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Assist with responding to incidents

Assist with responding to incidents

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBWHS406
State Code
AUK46
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Transition (Replaced)
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
14/01/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
15/09/2015
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
15/09/2015
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist with actions and activities performed in response to work health and safety (WHS) incidents which includes accidents.It applies to individuals who work under supervision and use some discretion and judgement to respond to incidents within their level of responsibility.The unit applies to people who work in a broad range of WHS roles across all industries.NOTE: The terms 'occupational health and safety' (OHS) and 'work health and safety' (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the National Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented RTOs are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by referring to the existing State/Territory OHS legislative requirements. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Assist with identifying legislative and other requirements
  • 1.1 Apply knowledge of work health and safety (WHS) legislation to identify duty holders and legislative requirements regarding responding to incidents
  • 1.2 Apply knowledge of workplace policies, procedures and processes to identify workplace requirements regarding responding to incidents
  • 1.3 Communicate requirements to individuals and parties appropriate to own job role and work area
2 Assist with implementing initial incident response procedures
  • 2.1 Assist with providing first aid according to workplace procedures and processes, where necessary
  • 2.2 Assist with notifying, reporting and documenting incidents according to workplace procedures and processes
  • 2.3 Assist with meeting legislative requirements regarding incidents, where necessary
3 Assist with collecting WHS information and data relevant to an investigation
  • 3.1 Assist with obtaining information and data from those involved using appropriate data collection techniques, about actions and events leading up to, occurring during or after, an incident
  • 3.2 Assist with identifying and accessing sources of additional information and data related to an incident
4 Assist incident investigations
  • 4.1 Assist investigators and provide relevant information during investigations
  • 4.2 Use appropriate techniques when participating in workplace investigations
  • 4.3 Review reports on incidents, injuries and illnesses
  • 4.4 Contact responsible persons and relevant authorities when required
5 Assist in implementing recommended measures and actions arising from investigations
  • 5.1 Communicate recommendations arising from investigations to relevant others
  • 5.2 Assist with measures and actions appropriate to own job role and work area
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WE728 BSBWHS406A Assist with responding to incidents Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OBB01 BSBWHS416 Contribute to workplace incident response Unit of competency