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Maintain work health and safety processes

Maintain work health and safety processes

Unit of competency
National Code
PPMWHS401
State Code
ODT81
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/02/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
31/05/2022
Field of Education
061301 - Occupational Health And Safety
Original Release Date
31/05/2022
Nominal Hours
35
Description
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to maintain work health and safety and risk control processes for a pulp and/or paper manufacturing work environment.The unit applies to production operators and technicians with supervisory or team leader responsibilities, who maintain work health and safety in the workplace, in a pulp and/or paper manufacturing facility.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Provide information to work group
  • 1.1 Explain relevant requirements of workplace health and safety standards, legislation, codes of practice, compliance codes, guidance material and safe working procedures and practices
  • 1.2 Provide clear information on workplace policies and procedures in a readily accessible and understandable format
  • 1.3 Explain roles and responsibilities of workplace health and safety representatives and committees
  • 1.4 Provide information on hazards, outcomes of risk assessments and required risk controls to work group in an accessible and understandable format
2. Support others to implement safe work practices
  • 2.1 Make required personal protective equipment available and functional for work
  • 2.2 Implement processes to confirm that others in work group can identify hazards, assess required risk controls, follow safe work practices and observe workplace policies and procedures
  • 2.3 Identify workplace health and safety training needs, and either address or report these needs to those with control
3. Implement work health and safety participative processes
  • 3.1 Consult with and provide advice to work group in relation to workplace health and safety matters relevant to their work
  • 3.2 Deal with work health and safety issues raised promptly or refer to appropriate personnel
  • 3.3 Record and communicate outcomes of consultation regarding workplace health and safety to work group
4. Monitor compliance with work procedures
  • 4.1 Check the work procedures for availability, clarity and completeness, addressing any deficiencies or reporting them to appropriate personnel
  • 4.2 Identify and address any deviations from procedures or report to appropriate personnel
  • 4.3 Evaluate hazard identification and reporting processes for effectiveness and address any deficiencies or report to appropriate personnel
  • 4.4 Monitor workplace health and safety housekeeping and hygiene practices to ensure that workplace standards are maintained, and take action to address any deficiencies
  • 4.5 Assess own behaviour for consistency with workplace safe working procedures and practices
5. Implement hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control procedures
  • 5.1 Identify, assess, eliminate and report hazards with residual risk
  • 5.2 Conduct risk assessments according to workplace processes
  • 5.3 Develop control measures, taking account of the hierarchy of control
  • 5.4 Implement outcomes of risk assessments and support identified risk controls
  • 5.5 Identify deficiencies in workplace health and safety risk controls, and address or report them
  • 5.6 Identify personal professional limitations and seek expert advice as required
6. Implement workplace procedures for maintaining work health and safety records
  • 6.1 Obtain feedback to ensure that work group is aware of workplace reporting requirements
  • 6.2 Review workplace health and safety records to confirm their accurate, thorough and timely completion
  • 6.3 Use aggregate information and data from records to identify hazards and monitor risk controls
7. Implement emergency procedures
  • 7.1 Obtain feedback to ensure that emergency procedures are available and known by the work group
  • 7.2 Implement processes to ensure that emergency equipment is available and routinely checked for functionality
  • 7.3 Implement processes to ensure that others in the work group are able to respond appropriately to emergencies
  • 7.4 Conduct or contribute to investigations to identify cause of emergencies
  • 7.5 Identify and implement or support control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of emergencies
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
AXI26 PPMWHS320 Maintain WHS processes Unit of competency