Reference no: EM133653123

Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks

Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions

Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
Provide an example of a Safe Work Australia Code of Practice that relates to safe design and outline its purpose. Include the website link to the Code of Practice.
Provide an example of Safe Work Australia guidance information that relates to safe design and outline its purpose. Include the website link to the Guidance Information.
Complete the following table about WHS risks and the product life cycle.

Product life cycle stage Explain how safe design is achieved in each phase in terms of risk control and/or implementation
Develop concept
Design
Construct/manufacture
Supply/install
Commission/use
Maintain
Decommission
Disposal/recycle

Explain why consultation is required as part of safe design and general requirements concerning WHS consultation under WHS laws.
Explain the role of a person with control in relation to safe design processes.
Complete the following table about the five key principles of safe design.

Safe design principle Explanation of the design principle

Explain why it is important to ensure that a risk control is sufficiently reliable and robust in line with the likelihood and impact of that risk. Give an example to illustrate your answer.
In the table below, write down three risks for a product of your choice. For each risk, use the risk matrix at the following link to calculate the overall risk level:

Product:
Description of risk Level of risk (numbered)
Risk 1
Risk 2
Risk 3
Explain how an adjustment to a product during its life can impact on safety and how to address this.
Give an example of a failsafe action that can apply to a risk control to ensure the chances of possible failure of the risk control.

Complete the following table about internal and external sources of WHS information and data.

Sources of information List at least two examples for each type of information Explain how these sources of information are accessed
Internal sources of information
External sources of information
Explain the terms human cognitive and perceptual capabilities and how they impact on safe design of products.

Complete the following table about factors that affect safe design.

Factor Explain why this factor is important to consider in safe design
Work-related psychosocial factors
Occupational violence
Shift work
Repetitive work
Awkward postures
Lighting
Thermal environment
Job design and work layout
Explain the terms anthropometry and biomechanics and why they are important in relation to safe design principles to control WHS risks.
List three communication/consultation processes and the type of personnel who could be involved.

Communication/consultation process Personnel who would be involved (list at least two)

Outline hierarchy of control measures, giving an example of why this measure would be chosen above other for different risk controls.

Hierarchy of control measure Why would this measure be preferrable above others

Explain how organisational behaviour and culture can impact on safe design and the need for change.
Explain WHS risk management. List three principles/practices that support a systematic approach to WHS management.

Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio

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:

Project Portfolio template
Simulation Pack (if you need a case study).

Activities
Complete the following activities:
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.

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.
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.

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.

Attachment:- Simulation_Pack.rar