SITXWHS005 - Participate in safe work practices
Nominal hours
Location
Industry
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to incorporate safe work practices into own workplace activities. It requires the ability to follow predetermined health, safety and security procedures and to participate in organisational work health and safety (WHS) management practices.
The unit applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors and to any small, medium or large organisation.
All personnel at all levels use this skill in the workplace during the course of their daily activities.The unit incorporates the requirement for all employees under state and territory WHS legislation, to participate in the management of their own health and safety, that of their colleagues and anyone else in the workplace. They must cooperate with their employer and follow practices to ensure safety at work.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
- use predetermined health, safety and security procedures and safe work practices in work functions on at least three occasions
- respond in line with organisational security and emergency procedures during one emergency or potential emergency situation, seeking assistance where appropriate
- participate in one of the following work health and safety (WHS) consultation activities:
• discussion with, or formal report to, health, safety and security representatives regarding a health, safety and security matter
• discussion with supervisor or manager regarding a health, safety and security matter
• staff meeting that involves health, safety and security discussion.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
- basic aspects of the relevant state or territory work health and safety (WHS) legislation:
• actions that must be adhered to by businesses
• employer responsibilities
• employee responsibilities to participate in WHS practices
• employee responsibility to ensure safety of self, other workers and other people in the workplace within the scope of own work role
• ramifications of failure to observe WHS legislation and organisational policies and procedures - workplace hazards and associated health, safety and security risks
- contents of health, safety and security procedures relating to:
• evacuation of staff and customers
• security management of cash, documents, equipment, keys or people - format and use of template reports for hazards and incident and accident reporting
- safe work practices for individual job roles
- procedures for WHS management practices:
• hazard identification
• WHS induction training
• safe work practice training
• suggesting inclusions for WHS policies and procedures.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):