BSB40215-Work Health and Safety Assignment-Central College

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Work Health and Safety Assignment

ASSESSMENT 1: STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES Activity 1 1. The impact of a workplace injury is wide reaching. 2. How is the integrity (validity) of information ensured? 3. List three sources of health and safety information in your state/ territory. Activity 2 1. Why is it important that all workers have access to health and safety information? 2. If a worker had made suggestions for improvement for the design, development and management of health and safety in a company in which they worked, how could they go about having them ratified and implemented by senior management? 3. Before submitting strategies for the design, development and management of health and safety to senior management for approval, should the worker consult with the members of their team/ department to get their input? Why/ why not? Activity 3 1. Where might information about hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control result from? 2. List five ways that PCBUs can provide clear explanations to work teams about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and control. Activity 4 1. What types of changes in the workplace would benefit from consultation between PCBUs and workers (or their representatives)? 2. What are the benefits of consulting with workers about health and safety issues? Activity 5 Explain the role of the HSR in each of these consultation procedures: 1. Attendance at team meetings. 2. Early response to work suggestions, requests, reports and concerns put forward to management. 3. Requirements as specified in Commonwealth and state/ territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice. Activity 6 1. What strategies can PCBUs use to consult with workers on health and safety issues? 2. Health and safety issues raised through consultation should be dealt with promptly. Why is this? Activity 7 1. Create a meeting agenda template suitable for a HSC. 2. Create a meeting minute template suitable for a HSC. Activity 8 1. What is a training needs analysis and how can it be conducted? 2. What tools can be used to identify the skills a worker needs? 3. What are the 6 steps in developing a training program? Activity 9 Your team is concerned that they have insufficient knowledge/ understanding of safety procedures and legislative requirements in your workplace. They also feel that the incidence of accidents in your section is higher than it should be. They have asked you to submit, to senior management, a proposal for a formal health and safety training program. 1. What information would you include in the proposal and how would you encourage senior management to support this initiative? What procedures would you follow in gathering data and information to support your proposal? How likely is it that this or a similar proposal would be accepted in your workplace? 2. What critical information must be contained in a new worker induction program? 3. Why is only providing induction training and no follow-on training unsatisfactory? Activity 10 1. What are the benefits of evaluating training to both workers and the organisation? 2. When evaluating health and safety training, how can you determine the appropriateness and effectiveness of the training? 3. What should be evaluated in relation to a health and safety training program? Activity 11 A training needs analysis concludes a training program will reduce the injury rate. Consider: the training needs analysis will take two days, including reporting to management it will take you five days to develop the training program you can get a good training video at a cost of $375 you will need to hire a TV/ video for each session, cost $120 handouts will cost $12 per participant management wants you to conduct the training at a venue that costs $195 per day catering is available, $25 per participant per day you will deliver the training lost production is costed at $320 per day per participant. You will train 20 workers in five groups. Each course runs for one day. Administrative support works out at $28 per participant. Calculate the cost for training including: a) Development cost b) Session cost c) Participant cost d) Course cost Activity 12 1. What is the difference between a risk and a hazard? 2. Create a 1 page checklist for a manager/ supervisor to assist them with the identification of hazards. Activity 13 1. Why should organisations have comprehensive risk assessment procedures? 2. A hazard has been assessed as being unlikely, but would have major consequences. Using the risk matrix, identify the risk and what it means to the organisation. Activity 14 1. Give an example of each of the following types of controls for managing hazards. a. Elimination. b. Substitution. c. Engineering. d. Administration. e. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). 2. How often should risk assessments be conducted? Activity 15 You are the safety supervisor at a commercial construction company. The company employs 12 administration personnel, 18 construction personnel and 60 construction subcontractors. The workers who work on-site face a changing work site each day and are often working with people from other companies. Three months ago you were alarmed at the number of back injuries being reported and introduced new procedures that were aimed at ensuring heavy items were lifted in accordance with the legislative requirements of your state/ territory and work requiring bending for long periods was minimised. You provided a toolbox meeting to inform the workers of the new procedures and techniques. You now need to evaluate this strategy to determine whether it has met your aim of reducing back injuries. Activity 16 1. Why is it important to keep health and safety records? 2. Name three health and safety records that must be kept by every organisation. 3. If you were the health and safety representative of a company, how could you ensure that the workers you represent are aware of the recordkeeping requirements? Activity 17 1. A workplace employs 75 workers who work a total of 150,000 hours in a year. They experience eight lost time injuries for the year, resulting in 65 days off. Calculate the following: a. Frequency rate. b. Incidence rate. c. Average lost time/ severity rate. Provide your workings. 2. You are required to present these statistics to your next senior executive weekly committee meeting. Describe how you will present this information. Include copies of any graphs or tables that might be relevant. ASSESSMENT 2: WRITTEN QUESTIONS Question 1: In relation to WHS risk management in the workplace, what are the legal responsibilities and duties of: a. Manager b. Supervisors c. Person conducting business or undertaking (PCBUs) d. Workers Question 2: Explain WHS Acts, regulations and code of practice. How do they affect the business? Question 3: Explain the procedures relating to: a. Hazard identification b. Risk management c. Fire emergency and evacuation d. Incident investigation and reporting Question 4: Explain the importance of effective consultation mechanisms in managing health and safety risks in the workplace. Question 5: Explain how the hierarchy of control applies in the workplace. ASSESSMENT 3: PROJECT You are required to implement and monitor an organisation’s work health and safety in the relevant work area in order to meet legislative requirements. Choose an organisation you are familiar with to undertake this project. Assessment Requirements: 1. Organise a team meeting to enable team members to participate in managing WHS risks and hazards. Use the Meeting Planner Template. 2. Identify WHS training needs and provide learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring as appropriate to needs. 3. Identify and report and take action on WHS hazards and risks in your workplace.