BSBWHS616 — Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks

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49 assessable components: 4 elements (17 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 20 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 Advise on WHS principles that support safe design

1.1Advise decision-makers of their duties under WHS laws to manage WHS risks throughout a product’s life cycle
1.2Source and make available to decision- makers the most current information and data on WHS principles, materials, technology and systems that apply to product design
1.3Advise on methods and tools that can support WHS hazard identification and WHS risk assessment throughout a product’s life cycle
1.4Identify and address learning and development needs of decision-makers to manage WHS risks that may arise during a product’s life cycle, including during its design phase
1.5Advise on consultation with known and/or potential users of the product during the design phase, according to organisational policies and procedures
1.6Identify situations where specialist and other advisers may be required to support safe design activities

2 Advise on systematic approach to WHS risk management for safe design

2.1Advise on selection and implementation of required WHS risk controls in design, based on the hierarchy of control measures
2.2Advise on documentation requirements relating to decision-making during risk assessment process
2.3Advise on establishment of a residual WHS risk register and distribution of this information to those involved in downstream or subsequent product life-cycle stages
2.4Advise on monitoring the design as it evolves, to identify and manage potential WHS hazards that may arise during product life cycle and their associated risks
2.5Identify and address learning and development needs of decision-makers in relation to managing design-related WHS risks in a product’s life cycle

3 Advise on consultation processes in product’s life cycle

3.1Support decision-makers in considering the needs of those using or interacting with product throughout its life cycle
3.2Facilitate involvement of technical experts as required according to organisational processes and procedures
3.3Advise on consultation arrangements with required personnel during all phases of design process to identify WHS hazards and control WHS risks that may occur throughout a product’s life cycle
3.4Advise on communicating residual WHS risks in product to those who will use or interact with the product throughout its life cycle

4 Advise on procurement systems to minimise ‘purchased’ WHS hazards and their associated risks

4.1Advise decision-makers involved in purchasing and contractual arrangements to include requirements to identify WHS hazards and control WHS risks, and to provide information and data on residual WHS risks as part of procurement process
4.2Advise on including a requirement to carry out a safe design approach in the design brief or draft specifications

Performance evidence

apply safe design principles to control work health and safety (WHS) risks that may occur throughout the life cycle of at least two different products.
provide advice based on WHS legislative requirements and safe design principles in relation to:
developing a systematic WHS risk-management approach to safe design
consultation processes relating to safe design in a product’s life cycle
procurement systems to minimise ‘purchased’ WHS hazards and their associated risks.

Knowledge evidence

commonwealth and state/territory WHS laws, publications and guidelines relating to consultation, participation and safe design, including:
Safe Work Australia codes of practice and guidance information that relate to safe design
requirements for managing WHS risks and implementing controls at each life-cycle stage of a product
requirements relating to consultation processes
legislative duties of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) or officers who are designers or are responsible for safe design processes
factors involved in selecting WHS risk controls for product design, including:
ensuring that level and reliability of risk control is commensurate with likelihood and impact of risk
impact on safety of alterations to product during its life
minimising impact of possible failure or defect by ensuring controls include fail-safe action
WHS principles, materials, technology and systems that apply to product design
internal and external sources of WHS information and data, and procedures for accessing them
human cognitive and perceptual capabilities and other basic factors relevant to the safe design of products in the performance evidence
factors affecting safe design, including work-related psychosocial factors, occupational violence, shift work, repetitive work, awkward postures, lighting, thermal environment and work layout
principles of anthropometry and biomechanics as they relate to safe design principles to control WHS risks
communication and consultation processes, and key personnel related to communication
hierarchy of control measures and criteria for choosing between different WHS risk controls
key personnel, including change agents, within workplace management structure
legal liability in relation to providing advice
organisational behaviour and culture as they impact on WHS, and on change
WHS risk management and the principles and practices of a systematic approach to WHS management.

Foundation skills

Reading: Identifies, interprets and analyses legislative and organisational texts relevant to safe design
Writing: Develops advice and recommendations about safe design, matching style of writing to purpose and audience
Oral communication: Presents information and advice using language appropriate to audience Uses questioning and active listening to seek information and confirm understanding
Numeracy: Selects from and applies a range of mathematical strategies to interpret and analyse mathematical information embedded in a range of texts Applies mathematical processes to assess risk levels Uses oral and written mathematical language and representation to communicate advice on WHS risk management in safe product design
Navigate the world of work: Applies legal responsibilities to WHS product design compliance contexts Keeps up to date on changes to WHS laws relevant to own role and responsibilities, and considers their implications when advising on compliance in relation to product design
Interact with others: Actively identifies requirements of communication exchanges, selecting appropriate channels, format, tone and content to suit purpose and audience Monitors impact of communication exchanges when providing advice that relates to safe design Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes, playing an active role in facilitating effective group interaction, influencing direction and taking a leadership role
Get the work done: Uses logical planning processes and understanding of context to organise training and identify specialist needs Uses systematic and analytical processes in complex, non-routine situations: sets goals, gathers relevant information, identifies and evaluates options against agreed criteria, and seeks input and advice from others before taking necessary action Identifies the potential of new approaches to product life-cycle risk management to enhance safe design work practices and outcomes Uses digital systems and tools to access, record, organise, analyse, display and share information

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