Work Health & Safety in the Workplace

This assignment delves into the critical aspects of Work Health and Safety (WHS) within a workplace setting. It examines the necessity of protective clothing like hard hats, chef uniforms, or hearing protection, illustrating their importance through a mini-case scenario involving a construction site. Further, it outlines the process of forming a WHS committee within a college environment, emphasizing the roles and responsibilities of its members. Finally, five key responsibilities of such a committee are listed to highlight its crucial role in ensuring a safe and healthy workplace.

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Assessment Criteria
Element Performance Criteria S NYS
1 Establish a WHS
management system in a work
area
1.1 Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that clearly define the organisation’s
commitment to complying with WHS legislation ☐ ☐
1.2 Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel in the
work area according to WHS legislation, policies, procedures and programs ☐ ☐
1.3 Identify and approve financial and human resources required by the WHS management
system (WHSMS) ☐ ☐
2 Establish and maintain
effective and compliant
participation arrangements for
managing WHS in a work area
.1 Work with workers and their representatives to set up and maintain participation
arrangements according to relevant WHS legislation ☐ ☐
2.2 Appropriately resolve issues raised through participation and consultation arrangements
according to relevant WHS legislation ☐ ☐
2.3 Promptly provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to
workers and ensure it is easy for them to access and understand ☐ ☐
3 Establish and maintain
procedures for effectively
identifying hazards, and
assessing and controlling risks
in a work area
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of
associated risks ☐ ☐
3.2 Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change
in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created by the proposed changes and
existing hazards are controlled
☐ ☐
3.3 Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk controls according
to the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements ☐ ☐
3.4 Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control and
WHS legislative requirements, and promptly provide resources to enable implementation of
new measures
☐ ☐
3.5 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice as required ☐ ☐
4 Evaluate and maintain a
work area WHS management
system
4.1 Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for all workers in a work area
as part of the organisation’s training program ☐ ☐
4.2 Use a system for WHS record keeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational
injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made,
including reasons for the decision
☐ ☐
4.3 Measure and evaluate the WHSMS in line with the organisation’s quality systems
framework ☐ ☐
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4.4 Develop and implement improvements to the WHSMS to achieve organisational WHS
objectives ☐ ☐
4.5 Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework to achieve, as a minimum, WHS
legal requirements ☐ ☐
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (5 MARKS EACH)
1. Explain each of the five (5) steps in the diagram of the risk management process
Step 1: Establishment of context: this method deals with the facts in case of occurrence of incidents
within the workplace.
Step 2: Identification of Risks- This method includes identification of all the hazards that are inherent
to the job activities carried out by the organisation. The workplace safety supervisor should walk
around the workplace to identify what may cause harm to the workers such as the machineries,
equipments, wires, etc. The supervisors should discuss with the employees if they have noticed
anything that may cause harm.
Step 3: Analyse the risks: the risks identified in the workplace must be subject to evaluation to
determine the probability of the risks to cause injury to the workers. Risk assessment is based on the
two factors: the impact of the injuries resulting from the hazard identified and the likelihood that the
injury will occur.
Step 4: Treat the risk : After the risk is assessed, the immediate actions should be adopted in order to
avert such risks from causing harm to the workers. The actions may include immediate cessation of
work, activity etc or isolation of the hazard until the implementation of any permanent measures.
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Step 5: Monitor and Review: the method of treating or controlling the risk identified must be subject to
evaluation and the impact of such method is reviewed to ensure that control does not leads to any
new hazards in the workplace.
2. Describe each of the following control measures, including an example for each
Elimination
Elimination of hazards include removal of the source of risks or remove excess quantity of factors that
may cause harm to the workers; E.g: disposal of redundant items of equipment, removal of excess
quantities of chemicals, etc
Substitution
It includes replace the equipments or factors that may cause harm with equipments which would not
cause any harm or comparatively less harm to the workers. E.g: replacement of solvent based
priniting inks with water based inks.
Isolation
The factors or equipments that may cause injury to the workers must be isolated and must nit come in
the contact of the workers until the control measures are implemented.
e.g: removing of equipments from workers in an isolated place.
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Engineering controls
This includes installation of any equipment to avert the identified hazards from causing harm to the
workers. E.g: installation of machine guards on hazardous equipment.
Administrative controls
These include measures that may be implemented to notify the workers about the identified hazards
and enable them to deal with any equipment, which may cause harm to the workers. E.g: trainings,
job rotation, etc.
3. What are some of the methods or communication channels to inform supervisor,
higher authority or employer, of a severe breach of Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws
/ rules at your workplace or any workplace?
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The workers may talk to the trade union about the breach of the WHS laws in the workplace;
The workers may discuss the matter to the manager about such infringement;
The workers may talk about the issue with the WHS representative who would ensure that
the conduct infringing the laws is not repeated.

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4. Explain why ‘Emergency procedures’ are significant to organisations.
Assume you are a restaurant manager and you have to decide on some emergency
procedures for the restaurant. List any five (5) emergency procedures necessary for a
restaurant.
Explanation:
Emergency procedures are significant to organisations because the emergency procedures
ensures that all the workers or the occupants of the workplace are safe and that such
procedures diminishes the damages caused to the assets.
Emergency Procedures for a restaurant:
A) Fire emergency plan including regular fire drills and fire risk documents and evacuation plan for teh
building.
B) Maintenance of the electrical appliances and installations
C) Training to the employees regarding handling the equipments
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D) Provide appropriate kitchen appliances and effective work wear
E) adequate medical aid in case of any injuries sustained by the workers or the customers
5. Assume you work as a service manager for big telecom organisation with offices in
metro and regional areas. Your boss has identified the following emergency situations
as potential threats to your organisation:
 serious injury
 office fire
 bushfire
 hazardous substance/chemical spill
 bomb threat
 armed hold-up, or disturbed intruders/client
 loss of services (phones, electricity, water)
 traffic/car accident
Pick any one of the events above and, following the WHS code of practice then write a
procedure (with at least 8 steps) for workers to follow should the event occur.
Procedure selected:
The workers should immediately stop working to minimise or diminish the hazard and the workers
those who are trained must accompany the other workers and use fire extinguishers;
The workers must stay calm, raise a fire alarm, and notify any emergency personnel to inform and call
for the fire brigade, police.
The workers must be informed of the escape plan and the workers who are responsible for making
decisions during such emergency must make necessary and immediate decisions. The workers who
are trained in fail-safe communication system must make use of the system in order to ensure safety
of the workers. The workers who are aged, the younger workers must assist such aged workers in
evacuating the building.
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The Community Education Department of the metropolitan Fire Brigade and a various private
companies may assist with the preparation of te emergency plans and provide a cntact number to the
organisations for any such future injuries.
6. Assume you work as a service manager for big telecom organisation with offices in
metro and regional areas. List what would you do to implement Work Health and Safety
(WHS) procedures in your workplace according to Government Law and legislation.
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According to the Work Health and Safety procedure there are different procedure has been
applied. In the bulling procedure the employees should directly interact with the person with
whom the problem has arising. Then he can ask for the assistance from the operational manager
or supervisor who can help in the formal methods of mediation and other resolution process.
Then a formal compliant can be written against that person. Therefore the manager can interact
with the alleged person who is involved in the bullying behalf of that employee.
It is important to promote the safety cultures among the employees who work in the
corporation. It is important to focus on the hazards, assessment risks and make a procedure on
the hazards and risks which is related with the employment. It is the duty of the management
authorities that they will make the awareness on the work place safety and must provides every
information and other training which are important in the workplace.

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7. Mini Case Scenario: You work in a busy restaurant as the shift manager. A customer
has spilled a drink on the floor of your store, what do you do?
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8. Mini Case scenario: You work in a fashion retail store in CBD. An emergency situation
has occurred (a customer just collapsed). Which person at your workplace will you
seek help from and how?
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9. Mini Case scenario: You are being appointed as the site manager for a housing
construction for a customer. Describe the reasons for implementing the use of
protective clothing (e.g. hard hat, chef uniform or hearing protection) and use an
example to explain importance.
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When a restaurant runs it only depends on the customers. Therefore it is the duty of the
restaurant manager that they will take care of the customer first then the other technical issues
will be resolve in the restaurant. It is the duty of the shift manager that they will care for every
customer. Therefore it is important for a shift manager according to the give case scenario that
he will first go to the customer table then ask them if they facing any problem in the restaurant.
There should be a procedure in a business place like restaurant where the person in charge in
cleaning must work on the recovery process. It is need to make sure that the wet floor not makes
any unsafe issues for the other customer. The safety is the first priority for the customers. The
wet floor can cause of any accident for the customer.
According to the given scenario it is need to make a pre plan for the emergency situation in the
work place. If any emergency situation like health issue has arrived then the emergency plan will
help to resolve the issues. A basic first is required for such medical situation. The administrative
authority must inform where they can help to provide basic first aid service for the person who is
under the medical emergencies. The person who is undertaking the business area must be
informed first then the authorities will provide the first aid equipments for the affected person.
They must make sure that the effected person soon will get help of medical assistance
and must taken to the hospital where the customer can get the appropriate care for such
medical conditions.

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10. Assume you are the campus manager of this college. You need to form a Work Health
and Safety (WHS) committee. How would you form this committee?
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List five (5) responsibilities of your Work Health and Safety (WHS) committee.
1. To look for the issues
2. Identify the appropriate reason
3. The process to resolve the situation
4. Take every safety process to prevent such hazards
5. Application of the safety plant to prevent the situation.
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In the construction site it has been found that the safety issues are the first priority for the
people who are working in the place. Various injuries can occur to the person who is working
under the construction site. It is important for the workers who are working under the
construction site must use such safety equipments like hard hat, chef uniform or hearing
protection.
As it is one of the high risk area where personal safety is require to protect the people
from ant hazards risks. The safety equipments will be take proper care for the workers. It is the
duty of the managers that they will give suggestions to the workers about the importance about
the safety management. Not using the safety equipments will make health issues for the
workers. It pay injure them or any medical issues which may affect them for the lifetime
When a Work Health and Safety (WHS) committee has been formed then it is important to
gather some people who are capable to take the responsibilities for the work health and safety
issues. The people who are join in the committee must have the ability to control such situation
in the work place. More than 5 people can be able to form the committee. By applying the votes
the committee will decide one of the head-coordinator who will consult with the every
information. The committee will make a procedure how they will apply for the safety
management in the college. Now it is important for the student safety issues were they come to
take the appropriate education. Therefore it is the duty of the committee that they will identify
the issues and apply it on the appropriate situation.

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