BSBWHS613Evaluate the WHS performance of an organisation

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What an assessment for BSBWHS613 must cover

44 assessable components: 5 elements (26 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 10 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 Evaluate effectiveness of organisation’s WHS hazard identification arrangements

  • 1.1Identify workplace hazard identification activities and compare them with organisational WHS policies and procedures
  • 1.2Examine products, processes and systems to determine whether hazards of long latency and low frequency/high consequence are included and controlled
  • 1.3Examine products, processes and systems to determine whether risks to persons other than workers are identified and controlled
  • 1.4Identify organisational factors that impact on hazard identification
  • 1.5Review outcomes of examinations with specialist personnel, as required
  • 1.6Document outcomes of examination and report to required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures

2 Evaluate effectiveness of organisation’s WHS risk management arrangements

  • 2.1Evaluate appropriateness of the organisation’s risk assessment tools and processes
  • 2.2Assess outcomes of risk assessment processes with regard to validity, reliability and inclusion of all major WHS risks
  • 2.3Evaluate implemented risk controls for suitability and effectiveness in relation to the organisation’s management of WHS
  • 2.4Document evaluation outcomes and distribute as required according to organisational policies and procedures

3 Evaluate effectiveness of organisation’s WHS monitoring processes

  • 3.1Identify organisational processes to monitor implementation and status of WHS management
  • 3.2Evaluate quality of information and data obtained from monitoring processes
  • 3.3Review effectiveness of communication and reporting processes in relation to monitoring the management of WHS
  • 3.4Evaluate management’s response to issues identified by the monitoring processes
  • 3.5Document outcomes of evaluation of compliance and report to required personnel

4 Assess and advise on organisation’s WHS compliance with established benchmarks and required legislation

  • 4.1Identify industry benchmarks and required legislation
  • 4.2Undertake systematic analysis to assess WHS compliance with established benchmarks and required legislation
  • 4.3Identify and make recommendations to rectify WHS non-compliance with established benchmarks and required legislation
  • 4.4Provide advice on compliance and non-compliance with WHS laws with regard to organisation’s WHS management arrangements
  • 4.5Document outcomes of compliance assessment and report to required personnel

5 Assess outcomes of organisation’s WHS management arrangements

  • 5.1Identify organisational processes to be assessed
  • 5.2Evaluate performance indicators, including positive performance indicators (PPIs), to determine whether they provide a true, reliable and timely measure of effectiveness of organisation’s WHS management
  • 5.3Compare reported performance with evidence gathered, and document differences and noted trends
  • 5.4Evaluate WHS performance outcomes and document them in a clear and objective manner
  • 5.5Determine whether arrangements for managing WHS have produced improvement in WHS management
  • 5.6Document outcomes of assessment and report to required personnel

Performance evidence

  • evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the work health and safety (WHS) performance of at least one organisation.

Knowledge evidence

  • WHS laws, guidance material and links to other legislation relevant to organisation’s WHS performance, including: hazard-specific WHS laws; requirements for recordkeeping; requirements for reporting, including obligations for notification and reporting of incidents; WHS information and data; WHS consultation and participation; roles of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) or officers under WHS laws
  • organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems, including those for: developing WHS performance assessment tools, including positive performance indicators (PPIs); formal and informal communication and consultation processes; collecting information and data; providing evidence of compliance with WHS laws; recordkeeping; legal liability in relation to providing advice
  • nature and use of information and data that provide valid and reliable results about performance of WHS risk-management processes and PPIs, and limitations of other types of measures
  • nature of workplace processes (workflow, planning and control) and WHS hazards relevant to workplace
  • principles and practices of a systematic approach to managing WHS
  • roles and responsibilities in relation to communication and consultation
  • sampling methodologies and applications and related statistical measures
  • methodologies for identifying and representing trends in performance data
  • standard industry risk controls for a range of WHS hazards
  • techniques, tools and processes for identifying WHS hazards and controlling associated risks, and their limitations.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interprets, analyses and evaluates complex organisational texts in relation to WHS policies, procedures, systems, and management arrangements
  • Writing: Documents information about performance evaluation and compliance, matching style of writing to purpose and audience Uses appropriate vocabulary, grammatical structure and organisational conventions to produce required documents
  • Oral communication: Presents information, evaluation outcomes and recommendations using language appropriate to audience Uses questioning and active listening to seek clarification or confirm understanding
  • Numeracy: Extracts, analyses and synthesises mathematical information in a range of workplace sources Selects from a range of mathematical and problem-solving strategies and techniques to evaluate WHS data for a range of purposes, including to identify trends Uses formal and informal oral and written mathematical language and representation to communicate about WHS risk management, evaluation and monitoring
  • Navigate the world of work: Keeps up to date on changes to WHS laws or regulations relevant to own role and responsibilities, and considers their implications when negotiating, planning and undertaking work
  • Interact with others: Recognises and applies the protocols governing what, with whom and how to communicate when working with specialist personnel
  • Get the work done: Uses logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive understanding of context, to identify relevant information and risks, and to identify and evaluate alternative strategies and resources Reviews WHS management using systematic and analytical processes to set criteria, gather relevant information, and identify and evaluate options against agreed criteria Applies formal problem-solving processes when identifying factors impacting on WHS, resolving complex issues in manageable parts Uses a range of digitally-based technology and applications to access and filter data, and to extract, organise, integrate and share relevant information

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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What does an assessment tool for BSBWHS613 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for BSBWHS613 needs to address all 44 unit components: 5 elements with 26 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 10 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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