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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond effectively to broad and specific safety requirements in a professional practice.
It applies to individuals who are sole practitioners or working in collaborative teams across all sectors and areas of expertise, who are responsible for managing safety. The practitioner applies a self-directed approach to ensuring safety. The unit could apply to a range of internal and external work environments, including workshops, studios, offices, field locations and performance venues.
The unit does not apply to individuals employed by organisations to manage the safety of a practice.
No licensing, legislative or certification conditions apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Evidence of the ability to:
- analyse the needs of a particular practice and develop a set of systems, procedures and practices to support safety in that context
- identify key safety issues, including specific hazards and risks in the relevant area of practice
- apply general work health and safety (WHS) legislation and specific codes, standards or guidelines relevant to own practice.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain essential components of work health and safety (WHS) legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the specific area of practice
- explain essential WHS responsibilities of employers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees and other parties with legal responsibilities
- explain relevant industry or process-specific safety guidelines that apply to particular fields of work and particular work environments
- describe hazards and their associated risks that exist in the specific professional practice
- explain the potential impact of not addressing hazards and risks in the specific area of practice
- explain organisational systems, procedures and practices that support WHS management and regulatory compliance for a professional practice:
- business planning, especially new technology and organisational change
- purchasing policies and procedures
- reporting on financial, technical and other resource needs
- maintenance of WHS systems and procedures.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- general and practice-specific (WHS) information.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine and respond effectively to broad and specific safety requirements in a professional practice.
It applies to individuals who are sole practitioners or working in collaborative teams across all sectors and areas of expertise, who are responsible for managing safety. The practitioner applies a self-directed approach to ensuring safety. The unit could apply to a range of internal and external work environments, including workshops, studios, offices, field locations and performance venues.
The unit does not apply to individuals employed by organisations to manage the safety of a practice.
No licensing, legislative or certification conditions apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Evidence of the ability to:
- analyse the needs of a particular practice and develop a set of systems, procedures and practices to support safety in that context
- identify key safety issues, including specific hazards and risks in the relevant area of practice
- apply general work health and safety (WHS) legislation and specific codes, standards or guidelines relevant to own practice.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
- explain essential components of work health and safety (WHS) legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant to the specific area of practice
- explain essential WHS responsibilities of employers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees and other parties with legal responsibilities
- explain relevant industry or process-specific safety guidelines that apply to particular fields of work and particular work environments
- describe hazards and their associated risks that exist in the specific professional practice
- explain the potential impact of not addressing hazards and risks in the specific area of practice
- explain organisational systems, procedures and practices that support WHS management and regulatory compliance for a professional practice:
- business planning, especially new technology and organisational change
- purchasing policies and procedures
- reporting on financial, technical and other resource needs
- maintenance of WHS systems and procedures.
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
- general and practice-specific (WHS) information.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
GS5 VET GRADING SCHEMA Used for WAAPA VET only
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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