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Knowledge Assessment (Written Tasks)

Question 1. What are the basic steps in an evacuation procedure?

Question 2. If you discover a fire what are the 6 steps to safety?

Question 3. Who are the designated persons for reporting concerns about safety in the workplace and what is their function?

Question 4. What is a hazard?

Question 5. What are the 4 main types of hazards in a workplace?

Question 6. Unsafe practices include what?

Question 7. What are some safe work practices?

Question 8. What should you do if you notice a hazard?

Question 9. Give 6 examples of PPE.

Question 10. Who would you report unsafe work practices to?

Question 11. What is a risk?

Question 12. What is the first step in implementing risk management?

Question 13. What is your role in WHS consultation?

Question 14. What are the 5 steps in managing hazards in the workplace?

Question 15. What should you do if you witness bullying in the workplace?

Question 16. Provide 3 examples of workplace hazards.

Question 17. Outline the various methods to control risks ranked from the highest level of protection and reliability to the lowest.

Question 18. What does hazard identification involve and what methods can you use to identify hazards in our workplace?

Question 19. Legislative requirements that you may need to explain to staff members can include what?

Question 20. What types of information might you need to pass on to staff members on a regular basis?

Question 21. Types of activities would be included as participation in consultation?

Question 22. What steps are involved in organisation training for staff members relating to WHS?

Question 23. What would you need to do in order to manage hazards in the workplace?

Question 24. What items can be considered health and safety records?

Question 25. What information would an incident report provide?

Question 26. What is the purpose of aggregating information relating to WHS?

Question 27. What is a person conducting a business or undertaking?

Question 28. Does the WHS Act apply to workers who are mobile and/or working from home?

Question 29. Who is a worker under the WHS Act?

Question 30. What is the meaning of consultation under the WHS Act?

Question 31. Discuss the requirements for health and safety training and the obligations on employers.

Task 1- Good Housekeeping

You are to write a 10 point good housekeeping practices document that needs to be put in place for an office environment.

Task 2 - Emergency Situations

You are presented with an emergency situation. You are confronted with an unconscious worker lying beside a flammable liquid fire. There is a strong possibility that toxic fumes are being released.

1. Explain in a document the process that you would go through next to ensure the safety of everyone

2. Create an evacuation plan that all staff members would be able to follow in the event of an emergency

Explain the process that you would go through next to ensure the safety of everyone
Create an evacuation plan that all staff members would be able to follow in the event of an emergency
For each of the issues listed below, describe a problem that might occur If proper environmental care procedures weren't followed in our workplace
(a) Stormwater management -
(b) Waste management -
(c) Air quality

Name one type of environmental emergency that could occur at your workplace, and describe how you would deal with it.

If you identified asbestos on this site, how would you deal with it?

Task 3

For each one, name an example of how you apply this principle at work. If you don't already apply this practice, describe how you could do in the future.

Task 4 - Case Study

Stan is an electrical apprentice working with his boss, Reg, on a number of small jobs. They are rarely on a worksite for more than a few days at a time, so Reg doesn't like wasting valuable time undertaking worksite inductions. This means that Stan doesn't undertake worksite inductions.

At the Sophie Street construction site Stan notices a pile of timber near where they parked the ute, but doesn't mention it to Reg. When it starts to rain, Reg rushes back to the ute to cover the tools in the back and doesn't see the timber. Reg trips on the timber, slams his head into the side of the ute and is knocked out. Reg is taken to hospital and Stan is left on-site to continue with the installation work, even though he hasn't been shown how to do the tasks that need completing.

When the building inspector, examines the building, the electrical work is flagged as being incorrect and the entire project must stop until the electrics are fixed. A different firm is brought in to fix the work.

Answer the following Questions:

1. What is the first mistake Reg and Stan made?
2. Should Stan have mentioned the pile of timber to Reg? Why?
3. What should Stan have done when Reg was taken to hospital?
4. What would you have done in the same circumstances?
5. Why would a different electrical firm be brought in to fix the problems?
6. How could this situation cause long-term problems for Reg and Stan?
7. How could the hierarchy of control be used in this situation to avoid an injury?
8. What principal of risk management was ignored?
9. List three control measures that should have been taken to control the risk of an accident in this circumstance.

Task 5 WHS Policy and Procedure Implementation

Part 1: Investigation- Who is Responsible for WHS?

Using State and Federal government websites and other sources as required, summarise the WHS legislative responsibilities, duties and obligations of the following people in your organisation: (no more than 2 pages)
• managers
• supervisors
• persons conducting businesses or undertakings (PCBUs) or their officers
• workers in the workplace

Part 2: WHS Policies and Procedures Meeting

For this task you will need to investigate your organisation's, and organisation you have access to or a simulated organisation's policies and procedures and prepare a WHS Induction Kit for a new employee. You will then present your "kit" at a meeting of colleagues (minimum 4 attendees at the meeting) and get their feedback on the information you have prepared. You will need to submit the following documentation for this task:
• Information provided to participants prior to the meeting (including time, date, venue, purpose)
• WHS Induction Kit including information about the following topics ( this may be in the form of fliers, or booklets, or a report):
o Organisational procedures for hazard management
o Kinds of hazards/risks that might be encountered in your workplace
o Organisational procedures if there is a fire or another kind of emergency including evacuation procedures
o How WHS incidents are investigated and reported in the organisation
• Meeting agenda
• Checked and edited meeting minutes
• A brief explanation (2-3 key points) of how your Induction Kit conforms with organisational policies/procedures including how culturally appropriate language has been used
• Feedback regarding the WHS Induction Kit including 2-3 things that colleagues thought you did well and 2-3 things that you could improve so that the message regarding WHS is clearer.

Part 3: Risk Assessment and Action Plan Meeting
For this task you will need to undertake a risk assessment of your workplace, a workplace you have access to or a simulated workplace, and present your findings at a meeting with work colleagues (minimum 4 attendees at the meeting). You will need to submit the following documentation associated with the meeting:
• Information provided to participants prior to the meeting (including time, date, venue, purpose)
• Support materials including:

o An overview of the Hierarchy of Control as it applies to workplace hazard control (diagram)
o A completed Risk Assessment and Hazard Control Action Plan for you workplace containing a minimum of 5 potential hazards/risks including:
• Type of hazard/risk
• Level of risk
• Risk management strategy (follow the Hierarchy of Control)
• Responsibility for implementing risk management strategy
• Meeting agenda including:
o discussion of risk management strategies
o development of 2-3 strategies for ensuring that all staff are aware of their WHS responsibilities in an ongoing way
• Checked and edited meeting minutes
• A WHS Training Plan for a new staff member to ensure they understand the risks associated with their job and their responsibilities in the organisation. The Training Plan should include:
o Procedures for induction (what is covered and how)
o Use of colleagues for coaching/mentoring (what is covered and how)
o Formal training options including associated costs