HLTWHS002 — Follow safe work practices for direct client care
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What an assessment for HLTWHS002 must cover
31 assessable components: 5 elements (18 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
- 1.1Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices
- 1.2Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures
- 1.3Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures
- 1.4Follow workplace policies and procedures to minimise risk
- 1.5Identify and report incidents and injuries to designated persons according to workplace procedures
2 Follow safe work practices for manual handling
- 2.1Follow manual handling procedures and work instructions for minimising manual handling risk
- 2.2Identify manual handling hazards and report in line with workplace procedures
- 2.3Apply control measures for minimising manual handling risk
3 Follow safe work practices for infection control
- 3.1Follow standard precautions as part of own work routine to prevent the spread of infection
- 3.2Recognise situations when additional infection control procedures are required
- 3.3Apply additional precautions when standard precautions alone may not be sufficient to prevent transmission of infection
- 3.4Identify risks of infection and report them according to workplace procedures
4 Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace
- 4.1Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures
- 4.2Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities
- 4.3Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area
5 Reflect on own safe work practices
- 5.1Identify ways to maintain currency of safe work practices in regards to workplace systems, equipment and processes in own work role
- 5.2Reflect on own levels of stress and fatigue, and report to designated persons according to workplace procedures
- 5.3Participate in workplace debriefing to address individual needs
Performance evidence
- contributed to a workplace WHS meeting or inspection
- conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results
- consistently applied workplace safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role, including: infection control, hazardous manual tasks, use of personal protective equipment, reporting incidents
- followed workplace procedures for at least one simulated emergency situation
Knowledge evidence
- state/territory legislation and how it impacts on workplace regulations, codes of practice and industry standards, including: state/territory WHS authorities, rights and responsibilities of employers and workers, including duty of care, hazardous manual tasks, infection control, safety symbols and their meanings, including signs for: poisons, emergency equipment, personal protective equipment (PPE), specific hazards such as sharps, radiation
- hazard identification, including: definition of a hazard, common workplace hazards relevant to the industry setting including hazardous manual tasks, infection control risks and personal safety risks, workplace procedures for hazard identification
- strategies minimising risk
- safety considerations when working in a home-based environment, including: rights and responsibilities of workers and clients, basic home fire safety including high-risk groups, behaviour that contributes to fire injury and fatalities, and smoke alarm placement, installation and maintenance., risks to personal safety
- common sources of infection and means to minimise transfer of infectious diseases
- fundamentals of the muscoskeletal system and practices to minimise injury to self and clients
- workplace emergency procedures
- workplace policies and procedures for WHS
Foundation skills
- Reading: in order to accurately read and interpret workplace safety policies and procedures including safety signs, dangerous goods classifications and safety instructions
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Questions about assessing HLTWHS002
What does an assessment tool for HLTWHS002 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for HLTWHS002 needs to address all 31 unit components: 5 elements with 18 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 8 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 HLTWHS002?
Auditori pulls the current release of HLTWHS002 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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