BSBWHS521 — Ensure a safe workplace for a work area

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What an assessment for BSBWHS521 must cover

34 assessable components: 4 elements (16 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 5 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 Establish a WHS management system in a work area

1.1Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that define the organisation’s commitment to complying with WHS laws
1.2Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel in the work area according to WHS laws, policies, procedures and programs
1.3Identify and approve financial and human resources required by the WHS management system (WHSMS) according to organisational procedures

2 Establish and maintain effective and compliant consultative arrangements for managing WHS in a work area

2.1Work with required personnel to set up and maintain consultative arrangements according to required WHS laws
2.2Resolve issues raised through participation and consultation arrangements according to required WHS laws and organisational protocols
2.3Provide information about consultation and participation outcomes to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures

3 Establish and maintain procedures for effectively identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks in work area

3.1Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks
3.2Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any workplace change to ensure that new hazards are not created by proposed changes and existing hazards are controlled
3.3Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control measures and WHS legislative requirements
3.4Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control measures and WHS legislative requirements, and promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new measures
3.5Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice as required, according to organisational procedures

4 Evaluate and maintain a work area WHS management system (WHSMS)

4.1Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for required personnel in a work area as part of organisation’s training program
4.2Use a system for WHS recordkeeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for decisions
4.3Measure and evaluate the WHSMS according to organisation’s quality systems framework
4.4Develop and implement improvements to WHSMS to achieve organisational WHS objectives according to organisational procedures
4.5Ensure compliance with WHS legislative framework to achieve, as a minimum, WHS legal requirements

Performance evidence

establish, implement, maintain and evaluate one work health and safety management system (WHSMS) for a work area of an organisation that complies with WHS laws, and organisational policies and procedures.
establish, implement, maintain and evaluate effective and compliant consultative arrangements for managing WHS, including:
identifying duty holders
identifying and approving required resources
developing and implementing a training program
establish, implement, maintain and evaluate procedures for effectively identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks using the hierarchy of control measures.

Knowledge evidence

details of relevant WHS laws relating to ensuring a safe workplace
WHS organisational policies, procedures, programs and practices required for the performance evidence
hazard identification and risk-management processes
key principles, uses and components of the hierarchy of control measures and procedures for applying it in the workplace
organisational and WHS legislative reporting requirements.

Foundation skills

Reading: Organises, evaluates and critiques ideas and information from WHS laws, policies, procedures and programs
Writing: Produces WHS policies, procedures and programs using appropriate vocabulary, grammatical structure and conventions Records WHS decisions according to organisational requirements
Oral communication: Presents and seeks information from others using structure and language suitable for the audience Provides information about WHS policies and procedures and on resolution of WHS issues, varying the level of technical vocabulary to suit the audience
Numeracy: Selects from, and applies, an expanding range of mathematical and problem-solving strategies in identifying financial and human resources required to support WHS requirements
Navigate the world of work: Monitors adherence to legal and regulatory rights and responsibilities for self and others in relation to WHS Develops, implements and reviews WHS-related policies, procedures and processes according to legislative and organisational requirements
Interact with others: Plays a lead role in situations requiring effective collaboration, demonstrating the ability to guide discussions and negotiate agreeable outcomes Provides feedback to others in forms they can understand and use
Get the work done: Develops plans or processes to manage relatively complex WHS management tasks, with an awareness of how they contribute to operational and strategic goals Uses systematic and analytical processes, setting goals, gathering relevant information, and identifying and evaluating options against agreed criteria Considers whether, and how, others should be involved, using consultative or collaborative processes as an integral part of the decision-making process Uses digital systems and tools to enter, store and retrieve relevant information

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What does an assessment tool for BSBWHS521 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for BSBWHS521 needs to address all 34 unit components: 4 elements with 16 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 5 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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