MEACOM0021 — Establish, maintain and evaluate the organisations work health and safety system

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89 assessable components: 8 elements (29 performance criteria), 16 performance evidence and 41 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 and maintain the framework for the WHS system

1.1Develop WHS policies that clearly express the organisation’s commitment to WHS in the area of managerial responsibility and how required WHS legislation will be implemented, consistent with organisational policies
1.2Clearly define and allocate WHS responsibilities and duties that allow implementation and integration of the WHS system, and include them in job descriptions and duty statements for all relevant positions
1.3Identify and seek financial and human resources required to operate the WHS system in a timely and consistent manner
1.4Provide information on the WHS system and procedures for the area of managerial responsibility, and explain it to employees in a readily accessible form

2 Establish and maintain participative arrangements for managing WHS

2.1Establish required consultative processes, and maintain them in consultation with employees and their representatives and according to WHS legislation and the organisation’s process for consultation
2.2Deal with and resolve issues raised through participation and consultation in a timely and effective manner and according to organisational issue-resolution procedures
2.3Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to employees in an accessible manner

3 Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards

3.1Identify and confirm existing and potential hazards in area of managerial responsibility according to WHS legislation, codes of practice, and trends identified from WHS records system
3.2Develop a procedure for ongoing identification of hazards and integrate it into work systems and procedures
3.3Monitor activities to ensure that developed procedure is adopted effectively throughout area of managerial responsibility
3.4Address hazard identification at planning, design and evaluation stages of any workplace change to ensure that new hazards are not created

4 Establish and maintain procedures for assessing risks

4.1Assess risks presented by identified hazards according to WHS legislation and codes of practice
4.2Develop a procedure for ongoing assessment of risks and integrate it into work systems and procedures
4.3Monitor activities to ensure that developed procedure is adopted effectively throughout area of managerial responsibility
4.4Address risk assessment at planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in managerial responsibility to ensure that risk from hazards is not increased

5 Establish and maintain procedures for controlling risks

5.1Develop and implement measures to control assessed risks according to the hierarchy of control, WHS legislation, codes of practice, and trends identified from WHS records system
5.2Implement interim solutions when measures that control a risk at its source are not immediately practicable, until a control measure is developed
5.3Develop a procedure for ongoing control of risks, based on the hierarchy of control, and integrate it into general work systems and procedures
5.4Monitor activities to ensure that developed risk control procedure is adopted effectively throughout area of managerial responsibility
5.5Address risk control at planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in managerial responsibility to ensure that adequate risk control measures are included
5.6Identify inadequacies in existing risk control measures according to the hierarchy of control, and seek and/or provide resources enabling implementation of new measures according to organisational procedures

6 Establish and maintain organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events

6.1Identify potential hazardous events
6.2Develop procedures that control the risks associated with hazardous events and that meet legislative requirements as a minimum, in consultation with required emergency services
6.3Provide information and training to employees to enable implementation of correct procedures in all required circumstances

7 Establish and maintain WHS systems

7.1Develop and implement a WHS training program to identify and fulfil employees’ WHS training needs as part of organisation’s general training program
7.2Establish and monitor system for keeping WHS records to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in area of managerial responsibility

8 Evaluate the organisation’s WHS system and related policies, procedures, and programs

8.1Assess effectiveness of WHS system and related policies, procedures, and programs according to organisation’s WHS aims
8.2Develop and implement improvements to WHS system to ensure effective achievement of organisation’s WHS aims
8.3Assess compliance with WHS legislation and codes of practice to ensure that legal WHS standards are maintained as a minimum

Performance evidence

establish, maintain and evaluate one work health and safety (WHS) management system that complies with applicable federal and state or territory WHS legislation described in the knowledge evidence.
analyse working environment and design appropriate WHS management system
analyse relevant data and evaluate WHS system effectiveness
assess resources to establish and maintain WHS management system
establish required consultative processes
identify hazards and identify and control associated risks
establish and maintain the framework for the WHS system, including:
developing and updating related policy
determining the ways in which WHS functions will be managed, which may include distinct WHS management activities, or inclusion of WHS functions within a range of management functions and operations, such as maintenance of plant and equipment, and purchasing of materials and equipment
designing operations, workflow and materials handling; planning or implementing alterations to site, plant, operations or work systems; mechanisms for review and allocation of human, technical and financial resources needed to manage WHS, including defining and allocating WHS responsibilities for all relevant positions
developing mechanisms for keeping up to date with relevant information and updating WHS management arrangements, including information on health effects of hazards, technical developments in risk control and environmental monitoring, and changes to legislation
developing mechanisms to assess and update WHS arrangements relevant to legislative requirements, including a system for communicating WHS information to employees, supervisors and managers within the organisation
evaluate the effectiveness of the established WHS management system, including by:
regularly reviewing operating procedures
regularly analysing WHS records
conducting audits against WHS legislative requirements.

Knowledge evidence

key provisions of WHS legislation applicable to the WHS system developed and existing or potential hazards present in the workplace, including:
federal and state or territory WHS Acts, regulations, and codes of practice
general duty of care under WHS legislation and common law, and requirements for the maintenance and confidentiality of occupational injury and disease
requirements for provision of WHS information and training
provisions relating to health and safety representatives and/or WHS committees
provisions relating to WHS issue resolution
relevant aviation safety regulations
key features of the hierarchy of control
key features of, and methodology for, establishing consultative processes for managing WHS, including:
WHS committees and other committees, including consultative, planning and purchasing
health and safety representatives; employee and supervisor involvement in WHS management activities, including WHS inspections, audits, environmental monitoring, risk assessment, and risk control
procedures for reporting hazards, risks and WHS issues by managers and employees
inclusion of WHS in consultative or other meetings and processes
organisational policy and procedures relating to hazards, risks and control measures, including:
procedures for identifying hazards, including:
WHS audits and workplace inspections, including of plant and equipment
maintaining and analysing WHS records, including environmental monitoring and health surveillance reports
maintaining plant and equipment
reviewing materials and equipment purchases, including manufacturer and supplier information
employee reporting of WHS issues
procedures for assessing risks, including:
determining the likelihood and severity of adverse consequences from hazards
WHS audits and workplace inspections
maintaining plant and equipment
purchasing materials and equipment
planning or implementing alterations to site, operations, or work systems
analysing records and reports, including those relating to injuries and incidents, hazardous substances inventories/registers, audit and environmental monitoring reports, and WHS committee records
procedures for controlling risks, including:
assessing WHS consequences of materials, plant or equipment prior to purchase
obtaining expert advice
applying measures according to the hierarchy of control
designing safe operations and systems of work
including new WHS information in procedures
checking enterprise compliance with regulatory requirements
procedures for hazardous events, including:
making inventories of, and inspecting, high risk operations
inspecting systems and operations associated with potentially hazardous events, including emergency communications, links to emergency services and firefighting, chemical spill containment, bomb alerts, and first aid services
principles and practices of effective WHS management
management arrangements relating to regulatory compliance
characteristics and composition of workforce and their impact on WHS management
relevance of organisational management systems to WHS management.

Foundation skills

Reading: Reading skills to interpret maintenance information.
Writing: Writing skills to document procedures and report on systems.
Numeracy: Numeracy skills to interpret and communicate technical information.

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