PUAWHS003 — Implement and monitor organisational work, health and safety policies, procedures and programs
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What an assessment for PUAWHS003 must cover
36 assessable components: 6 elements (18 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 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 1 Provide WHS/OHS information to work
- 1.1Relevant provisions of Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation and codes of practice are accurately and clearly explained to team and/or work group
- 1.2Information on organisational WHS/OHS policies, procedures and safety awareness programs are provided and are clearly explained to the team and/or work group
- 1.3Existing hazard information, risk assessment and control procedures are provided and is clearly explained to the team and/or work group
2 2 Implement and monitor participative arrangements for management of WHS/OHS
- 2.1WHS/OHS procedures for team and/or work group consultation are implemented and monitored to ensure all members have an opportunity to contribute
- 2.2Issues raised through consultation resolved promptly or are referred to appropriate personnel for resolution, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 2.3Outcomes of consultations are communicated to the team and/or work group promptly
3 3 Implement and monitor organisational procedures for controlling risks
- 3.1Existing and potential hazards in the workplace or area are identified and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 3.2Organisational procedures to control risks are implemented and monitored by team and/or work group
- 3.3Existing risk control measures are monitored, and results are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 3.4Existing risk control measures are reviewed, in accordance with the hierarchy of risk control and any variations are reported to designated personnel
- 3.5Inadequate resource allocation for implementation of risk control measures are identified and reported to designated personnel
4 4 Implement organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events
- 4.1Organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous events are implemented, as required, to ensure prompt control action is undertaken
- 4.2Hazardous events are investigated to identify cause of the event, in accordance with organisational procedures
- 4.3Control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risk of hazardous events are implemented based on the hierarchy of risk control or are referred to designated personnel for implementation
5 5 Implement and monitor organisational procedure for providing safety awareness training
- 5.1Safety awareness training needs are identified from specified WHS/OHS competencies currently held by team and/or work group members
- 5.2WHS/OHS training needs are identified, and training arrangements are implemented, in consultation with relevant personnel
6 6 Implement and monitor organisational procedures for maintaining WHS/OHS records
- 6.1WHS/OHS records for work place or area are accurately completed, in accordance with organisational requirements
- 6.2Information from WHS/OHS records is used to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures within work place or area, in accordance with organisational procedures and duty of care responsibilities
Performance evidence
- applying Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements
- communicating information orally and in writing
- completing organisational documentation
- implementing and monitoring participative arrangements for the management of WHS/OHS organisational requirements
- implementing safety awareness programs
- providing WHS/OHS information and organisational policies, procedures and safety awareness programs to team and/or work group
- working with organisational policies and implementing and monitoring organisational procedures for identifying hazards and assessing risks, controlling hazards and risks, dealing with hazardous events, providing safety awareness training and maintaining WHS/OHS records
Knowledge evidence
- duty of care obligations and responsibilities
- emergency services including contact details and availability
- hazardous events
- hierarchy of risk control including elimination of hazards, substitute hazard with something safer, isolate hazard from people, reduction of risk through engineering controls, reduction of exposure to hazard using administrative actions and use of personal protection clothing and equipment
- organisational documentation, policies and procedures including implementing accident investigations, completing accident reporting and dealing with hazardous event procedures
- principles and procedures relating to organisational Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policies and procedures
- provisions of WHS/OHS legislated requirements
- root cause analysis requirements
- safety awareness programs
- work place or area layout
Foundation skills
- Foundation skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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Questions about assessing PUAWHS003
What does an assessment tool for PUAWHS003 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for PUAWHS003 needs to address all 36 unit components: 6 elements with 18 performance criteria, 7 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 PUAWHS003?
Auditori pulls the current release of PUAWHS003 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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