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BSBWHS518 — Manage WHS hazards associated with maintenance and use of plant

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What an assessment for BSBWHS518 must cover

44 assessable components: 5 elements (22 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify WHS hazards associated with plant

  • 1.1Access sources of WHS information, data and advice relating to items of workplace plant
  • 1.2Inspect items of plant and identify how they are to be used, according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 1.3Determine WHS hazards arising from plant use, condition, suitability, location and potential abnormal situations
  • 1.4Consult with others to confirm hazard identification
  • 1.5Record and report identified hazards according to organisational policies and procedures

2 Assess WHS risks associated with plant

  • 2.1Access sources of information, data and advice to assist with assessing WHS risks associated with identified plant hazards
  • 2.2Consult with others to inform WHS risk assessment according to organisational policies and procedures
  • 2.3Record and report on WHS risk assessment according to WHS laws and organisational policies and procedures

3 Control WHS risks associated with maintenance and use of plant

  • 3.1Access sources of information, data and advice to inform development of risk controls for safe maintenance and use of plant
  • 3.2Develop risk controls to be implemented according to the hierarchy of control measures, WHS legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures
  • 3.3Consult with, and report to, required internal and specialist personnel in relation to risk controls to be implemented
  • 3.4Communicate rights, obligations and duties of workplace personnel in relation to identified hazards and risk controls associated with plant
  • 3.5Monitor effectiveness of implemented risk controls
  • 3.6Record and report on implemented risk controls according to WHS legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures

4 Advise on registration, licensing and certification issues associated with plant

  • 4.1Identify types of plant requiring registration and tasks requiring operator licensing and/or certification according to WHS legislative requirements
  • 4.2Document registration, licensing and certification requirements according to organisational procedures
  • 4.3Monitor and report compliance with WHS regulatory requirements for registration, licensing and certification according to organisational procedures
  • 4.4Communicate registration, licensing and certification requirements to required personnel

5 Manage training requirements for plant maintenance and operation

  • 5.1Identify WHS-related training needs associated with plant items, and applicable registration, licensing and certification requirements
  • 5.2Identify skill gaps of those maintaining and using plant, and determine and communicate their associated training needs
  • 5.3Ensure training is undertaken and completed prior to commencing work with new plant and/or new system of work
  • 5.4Maintain training records according to WHS requirements and organisational policies and procedures

Performance evidence

  • develop and implement work health and safety (WHS) related risk controls for at least two different items of plant according to the hierarchy of control measures, WHS legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures
  • identify and manage licensing and training requirements associated with at least two different items of plant
  • manage effective identification of hazards
  • communicate, according to established protocols, to: advise relevant personnel of their rights, obligations, and duties in relation to hazards and risk controls associated with plant; seek specialist advice as required.

Knowledge evidence

  • key features of WHS Acts, regulations, codes of practice and other instruments issued by WHS regulators relating to managing WHS hazards associated with plant, including role and duty of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs)
  • organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems relating to hazard management process, including: identifying and accessing internal and external sources of WHS information and data; inspecting plant and its use; consulting with internal and external personnel; recording and reporting identified WHS hazards; recording and reporting risk assessment outcomes and risk controls; developing risk controls and monitoring the effectiveness of their implementation; documenting registration, licensing and certification requirements; monitoring and reporting compliance with regulatory requirements for registration, licensing and certification
  • basic principles of incident causation and injury processes relating to plant
  • differences between a hazard and a risk
  • factors that impact on risk
  • hierarchy of control measures and its use in choosing between different risk controls
  • strategies for identifying risk controls and monitoring their effectiveness, including: workplace inspections; robotic and technological processes, and their potential risks and limitations; review of adequacy of plant operating procedures
  • high-risk work licences required for specific plant
  • methods for providing evidence of compliance with WHS laws
  • plant-specific knowledge: basic physics of fluids under pressure and pressure vessels, and behaviour of pressurised fluid when pressure is released; hazards associated with plant; systems of work associated with plant; industry practices related to permit to work, and isolation and tag-out systems; registration requirements of plant, licensing and certification competencies; risk controls relating to operation of plant, including: strategies for guarding moving parts in machinery; access and egress; dangerous parts; emergency stops and warning devices
  • WHS-related training requirements for plant operators relating to: items of new plant; new or changed systems of work associated with plant.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Analyses a wide range of WHS-related technical and non-technical information and data to determine actions, and adheres to requirements associated with plant maintenance and use
  • Writing: Uses appropriate formats, vocabulary and grammatical structures to record, report and present information associated with plant
  • Oral Communication: Explains information clearly and involves others in collaborative discussions using listening and questioning techniques
  • Numeracy: Collates, interprets and compares mathematical and statistical information
  • Navigate the world of work: Follows WHS policies, procedures and legislative requirements, and identifies organisational implications of new WHS laws; Modifies or develops systems of work to comply with legislative and organisational requirements
  • Interact with others: Establishes and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with others regarding management of WHS hazards associated with plant
  • Get the work done: Develops and applies organisational processes to aid compliance with WHS legislative requirements; Sequences and schedules own activities, monitors implementation, records progress and manages relevant communication; Systematically gathers and analyses information and evaluates options in order to make informed decisions; Evaluates effectiveness of systems and processes to inform decisions on how to implement risk control improvements; Fully utilises features of digital tools to complete tasks

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