Diploma of Work Health and Safety

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to lead and coordinate organisational arrangements for managing the work health and safety (WHS) compliance of contractors. It involves determining the WHS legislative and organisational requirements applicable to contractors, and managing compliance of contractors.

The unit applies to those in managerial positions overseeing functions within organisations across all industries that are supplied with services by contractors, including labour hire and temporary workers, cleaning, catering, security, maintenance, repairs, installations and alterations, and major contracts and projects, as relevant to the organisation. This includes casual and volunteer workers. It does not cover visitors, or outworkers or suppliers of goods, materials or products to workplaces.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement initial response procedures for emergencies. Its focus is on the implementation of procedures already developed for short-term emergency responses. It assumes that expert advice will be available in identifying potential emergencies and in formulating response plans.

The unit applies to those with supervisory responsibilities for managing work health and safety (WHS) in the workplace who contribute to the implementation of procedures for responding to emergencies. These people work in a range of WHS roles across all industries, and apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement a system of work for managing the use, handling, processing, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous chemicals in the workplace; and to verify and validate the effectiveness of that system and the control methods in place against safety data sheet (SDS) requirements. The unit includes the application of the hierarchy of control measures, and applicable legislative requirements and licensing conditions imposed on the workplace in managing these hazardous chemicals.

The unit applies to those accountable for ensuring that a system of work is in place for managing hazardous chemicals in a specified work area. The system of work to be implemented protects all those potentially at risk in the workplace from exposure to hazardous chemicals, including internal and external personnel.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate Workers’ Compensation and sick leave claims. It also covers the coordination of rehabilitation needs and return to work programs and their monitoring, review and evaluation.

The unit applies to individuals who coordinate claims and ensure that the organisation provides appropriate support for the worker.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to monitoring a range of physical agents and conditions relating to work health and safety (WHS) in the workplace. It involves the use of a range of measuring devices to collect, interpret and report on workplace information and data in relation to those physical agents and conditions.

The unit applies to those working in a broad range of WHS roles across all industries.

The unit does not extend to hazard identification, risk assessment or developing risk controls based on the outcomes of monitoring, which are covered in BSBWHS414 Contribute to WHS risk management.

This unit does not qualify individuals to perform duties as a registered officer under any legislation.