Assessment task 1:

Question 1
Access the current WHS legislation in your State or Territory and describe the obligations of each of the
parties below:
Employees: be careful about their own and other’s health and safety at the workplace. Also, cooperate
with their managers and employers about the action they need to take to obey the WHS legislation. Do
not misuse anything to interfere with the support to health and safety at the workplace.
Supervisors: making decisions on health and safety that may affect work and other employees. Also,
making sure that all legal requirements are satisfied. Also, taking action to have inspections. Ans all
statements on health and safety should be finished. Also, taking part in all investigations on incident.
Managers/business owners: providing a safe working environment and providing a safety structures for
employees to follow. Making sure all equipment is safe to use, hand and store. Also, minoring the
worker’s safety and health at your business. Also, providing onset training and supervision about safe
and health.

Question 2
How would you provide WHS information (obligations, policies and procedures) to staff in your
workgroup and how will you manage adherence to associated policies and procedures?
You can explain policies and procedures at the beginning of workplace training. You can also include
these information during every refresher trainings. Also, you can record a video to present these
information. You can writer every policies and procedures down. Also, orgnising tutors to help workers
to understand these policies and procedures. Offering rewards for those who following the procedures.

Question 3
What workplace information systems are employed in workplaces to help control and manage work
risks and hazards? Identify at least five.
Training plan.
Policies and procedures.
MSDS
Licensing system.
OSH Committee

Question 4
In the area of WHS risk management, define the hierarchy of control and describe how you would use
these control measures.
It is a system that can help control risks at the workplace. By using step-by-step measurement, it help
eliminate risks and also ranks risks from highest level to the lowest.
If I need to use this measurement, I’d like to eliminate hazards and risks. This is at the highest level of
the protection and control. By doing this, it is this most effective measurement. After that, I’d like to
reduce the risk. After this, I’d like to have administrative controls. The last but not the least, I’d like to
have personal protective equipment. This is the lowest level of protection and control.

Question 5
Aside from the WHS Act, identify at least three other acts, standards or codes of practice that guide
your actions in relation to workplace safety.
The Victorian Workplace Safety Legislation Amendment (Workplace Manslaughter and Other Matters)
Bill 2019
Work Health and Safety Codes of Practice 2011
Work Health and Safety (First Aid in the Workplace) Code of Practice 2015

Question 6
In your state or territory, when are organisations required to establish a health and safety committee?
Explain your answer.
● Within three months of being requested to set up committee by HSR
● Required for medium to larger businesses only, although small businesses are encouraged to have
adequate consultative committees in place
● True – organisations with 20 or more employees must, by law, establish a committee.

Question 7
True or false – health and safety representatives do not require formal training. They simply use
common sense when making decisions. Explain your answer.
False – health and safety representatives require formal training.

Question 8
True of false – once health and safety policies and procedures have been written, they should never be
altered, even if they are ambiguous and confusing. Explain your answer.
Fales. The health and safety policies and procedures should be clearly written. Otherwise, it would be
difficult for workers and employees to follow.

Question 9
Apart from the legislative requirement, describe in your own words why you believe it is important for
organisations to adopt a collaborative and consultative approach to managing occupational health and
safety.
The reason that collaborative and consultative approach plays a significant part in managing
occupational health and safety is that a safe workplace can be more easily built by every person gets
involved in the workplace. By communicating with each other effectively and closely, this can identify
hazards and risks easily. Also, by working together, solutions can be more easily found.

Question 10
How would you suggest that organisations who are not required to establish a health and safety
committee, set about?
a) Providing information to work teams on identified hazards and risks.
—It is necessary for employees at the team to understand what they might experience in their daily
job. And how they can avoid these from happening. Reference toolbox talks, memos, safety
instructions and SOP's, orientation and other forms of training, notice boards, posters, signage or
other appropriate methods.
b) Recording and addressing safety issues raised by staff.
—This can help managers and business owners to respond appropriately to the concern. By
recording and addressing these issues, a better safety workplace can be provided. Minutes of
meetings, safety records and logs, event and accident forms, surveys and questionnaires, or similar.
c) Communicating to staff members the outcomes of issues raised.
 — It is important that this can provide feedback and can build a good working environment. Also,
this can help engage staff and encourage workers to find out any concerns they have. Through
written or verbal communication, either face to face or via electronic formats.

Question 11
Describe at least two instances where you have personally delivered training or coaching to colleagues
or team members in the area of occupational health and safety. In your description please include:
a) The training/coaching need and how it was identified
b) The approach taken to deliver the training/coaching
c) The outcome.
1. How to remove the heavy box. It was identified that a colleague did not correctly bend her back to lift
a heavy box. The coaching was delivered by introducing the correct moving position at the workplace.
The colleague mastered the correct body position to bend the back when lifting heavy items.
2. Wet floor at the workplace. It was identified that the floor was slippery. The approach was to
introduce the management of wet floors. The result was that every time when there is a wet floor, a
signage is always used to prevent employees to be harmed from the wet floor.

Question 12
a) When should incident and accident forms be completed, and how do these records contribute to the
identification, and possible prevention of workplace incidents and accidents?
Within 48 hours. This information can help to identify problems and avoid the repeat of the
incident. Also, they can act as a tool to investigate and assess risks, then eliminate the risk. Also, it
can help to find out solutions to potential risks.
b) What other WHS records should be kept (List at least three).
Record about equipment such as inspection or repair.
Register of injuries.
Training records.

Question 13
Consider the need for a fire and emergency evacuation procedure in a workplace. Identify the key
content you believe should be included.
Firstly, I need to identify the fire hazards. Secondly, I need to assess the risk. Thirdly, I need to control
the risks by eliminating and reducing the risk. In this part, I need to consider the design, substitution,
engineering and administrative measures. After that, I need to draw a fire and emergency evacuation
procedure.
Also need training and practice drills in the daily workplace.

Question 14
Explain how you keep up to date with changes to WHS legislation, WHS policies and procedures and
other WHS matters.
There are four ways to keep up to date with changes to WHS legislations. Firstly, performing job hazard
analyses. By knowing this risk at the job can minimise the hazard and help to develop measurement to
minimise the risks. Secondly, the business owners can have WHS training regularly. Thirdly, view the
WHS websites (e.g. Worksafe Victoria), keeping up to date with current affairs. Also, the business
owners can attend forums.

Question 15
 Sometimes it is not possible to eliminate all risk. What action should be taken to report residual risk?
At the beginning, it is important to identify the relevant governance, risk and compliance requirements.
After that, to check the organisational strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, the exiting problems
need to be acknowledged. Also, needing to know about the risk appetite. The last but not the least,
finding out the choices to offset the unnecessary residual risks.
Formally report residual risk to management
Develop contingency plans and make sure people are aware of them
Make sure everyone is aware of residual risks (e.g. posters, newsletters, posters, regular training)

Assessment task 2: the particular job of role—aged care worker

Risk audit form 1

Student Name: Date of audit: 24/06/2020

Hazard Identification
Use this space to identify and record a range of hazards
Description of hazard Associated risk Person/s at risk

Ironing clients clothing Finger can be burned by the Laundry staff

hot ironer

Washing clients clothing May be allergy with some Laundry staff

chemicals of washing liquid

Preparing meals to clients May be cut fingers while Kitchen workers

cooking
Risk Assessment

Select one hazard from the list above, and undertake a risk assessment
Ironing clients clothing
Existing control measures (if any)

Likelihood: (circle one):

very likely likely unlikely very unlikely

Consequence (circle one)

extreme major moderate minor

Risk rating (use Risk Priority Chart below)

a b c d e

Risk priority chart

Likelihood Consequences
E D C B A
Insignifican Minor Moderate Major Catastrophi
t c
Almost Medium Medium High High Extreme
certain
Likely Medium Medium Medium High Extreme

Possible Low Medium Medium High High

Unlikely Low Low Medium Medium High

Rare Low Low Medium Medium Medium

Possible control options

Providing training before the worker start the work.
Briefing about the safe work procedure.
In order to prevent workers’ being hurt by the hot ironing, workers are required to wear protective gloves while
ironing clients clothing.
Also, workers are not allowed to leave the iron alone.
Once used, the iron should be switch off.

Preferred control options (and why)

Providing training before the worker start the work. This can help workers to master the skills and understand the
safe measures.

Risk control
Providing training before the worker start the work.
Preparing protection Equipment.

Implementation Plan

Control option (refer to hierarchy of control)

Level 1: undertake the work on the gourd or a solid construction.
Level 2: understate the working using a passive fall protection device.
Use PPE to lower the risk. —- administration control— use management control to lower the risk. — elimination

Associated activities
Providing onset training about the safety work procedure.
Providing protection device and teach workers how to use safely.

Resource requirements
Policies and document.
Heat-proof gloves.

People/person responsible
Supervisors, managers and staff.

Proposed implementation date

25/06/2020

Residual risk – list any residual risk following risk control

After washing clients’s clothes, the water dispose can be a risk.

Residual risk – management and reporting

Training worker how to dispose the water appropriately. If the floor is slippery, put a sign to warm clients.
 Scheduled review date
24/09/2020

Assessment task 3 Case study 1

1. Identify at least four different areas of safety training you believe the organisation in
question should have provided to the worker.
How to protect first aid when workers are injured at the workplace—first aid training. How to
use the machine correctly— training on how to use the machine must be provided. How to
check and use the safety gaurds—training on how to use safety guards should be provided.
How to safely use the machinery at the workplace—safe use of machinery for technology
should be provided.

2. Choose two of the training areas you identified above: —I choose the first aid training and
safe use of machinery for technology.
• a) Identify ways in which the training could be provided
Both first aid training and safe use of machinery for technology can be delivered by attending
face to face course at institutes.
• b) For one training area identify a commercially available course, identify a training
provider and the associated cost
First aid training course: provider: CPR first aid, cost: $95 per person.
• c) For the second training area, identify internal coaching or workplace learning
opportunities.
Conroy’s can organise onset safe use of machinery for technology by hiring trainers to deliver
internal coaching at the workplace.

3. What conclusions can be drawn in relation to the inadequacies of the existing risk control
measures within the organisation? You are required to identify at least four.
1. The manager does not identify those who are at the most risk and identify to them what the
risky factors facing with them. This can eliminate risks. 2. Also, the manager does not check
the safety guards at the workplace regularly. If he did this regularly, then the accident can be
prevented and reduced. 3. The workplace does not install the engineering controls system. 4.
Inadequate administrative controls was presented at the workplace. There is no practice
guidelines or trainings to help employees to use the machines.
4. What procedures do you believe the organisation should have implemented to control the
risks that led to the incident? You are required to identify at least three. Use the hierarchy
of controls as a basis for your response.
• Eliminating the risk. When the previous incident happened, the business owner should
eliminate the risk. This means that when the first incident related to that machine not fitted
with appropriate safety guards, this risk should be removed.
• Isolating the risk. This can be done by placing the dangerous machine in other room from the
public area and avoid workers from using it.
• Engineering controls. This can be done by installed another safety equipment at the
workplace such as installing safety guards.

5. What incident and accident reporting functionality should have been in place within the
organisation? Could analysis of the aggregate data from these reports potentially have
prevented this injury?
After the previous incident and accident, there should be a report record the accident at work. It
not only includes the details of the incident, but also contains the information about the
investigation. Once the investigation is done, the cause of the accident or incident will be found
out. And changes will be made to reduce and eliminate the same incident from happening.
Yes, I agree that the analysis of the aggregate date for these reports could have potential
prevent this injury.

6. Imagine you were a production worker at Conroy’s and were the only witness to this
incident. Using an incident report form from your workplace, complete an incident report
and hand this into your assessor. You may make up information where required but ensure
that complete the incident report in a realistic manner.
Incident report
EMPLOYEE DETAILS
Name: Jack Wang

Department: Department of manufacturing

Contact details: 045111999

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
Location: at the west wing on the ground floor of the building

Date:01/09/2011 Incident Details: Jack was changing a plastic

roll. The machine was not fitted with
Time: around 10am appropriate safety guards. Then his wrist and
arm were crushed in a machine.
Police notified: no

Incident Causes: Follow up recommendations:

 The machine was not fitted with appropriate 1. Need to investigate the reason why the
safety guards. machine was not fitted with appropriate
safety guards.
2. Investigate the last time the safety guards
were checked and found out who is
responsible for this.

Reported by:
Name:
Position: client service
Department: Sales team.

Case study 2:
1. Identify at least four different areas of safety training you believe the organisation in
question should have provided to the worker.
• Because workers at the mine are in the harrow’s areas, it should be provided a harardous
areas awareness training.
• Front end loader training
• Mine emergency response and rescue training
• Ensure a safe workplace for a work area training

2. Choose two of the training areas you identified above:

• a) Identify ways in which the training could be provided
Mine emergency response and rescue training can be provided by commercially course.
A safe workplace for a work area training can be provided by internal training or coaching.
• b) For one training area identify a commercially available course, identify a training
provider and the associated cost
Mine emergency response and rescue training training can be provided by mine training
solutions. This training is provided at the institute. The cost of it is around $2000.
• c) For the second training area identify internal coaching or workplace learning
opportunities.
A safe workplace for a work area training can be provided by internal training or coaching.

3. What conclusions can be drawn in relation to the inadequacies of the existing risk control
measures within the organisation? You are required to identify at least four.
1. The business owner does not properly maintain the vehicle and fix the vehicle regularly. If
he did this regularly, then the accident can be prevented. 2. Also, the vehicle did not have any
warn light. This is a risk that failed to warm diviners there is a risk. 3. The workplace did not
ask workers to have the right safety paperwork. This means that they may lack awareness of
 WHS. 4. Inadequate administrative controls was presented at the workplace. There is no
practice guidelines or trainings.

4. What procedures do you believe the organisation should have implemented to control the
risks that led to the incident? You are required to identify at least three. Use the hierarchy
of controls as a basis for your response.
• Eliminating the risk. The mine owner should check and repair vehicles regularly. By doing
so, the risk should be removed.
• Isolating the risk. This can be done by placing the broken vehicles at other areas, so drivers
can drive the safe one.
• Engineering controls. This can be done by installed warning signs that warm workers the
potential dangers.

5. What incident and accident reporting functionality should have been in place within the
organisation? Could analysis of the aggregate data from these reports potentially have
prevented this injury?
In my opinion, Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations
2019, Code of practice for mineral exploration and previous Incident and Accident reporting at
mine should be placed within the company. Also, incident report should have been completed
when pre-start check identified that brake warning light was not working and if this occurred on a
number of occasions, management could look into the maintenance requirements to find out
whether the maintenance schedule needed to be changed. By analysing these reports, safety
measures could be maintained, and safety awareness could be developed. Therefore, the
potentially injury could be prevented.

6. Imagine you were a fellow miner at Perilya and were the only witness to this incident.
Using an incident report form from your workplace, complete an incident report and hand
this into your assessor. You may make up information where required but ensure that
complete the incident report in a realistic manner.

Incident report
EMPLOYEE DETAILS
Name: Rod Flight

Department: Department of manufacturing

Contact details: 045222333

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT
Location: at the north side of the mining area

Date:01/09/2008 Incident Details: Rod Flight was left after the

frontend loader he was operating at Perilya's
Time: around 10am Southern Operations mine overturned, trapping
him under it.
 him under it.
Police notified: no

Incident Causes: Follow up recommendations:

The vehicle’s braking capacity was reduced, and a Properly maintained vehicle in timely,
warning light and alarm failed to work. And
provide protection equipment for workers,
company failed to make sure staff did the right
safety paperwork. provide training of self-rescue sessions.

Reported by:
Name:
Position: miner
Department: mining team

Assessment Task 4: Safety consultation strategy project

Safety Consultation Strategy Planner

Student Name: Date of planning: 24/06/2020

1.Establishing consultative and participative arrangements

• How will the importance of effective consultation and participative arrangements be communicated
within your work team? What will your message say, and how will your message be shared?
Consolation is very important in order to build a safe and health working environment. Also, this can help
minimise injury at the workplace. Team members should be encouraged to contribute while having
meetings. Also, sending emails, staff meeting, and new employee induction can provide the better
communication approach. Last but not least, if possible, making contact with team members every day.
The message will include everyone’s responsibility to be involved in the consultative WHS process; the
major requirements for consultation; how everyone’s opinion will be listened to.

• What procedures and guidelines should be in place to ensure effective consultation and participation
within your team? Identify at least three, one of which must be around the administration and minuting
of consultative team meetings.
Discussing problems in time.
All meeting should have meeting minutes.
People should attend meetings.

• Define the expectation of the consultation team in relation to the way in which they should deal with
safety issues raised. What action should they take? What processes should they follow?
Consultation team should expect their team members to be active at the team. For example, they need to
speak at the meetings. Also, they need to talk about the health issues that have effects on them and think
about the way to improve it. What is more, they need to help to implement a safety working environment.
 2.Team information need identification
• Use this space to identify the safety information your team members need. This must include:
– information on relevant provision of the WHS Act, along with relevant codes of practice

Team members need to understand the provisions of the WHS legislation that relates to their work area.
For example, people working in excavation need to fully understand the Code of Practice relating to
Excavation; people lifting and moving things need to understand the Manual Handling code of conduct.
- information on workplace policies and procedures relevant to safe work performance
Staff members need to be fully understood policies and procedures relating to safe work performance.
This might include:
● Pre-start checks
● Daily checks
● Hazard identification and risk assessment requirements
● Maintenance schedules
● What to do in case of incident/accident/near miss
● What to do in case of emergency

Information needed: Regularity/frequency of Suitable formats for

information updates: information provision (memo,
policy, training, online etc

Hazard identification and risk Daily Toolbox meeting

assessment

Handling dangerous goods Daily Training

Report

Reporting hazardous dangers Monthly Report

Staff meeting
Memo

Update to WHS legislation and Monthly Staff meeting

procedures
Email bulletin
Memo

Assessment Task 5: Participate in consultation process (observation)

Part A: please check PPT submitted

Part B: email:
Dear colleagues,
Thanks for all your participation in our safe consultation meeting.
During the meeting, I presented a lot of information about WHS. The most important one is the one area
identified in our aged care facilities. It is very likely that our aged care workers would hurt themselves
while delivering service to our clients. In order to reduce this risk, as we discussed, we need to deliver
onset to workers training about the safety work procedure and providing protection device and teach
workers how to use safely. At the same time, supervisors and managers are responsible for deliver the
risk management. In terms of follow up worker, this whole implementation will be reviewed in
24/09/2020.
If you have any questions, welcome to talk with me anytime.

Kind regards,