The legislative requirements relating to the representation of employees regarding OHS issues.
Topic elements to be covered include:
- KT0201: Concept of workplace democracy as per the LRA act.
- KT0202: Determinations regarding representatives in the appropriate OHS act.
Internal Assessment Criteria
- IAC0101: Explain the concept of workplace democracy and debate its application within the OHS environment.IAC0102: Identify the specific sections in the relevant legislation and explain what it means. Give practical examples
- IAC0102: Identify the specific sections in the relevant legislation and explain what it means. Give practical examples.
Practical implications relating to representing employee’s needs.
Topic elements to be covered include:
- KT0201: Role of the OHS representative.
- KT0202: Responsibilities when representing the needs of others
- KT0203: Potential pitfalls when representing others.• KT0204: Tactics to avoid pitfalls and remain an effective representative.
- KT0204: Tactics to avoid pitfalls and remain an effective representative.
Internal Assessment Criteria
- IAC0201: Without reference to learning material explain the legislated roles and responsibilities of the OHS representative.
- IAC0202: Debate ways to become an effective OHS representative.
- IAC0203: Discuss the potential pitfalls when representing others, give examples and debate steps that can be taken to avoid the pitfalls.
- IAC0204: Give practical examples of typical strategies and processes that can be used to avoid pitfalls when representing others to ensure ethical and professional conduct of self and the constituent members.
Leading practices for effective employee representation.
Topic elements to be covered include:
- KT0301: Examples of success stories.
- KT0302: Examples of failures.
- KT0303: Lessons learnt.
Internal Assessment Criteria
- IAC0301: Given descriptions of typical work situations learners will be able to describeeffective ways of making the work of the OHS representative work well.
Leading practices for effective employee representation.
Topic elements to be covered include:
- KT0401: Description of effective feedback.
- KT0402: Tips and hints of providing effective feedback.
- KT0403: Strategies to avoid conflict and unnecessary debates.
Internal Assessment Criteria
- IAC0401: Given typical feedback scenarios learners will be able to identify successful and unsuccessful feedback situations and indicate how feedback should be improved for each of the given scenarios.
The procedure for submission of compensation claims for injuries and occupational diseases.
Topic elements to be covered include:
- KT0501: Definition of a compensation claim.
- KT0502: Information required.
- KT0503: Process for submitting the claim.
Internal Assessment Criteria
- IAC0501: Given various scenarios regarding compensation claims learners will be able toanalyse the situations and determine how to ensure that claims are successfully submitted.