MSL946003 — Implement and monitor WHS and environmental management systems
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What an assessment for MSL946003 must cover
66 assessable components: 7 elements (27 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 37 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 Implement requirements for the WHS and environmental management systems
- 1.1Follow workplace processes to ensure WHS and environmental responsibilities and duties are documented and accountability processes are in place
- 1.2Follow workplace processes to ensure WHS and environmental policies and procedures are documented and that documents are accessible to all relevant personnel
- 1.3Take action to ensure implications of any proposed changes to the WHS and environmental management systems are identified and addressed
- 1.4Recognise limits of own professional expertise and consult specialists as necessary
2 Implement and maintain participative arrangements for the management of WHS and the environment
- 2.1Implement and maintain appropriate participative processes with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant WHS legislation and industry standards
- 2.2Provide information to employees in a format that is readily accessible and understandable
- 2.3Promptly and effectively deal with and resolve issues raised through participation and consultation
- 2.4Provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to employees
3 Implement and maintain WHS and environmental risk management processes
- 3.1Follow workplace processes to ensure hazard, incident and injury reporting and investigation processes are in place to meet prevention and legislative requirements
- 3.2Implement a process of hazard identification and risk assessment
- 3.3Confirm that risk controls and hazard specific procedures for risk control comply with legislation and the hierarchy of control
4 Implement and maintain an WHS and environmental training program
- 4.1Conduct a training needs assessment for the work group that takes account of legislative requirements, internal policies and procedures, skills of workgroup and risk control requirements
- 4.2Consult with relevant WHS and environment specialists about training program
- 4.3Develop and implement a training program to identify and fulfil employees’ WHS and environmental training needs
5 Implement and maintain a system for records
- 5.1Identify and address the legal requirements for record keeping
- 5.2Identify and access sources of WHS and environmental information
- 5.3Ensure that records are accurately completed, collected and stored
6 Identify areas for systems improvement
- 6.1Collect data and information to evaluate management systems
- 6.2Analyse data and information to identify areas for improvement
- 6.3Consult with stakeholders, key personnel and expert advisors
- 6.4Document and communicate outcomes of analysis to key personnel and stakeholders in an easily understood format
- 6.5Recognise limits of own expertise and seek appropriate advice
7 Initiate and maintain systems improvements
- 7.1Determine priorities in consultation with stakeholders
- 7.2Provide informed and evidence-based input to WHS and environmental plan in consultation with stakeholders
- 7.3Identify and source resources required for implementation of plan
- 7.4Monitor achievement against plan and report outcomes in accordance with workplace procedures
- 7.5Monitor effectiveness of modifications to the management systems on an ongoing basis in consultation with stakeholders
Performance evidence
- effectively implemented and monitored work health and safety (WHS) and environmental management systems for 1 laboratory, or 1 work group working in a laboratory.
Knowledge evidence
- definitions and workplace examples of risk, hazards, control measures, hierarchy of control and risk management
- principles and practices of effective WHS and environmental management
- AS/NZS 2243 Set: Safety in laboratories
- WHS and environmental workplace policies and procedures for:
- procedures for handling, storage and disposal of hazardous materials, hazardous goods manifest and substance register
- waste minimisation, recycling, by-product collection and waste disposal
- purchase and maintenance of safety-related supplies and equipment
- minimisation of environmental threats
- emergency, fire and environmental incident response
- selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- safe work
- workplace counselling/disciplinary/issue resolution processes/roles and responsibilities under WHS and environmental legislation of employers and employees, including supervisors and contractors
- legislative requirements for WHS information and consultation, WHS, environmental and waste status record keeping and infection control
- sources of WHS and environmental management information, including specialist advisors and key personnel within workplace
- typical participative processes conducted with employees and their representatives, including:
- consultations with workers and committees (such as WHS and planning)
- employee and supervisor involvement in WHS activities, such as inspections, audits and risk assessments
- procedures for reporting hazards and raising and addressing WHS issues
- identification of hazards, assessment of level of risk, implementation of risk control measures and review of their effectiveness
- review of WHS records and statistics, injury and incident investigations
- job safety analysis (JSA), development/revision of policies and procedures
- audits and workplace inspections, and review of registers of hazardous substances and dangerous goods
- typical hazard identification processes, including:
- review of hazard and incident reports and workplace inspections
- pre-purchase risk assessments
- review of relevant internal documentation, including safety data sheets (SDS), manufacturer manuals and minutes of meetings
- review of legislation, codes of practice, standards and guidelines
- review of online and printed WHS publications, journals and newsletters produced by WHS regulators, industry bodies
- typical risk assessment processes, including:
- analysing the risk to identify factors influencing the risk and the range of potential consequences
- assessing the effectiveness of existing controls, the likelihood of each consequence and combining these to obtain a level of risk
- comparing the determined risk with pre-established criteria for tolerance (or as low as reasonably achievable) and ranking risks requiring control
- management system data types:
- hazard, incident and injury reports
- workplace inspections
- audit reports
- formal and informal input of employees.
Foundation skills
- Writing skills: to prepare accessible summary reports for stakeholders.
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