CPPSEC4001 — Manage work health and safety in the security work environment

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What an assessment for CPPSEC4001 must cover

29 assessable components: 4 elements (15 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 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 Facilitate WHS awareness and compliance.

1.1Access and interpret key requirements of legislation, regulations and workplace policies and procedures, including work health and safety (WHS), and apply to security operations to ensure compliance.
1.2Access security industry networks to source WHS information and maintain awareness of current WHS practices and changed regulatory requirements.
1.3Disseminate WHS policies, procedures and information throughout the workplace to facilitate WHS awareness and compliance with legal rights and responsibilities.
1.4Explain WHS policies and procedures to the work group to support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

2 Facilitate WHS consultation, cooperation and communication.

2.1Arrange WHS consultation activities to exchange information on WHS issues and compliance.
2.2Monitor WHS activities to ensure work group members cooperate in WHS management.
2.3Consult with work group members to identify WHS issues and implement prompt response actions.
2.4Update policies and procedures to address WHS issues raised through consultation and promptly disseminate revised information.

3 Monitor compliance with risk control processes.

3.1Implement hazard identification procedures in the security work environment and monitor reporting processes to confirm compliance.
3.2Implement procedures to control security risks and monitor correct use of the hierarchy of controls by individuals and teams.
3.3Identify and address procedural inadequacies associated with hazard identification and risk control.

4 Implement WHS training.

4.1Develop and document a WHS training plan to meet individual and team training needs in consultation with relevant persons.
4.2Review WHS training processes and materials and make required adjustments to ensure relevance and capacity to meet individual and team WHS learning needs.
4.3Source and implement WHS training opportunities and monitor achievement against the plan.
4.4Update the training plan to respond to changes in the work group or WHS policies, procedures or legislative requirements.

Performance evidence

developing WHS policies and procedures associated with: - security at a mass gathering - security response in the event of an active threat
arrange a minimum of two WHS consultation activities with at least two participants at each
develop and document a training plan that meets the WHS training needs of two individuals and one security team

Knowledge evidence

workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when managing WHS in the security work environment: - anti-discrimination and diversity - counter terrorism - legal rights and responsibilities of employers, supervisors and employees associated with WHS and duty of care - licensing requirements in the security industry - reporting and documentation - use of force - WHS legislation, regulations and codes of conduct in the jurisdiction of operation
consultative processes that can facilitate WHS awareness and information exchange
procedures for communicating and collaborating with emergency services
process of dynamic risk assessment and application of risk management using the hierarchy of controls
purpose of Australia’s Strategy for Protecting Crowded Places from Terrorism and understanding of: - definition of crowded places - key security issues for crowded places - objectives, characteristics and identification of active armed offenders - definition of hostile vehicles and methods of attack - signs of chemical weapons attack and recommend response - general features of improvised explosive devices and recommended incident response
typical security workplace hazards, risks and emergency situations and the control measures for each
ways that social and cultural differences may be expressed
WHS implications for workgroup arising from the National Guidelines for the Protection of Places of Mass gathering from Terrorism
WHS training opportunities and basics of adult learning styles

Foundation skills

oral communication skills: to use clear explanations, active listening and questioning skills to convey and clarify WHS information
writing skills: to prepare succinct and logically structured policies, procedures and training plans

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What does an assessment tool for CPPSEC4001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPSEC4001 needs to address all 29 unit components: 4 elements with 15 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 9 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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