Work Health Safety Assessment for Disability Support Workers

Running head: WORK HEALTH SAFETY ASSESSMENT
WORK HEALTH SAFETY ASSESSMENT
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Risk assessment in disability support work:
In this assignment, Oncall has been chosen as the workplace. It provides home support
services (oncall.com.au, 2018). The paper will provide the risk assessment in a disability support
work. Risk and hazards will be identified that the support workers face in managing disable
people that are overweight.
Task or
scenario
Hazard/s Associated
harm, e.g.
what could go
wrong?
Existing
Risk
Controls
Curren
t risk
rating
Use the
Risk
Matrix
Any
additional
controls
are
required?
Residual
risk
rating
Use the
Risk
Matrix
Providing
force to
lift, move
or transfer
the people
that are
physically
disable
and
overweigh
t.
Musculoskelet
al injuries.
During
moving or
lifting the
disable
patients that
are overweight
could lead to
musculoskelet
al injuries due
to provide
excessive
force for
twisting,
In case of
person
that
requires
full
support
effective
equipment
is
available
for
moving or
lifting the
Very
high.
Using
overhead
tracking
hoist and
wheelchair
with
electric
motor
could be
used as the
additional
control. In
addition
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lifting,
pulling, and
pushing the
wheelchair
and other
moving
equipment.
wheelchai
r.
effective
training for
managing
the
equipment
is needed.
Providing
forceful
motion or
unexpecte
d move in
order to
prevent
the
patients
from
falling.
Risk of fall. High risk of
falls is
associated
with the task
such as
preventing the
patients from
fall, thus the
support
workers might
got minor to
severe injury
such as
fracture in
hand, leg and
hip. The
Equipmen
t such as
walker,
wheelchai
r and
others are
available
to support
the disable
people to
move and
reduce the
risk of
fall.
Very
high.
Man
oeuvre
need to be
easy to use
and alarm
clock need
to be
placed in
the bed or
wheelchair
to reduce
the risk of
fall.
Moderat
e.

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support
worker might
got brain
injury in some
severe cases
such as fall in
bathroom.
Working
in an
awkward
position
for a long
period of
time in
order to
support
the patient
in dressing
or
undressing
and taking
meal.
Strains in
many parts of
body.
The support
workers might
suffer from
strains in
many body
parts such as
strains in
neck, back and
shoulders.
Equipmen
t such as
electric
stand
chair,
electric hi-
lo bed.
Leg lifter
and
standing
hoist for
lifting or
supporting
a person
in
standing
High. Mobile
sling hoist
in order to
transfer or
move the
patient and
height
adjustable
ergonomic
chair and
proper
training for
equipment
manageme
nt could
help to
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