Students credited with this unit standard can identify and describe legislative rights and responsibilities for workplace health and safety; describe the systems approach to workplace health and safety; explain how risks and hazards are defined in the HSWA.
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Identify and describe legislative rights and responsibilities for workplace health and safety
- Describe the responsibilities of PCBU and workers under the HSWA and the worker's rights under the HSWA
- Describe the systems approach to workplace health and safety
- Explain how risks and hazards are defined in the HSWA
- Describe each principle of the risk assessment process in terms of workplace health and safety.
- Identify and apply methods to control (hierarchy of controls) risk in the workplace in terms of elimination and minimising risks.
Numeracy and Literacy: All students must have the ability to write, speak and understand basic English to complete the assessments. less
