SHBXIND004 — Develop skin therapy workplace policies and procedures
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What an assessment for SHBXIND004 must cover
80 assessable components: 3 elements (17 performance criteria), 19 performance evidence and 40 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 Determine policy needs.
- 1.1Identify and review relevant legislative, regulatory, compliance and licensing requirements related to skin therapy policy and procedure development.
- 1.2Review existing workplace policies and procedures and determine required changes.
- 1.3Identify and review industry standards and guidelines to be reflected in policies and procedures.
- 1.4Determine work health and safety and risk management requirements and control measures to be reflected in policies and procedures.
- 1.5Determine client consent and consultation requirements to be reflected in policies and procedures.
- 1.6Determine qualification, training and induction requirements for practitioners performing skin treatments.
- 1.7Identify relevant personnel to be consulted during policy and procedure development.
2 Draft policies and procedures.
- 2.1Develop draft policies according to identified needs and relevant legislation and compliance requirements.
- 2.2Develop draft procedures to support policy implementation according to identified needs and relevant legislation.
- 2.3Develop an implementation and communication plan to support the implementation of policies and procedures.
- 2.4Develop supporting workplace forms, checklists and reporting documentation.
3 Finalise policies and procedures.
- 3.1Communicate draft policies and procedures to relevant personnel and seek feedback.
- 3.2Make amendments to draft policies and procedures based on feedback received.
- 3.3Ensure compliance with legislative and compliance requirements.
- 3.4Edit and confirm final documentation.
- 3.5Communicate finalised policies and procedures.
- 3.6Store policy and procedure documentation.
Performance evidence
- develop workplace policies and procedures for one workplace or beauty therapy practice, covering:
- client consultation and treatment reporting
- treatment procedures
- personal protective equipment
- airborne contaminants
- ocular safety
- fire and electrical safety
- access restriction
- practitioner qualification, training and induction
- risk assessment and control measures
- equipment maintenance and record keeping
- facility requirements
- inspections and auditing
- manufacturer instructions
- safety and hazard control
- compliance with legislation and licensing
- incident management and reporting
- hazardous waste management
- develop an implementation and communication plan for the implementation of the above workplace policies and procedures.
Knowledge evidence
- relevant aspects of federal, state or territory, and local Acts and regulations related to use of intense pulsed light and laser:
- non-ionising radiation protection
- skin penetration
- health regulations
- work health and safety
- industry best practice policies and procedures for skin therapy including:
- intense pulsed light and laser
- LED
- laser
- relevant aspects of industry standards and guidelines related to skin therapy:
- AS/NZS4173:2004 Guide to the safe use of lasers in health care
- AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014 Safety of laser products equipment classifications and requirements
- AS/NZS 1336:2014 Eye and face protection Guidelines
- Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010)
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)
- Sources of information on skin therapy legislation, standards and regulations
- key aspects of workplace policies and procedures:
- informed client consent, consultation and treatment reporting
- treatment procedures
- test patching and photographing
- personal protective equipment
- airborne contaminants
- ocular safety
- fire and electrical safety
- safety and hazard control
- risk assessment and control measures
- access restriction
- practitioner qualification, training and induction
- Laser Safety Committee and Laser Safety Officer
- non-ionising radiation safety plan
- equipment maintenance and record keeping
- facility requirements
- inspections and auditing
- manufacturer instructions
- compliance with legislation and licensing
- incident management and reporting
- processes and templates for constructing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- methods for implementing and communicating workplace policies and procedures, including:
- cultural diversity considerations
- maintaining relationships with suppliers, clients and other stakeholders.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: interpret both familiar and unfamiliar, and potentially complex documents: - workplace policies and procedures - regulations, legislation and standards relating to skin therapy treatments - safety data sheets - instructions and manuals for skin therapy equipment and products.
- Writing skills: produce documents in clear, unambiguous language free from errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar - structure policies and procedures in logical sequence using current business formats and templates.
- Oral communication skills: consult with and seek feedback from relevant personnel on policies and procedures.
- Planning and organising skills: organise information into logical, consistent and accessible structures to enable use by relevant personnel.
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