UEECD0024 - Implement and monitor energy sector WHS policies and procedures

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Unit code: UEECD0024 | Study level: TAFE
Credit points
N/A
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor energy sector work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) policies and procedures.
It includes providing WHS/OHS information to the work group; implementing and monitoring participative arrangements for the management of WHS/OHS; and implementing and monitoring the workplace procedures for identifying hazards, assessing and controlling risks. It also includes implementing and monitoring procedures for dealing with hazardous events, WHS/OHS training, and maintaining WHS/OHS records.

Assessment

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Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl 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:
*applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements in the energy sector, including:
*communicating WHS/OHS issues with relevant person/s, and providing and explaining WHS/OHS information to a work group
*implementing and monitoring participative arrangements for management of WHS/OHS
*implementing and monitoring procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks
*implementing and monitoring workplace procedures for WHS/OHS and maintaining records, including existing hazard register
*implementing risk control measures using hierarchy of risk control
*investigating hazardous events to identify causes
*dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
*implementing procedures for dealing with hazardous events
*performing training needs analysis and identifying training gaps
*resolving WHS/OHS issues raised.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*provisions of relevant WHS/OHS legislation
*principles and practice of effective WHS/OHS management
*workplace hazards, range and selection of control measures
*organisational WHS/OHS management systems and policies and procedures needed for legislative compliance
*impact of characteristics and composition of the workforce on WHS/OHS management
*relevance of WHS/OHS management to other organisational management policies, procedures and systems
*analysis of entire work environment and judge WHS/OHS interventions
*analysis of relevant workplace data
*ability to assess resources needed for risk control
*communication techniques
*relevant WHS/OHS legislation, including:
*resources needed for risk control
*hierarchy of risk control measures
*relevant safe work method statements (SWMS)/job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes
*workplace hazards, range and selection of risk control measures
*relevant workplace documentation
*relevant workplace policies and procedures
*training needs analysis.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will advise students of class notes, reading materials produced by VU Polytechnic and further support via VU Polytechnic e-learning system and/or in person.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Certificate IV in Industrial Automation and Control
UEE43220 | Certificate iv | Duration:

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