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Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement work health and safety (WHS) risk management. It addresses the establishment, implementation, review and improvement of WHS risk management frameworks and processes.
It applies to people who apply advanced practical knowledge to coordinate, facilitate and maintain the WHS program within an organisation.
NOTE: The terms 'occupational health and safety' (OHS) and 'work health and safety' (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented RTOs are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by referring to the existing State/Territory OHS legislative requirements.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

1.

  • 1.1 Identify individuals and parties who need to participate in, contribute to, and be consulted during each stage of WHS risk management
  • 1.3 Modify existing consultation and participation processes and/or implement new processes to ensure effective consultation and participation during all stages of WHS risk management
  • 1.4 Use consultation and participation processes to ensure WHS risk management processes are appropriate to the organisation and the WHS risks

2.

  • 2.1 Identify necessary resources required for each stage of WHS risk management
  • 2.2 Budget for necessary resources
  • 2.3 Procure resources and ensure availability as required

3.

  • 3.1 Access existing workplace WHS information and data
  • 3.3 Consult with individuals and parties on WHS risk management processes
  • 3.4 Review processes with regard to effectiveness of current risk controls, lessons learnt from events, changes in the internal and external contexts, emerging risks and performance against indicators
  • 3.5 Use results of review to develop and implement effective WHS risk management

4.

  • 4.1 Identify sources of information and data
  • 4.2 Obtain information and data to determine the purposes, objectives, principles and framework of a systematic approach to WHS risk management

5.

  • 5.1 Apply knowledge of WHS legislation to identify duty holders and legislative requirements for WHS risk management
  • 5.3 Identify factors that will impact on WHS risk management
  • 5.4 Establish context of the WHS risk management process
  • 5.5 Define risk criteria

6.

  • 6.1 Apply knowledge of WHS hazards and risks to undertake hazard identification
  • 6.2 Apply knowledge of WHS legislation, WHS risk assessment and workplace WHS information and data to undertake risk analysis and evaluation

7.

  • 7.1 Apply knowledge of outcomes of risk assessment, WHS risk controls, and WHS legislation to select risk treatment options
  • 7.2 Prepare and implement risk control measures

8.

  • 8.1 Apply knowledge of the organisation’s WHS management system (WHSMS) to monitor and review WHS risk management
  • 8.2 Apply knowledge of the organisation’s WHS information system (WHSIS) to record the WHS risk management process

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:
• manage effective work health and safety (WHS) risk management consultation and participation processes including:
• identifying those who need to be involved
• reviewing and improving exiting processes
• ensuring processes are appropriate to the organisation and WHS risks
• arrange for necessary resources during WHS risk management, including:
• identifying and budgeting for requirements
• procuring resources and ensuring availability
• review and improve existing WHS risk management processes, including:
• using workplace information and data
• consulting with individuals and parties
• considering effectiveness, current risk controls, lessons learnt from events, changes in the internal and external contexts, emerging risks and performance against indicators
• develop a WHS risk management framework including:
• using suitable sources of information and data to determine the purposes, objectives, principles and structure
• establish the context for WHS risk management including:
• identifying duty holders, legislative requirements, impacting individuals, parties and factors
• defining risk criteria
• assess risks including:
• identifying hazards
• undertaking risk analysis and evaluation
• addressing requirements of WHS legislation, WHS risk assessment and workplace WHS information and data
• control risks including:
• selecting from control options according to outcomes of risk assessment, WHS hazards and risk controls, and WHS legislation
• preparing and implementing risk control measures
• monitor and review the WHS risk management process according to the organisation’s WHS management system (WHSMS) requirements
• record the WHS risk management process according to the organisation’s WHS information system (WHSIS) requirements.
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 different definitions of hazard and risk and how they are used by different individuals and parties
• outline internal and external sources of WHS information and data and how to access them
• identify organisational WHS policies, procedures, processes and systems
• identify other functional areas that impact on the management of WHS
• describe the principles and practices of a systematic approach to managing WHS
• describe the principles of duty of care, including concepts of causation, foreseeability and preventability
• describe the principles of incident causation and injury processes
• list a range of risk analysis and assessment techniques and tools and their application and limitations
• outline relevant and applicable Australian legislation, standards and publications
• define risk as the effect of uncertainty on objectives
• define risk management as a duty of persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) or officers under WHS legislation
• give examples of standard industry risk controls for a range of hazards
• outline techniques, tools and processes for identifying health and safety hazards and controlling risks:
• hazard and risk checklists
• hazard hunts
• job safety analyses
• manifests and registers, including for dangerous goods, hazardous chemicals and plant
• safe work method statements
• surveys using questionnaires, interviews and other survey techniques
• workplace inspections and walk-throughs
• describe toxicology of hazardous chemicals and potential health effects in the workplace.

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:
• office equipment and resources
• relevant WHS legislation, standards and guidelines
• workplace policies and procedures
• reports from other parties consulted during the approach to WHS risk management
• case studies and, where possible, real situations
• interaction with others.
Assessors must satisfy NVR/AQTF assessor requirements.

Foundation Skills

  • {'skill': 'Skill', 'description': 'PerformanceCriteria'}
  • {'skill': 'Reading', 'description': '1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2'}
  • {'skill': 'Writing', 'description': '1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.5, 5.5, 6.2, 8.2'}
  • {'skill': 'Oral communication', 'description': '1.4, 3.3'}
  • {'skill': 'Numeracy', 'description': '2.2, 3.4, 5.5, 6.2, 8.1, 8.2'}
  • {'skill': 'Navigate the world of work', 'description': '1.1, 5.1, 5.2'}
  • {'skill': 'Interact with others', 'description': '1.4, 3.3'}
  • {'skill': 'Get the work done', 'description': '1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1, 8.2'}

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Last updated from training.gov.au: 07 April 2026