RPL for BSB51312 Diploma of Work Health and Safety

This qualification reflects the skills and knowledge required of individuals who coordinate and maintain the work health and safety (WHS) program in an organisation. It reflects the role of practitioners who apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.

All core units in BSB41412 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or equivalent competencies:

• BSBWHS402A Assist with compliance with WHS laws
• BSBWHS403A Contribute to implementing and maintaining WHS consultation and participation processes
• BSBWHS404A Contribute to WHS hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
• BSBWHS405A Contribute to implementing and maintaining WHS management systems
• BSBWHS406A Assist with responding to incidents

There is no direct link between this qualification and licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. However, where required, a unit of competency will specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements that impact on the unit.

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The following contains a summary of the employability skills required by industry for this qualification. The employability skills facets described here are broad industry requirements that may vary depending on qualification packaging options.

Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: 

Communication

• communicating effectively with personnel at all levels of the organisation
• conducting effective formal and informal meetings
• preparing reports for a range of target groups
• using language appropriate to the work team and the task

Teamwork

• consulting with individuals and parties to identify specific requirements for work health and safety (WHS) consultation and participation
• ensuring investigation team understands, identifies and applies the conceptual bases for the analysis
• forming an appropriate investigation team
• providing advice and support to individuals and parties during implementation of WHS policies

Problem-solving

• applying knowledge of workplace hazards and risks to contribute to risk identification
• developing actions, interventions and measures to prevent re-occurrence of incidents
• identifying areas for WHS improvement

Initiative and enterprise

• achieving change in WHS matters
• identifying, addressing and documenting barriers to investigation
• investigating WHS incidents in a systematic manner

Planning and organising

• contributing to the assessment of resources needed to manage risk and, where appropriate, accessing these resources
• developing and implementing a risk control plan and evaluating risk controls
• gathering and analysing relevant workplace information and data
• managing projects

Self-management

• contributing to the implementation of the WHS plan appropriate to own job role
• contributing to review and improvement of the WHS management system (WHSMS) appropriate to own job role
• managing own tasks within a timeframe

Learning

• identifying how improvements will be implemented and resourced
• identifying the roles and responsibilities, and training needs required for implementation

Technology

• accessing and downloading internal and external information and data on WHS
• using a range of communication media
• using WHSMS and other software

This qualification reflects the skills and knowledge required of individuals who coordinate and maintain the work health and safety (WHS) program in an organisation. It reflects the role of practitioners who apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.

• Advanced Diploma of Work Health and Safety (Release 2)
• Diploma of Project Management (Release 2)