Evaluating Safety Training Impact on Work Injuries

This assignment delves into the evaluation of safety training programs, centering around a case study of construction induction training in Western Australia. The goal is to assess how this training impacts work-related injuries within the construction sector, drawing insights from relevant literature and reports.

Ensure safe workspace

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ..........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Organisation's commitment towards WHS legislation.........................................................1
1.2 Responsibility of personnels at workplace regarding WHS ................................................1
1.3 Identification of financial requirements and human resource need WHSMS .....................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Setting up and maintenance of relevant WHS legislation.....................................................2
2.2 Resolving issues raised in participation................................................................................2
2.3 Information regarding outcomes of consultation ................................................................2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................3
3.1 Process for identifying ongoing hazard and controlling associated risks.............................3
3.2 Evaluation of proposed changes............................................................................................3
3.3 Development and maintenance of procedure for implementation of risk control ................3
3.4 Identification of inadequacies in existing risk control..........................................................3
3.5 Need for expert WHS advice................................................................................................4
TASK 4 .........................................................................................................................................4
4.1 Development of WHS induction and training program........................................................4
4.2 Record keeping of occupational injury or disease................................................................4
4.3 Evaluation of organisation's quality system framework.......................................................5
4.4 Development and implementation of WHSMS for achieving WHS objectives...................5
4.5 Compliance of WHS legal requirement ...............................................................................5
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY: WHSMS REPORT...........................................................................6
1. ANZ bank and its WHS policy ..............................................................................................6
2. Demonstrating compliance with legislation ..........................................................................6
3. Identification of potential hazard............................................................................................6
4. Recommendation of risk management step............................................................................7
5. Advice on present WHS consultation procedure....................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Safety of employees is a responsibilities of every organization, they can develop some
rules which can assist them in reducing the chances of accidents at workplace. Some of the
workers are working in a hazardous condition which is not good for their health. ANZ bank is
one of the a leading company in banking sector of Australia, they are running their business in
various part of their domestic country. This assignment will include WHS system of
management that is present at a work area. Procedures for identification of hazards and risk
control will also become part of this file.
TASK 1
1.1 Organisation's commitment towards WHS legislation
ANZ bank is serious about the safety of their employees and other people who visit their
bank. They made a commitment that they will conduct and external audit buy a certified auditor
in regular interval of time so they can find the faults in their health and safety management
system. They are going to work on mainly three elements, first is identification of hazards and
analyse risks (Lee, Wong and Lau, 2016). This will help them in finding the core reason of
behind happening of an incidents. Planning cannot assure safety at work area, cited organisation
understand this so they decided to give equal importance to the implementation of programmes.
The third elements is promotion of well being of employees by support according to their need.
1.2 Responsibility of personnels at workplace regarding WHS
Senior managers of company are accountable for any injury or health issue faced by an
employee at workplace. They are responsible for making effective polices which should also
contain regulations made by government. Worker are play significant role in execution of
various programmes relating safety at workplace. They must follow all the produce and they
should spread awareness among their college regarding follow up of the rules which are made by
organisation for well being of employees. They must also tell their customers about the risks
involved in premises in order to save them from any risky situation.
1.3 Identification of financial requirements and human resource need WHSMS
Cited organisation will need some fund for pasting various posters on wall regarding
warnings against risk, they have to spend money on buying safety equipments like fire
extinguisher. According to the policy made by ANZ bank, they will organize various events for

promoting well being of their people. This task can not be done without allotting proper money
to the event organiser. They also need more employee who like auditor who can do audit relating
to this topic in order to analyse risk. Company have to recruit a trainer so he/she can give
different information about health and safety.
TASK 2
2.1 Setting up and maintenance of relevant WHS legislation
WHS act 2011 clearly states that an organisation need to include employee in the matter
of health as well as safety at the workplace. Before formation of a plan, management must
consult with workers whether they are permanent or contractual. They have to set up a
committee and than select some representatives who will be responsible for maintaining the the
standard and they will check risk element in regular interval of time. They should also take care
about agreed arrangement which many not be available in the law made by government.
2.2 Resolving issues raised in participation
Most of the employee are concerned about natural air, they are complaining that they
spend most of their time in an air condition room. They want to some chances in infrastructure so
they can breath some natural oxygen. Management need to build at least one window in a every
room so they can inhale natural air wherever they want. Another issue is related to cleaning,
sometime cleaning staff keep the floor wet which is very risk. Customers who are entering in
premises may get injured because of this. They need to give strict order to this department and
those who commit mistake more than one time should be asked for valid justification.
2.3 Information regarding outcomes of consultation
One of the most of the most important information that came out from the side of
employees is that they do not want close office. They need proper ventilation and some natural
air (Eteng and Ijim-Agbor, 2016). Management gave order to do some change in their
infrastructure and they are ready to improve condition of hazardous working area. They are also
concerned about mistakes done by cleaning staff, in upcoming time management will buy new
equipments so workers can do their task in short period of time and minimise the risk of
uncertainty.

TASK 3
3.1 Process for identifying ongoing hazard and controlling associated risks
Workers are the main part of a work area so proper communication with can help in
identifying the potential hazard. Management of cited organisation can also think about
analysing past incidents so they can know the prime reason behind occurrence of an incident.
They need to make a system where are faulty equipment have to be reported as soon as possible.
Planned and surprise inspection can be done in order to assess and control the risky elements
which are present at workplace. Ideas from worker can assist in analysing the uncertainties
because they have better understand of the place where they are working.
3.2 Evaluation of proposed changes
In order to remove problems faced by employees relating to health or safety, management
have to make some changes but they need to keep one thing in mind new alternation should not
create problem in controlling risk or they should not be against government policy. The first
steps is to determine the hazard and than identify who can get harm and in what manner. After
this, risk is needed to be evaluated and than decisions relating to precaution must be taken. The
information and data recorded by management should be implemented after proper processing.
3.3 Development and maintenance of procedure for implementation of risk control
Cited organisation have to follow regulation made by Code of Practice and Australian
Standards. They have to make a library where books and magazines relating to risk control are
present so employee can read some useful material whenever they get free time. They must allot
necessary fund for various programmes where they can make some goals relating to this issue
and than make plans to active them. Bank manager can talk to every single employee because it
will help them in finding the potential risk and they can also give solution of some major
problems.
3.4 Identification of inadequacies in existing risk control
Some of the rules made by management contain high risk elements, like they gave an
order that the box filled with cash will be carry by manager in his/her hand. This bag is very
heavy so the chances of physical injury is high. Most of the organisation ignore metal torture but
it is a part of WHS. Requirement of necessary should be communicated to top level management
through hierarchy of control. Feedback from staff, innovation can be used for coping up these

kind of situation. They can make some necessary changes in WHS legislation in order to stop the
activities which are harmfully for employees.
3.5 Need for expert WHS advice
ANZ bank have to recruit a person who is qualified under WHS legislation. Manager and
worker can not identify all potential risk but a trained individual can do it because it is his/her job
and they have required experience in this field. If they do not find suitable employee than they
can hire a consultant who is expert in field of establishing and maintaining safe work area, he/she
should also possess knowledge about elimination hazards that are present at workplace. The
advice given by expert must be implemented and if someone has any problem than they can ask
it to the specialist.
TASK 4
4.1 Development of WHS induction and training program
First of all, cited organisation must find the need of training according to the structure
and demand of company. After this, they need to determine gap between their want and their
present situation. They have to discover the skills and experiences which are necessary for a
participants (Bahn and Barratt-Pugh, 2014.). Manager must assure that after training should get
what they were looking for like spreading awareness about clean atmosphere etc. Demand of
every firm is different so they can choose method of demonstration according to the suitability of
employees. Role playing, games are some other ways of training.
4.2 Record keeping of occupational injury or disease
Audit report can be used for finding faulty equipments like chairs, they can assist in
connecting the dots. If an employee get injured at the time of using a chair and similar incident
happen again and again that management can think about changing chairs which are present in
office. Monitoring records and training are also very useful in identifying a pattern. First aid and
medial records support in taking discussion and find the the cause of an incident.

4.3 Evaluation of organisation's quality system framework
It is important for cited organisation to check their WHSMS in regular interval of time so
they can solve various issues at the point of their generation. If ANZ bank introduce some new
equipments at their workplace than they must produce training to working (Kurdve, Zackrisson
and Wiktorsson, 2014). After this they should develop an effective system for monitoring so they
can review their plans and strategies on continuous basis. Self assessment and auditing can help
in finding the variance between set plans and actual results.
4.4 Development and implementation of WHSMS for achieving WHS objectives
Cited enterprise should find key performance indicators so they can make necessary
changes in their business operation. They must determine ways to increase productivity of
employees without enhancing the risk at workplace. WHS system is related to mainly five
elements, if they keep their focus on these issues than they can get surprising results. First is
decision relating to policy which is followed by planning activities like risk assessment.
Implementation is third part where objectives and targets are given priority. Evaluation of work
is essential for finding the flaws and last part is implementation of right plans after reviewing
shortcomings. Cited organisation is trying to work on ventilation in office which they can do
without influencing the balance of building.
4.5 Compliance of WHS legal requirement
It is duty of employer to make sure that their workers work in a safe place, cited company
can follow rules which are present in OH&S act so they can make a healthy and safe workplace
which is free from any type of risk and illness. They have to appoint some people are would be

accountable for any kind of accident and they can also be held answerable if organisation do not
get better result after training process. According to regulations, they have to keep a record of all
accident and if there is any casualty than they have to report it to the respective authority. WHS
states that employees of an enterprise should be involve at the time of making policies relating
WHS because their have better idea about various risks which are present at workplace.
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY: WHSMS REPORT
1. ANZ bank and its WHS policy
ANZ bank provide facilities like opening of saving account and they are give loan to the
customer who want money for various purposes. A consumer can operate his/her through their
application or website also (Erdogan, Li Runde, and Seehusen, 2014). Their WHS policy focus
on three areas, first is determine risks and other hazards which are present at workplace. In
second, they concentrate on implementation where they try to eliminate different kind of
uncertainties through prevention programmes. Well-being of their worker is one of their major
priority so they keep promoting this concept in their business.
2. Demonstrating compliance with legislation
Queensland is one of the place where cited organisation is running their business,
according to their legislation an organisation who is operating in their region must notify
concerning authority about any incident (Wickham, 2016). They have to involve workers in
process of decision making. In baking sector, an inspector can impose fine on in case of any
offence if he/she find any flaw regarding breach of any law.
3. Identification of potential hazard
Manual handling of cash filled boxes can do physical damage to the employees. If they
faced lot of pressure than they mental health can get suffer. Coin counting can become the main
reason of weak inside. Ventilation is another issue in most of the banks which create problem of
suffocation. Employee have to look at computer scene for a long time which is can become the
prime reason for constant headache (Men, 2014.). At the time of printing of cheque, worker have
to get interact with various chemicals which develop diseases relating to skin. If their exit
arrangement are not proper than employee can get hurt because of fire, this problem can put a
mental tension in their brain.

4. Recommendation of risk management step
In first step they those hazard which can be eliminate will be removed. After this some of
the problems which can be reduce will be taken in account. In third step, those risk which can not
be removed will be isolate. Some modern equipments can be used for minimising the risk.
5. Advice on present WHS consultation procedure
ANZ bank can adopt some new technology like buying new printer. They can change
infrastructure of the building so fresh air can enter in premises (Liberty, 2015). Cited
organisation can also think about reducing work pressure so employee can do their job without
having a tension in their mind. They can also make a proper route for fire exit.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be concluded that assuring safety of workers is the
responsibility of employer, they must find potential risks that is present at a workplace and make
necessary plans so they can reduce the chancing of any mishappening. They provide training to
workers so that they can get awareness about various regulation. Involvement of personnel in
decision making process is essential, it is not an option for a business organisation they, it is
stated in law so they have to take views of their employees.

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