Reference no: EM133597300
Apply safe design principles to control WHS risks
Assessment Task: 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:
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.
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.
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.
Outline hierarchy of control measures, giving an example of why this measure would be chosen above other for different risk controls.
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
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.
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.