SITXWHS001

Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to incorporate safe work practices into own workplace activities. It requires the ability to follow predetermined health, safety and security procedures and to participate in organisational work health and safety (WHS) management practices.

The unit applies to all tourism, travel, hospitality and event sectors and to any small, medium or large organisation.

All personnel at all levels use this skill in the workplace during the course of their daily activities.

The unit incorporates the requirement for all employees under state and territory WHS legislation, to participate in the management of their own health and safety, that of their colleagues and anyone else in the workplace. They must cooperate with their employer and follow practices to ensure safety at work.

Unit mapping information

SITXWHS101 Participate in safe work practices

Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements

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

Foundation skills

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Unit sector or competency field

Cross-Sector—Work Health and Safety

Prerequisite, co-requisite or interdependent assessment of units

Not applicable

Assessment conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in an operational business environment. This can be:

• an industry workplace
• a simulated industry environment

Assessment must ensure access to:

• current plain English regulatory documents distributed by the local WHS government regulator
• codes of practice and standards issued by government regulators or industry groups
• WHS information and business management manuals issued by industry associations or commercial publishers
• current commercial policies, procedures and template documents used for managing WHS practices

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.