Summary
In short
- A language and literacy assessment is an assessment used in KnowSafe that assesses whether safety critical information reaches people who do not read the site language fluently. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.4 and forms part of the Vulnerable and Temporary Workers programme.
- Carried out yearly and when the workforce changes. Completed by HR with safety.
- The template holds 45 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is coverage, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Training, Signage, Induction.
What it is
What it is
What is a language and literacy assessment?
A language and literacy assessment is an assessment used in KnowSafe that assesses whether safety critical information reaches people who do not read the site language fluently. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.4 and forms part of the Vulnerable and Temporary Workers programme.
When is a language and literacy assessment completed?
A language and literacy assessment is completed when the task, area or population being assessed is new or has materially changed. Carried out yearly and when the workforce changes.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This assessment is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this assessment covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Vulnerable and Temporary Workers programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links training, signage, induction
Not for
- Young Worker Risk Assessment, which assesses the additional risk to workers under eighteen, covering inexperience, awareness and prohibited tasks.
- New and Expectant Mother Assessment, which assesses the workplace for a worker who is pregnant, has recently given birth or is breastfeeding.
- Temporary and Agency Worker Review, which reviews whether agency and short term workers receive the same induction, training and supervision as permanent staff.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the language and literacy assessment template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.4. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the language and literacy assessment contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, workforce profile, safety critical information, two way communication, outcome. Together they hold 45 fields, 36 of which are required.
How many language and literacy assessment records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the language and literacy assessment belong to?+
It is part of Vulnerable and Temporary Workers. Restrictions that survive a change of supervisor, and a register that makes them visible.
How is a language and literacy assessment scored?+
Scoring is coverage. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the language and literacy assessment template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the language and literacy assessment library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization