SISOPLN004 — Identify hazards, assess and control risks for outdoor recreation activities

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What an assessment for SISOPLN004 must cover

80 assessable components: 4 elements (20 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 54 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 Identify hazards for outdoor recreation activities.

1.1Use hazard identification and risk assessment templates, independently or with other personnel to complete assessments.
1.2Use a range of methods to identify current and foreseeable hazards with potential to harm health and safety of anyone involved in or present during activities.
1.3Identify built or environmental obstacles and hazards in areas where activities are delivered.
1.4Gather and interpret weather and environmental information to ascertain impacts on activity conditions.
1.5Identify features of and potential hazards for equipment to be used.
1.6Record identified hazards according to organisational procedures and legal requirements.

2 Assess risks associated with hazards.

2.1Consult with other personnel, as required, for input into risk assessments.
2.2Collect sufficient evidence of the type and level of risk posed by identified hazards.
2.3Use commonly accepted methods to complete risk analysis and risk assessments.
2.4Document outcomes of risk assessments and proposed actions to eliminate or control risks.
2.5Maintain records of risk assessments according to organisational procedures and legal requirements.

3 Assess risks associated with participants.

3.1Identify participant characteristics and level of recreational skill to assess and determine acceptable degree of difficulty and risk for activities.
3.2Identify reasons for general and particular client groups participating in outdoor recreation activities and different perceptions of competence and associated risk.
3.3Assess how perceptions and behaviour might change while participating in specific activities.
3.4Identify risk management strategies for potential participant responses and behaviour.
3.5Maintain records of assessments according to organisational procedures and legal requirements.

4 Plan activities to eliminate or control risks.

4.1Evaluate and determine ways to eliminate hazards from activity.
4.2Evaluate and determine ways that risks can be effectively controlled for activity.
4.3Determine measures to eliminate or control risks, within scope of responsibility or refer for authorisation.
4.4Incorporate risk control methods into documented plans and procedures for recreational activities.

Performance evidence

complete three risk assessments for different activity sessions
incorporate risk control methods into documented plans and safety procedures for the above three sessions
complete three risk assessments for particular participant groups, and develop and document risk management strategies for potential participant responses and behaviour.

Knowledge evidence

requirements under the local state or territory work health and safety law for:
organisational and worker responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace
when, where and how hazards must be identified
when, where and how risk assessments must be conducted
consultation in the hazard identification and risk assessment process
record keeping
for outdoor recreation organisations:
what constitutes the workplace including environments where activities occur
what constitutes a worker including paid and volunteer workers
what constitutes other people present in the workplace including participants and spectators
organisational work health and safety procedures for:
identifying hazards and assessing risks
assessing risks associated with participants
a range of methods that can be used to identify hazards for recreational activities to include:
inspecting the activity site or venue and all equipment used for the activity, and completing safety checklists
gathering and evaluating weather and environmental information including terrain when relevant
identifying participant characteristics and level of recreational skill
reviewing accidents and near miss incidents
evaluating the complexity of activities
features of commonly used risk assessment methods which can include:
identifying potential injuries, illness and consequences
determining the exposure
estimating probability
determining overall risk level
features of commonly used methods for controlling risks which can include:
substituting systems or equipment with something safer
isolating the hazard
introducing engineering or administrative or procedural controls
using personal protective equipment
implementing combined controlled measures to minimise risks
factors that affect the development and use of risk management strategies to manage potential participant responses and behaviour:
participant characteristics:
age, size and weight
current experience in the recreational activity and skill level
fitness level and physical capabilities
injuries and medical conditions
emotional, behavioural and intellectual ability or disability
reasons why people engage in outdoor activities that involve risk
participant perceptions of own competence and risk from low to high and how this can be a match or mismatch to actual competence and risk
how optimal arousal and flow state during recreational activities can affect how personal risk is managed
risk management strategies for potential participant responses and behaviour:
setting ground rules
role modelling safe behaviours
closely monitoring, supervising and correcting behaviour of confident and influential participants
closely monitoring, supervising less confident participants
removing participants from activities
postponing, modifying or ceasing activities
specific to the particular type of outdoor recreation activity:
industry association safety standards or codes or practice
safety standards or codes of practice issued by national, state or territory work health and safety authorities
format, inclusions and use of templates to:
identify and record hazards
identify and record safety issues associated with potential participant behaviour
assess and record associated risks and control methods.

Foundation skills

Reading skills to:: interpret complex and sometimes unfamiliar documents which can include: • organisational work health and safety procedures and templates • materials describing work health and safety regulatory requirements for hazard identification and risk assessment.
Numeracy skills to:: score the level of risk and calculate overall risk level for hazards.
Self-management skills to:: critically analyse hazards and logically evaluate associated risks to apply effective and tailored control measures.

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To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISOPLN004 needs to address all 80 unit components: 4 elements with 20 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 54 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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