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Establish and maintain a work health and safety system

Establish and maintain a work health and safety system

Unit of competency
National Code
SITXWHS008
State Code
ODZ92
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/06/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/10/2022
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
18/10/2022
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and sustain effective, professional and contemporary work health, safety and security management practices. It requires the ability to establish and review systems, policies and procedures designed to ensure a safe workplace.The unit applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors and to any small, medium or large organisation.It applies to senior managers who operate with significant autonomy and are responsible for making a range of strategic management decisions.This unit incorporates the requirement, under state and territory WHS legislation, for businesses to take a systematic approach to managing the safety of their workers and others in the workplace.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish and maintain a framework for health, safety and security.
  • 1.1. Access and interpret key legislative documents to ensure WHS system complies with regulatory requirements, standards and codes.
  • 1.2. Design a health, safety and security management system to suit characteristics and needs of the organisation, in consultation with appropriate personnel.
  • 1.3. Identify and provide adequate financial, human and specialist external resources to address health, safety and security management practices.
  • 1.4. Develop and clearly articulate health, safety and security policies and procedures in a format readily accessible to all personnel.
  • 1.5. Define and allocate health, safety and security responsibilities within relevant job descriptions.
  • 1.6. Consult with key personnel, and develop and implement a plan for health, safety and security training requirements.
  • 1.7. Establish and monitor a system for keeping health, safety and security records.
  • 1.8. Establish and maintain systems to ensure communication of health, safety and security information to personnel.
2. Establish and maintain consultative arrangements for the management of health, safety and security.
  • 2.1. Establish and maintain appropriate consultative processes to suit characteristics and needs of organisation.
  • 2.2. Plan for and ensure that consultation is conducted at times designated by legislation.
  • 2.3. Resolve issues raised through consultation.
  • 2.4. Provide employees with accessible information on the outcomes of consultation.
3. Establish and maintain practices for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks.
  • 3.1. Develop or access hazard identification and risk assessment templates that incorporate criteria for assessing risks.
  • 3.2. Plan for and ensure systematic hazard identification at times designated by legislation.
  • 3.3. Develop procedures for the ongoing identification of types of hazards designated by legislation.
  • 3.4. Develop procedures for the assessment and control of risks associated with identified hazards.
  • 3.5. Nominate within procedures the roles and responsibilities of personnel for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control.
  • 3.6. Take a lead role in controlling risks, including implementing interim or emergency solutions.
  • 3.7. Manage the response to any incident or accident, and follow legislative requirements for notifying and cooperating with WHS government regulators.
4. Evaluate organisational health, safety and security system.
  • 4.1. Assess and maintain ongoing compliance with WHS legislation and regulatory requirements, standards and codes.
  • 4.2. Consult with personnel to elicit feedback on health, safety and security policies, procedures and practices.
  • 4.3. Assess effectiveness of health, safety and security management practices and develop, implement, document and communicate improvements and changes to the health, safety and security system.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AWQ14 SITXWHS004 Establish and maintain a work health and safety system Unit of competency