating WHSMS performance

  • 4.1Communicate requirements for measuring and evaluating WHSMS performance to required personnel according to organisational requirements
  • 4.2Facilitate and support consultation with, and participation of, required personnel in measuring and evaluating WHSMS performance
  • 4.3Evaluate WHSMS performance outcomes according to established protocols
  • 4.4Analyse and document outcomes of evaluation process

5 Contribute to review of WHSMS

  • 5.1Gather and analyse required review documentation according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 5.2Facilitate and support consultation with, and participation of, required personnel to identify opportunities to improve WHSMS
  • 5.3Contribute to identifying required changes to WHSMS
  • 5.4Contribute to adjusting WHSMS as required according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 5.5Seek approval of updated WHSMS from required personnel
  • 5.6Distribute information about approved updated WHSMS according to organisational policies and procedures

Performance evidence

  • contribute to developing, implementing, reviewing and improving a work health and safety management system (WHSMS) for an organisation.
  • communicate and explain the WHSMS and associated implementation plan to others to facilitate their contribution and ensure their commitment to the system
  • apply effective consultation and communications processes and protocols
  • use suitable and sufficient tools to measure and evaluate WHSMS performance.

Knowledge evidence

  • commonwealth and state/territory WHS laws, guidance material and publications relating to developing and implementing WHSMS
  • organisational requirements for WHSMS:
  • commitment from line management and supervisors to provide leadership in WHS and prioritise WHS as part of operational planning and activity
  • compliance with required policies, procedures, processes, and tools
  • requirements for recordkeeping that address WHS, privacy and other relevant legislation
  • elements of effective WHSMS with reference to required commonwealth and state/territory WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and standards, including:
  • policies and procedures
  • WHSMS certification standards
  • duty holders and their responsibilities
  • consultation and communication arrangements
  • required training and induction
  • WHS risk assessment, including risk controls
  • sources of information to determine required form, content, purposes and functions of WHSMS to be developed and implemented
  • key components of WHSMS plan:
  • required resources to implement plan within set timeframes
  • management roles and responsibilities in supporting WHSMS implementation and operation
  • roles and responsibilities of individuals and parties under WHS laws
  • procedures, protocols and tools for measuring WHS performance, including WHS-related lead and lag key performance indicators (KPIs)
  • barriers to implementing WHSMS, and strategies to address them
  • benefits to an organisation of having a WHSMS, and an integrated return-to-work and injury management program
  • instruments issued by WHS regulators and how they apply to the organisation
  • duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties under WHS laws.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Identifies, interprets and critically analyses texts in relation to WHSMS information and WHSMS review documentation
  • Writing: Matches style of writing to purpose and audience in consulting, developing and communicating WHSMS and WHS policy Uses appropriate layout, vocabulary, grammatical structure and conventions in consulting, developing and communicating WHSMS and WHS policy
  • Oral communication: Presents information about WHSMS and WHS policy using structure and language appropriate to the audience Uses questions and active listening to extract main ideas, gather information and feedback, and seek and offer opinions
  • Numeracy: Selects from and applies an expanding range of mathematical and problem-solving strategies in relation to WHSMS measurement and evaluation
  • Navigate the world of work: Accepts responsibility for developing, implementing or modifying workplace policies and procedures applicable to WHSMS Keeps up to date on changes to WHS laws and regulations relevant to own role and responsibilities, and considers their implications when negotiating, planning and undertaking work
  • Interact with others: Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes, playing an active role in facilitating effective group interaction
  • Get the work done: Sequences and schedules activities, monitors implementation and manages relevant communication in relation to WHSMS planning Uses systematic and analytical processes in non-routine situations, setting goals, gathering relevant information, and identifying and evaluating options against agreed criteria in review and evaluation of WHSMS Uses digital systems and tools in the context of plan implementation and measurement, and evaluation of WHS performance

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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