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Assignment: Injury Prevention, Establishing a Safety Committee to Implement Inspections and Audits, and Emergency Preparedness

Introduction
During Unit 4, you have studied the means to implement prevention measures in MyWorkplace and ways in which you can plan and manage crises.

This assignment provides you with the opportunity to prepare additional elements for the Occupational Health and Safety Program you are developing for MyWorkplace.

If you have not already done so, set up a filing system so that you can add supplements to this program as the course progresses. Remember, although an electronic file will give you greater versatility, it is essential to keep regular backups to avoid the massive impact to your course outcome from data loss.

This assignment builds on the program you have already begun to develop for MyWorkplace.

Part A: Lockout or Ergonomics

Instructions
Regarding injury prevention, address the topic of either lockout or ergonomics appropriately to include in the Occupational Health and Safety Plan you are developing for MyWorkplace. Submit this injury prevention plan to your Open Learning Faculty Member for grading.

Part B: Health and Safety Committee and Inspection and Auditing Plan
Instructions

Examine Activity 4-2, in which you devised a health and safety committee, along with an inspection plan and auditing plan. Develop these programs so that they are ready to implement in the work environment you propose in MyWorkplace. Submit this plan to your Open Learning Faculty Member.

Part C: Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management

Instructions
Using the outline for two emergency preparedness and crisis management plans you developed in Activity 4-7, complete these plans for inclusion in your occupational health and safety plan for MyWorkplace. Submit these plans to your Open Learning Faculty Member.

Use the following guidelines from Activity 4-7as you develop your emergency preparedness plans:

1. How will you ensure everyone knows there is a need to evacuate the area?

2. Are there other disaster scenarios that might conflict with the evacuation program you have developed? For example, in earthquake, evacuating the building can be more dangerous than finding shelter within the building due to falling debris.

3. How many emergency responders do you need to ensure evacuation runs smoothly?

4. What happens when your emergency responders are away from work?

5. How do you ensure emergency responders always remember their duties?

6. What steps do you need to take to protect emergency responders from harm?

7. Who is in charge and responsible for each section of the plan? What are the specific roles and responsibilities related to each step?

8. How much will your emergency response plan cost the business each year? Can the business bear this cost? Where is there opportunity for cost reduction without impacting the program? You may need to do some research to answer this question.

Supplementary Information

As you develop each plan, consider these steps:

Step 1. Be clear about what you want to achieve and why you want to achieve it.

Step 2. Consider the strategy necessary to achieve it, bearing in mind the people that will need to implement it. The programs must be workable.

Step 3. Trim out all wasteful operations, while retaining the integrity of the program.

Reminders before Submitting Your Assignment
- Did you put your name and student number on your document?
- Did you complete all the required elements?
- Did you use information and terminology learned in this course?
- Did you support your statements with specific examples?
- Did you cite references, using the correct referencing format (APA)?
- Did you ensure that there are no spelling mistakes?
- Is your report grammatically correct, clear, and well organized?