ACMWHS501 — Manage workplace health and safety processes

1 Manage work health and safety information

• 1.1Identify, access and evaluate relevant workplace health and safety legislation, standards, codes of practice, compliance codes, guidance and records materials and other sources of workplace health and safety information for their relevance to the specific work context
• 1.2Collect, collate and provide information on workplace health and safety requirements, trends and risk controls
• 1.3Review records and record-keeping processes to ensure they meet legal requirements for workplace health and safety record-keeping
• 1.4Implement and monitor processes to ensure the accurate completion, collection and storage of workplace health and safety records

2 Manage work health and safety participative processes

• 2.1Monitor participative processes to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures
• 2.2Evaluate information provided to employees to ensure its format is readily accessible and understandable
• 2.3Implement and monitor processes to ensure that work group members have an opportunity, either directly or through their representative, to contribute to decisions that may affect their health and safety
• 2.4Evaluate processes for addressing workplace health and safety issues to ensure the prompt resolution of issues raised through consultation
• 2.5Provide information about the outcomes of consultation in a format readily accessible to employees

3 Manage work health and safety risk management processes

• 3.1Review processes for hazard, incident, and injury reporting and investigation to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and to inform future prevention strategies
• 3.2Monitor processes to ensure that hazard identification and risk assessments occur
• 3.3Check and monitor risk controls and hazard specific procedures to ensure consistency with the hierarchy of risk control and support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements
• 3.4Identify and address any workplace health and safety implications of either proposed or implemented changes to the workplace, work processes or organisation of work
• 3.5Recognise limits of own professional expertise and consult with expert advisors as required

4 Manage work health and safety training program

• 4.1Undertake workplace health and safety training needs assessment for work group members that takes account of existing skills of work group members and risk control requirements
• 4.2Implement and monitor training programs to ensure identified workplace health and safety training requirements are addressed
• 4.3Implement and monitor processes to ensure that all new employees receive workplace health and safety induction
• 4.4Access and consult with relevant workplace health and safety and training specialists, as required, when developing and implementing the WHS training program

5 Manage work health and safety continuous improvement process

• 5.1Consider input from individuals and workgroup in identifying and implementing workplace health and safety improvements
• 5.2Determine workplace health and safety priorities in consultation with appropriate managers and stakeholders
• 5.3Develop workplace health and safety action plans, taking account of priorities and training needs
• 5.4Monitor achievements against workplace health and safety plans and update plans accordingly

What does an assessment tool for ACMWHS501 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMWHS501 needs to address all 52 unit components: 5 elements with 22 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 22 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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