HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety

Outcomes of studying the HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety

• Follow safe work practices
• Implement safe work practices 
• Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace 
• Reflect on own safe work practices

The unit HLTWHS001 – Participate in workplace health and safety describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others.

The unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, either under direct supervision or with some individual responsibility.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

Elements and Performance Criteria for this Study Unit:

Assessment Requirements for HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety:

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks at least once in line with state/territory WHS regulations, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures:

• contributed to a WHS meeting or inspection in workplace
• conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results
• consistently applied workplace safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role
• followed workplace procedures for reporting hazards
• followed workplace procedures for a simulated emergency situation.

Knowledge Evidence for HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety:

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

• state/territory legislation and how it impacts on workplace regulations, codes of practice and industry standards, including:
  • state/territory WHS authorities
  • rights and responsibilities of employers and workers, including duty of care
  • hazardous manual tasks
  • infection control
• safety signs and their meanings, including signs for:
  • dangerous goods classifications
  • emergency equipment
  • personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • specific hazards such as sharps, radiation
• hazard identification, including:
  • definition of a hazard
  • common workplace hazards relevant to the industry setting
  • workplace procedures for hazard identification
• workplace emergency procedures
• workplace policies and procedures for WHS

Assessment Conditions for HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety:

Skills must be demonstrated:

• in the workplace

OR

• in an environment that provides realistic in-depth industry validated scenarios and simulations to assess candidates’ skills and knowledge.

Assessment must ensure use of:

• current workplace policies and procedures for WHS
• PPE relevant to the workplace and job role of the worker

In addition, assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.