SITXWHS007 - Implement and monitor work health and safety practices

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

• primary components of relevant state or territory WHS legislation:

• actions that must be taken for legal compliance
• employer responsibilities to provide a safe workplace
• requirement to consult, and acceptable consultation mechanisms
• requirements for the use of WHS representatives and committees, and their roles and responsibilities
• requirements for hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control and acceptable mechanisms
• requirements for record keeping and acceptable record keeping mechanisms
• requirement to provide information and training
• employee responsibilities to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace
• employee responsibility to participate in WHS practices
• ramifications of failure to observe WHS legislation and organisational policies and procedures

• content of health, safety and security policies and procedures; and consultation, hazard identification, risk assessment and reporting documents
• methods used for health, safety and security consultation, hazard identification and risk assessment
• options for the provision of training:

• coaching or mentoring in safe work practices
• formal training programs in safe work practices

• hazard identification, risk assessment and control
• health, safety and security policy and procedure induction
• health, safety and security representative or committee
• provision of information, fact sheets and signage to ensure safe work practices
• types and key content of health, safety and security information:

• consultative arrangements for health, safety and security
• employee roles and responsibilities in health, safety and security management practices
• legal obligations and ramifications of failure to comply
• location of first aid kit and emergency evacuation plan
• health, safety and security training information and updates

• policies:

• overall approach of organisation to health, safety and security
• participation of personnel in health, safety and security management practices
• responsibilities of employees to ensure safety

• procedures
• specific risk control measures relevant to the workplace
• specific regulations and codes of practice
• use of:

• hazard identification reporting documents
• risk assessment template documents

• consultative processes for obtaining staff input into health, safety and security policies and procedures
• time requirements for hazard identification:
• when changes to the workplace are implemented:

• before the premises are used for the first time
• before and during the installation or alteration of any plant
• before changes to work practices are introduced

• when any new information relating to health and safety risks becomes available
• required health, safety and security records and reports:

• consultation
• hazard identification
• incident and accident notifications to WHS regulatory authorities
• incident or accident, near miss reports and related statistics
• monitoring reports and recommendations for change
• risk assessments
• risk control actions
• training action plans
• training undertaken.