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Scenario · Quality and WHS

Manage the band knife hazard and deliver a toolbox talk

You are the assistant to the Quality and WHS Coordinator.

Intermediate2 to 3 hours7 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

Band knife 2 in the Brunswick cutting room has been tagged out because its blade guard does not lower fully to lay height. The hazard is in the WHS Incident and Hazard Register at a high rating and is still open. The contractor cannot attend until next week, which means all band knife work is running through knife 1 and the cutting room is under pressure. The Quality and WHS Coordinator wants the risk rating verified against the matrix in the WHS Management Plan, the register entry updated with interim controls and owners, and a toolbox talk on guarding and the blade change process delivered to the cutting room team and recorded.

Your brief. Verify and manage the band knife guard hazard in the register, define interim controls with owners and due dates, prepare and deliver a toolbox talk on cutting room guarding and blade change to the cutting room team, and record it on the Toolbox Talk Record Template with follow-up actions.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Register entry WHS-26-033 updated with rating rationale and interim controls
  • Consultation record with Production
  • Completed Toolbox Talk Record
  • Any new register entries and training matrix update

Documents to use

Systems to use

WHS Incident and Hazard Register

Records every injury, near miss, hazard, chemical event and property damage event with its investigation and corrective actions.

Production Work Orders

Tracks every production, sample and repair job from release through cutting, sewing, finishing and dispatch.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear as at 10 September 2026.

MSTGN4010Implement and monitor WHS and environmental systems in the workplace
MSTGN3009Coordinate work of team or section
MSTGN3019Interact with others in an apparel and textile design and production environment
MSTGN3014Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes

Qualifications

MST31022Certificate III in Apparel, Fashion and Textiles
MST40222Certificate IV in Apparel and Fashion
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a risk rating justified by likelihood and consequence from the matrix, interim controls that are practical for the cutting room, and evidence of genuine consultation with Production. The toolbox talk record must be complete, with attendee names, questions raised and actions with owners. Any hazard raised in the talk must appear in the register.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.