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HLTWHS002 Follow Safe Work Practices for Direct Client Care Assignment - Inspire Education, Australia

1. KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

Safe Work Practices for Direct Client Care

1. Complete the table provided. Briefly explain how the following state/territory legislative requirements relevant to individual support impact the following:

a. workplace regulations

b. codes of practice

c. industry standards

Guidance: Your discussion must be 150 - 200 words in length

Legislative Requirements	Impact to
	Workplace Regulations	Codes of Practice	Industry Standards
state/territory WHS authorities
rights and responsibilities of employers Guidance: include duty of care
rights and responsibilities of workers Guidance: include duty of care
hazardous manual tasks
infection control

2. Consider a typical care facility and complete the table below.

a. Identify three examples of hazards commonly found in care facilities. Include at least one specific hazard relating to manual tasks, infection control and general personal safety.

b. List two possible harmful effects that may be caused by each hazard identified.

c. List two strategies to minimise the risks posed by each hazard identified.

3. Briefly outline the typical workplace procedures for hazard identification.

4. List three examples of basic home fire safety considerations when working in a home-based environment.

5. Identify at least two (2) high-risk groups in aged care.

6. Refer to your responses on the previous question. Briefly explain fire safety considerations for individual support workers working with high-risk groups in a home-based environment.

7. Name three (3) behaviours that may contribute to fire injuries and fatalities when working in a home-care environment.

8. Complete the table below by outlining the prescribed placement, installation and maintenance of a smoke alarm in the home.

Guidance: You may refer to the provisions specific to your home state/territory.

State/Territory

What are the legal responsibilities of homeowners to install working smoke alarms in their homes?

What is the prescribed placement of smoke alarms within a house?

What are the testing and maintenance requirements for smoke alarms?

9. List three (3) examples of risks to individual support workers' personal safety when working in a home-based environment.

List three common sources of infection and ways to minimise the transfer of infection within the care facility.

11. List two (2) examples of practices to minimise musculoskeletal injuries to self as support worker and to clients.

Guidance: At least one response should refer to the self and at least one should refer to the clients.

12. Consider a typical care facility and answer the questions that follow.

a. List two (2) examples of emergency procedures typically implemented in care facilities.

Provide an outline of each emergency procedure that you have identified.

b. List two (2) examples of WHS policies and procedures typically implemented in care facilities.

Briefly describe the WHS policies and procedures that you have identified.

2. WORKPLACE EVIDENCE

This part of the RPL Kit requires you to provide evidence from the workplace. The evidence could be from your current workplace or one that you have recently been involved in however it must be in the aged care sector whilst performing the role of aged care support worker.

You may need to obtain permission from your workplace supervisor to be able to submit the documents requested. Please also ensure that you maintain confidentiality and remove or cross out any identifying names etc. on the documentation.

This documentation is to demonstrate that you contribute research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.

This unit of competency requires you to provide evidence of completing the following:

1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care

2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling

3. Follow safe work practices for infection control

4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace

5. Reflect on own safe work practices

The requirements of this unit also includes:

Provision of demonstrated evidence that the candidate has:

Completed the following tasks at least once in line with state/territory WHS regulations, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures in the context of their workplace:

contributed to a workplace WHS meeting or inspection

conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results

consistently applied workplace safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role, including:

infection control

hazardous manual tasks

use of personal protective equipment

reporting incidents

followed workplace procedures for at least one simulated emergency situation.

1. WHS Policies and Procedures

Provide a copy of your workplace health and safety policy

2. Workplace Safety Inspection Sheet/Risk Assessment

Provide documentation which evidences your involvement in a workplace health and safety risk identification/assessment task.

Any of the following documents can be submitted as long as it contains the above-mentioned information required, i.e., one of the below documents is required for evidence of participation:

Hazard identification form

Safety hazard log

Risk register

Incident report form

Any relevant documentation containing information relevant to the above-mentioned required information

3. Workplace Health and Safety Meeting

Provide minutes of a meeting which evidences your involvement in a workplace health and safety review.

4. Workplace Manual Handling Safety Inspection Sheet/Risk Assessment

Provide documentation which evidences your involvement in a workplace manual handling safety risk identification/assessment task.

Any of the following documents can be submitted as long as it contains the above-mentioned information required, i.e., one of the below documents is required for evidence of participation:

Hazard identification form

Safety hazard log

Risk register

Incident report form

Any relevant documentation containing information relevant to the above-mentioned required information

5. Workplace Infection Control Risk Assessment & Controls

Provide documentation which evidences your involvement in a workplace infection control risk assessment task.

Your document should include the measure you have taken to minimise the risks, e.g., types of PPE and other controls used.

Any of the following documents can be submitted as long as it contains the above-mentioned information required, i.e., one of the below documents is required for evidence of participation:

Hazard identification form

Safety hazard log

Risk register

Incident report form

Any relevant documentation containing information relevant to the above-mentioned required information

6. Emergency Procedures

Provide documentation which evidences your involvement in an emergency control procedure.

Any of the following documents can be submitted as long as it contains the above-mentioned information required, i.e., one of the below documents is required for evidence of participation:

Fire drill

Emergency evacuation drill

Incident report form

Any relevant documentation containing information relevant to the above-mentioned required information

7. Incident Reporting

Provide an incident report completed by you in the workplace.

Attachment:- Follow Safe Work Practices for Direct Client Care Assignment File.rar