Assessment Requirements for BSBWHS410 Contribute to work-related health and safety measures and initiatives

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for BSBWHS410 Contribute to work-related health and safety measures and initiatives

Modification History

Release	Comments
Release 1	This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 1.0.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

contribute to scoping, establishing, reviewing and evaluating work health and safety (WHS) measures and initiatives to:

address specific legislative requirements and obligations

support non-statutory health promotion programs

contribute to ensuring work-related health and safety measures and initiatives comply with legislative requirements and obligations

liaise with relevant people internal and external to the organisation.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain the application of relevant mandatory health monitoring, including biological monitoring, to help secure work health and safety

explain the difference between work-related health and safety measures and initiatives designed to meet specific legislative requirements and obligations, and those designed to support non-statutory health promotion programs, and give examples of each

list factors that impact on work-related health and safety and their potential effects

identify internal and external sources of WHS information and data, and how to access them

outline organisational WHS and other relevant policies, procedures, processes and systems, including human resources

summarise relevant WHS legislation, other legislation (such as privacy and workers’ compensation) and common law rights and duties specific to work-related health and safety measures and initiatives

describe work-related health and safety measures and initiatives that either address specific legislative requirements and obligations, or support non-statutory health prevention programs, including:

the factors impacting on worker health and safety that they address

effectiveness

costs and benefits

criteria for decisions regarding their implementation in a specific workplace

how they should be implemented.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced by individuals carrying out work health and safety duties in the workplace and include access to:

workplace policies and procedures

relevant legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines

information and resources about factors impacting on the health and safety of workers, and work-related health and safety measures and initiatives

relevant WHS documentation and records

case studies and, where possible, real situations

interaction with others.

Assessors must satisfy NVR/AQTF assessor requirements.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=11ef6853-ceed-4ba7-9d87-4da407e23c10