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Unit Code / Title BSBWHS616 - Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks
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RII60520 - Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design
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Assessment Requirements
You are required to complete and pass every task in the assessment in order to be deemed competent.

Section 1: WHS principles and safe design advice

Some of the questions in this section are general and relate to both products, others require specific
answers in relation to the products. Make sure you carefully read each question to determine whether
the question is general or requires a specific reference to each product you have chosen.

Products Product 1:
Provide a detailed description
of the 2 products that you
have based your assessment
on. This should also include
materials that the product will
use, as well as technologies
and systems relevant to the Product 2:
product.

WHS requirements
Outline the duties that
persons with control have
under WHS laws to manage
WHS risks throughout a
product’s life cycle. Make sure
you include the name of the
WHS legislation that applies.
Make sure you also explain
how a design brief or draft
specifications can assist with
ensuring a safe design
approach.

Legal liability
In terms of providing advice
about safe design, outline
your legal liability.

Sources of information
Research and interpret
relevant sources of
information and provide an
outline of the key principles of
safe design as they relate to
WHS and managing risks.
Make sure you research and
interpret at least two sources
of information.
In your answer provide
statistical data that
demonstrate the importance
of safe design.
Indicate the sources of
information that you accessed
to provide the above
information.

Materials, technologies and Product 1:

systems
In the description of products,
you outlined materials used in
your chosen products, as well
as technologies and systems
used.
For each product, research
and interpret sources of
information that will inform
safe design as relevant to the
materials, technology and
systems for each product.
Provide an outline of your
Product 2:
findings from the information
you researched.
WHS identification and risk
assessment
Outline at least two methods
that can be used for hazard
identification and risk
assessment.

Further, outline a least two

tools that can be used for
hazard identification and risk
assessment.

Learning and development

needs
Assuming that decision
makers are uninformed about
WHS risks, including design
related risks, that may occur
during a product’s life cycle,
identify the learning and
professional development
they would need to participate
in to be fully informed. This
should include:
Key information that they
need to know – give at least
three examples.
Possible ways of learning –
outline at least two methods
Sources of information that
may be useful – identify at
least two internal and two
external sources.
Consultation Product 1:
For each product, who are the
known/potential users of the
product? List them, explaining
why they are users of the
product.
For each product, also outline
possible ways of consulting
with these users during the
design phase. Outline at least
three ways.

Product 2:

Specialists
Sometimes specialist and
other advisors’ input may be
needed as part of applying
safe design principles to
control WHS risks. Explain
why this might be needed.
For each of the two products,
list who these
specialists/other advisers
could be.
 Section 2: WHS risk management advice

All of the questions in this section are general and relate to both products.

WHS risk controls

Explain the hierarchy of
controls and how it assists in
selecting and implementing
appropriate risk controls.

Documentation requirements
Outline the documentation
that should be kept in relation
to decision-making made
during a risk assessment
process. Give at least three
examples. This should also
include the purpose, function
and communication of a risk
register.

Purchased WHS hazards and

risks
It is important that decision
makers who are involved in
purchasing and contractual
arrangements are advised of
systems that will minimise
‘purchased” WHS risks and
associated risks.
Give examples of a risk in
relation to each of the
products you have chosen.
Outline your advice on
methods to ensure
‘purchased’ risks are
minimised. Provide advice on
at least three methods.

Monitoring requirements
Outline ways that could be
used to monitor the design to
identify as it evolves to
identify and manage potential
WHS hazards and their
associated risks.
Section 3: WHS consultation advice

All of the questions in this section are general and relate to both products.

User needs
Explain the importance of
considering the needs of
those using or interacting with
product throughout its life
cycle. Identify at least three
ways that decision makers
can consult with users to
identify these needs.

Technical experts Product 1:

Assume that the organisation
allows and has the budget to
incorporate technical experts
into the consultation process.
Identify a suitable technical
expert for each of the
products you have chosen.
Explain who this is.
Write up a sample email to
each technical expert, asking
them to be part of the process
and explaining how their
involvement will occur. Product 2:
Consultation arrangements
Explain a best practice
consultation process that
should be used during all
phases of design process to
identify WHS hazards and
control WHS risks that may
occur throughout a product’s
life cycle. Make sure you
indicate personnel that should
be involved.

Communicating residual risks

Explain the concept of
residual risks and how any
residual risks in products
identified should be
communicated to those
involved in consultation.
Outline at least three ways
that residual risk can be
communicate.
 Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio
Information for students
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a number of
activities and completing and submitting a Project Portfolio.
You will need access to:
 a suitable place to complete activities that replicates a business environment including a meeting
space and computer and internet access
 your learning resources and other information for reference
 reports about WHS risk in product’s life cycle. See:
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/system/files/documents/1702/
guidanceontheprinciplesofsafedesign_2006_pdf.pdf
 Project Portfolio template
 Simulation Pack (if you need a case study).
Ensure that you:
 comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
 adhere with ASIA’s submission guidelines
 answer all questions completely and correctly
 submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
 submit a completed cover sheet with your work
 avoid sharing your answers with other students.
Activities
Complete the following activities:

1. Carefully read the following:

This assessment task requires you to apply safe design principles to control WHS
risks that may occur during the life cycle of a product. This will involve conducting
research and analysis and working through all of the activities in your Portfolio, as
well as preparing and delivering a training/information session.
You will complete this project for two different products of your choice. Review the
Simulation Pack for instructions about choosing these products and assumptions
you are to make.

Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical skills
that are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen career.
For this reason, basing your project on products of your choice will mean that you
are applying your knowledge and skills in a relevant, practical and meaningful way!

You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The steps you
need to take are outlined below. Before you begin, complete page 4 of your Project
Portfolio.

2. Complete Portfolio activities.

In this first assessment task you are to conduct research and analysis and
complete each section of your Portfolio as relevant to the two products you have
chosen. Some of the questions in your Portfolio will be relevant to both products
you have chosen, for example, requirements to manage WHS risk through a
product’s life cycle and others will direct you to provide answers specific to each of
the products you have chosen.
Each section of your Portfolio focuses on different aspects of applying safe design
principles to control WHS risks including:
 Advising on WHS principles that support safe design.
 Advising on a systematic approach to WHS risk management for safe design,
including advising on procurement systems so as to minimise WHS hazards
and their associated risks.
 Advising on consultation processes that should be used throughout a product’s
life cycle to ensure safe design.
Complete Sections 1, 2 and 3 of your Portfolio.
3. Training/advice session preparation and delivery.

This next assessment requires to you prepare and deliver a training/advice session.
You are to develop a presentation based on all of the work you have completed for
your Portfolio and then present it to senior management (your assessor and small
groups of students). Your presentation will be approximately 15 minutes and your
assessor will advise you of the date and time for the presentation, as well as the
students who will attend your presentation.
You may develop the presentation in a format of your choice ensuring that the
language, content and tone of your presentation is suitable for your audience (i.e.,
decision makers with no knowledge of safe design principles).
After the presentation you will also be required to confirm your audience’s
understanding of the information and advice you have presented, as well as seek
their advice on any information they believe is relevant to facilitate the application of
safe design principles to control WHS risks. With this in mind, develop at least five
questions that you can ask your audience. Remember too that you are taking a
leadership role in providing the session and you need to ensure that the group
effectively interacts with each other so consider strategies you will use.
With all of the above develop your presentation and then deliver it to your assigned
group.
During your presentation, you will be required to use oral communication skills
including:
 speaking clearly and concisely, using language that your audience can
understand.
At the end of your presentation, ask your questions and use active listening skills to
confirm that you have correctly understood your audience’s response.

This can either be viewed in person by your assessor or you may like to video
record the session for your assessor to watch later. Your assessor can provide you
with more details at this step. Make sure you follow the instructions above and
meet the timeframes allocated.

4. Submit your completed Project Portfolio.

Make sure you have completed all sections of your Project Portfolio, answered all
questions, provided enough detail as indicated and proofread for spelling and
grammar as necessary.
Submit to your assessor for marking.
Assessment Task 2: Checklist

Student’s name:

Completed
successfully? Comments

Did the student: Yes No

Provide advice to decision-makers of

their duties under WHS laws to manage
WHS risks throughout a product’s life
cycle including the importance of
outlining a safe design approach in a
design brief or draft specifications?

Source and make available to decision-

makers the most current information and
data on WHS principles, as well as
materials, technology and systems that
apply to the design of each of the two
products?

Interpret mathematical information from

texts?

Provide advice on methods and tools

that can be used to support WHS hazard
identification and WHS risk assessment
throughout a product’s life cycle?

Identify the learning and development

needs of decision-makers to manage
WHS risks that may arise during a
product’s life cycle, including during its
design phase and address identified
needs by providing a training/advice
session?

Provide advice on how consultation with

known and/or potential users of the
product during the design phase should
occur and according to specified policies
and procedures?

Identify and report on situations where

specialist and other advisers may be
required to support safe design
activities, including who these specialist
and other advisers are for each product?
Provide advice on the selection and
implementation of required WHS risk
controls in product design and based on
the hierarchy of control measures?

Provide advice on the documentation as

relevant to decision-making during risk
assessment process?

Provide advice to decision-makers who

are involved in purchasing and
contractual arrangements to minimise
‘purchased’ risks?

Provide advice on the establishment of a

residual WHS risk register and
distribution of this information to those
involved in downstream or subsequent
product life-cycle stages?

Provide advice on monitoring the design

as it evolves and in order to identify and
manage potential WHS hazards that
may arise during product life cycle and
their associated risks?

Support decision-makers to consider the

needs of those using or interacting with
product throughout its life cycle by
providing the appropriate advice on
such?

Facilitate the involvement of relevant

technical experts as required according
to specified policies and procedures?

Provide advice on consultation

arrangements with required personnel
during all phases of design process to
identify WHS hazards and control WHS
risks that may occur throughout each of
the two products’ life cycle?

Provide advice on communicating

residual WHS risks in product to those
who will use or interact with each of the
two products throughout its life cycle?

Organise a training/advice session to

provide advice based on WHS legislative
requirements and safe design
principles?

Prepare a presentation for the

training/advice session in a format and
using content and tone suitable for the
audience?

Provide a training/advice session for

advice based on WHS legislative
requirements and safe design
principles?

During the training/advice session for

advice, use oral communication and
collaboration skills including:
 speaking clearly and concisely,
using language that the audience
can understand
 using questioning and active
listening to seek information and
confirm understanding
 ensuring everyone contributes to
the group discussion?

Assessor Feedback:

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