NZQA registered unit standard
19340 version 4
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Title
Explain the establishment and operation of a workplace health and
safety committee
Level
4
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the
importance of employee and employer participation,
consultation, and involvement in effectively managing health
and safety; demonstrate knowledge of the types, and roles of,
health and safety committees; demonstrate knowledge of the
establishment of a health and safety committee; explain how to
prepare for a health and safety committee meeting; and explain
how to document and report meeting outcomes.
Classification
Occupational Health and Safety > Occupational Health and
Safety Practice
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements may include but are not limited to – site specific requirements,
company quality management requirements, approved codes of practice and
guidelines, and legislative requirements.
Industry practice refers to accepted procedures, whether documented or not, used by
an industry or industry sector in relation to the evidence requirements specified in this
unit standard.
2
All work practices must meet codes of practice and organisational requirements.
3
Legislative requirements include but are not limited to – Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992 (HSE Act); Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995, and their subsequent amendments.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain the importance of employee and employer participation, consultation, and
involvement in effectively managing health and safety.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
The requirements for employee participation under the HSE Act are explained.
Range
1.2
The benefits of employee involvement in the health and safety process are
described.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – formal employee participation
criteria, formation, elections, safety representative training,
committee scope.
includes but is not limited to – creating ownership, collecting ideas.
Different methods of participation and consultation in the workplace are
explained.
Range
includes but is not limited to – health and safety committees, team
meetings, emails, development and review processes.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the types, and roles of, health and safety committees.
Range
evidence of a minimum of two different types of health and safety committees is
required.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Types of health and safety committees within an organisation are identified and
described.
2.2
The role and activities of each type of safety committee are described in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – overviewing and leading the
implementation of health and safety strategy and policy,
monitoring health and safety systems and targets, reviewing
health and safety procedures, identifying health and safety
initiatives.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the establishment of a health and safety committee.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Terms of reference are described for a specific type of health and safety
committee.
Range
3.2
site committee or company committee.
Membership of the health and safety committee is described according to the
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terms of reference.
Range
3.3
election, nomination, appointment.
Selection processes for health and safety committee members are described in
terms of organisational requirements.
Outcome 4
Explain how to prepare for a health and safety meeting.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Process for reviewing and preparing for a health and safety committee meeting
is described in terms of organisational requirements.
Range
4.2
includes but is not limited to – agenda items, actions from previous
meetings, pre-meeting research, raising agenda items, relevant
documents obtained, workforce or management feedback.
Process for investigating the issues to be discussed is described in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – communications, voting, referral
process, expert advice.
Outcome 5
Explain how to document and report meeting outcomes.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Meeting minutes specify action requirements, assign responsibility to a
committee member for action to be taken, and specify timeframes for review in
accordance with organisational requirements.
5.2
Meeting minutes reflect accurately the decisions made at the meeting.
5.3
Meeting minutes are distributed to employees and management and filed
according to organisational requirements.
5.4
Other communications related to the actions of the committee are completed in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
Planned review date
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may include but is not limited to – staff memos, policy document
changes, team briefs.
31 December 2015
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19340 version 4
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 May 2002
N/A
Revision
2
16 May 2005
N/A
Review
3
25 May 2007
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
4
22 May 2014
N/A
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0003
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards, or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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