UEECD0007 - Apply work health and safety regulations, codes and practices in the workplace

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*effective verbal and written communication techniques
*electrotechnology work environment, including:
*appropriate fire extinguisher for a given type of fire
*commonly used workplace safety signs
*relevant industry standard for safe workplace procedures
*risk assessment documentation
*typical hazards associated with a range of work environments
*use of fire extinguishers
*housekeeping and potential hazards in relation to improper housekeeping
*workplace procedures used to control the risks associated with workplace hazards
*legal requirements relevant to WHS/OHS in the workplace, including:
*appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
*asbestos awareness and reporting hazardous gases, including supervisory requirements and duty of care
*difference between hazards and risks
*duty holder responsibilities, as specified in WHS/OHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
*employer and employee responsibilities, rights and obligations
*general aims and objectives of the relevant state or territory legislation relating to WHS/OHS
*hazards that may be present in the electrotechnology workplace, the harm they can cause and how this harm occurs
*housekeeping and potential hazards in relation to improper housekeeping
*major functions of safety committees and representatives
*powers of health and safety inspectors
*relevant WHS/OHS regulations, codes and practices
*underlying principles of WHS
*life support - cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the workplace, including:
*first aid
*responsibilities of the first aider
*priorities of first aid management for any accident or injury
*procedures required at an accident scene
*legal and ethical issues, which may impact on the management of care
*'duty of care'
*examination of a casualty for injuries
*effect of cardiopulmonary arrest on the body
*managing simulated conditions of airway obstruction, respiratory arrest and cardiopulmonary arrest
*single and two-person CPR
*signs and symptoms of an altered level of consciousness
*management of simulation of a casualty with an altered level of consciousness
*signs and symptoms of shock
*management of simulation of a casualty in shock
*relevant safe work method statements (SWMS)/job safety analysis (JSA) or risk mitigation processes, including:
*emergency management plan
*hierarchy of WHS/OHS hazard risk control measures
*principles of risk assessment/management and required documentation
*typical hazards associated with electrotechnology work environments and their control, including:
*asbestos, including:
*common types of asbestos containing building materials
*warning signs used to identify the presence of asbestos
*effects of asbestos on the human body
*requirements for reporting the presence of asbestos
*silica, including:
*types of materials that contain crystalline silica (silica dust)
*methods of releasing silica dust
*recommended levels of exposure to crystalline silica
*effects of crystalline silica on the human body
*hazardous gases
*chemicals in the workplace, including:
*hazardous substances and dangerous goods and their classifications
*labelling and storage requirements for chemicals
*purpose and interpretation of safety data sheets (SDS)/material safety data sheets (MSDS)
*confined spaces, including:
*control measures for working in a designated confined space
*hazards associated with working in a confined space
*workplace situations that could be classified as a confined space
*physical and psychological hazards, including excessive noise, vibration, thermal stress, radiation, lasers, occupational overuse syndrome, stress, drugs and alcohol
*safe manual handling principles, including:
*procedures and methods for manual handling
*situations that may cause manual handling injuries
*types of manual handling injuries and their effect
*working at heights, including:
*hazards and precautions associated with working on ladders, elevated work platforms (EWP) and scaffolds
*identification of work area as a height risk and use appropriate safety equipment to prevent a fall
*working safely with electricity, including:
*effects of electric shock on the human body
*protection offered by a residual current device (RCD)
*need for ensuring the (safe) isolation of an electrical supply
*appropriate method of removing an electric shock victim from a live electrical situation
*precautions that can minimise the chance of electric shock (earthing, extra-low voltage (ELV), fuses, circuit breakers and RCDs)
*common causes of electrical accidents.