n the first set of questions, you are required to
n the first set of questions, you are required to research, read, find and understand the Work Health and Safety (WH&S) legislation (WH&S Act 2011, WH&S Regulations, Codes of Practices & Australian Standards) and the business and PCBU requirements in the workplace. Please ensure that all answers and responses have an in-text citation back to the legislation and/or a hyperlink or reference, see below as an example: https://www.worksafe.qld.gov.au/ 3. What are some ways of implementing the following methods in the workplace: Consultation: Hazard identification: Risk assessment: 14. Describe the location of the first aid kit(s) in your work area. Detail the specific location of the first aid kit(s) in your work area. 15. How often should employees be trained in health, safety and security information and updates? 17. Describe the WHS records required by law, covering the common records and record management system. 18. Describe the legislative requirements for the PCBU to provide WHS training. 19. Outline the penalties that can be applied to employers and employees for not complying with WHS laws, policies and procedures. PART B – Your Organisation For this part, you are required to research the WHS policies, procedures and practices within your own organisation. The organisation will need to be within the tourism, events or hospitality industry. If you are not currently working in the industry, you will need to find a local organisation within the industry. If you are experiencing difficulty finding such an organisation, discuss with your teacher. 20. Describe the process your organisation follows (or should follow) to conduct WHS consultation. Based on the following concepts of consultation, you are required to provide one example of each of how consultation is applied in your workplace Talk to each other about health and safety matters. Listen to their concerns and raise your concerns. Seek and share views and information. Consider what your workers say before you make decisions. 21. Describe your organisation’s procedures for the identification of hazards and assessment and control of risks in your workplace. In your answer, discuss how hazards and risks are recorded, and explain how these records are stored. Describe your organisation’s WHS procedures by completing the template below Policy Person in charge How is it done? How is it recorded? How is it stored? Identification of Hazards Assessment and control of risks 22. Summarise your organisation’s WHS policies and procedures not already covered in your responses to the above questions. List 10 WHS policies and procedures applicable to a work day in your workplace. 23. Provide a template for the following documents: a. Hazard identification reporting b. Risk assessment You can add here or attach as a separate file 24. Describe your organisation’s WHS induction, explaining the policies and procedures covered during a typical induction session. In your workplace, what are the WHS policies and procedures shown to new employees on their first day of work? 25. Describe the WHS representatives and committees relevant to your store, restaurant or venue. Describe who the WHS representatives in your workplace are and who conforms the WHS committee. 26. Describe how your organisation provides WHS information (including fact sheets and signage). Describe how your organisation provides WHS information to all staff and patrons. 27. According to your organisation’s policies and procedures, describe the worker’s roles and responsibilities in managing WHS. Describe your roles and responsibilities in managing WHS in your workplace. 28. According to the policies and procedures, describe the legal obligations you are required to abide by. Does not specify what type of policies and procedures – Workplace? What if the workplace does not have any? Describe the legal WHS obligations you are required to abide by as an employee. 29. Describe the location(s) of your emergency evacuation plan. Detail the specific location of the emergency evacuation plan diagram/sign. 30. Describe the most recent training information your organisation has provided. If you have not been provided with any training from your organisation recently, look up some information on the company intranet or recent newsletters covering safety issues. Your answer must include: Where you obtained the information (intranet, training session, etc.). Description of the issue (e.g. new procedure, new equipment, new issue). Description of the information provided (e.g. method for using new equipment, dealing with a contagious illness, how to perform the new process, etc. Describe the latest WHS training information your organisation provided you and explain: How was this information delivered? (intranet, training session, etc.). What was the topic of the training session? (e.g. new procedure, new equipment, new issue). Describe the content of the session. (e.g. method for using new equipment, dealing with a contagious illness, how to perform the new process, etc. 31. Find a risk register and describe two different situations and the risk control measures that have been implemented in your work area. Explain why those particular risk control measures were used, and evaluate their effectiveness. If there is no risk register, explain two controls that have been implemented in your area, explaining why the control measure used is most relevant and explain its effectiveness. Describe two (2) incidents in your workplace where Risk Controls measures were implemented and explain why those were used. 32. Discuss any specific regulations and codes of practice relevant to the nature of the business that needs to be taken into account in the WHS policies and procedures. Describe specific legal regulations and codes of practice taken into consideration in a restaurant environment (Food and Beverage venue). PART C – WHS Consultative Processes You have been assigned the role to coordinate your work area’s consultative processes. Plan the consultative processes by answering the following questions. 33. Describe two ways staff can record and advise you of safety issues they are concerned about when you are not available to discuss them. 34. As part of the consultative process, you have also been asked to develop a written set of WHS policies and procedures which will cover you and your team. Should your team have any involvement in the development? Explain why or why not. 35. When you have developed your WHS policies and procedures, you will need to communicate them to your staff and ensure they are able to readily access these when required. Describe an efficient format to ensure they always have access to the policies and procedures. Explain why this would be an effective format. PART D – WHS Maintenance – Word association Once the WHS policies and procedures have been established, the WHS representatives in your organisation will be responsible for maintaining them. Consider the situation where you have been appointed the role of WHS representative and answer the following questions. 36. Match the following the five situations about when you should conduct a hazard inspection and risk assessment. For each situation match the correspondent explanation of why the assessment should be conducted. Whenever changes are being implemented in the work area Team needs to be given a new WHS induction for the new venue, and need to be made aware of the risks and hazards around the new premises, especially if construction work hasn’t finished. Before new premises are used for the first time You will need to review the new information and understand how it applies to your premises, plant, equipment, staff and processes. You will need to conduct a hazard and risk analysis based on the new information and communicate the information to the team members and management where required to ensure they are up to date with the requirements. Before and during the installation of any plant/equipment The process needs to be reviewed and hazards/risks assessed around the areas of change. The risks need to be assessed with appropriate controls proposed. These controls need to be communicated as part of the briefing of the changes Before changes to work practices are introduced The plant, equipment, staff, and processes affected by the changes need to be evaluated for hazards, their risks assessed and appropriate controls proposed and implemented. The risks and controls will need to be communicated as part of the briefing of the changes to ensure the affected team members remain safe during the implementation of the changes. When any new information relating to health and safety risks becomes available The team needs to be briefed on the use of the new plant, and receive a safety induction on using it. You will only be able to effectively conduct the induction if you have done a hazard and risk analysis. 37. Complete the table below indicating the records and reports needed for each of the WHS processes. If your organisation has a well-established WHS management system, describe the reports used by your organisation. WHS area Records and reports required. Consultation Incident/accident form. Accident/incident/near miss report and graphs for display in work areas. Incident statistical reports. Hazard identification Risk management tool or risk register. Risk assessments Hazard record form or risk register (if both hazards and risks recorded in same document). Risk control actions Training needs analysis. Reports monitoring WHS with recommendations for change. Risk register and risk report showing review of risks. Incident, accident, near miss reports and statistics. Records of consultation which may include an issue register, or be part of the integrated hazard and risk management system. Agendas, minutes and action items from consultation and WHS committee meetings. Emails from team members, WHS reps, etc. Records of decisions made by management regarding issues. Diary entries. Incident and accident notifications to be provided to WHS regulatory authorities. Training records (in HR records). Training reports. Training action plans Risk register and risk report. Training undertaken Incident/accident notification form. Incident/accident report as required by the regulatory authority, which may include police reports, etc. —– End of Assessment —–
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