BSBWHS417 — Assist with managing WHS implications of return to work

Elements & performance criteria

Performance evidence

• managing WHS implications of planning and implementing return to work for one injured worker, and within scope of own role:
• develop return-to-work objectives for worker, in consultation with treating doctor and other medical professionals where required
• identify any required job redesign and alternative duties
• assess work environment for injured worker for potential hazards and associated risks
• monitoring and evaluating above return to work, including:
• identifying and taking action to address WHS hazards and areas of non-compliance
• identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations for system improvement as required.

Knowledge evidence

• legislative requirements relating to primary duties and risk management associated with the performance evidence, including:
• WHS laws
• laws relating to workers’ compensation and claims management
• organisational policies and procedures for:
• obtaining and verifying information from injured workers
• facilitating injured workers’ return to work
• liaising with medical professionals involved in injured workers’ return to work
• assisting with designing return-to-work programs for injured workers
• risk assessments of work environments
• monitoring return to work and responding to hazards and areas of non-compliance
• key features and components of organisation’s return to work of injured workers, including:
• roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in developing, implementing and monitoring return to work
• typical content of return-to-work activities
• approach to hazard identification and risk assessment regarding specific features of return to work
• potential WHS-related risks to team members arising from reduced capacity and absence of returning worker in relation to:
• impact on workloads
• required resources and adjustments to workspaces
• new hazards, or potential harm from existing hazards
• roles and responsibilities of medical professionals in relation to return to work management
• methods, techniques and tools to support workers involved in return to work:
• WHS implications of alternative duties
• preparing a workplace for an injured worker’s return to work.

Foundation skills

• Reading: Reviews and analyses WHS legislative requirements and organisational texts about return to work
• Writing: Produces information, reports and records using structure, language and layout appropriate to audience and organisational requirements
• Oral communication: Seeks and provides information about injured worker and return to work using language and features suitable for audience and context
• Numeracy: Performs calculations necessary to provide estimates related to timeframes
• Navigate the world of work: Adheres to WHS legal and regulatory responsibilities, and organisational policies and procedures in relation to own role and responsibilities Keeps up to date on changes to WHS laws, and related organisational policies and procedures relevant to own role
• Interact with others: Identifies what, with whom and how to communicate in the context of own role and responsibilities Cooperates with others as part of processes, and contributes to specific activities requiring joint responsibility and accountability Collaborates and negotiates with others to achieve joint/agreeable outcomes in sensitive situations Communicates effectively with a range of medical and other professionals in relation to role and responsibilities
• Get the work done: Plans tasks with logically sequenced steps, reflecting awareness of time and resource constraints and needs of others Uses decision-making processes: sets and clarifies goals, gathers information, and identifies and evaluates choices against a set of criteria Monitors progress of tasks in order to provide timely information to workers and modify plans as necessary

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