MSMWHS503 — Maintain WHS management system
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What an assessment for MSMWHS503 must cover
51 assessable components: 6 elements (25 performance criteria), 16 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Manage WHS information in the workplace
- 1.1Take action to ensure that requirements for WHS record keeping and reporting are implemented according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements
- 1.2Access sources of WHS information and evaluate for application to the workplace
- 1.3Collect and collate data and information to provide information to managers and stakeholders on WHS requirements, trends and risk controls
2 Support implementation of WHS management system
- 2.1Determine WHS priorities in consultation with appropriate managers and stakeholders
- 2.2Identify WHS training needs for implementation and maintenance of the WHS management system
- 2.3Develop action plans taking account of priorities and training needs
- 2.4Monitor achievement of action plans and update plans accordingly
3 Support WHS participative arrangements
- 3.1Ensure WHS information and documentation is understandable and accessible to all
- 3.2Promptly address WHS issues that may arise within area of authority or refer to appropriate person
- 3.3Provide information about the outcomes of WHS consultation in a manner that is accessible to all
4 Collect data to evaluate currency of WHS management system
- 4.1Identify, in consultation with stakeholders and, as required expert advisors, internal data and information that provides relevant and reliable information on the performance of the WHS management system
- 4.2Conduct workplace inspections on a regular basis.
- 4.3Identify workplace WHS implications of any changes to legislation
- 4.4Identify any WHS implications to proposed changes to the workplace
- 4.5Take action to arrange a WHS management system audit
5 Analyse data and information to identify areas for improvement
- 5.1Assess compliance of WHS management system with WHS legislation
- 5.2Analyse information collected to identify areas for improvement.
- 5.3Consult with stakeholders, key personnel and, as required, WHS advisors
- 5.4Document and communicate outcomes of analysis to key personnel and stakeholders in an easily understood format
- 5.5Recognise limits of own expertise and seek appropriate advice
6 Initiate and maintain improvements
- 6.1Determine priorities for WHS in consultation with stakeholders
- 6.2Develop a WHS plan with responsibilities and timeframes and validate the plan with stakeholders
- 6.3Identify and source resources required for implementation of plan
- 6.4Monitor achievement against plan
- 6.5Monitor effectiveness of modifications to WHS management system on an ongoing basis incorporating feedback from stakeholders
Performance evidence
- communicate using appropriate style and format for a range of stakeholders to evaluate the WHS management system
- communicate using appropriate style and format for a range of stakeholders to provide information on the effectiveness of the WHS management system in minimising risk
- communicate using appropriate style and format for a range of stakeholders to identify, plan, implement and monitor improvements
- communicate using appropriate style and format for a range of stakeholders to convey WHS and other complex/technical information
- communicate using appropriate style and format for a range of stakeholders to consult and seek input/feedback
- interact with the workforce to maintain the process that comprise the WHS management system
- analyse WHS data to identify areas for improvement
- create and manage documentation, including WHS records
- create and manage documentation, including minutes of meetings and consultations
- create and manage documentation, including workplace inspection checklists, audits and reports
- write clearly and unambiguously, including reports
- write clearly and unambiguously, including policies and procedures
- write clearly and unambiguously, including WHS information
- develop WHS management system improvement plans
- apply a quality improvement process to implement and monitor improvements
- identify WHS training needs
Knowledge evidence
- WHS responsibilities of employers, employees, supervisors and contractors, including duty of care responsibilities
- regulatory requirements for WHS information and consultation and processes and arrangements to meet these obligations
- regulatory requirements for WHS record keeping and reporting
- regulatory requirements for training and licensing relevant to WHS
- elements of a WHS management system and principles and practices of effective WHS management and risk control
- barriers to implementation of WHS, including language and literacy, cultural diversity of workforce and workplace culture in relation to WHS
- sources and types if information that provide realistic information on the performance of the WHS management system
- techniques for analysing WHS data, including simple statistical analysis and graphing of trends
- types of internal and external change that may impact on WHS and WHS compliance
- audit and inspection processes
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Questions about assessing MSMWHS503
What does an assessment tool for MSMWHS503 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSMWHS503 needs to address all 51 unit components: 6 elements with 25 performance criteria, 16 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.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSMWHS503?
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Related units
- MSMWHS100 — Follow WHS procedures
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- MSMWHS200 — Work safely
- MSMWHS201 — Conduct hazard analysis
- MSMWHS205 — Control minor incidents
- MSMWHS210 — Undertake first response to non-fire incidents
- MSMWHS212 — Undertake first response to fire incidents
- MSMWHS216 — Operate breathing apparatus
- MSMWHS217 — Gas test atmospheres
- MSMWHS218 — Control the risks of falls
- MSMWHS300 — Facilitate the implementation of WHS for a work group
- MSMWHS400 — Contribute to WHS management system
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