Workplace Health and Safety Newsletter

The content focuses on ensuring a safe and effective working environment in a children's service. This includes identifying hazards, maintaining safety records, and implementing policies and procedures for infectious diseases, nutrition requirements, sun protection, water safety, first aid, and emergency evacuation. The importance of manual handling and infection control are also highlighted, with a focus on preventive measures and reporting incidents to supervisors. Additionally, the content emphasizes the role of workers in identifying hazards and participating in consultation activities to minimize risks.

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Practice Task 1
1. Briefly explain why it is important for workers to understand the legislative
requirement of their job role.
This is important for an effective health and safety management and to provide a safe
working environment for everyone in the workplace.
2. How is WHS information communicated to workers at your service?
It is set out in written or verbal in a meeting where we are explained about this. If ever
there were any staff absent for the meeting then it is the responsibility of those present
to pass it on to others.
3. How are workers informed of their legal obligations and rights?
It is the responsibility of the centre director to make the workers aware of their
obligations and rights.
4. Do you think these methods of communication are adequate? Explain your reason.
Yes because it is easier to understand and explain the situation to the people we feel
comfortable with.
Practice Task 2
1. Use the case study about Sam to complete and incident, injury, trauma and illness
report based on the example provided from ACECQA.
Child details:
Surname: name: Sam
Date of birth: age: 3 years
Room/ group: early child education group
Incident/injury/trauma/illness report:
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Circumstance leading to the incident:
The child had been climbing a frame that was placed too close to the concrete area.
Products or structures involved:
A-frame, concrete area.
Location:
Time: date:
2. Use the sample hazard checklist to carry out a safety/hazard check at your
workplace.
As per the check list, the possible hazards at the workplace include limited
ventilation, faulty electrical equipment, overloaded power points and loose floor
coverings.
Practice Task 3
1. Education and care services National Regulation 101 outlines the risk assessment
that must be completed prior to an excursion. What consideration are listed?
 the proposed route and destination for the excursion
 any water hazards and risks associated with water based activities
 the method of transport
 the number of adults and children involved in the excursion
 given the risk/s posed, the number of educators or other responsible adults that is
appropriate to provide supervision and whether any specialised skills are
required to ensure children’s safety
 the proposed activities
 the likely length of time of the excursion
 the items that should be taken on the excursion.
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Practice Task 4
1. Access the document used to report hazards in your service environment, and the
policy and procedures relating to this report.
Hazards can be avoided by accessing it, identifying the risks to health and safety that
hazards create. Hazards can be reported by workplace inspections, consulting with the
workers, injury, illness, trauma and the maintenance report that would provide an
overall image about what is happening in the organisation.
2. Identify a hazard in your work environment (or use the residual risk example in this
section). Use the report from question 1 to record the issues.
One example of a work place hazards is the stroke that can be caused due to excessive
heat or working for a prolonged period of time in the sun, excessive heat generated in
the factories are also detrimental.
3. Check the policy to find out who you should report issues to. Discuss your
completed report with this person and how you could improve the way you complete
this type of form. Document any suggestions.
These issues should be reported to the centre director straight away so that immediate
actions are being taken. The director can give suggestions regarding how it can be
prevented. The supervisor might suggest the precautionary measures or set up certain
norms, such that the incident is not repeated with the other workers.
Practice Task 5
1. What is the item of PPE?
Head protective gears such a s ear plugs or ear muffs should be used. Safety helmets are
also required to prevent head injury
2. Which policy and/or procedure refers to this item of PPE?
Regulations 85-87 ensure protecting a child from any incident of injury, harm or
trauma. It also includes informing the child’s parents about the incident.
3. How do you let the other educators know about the importance of this PPE and about
the risks and controls that relate to this PPE? Write a script
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Self: We are all extremely focused on carrying out our tasks at the workplace. However,
sometimes certain hazards occur that lead to untoward consequences and affect the
members. ’ll discuss today on the PPE and the safety precautions that we need to follow
while working in a childcare service centre.
Educator 1: Why do we need to discuss on safety measures? I believe we abide by the
rules accordingly.
Educator 2: What is a PPE? Will this discussion benefit us?
Self: PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment. I am sure we will be immensely
benefitted by this interaction.
Educator 1: So, tell us what do you want us to know about PPE?
Self: PPE is a term generally applied to items that are worn with the aim of
safeguarding a person from any health hazards at the workplace. It acts as a barrier
between the person who is wearing it and the hazard that can cause him a harm.
Educator 2: Is it something like a jacket?
Self: Not really. It does not act as a substitute for any other safety measure like
workplace engineering. It is used to prevent potential injuries due to health hazards. The
control standards are identified, appropriate PPE are provided for employers and
participants at a workplace and the employees are trained on effective usage methods.
PPE generally involve eye and face protection gears, corrective prescription lenses,
protective eyewear like faces shields and spectacles, head protection gears and foot and
leg protection objects.
Educator 1: Why is head protection gear needed?
Self: A head injury can be fatal for any adult or children. At a childcare service centre,
if the employees or children suffer a fall from the staircase or an elevated concrete area,
their brain can get severely damaged. It can lead to severe neurological impairment and
can even be fatal. Wearing a safety headgear is one of the easiest ways to avoid such
fatal injuries.
Educator 2: What about the application of foot equipments? Could you please
elaborate?
Self: Sure. Legs and foot are liable to get crushed or injured if any heavy tool or sharp
instruments fall on them. Electrical hazards can also lead to an injury to the limbs.
Special purpose shoes can prevent injury from electric hazards. Leggins are a PPE item
that can protect the lower legs and feet from any injury. PPE like gloves, finger guards
and arm coverings help in arm protection.
Educator 1: Now I understand the use of PPE. How soon can we implement application
of these items at our workplace?
Self: The sooner PPE are applied at a workplace, the better will be the chances of
avoiding any injuries or health hazards. We need to understand PPE and its care
practices to effectively contribute to hazard reduction at the workforce.
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4. Are there any PPE items listed in your service emergency procedures or emergency
management plan? Provide details.
The emergency management plan includes safety measures that need to be followed
during fire, calamity, off-site emergencies like excursion and major medical
emergencies. This management plan ensures that personal protection equipments should
be made accessible for the children and the educators to prevent occurrence of any
untoward event likely to cause harm. The PPE items include protective headgear like
wide brimmed hats, safety helmets, protective aprons, safety glasses, gloves, safety
boots, earmuffs and earpieces.
Practice Task 6
1. Obtain copies of your service policies and procedures relating to housekeeping
monitoring duties, including any checklists or monitoring guides. Explain how these
documents ensure housekeeping occurs appropriately.
Some of the house keeping monitoring procedures are as follows:-
1.Cleaning of the filters and the dryers, diarise cleaning of the filter on heaters to meet
the manufacturer’s demand.
2.Regular cleaning of the toilets and the staff rooms.
3. Regular cleaning of the eating areas, storerooms, storage cup board.
4. Using of the signs to alert the slippery surfaces.
All these should be maintained in order to ensure a proper housekeeping.
2. Do you think your service policies and procedures link clearly with housekeeping
monitoring duties? Is there's a process, checklist or monitoring guide available?
Explain your answer
The service policies provided aims to ensure that the house monitoring duties have been
done properly. A number of ways have been discussed in the above answer. Such a
monitoring guide or the checklist would help in keeping record of the house hold
monitoring tasks.
Practice Task 7
1. Is the form the same as the one used for children? If not, what are the differences?
The service policies and the procedures are absolutely different for the children. The
severity of the hazard totally depends upon the age. The hazard which can be
detrimental to the child might not be detrimental to an adult. Therefore, the policies are
different according to the age group.
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2. Do the documents reflect the information discussed in this section? Explain what you
found
The documents do reflect the information on hazard prevention policies for children.
Childcare providers are always involved in providing a safe and protective environment.
They ensure the well-being of the children in their childcare service centres. The
different safety service policies that are present modify the environment, for modifying
the behaviour and children activity. These policies ensure that all parents and educators
should constantly monitor and supervise the children. They should teach injury-
preventive behaviours to the children. They should follow safety actions, make parents
know about safety policies, use devices like electric outlet plugs and smoke alarms and
practice daily safety check routines. Using specific care plans for children with special
needs and rehearsing drills or role-play will decrease the likelihood of any hazards.
Practice Task 8
1. List the health and safety consultative activities that currently occur in your service.
 Substitution of the hazardous items with the one which are less hazardous.
 Isolation of the hazard to for eliminating risk of injury.
 Addition of steps to the change table so that children can walk up instead of
needing to be lifted.
 Provision of the PPE gloves to prevent infection.
2. For each of the activities, identify the roles you could take to encourge the work tam
to participate and contribute?
 One can work as supervisors in order to substitute the hazardous items.
 I can play a role by discussing the need with my peer workers to facilitate the
process.
 Can take initiative in bringing the issues in front of the managers and the heads.
3. Choose one organisational policy or procedure that relates to a health and safety area
at your workplace. Briefly explain how you would share this information to your co-
workers.
Illness or infectious diseases policy.
The information can be disseminated by group discussions, distribution of the leaflets,
raising the topic in online platforms and raising the topic in front of the executive heads.
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1. What is the name of the policy you would refer to?
Name of the policy- Illness or the infectious diseases policy
2. Who would this issue be reported to?
The issue regarding the policy can be reported to the executive head or the supervisor.
3. Who else would need to know about the issue?
The employees need to know about the issue.
4. Who would organise the repair?
The supervisor along with the employees would plan the repair.
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Assessment Activity 1
Requirements
To complete this assessment activity, you need:
 Access to a children's services environment
 To answer the questions and submit response as directed by you trainer
PART A
Two task that educators often carry out when working with infants and toddlers are
 Lifting and carrying an infant or toddler on your hip
 changing nappies
1. For each of these tasks, identify the existing and potential hazards and record
them.
Task Existing hazard Potential hazard
Lifting and
carrying an infant
or toddler on your
hip
Risk of fall of the child Injury due to fall
Changing nappies Toppling of the child Skin rash and infections
due to insufficient
maintenance of hygiene
2. For each of these hazards, identify the inherent risk, the control risk and the
residual risk.
Task Inherent risk Control risk Residual risk
Lifting and
carrying an
infant or toddler
on your hip
Improper posture
while handling might
result in injury
Act being carried
under the supervision
of another trained
Child might trip
over
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personnel
Changing
nappies
Skin infection and
rashes due to
susceptibility of the
child to acquire such
infection because of
delicate skin
Frequently changing
the nappies to avoid
the contact with skin
for longer hours
Skin sensitivity of
the child towards
the material of
nappy
3. What are your rights and responsibilities in relation to these hazards?
As a child educator, there are certain rights and responsibilities in relation to these
hazards that need to be performed. As per the guidelines laid out by the Australian
Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority, a guide to National Quality
Standard has been presented. According to the standards, standard 2 stand for the
health and safety of the children is maintained. Precisely, standard 2.3 represents
for protecting each child that should be maintained in two of the tasks. Children
must be supervised adequately at all times. Reasonable precaution must be put in
force to safeguard the children from any harm or hazard that might lead to injury.
Section 165, 167 of the National Laws must be enforced properly to safeguard the
children from potential hazards or injuries. Regulation 77 and 84 must also be
followed in the given scenarios.
4. For each hazard, apply the hierarchy of control and record your strategies to
eliminate the hazard and manage the risk.
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PART B
Research and prepare a report that shows how you would complete a risk assessment
when planning an excursion with children.
Write a brief summary describing the excursion: for example, the venue or destination,
transport, excursion activities and the age and number of children involved. Develop
your risk assessment based on this information.
Use your services policies and procedure documents and blank copies of service
documents to record as much information as possible.
Sample Excursion Risk Management Plan
Name of school: Goodstart Early Learning Tiwi,
Darwin
Name of Director: Kimberley Tupetagi
Description and location of excursion: Guided
bushwalk from the service centre in Tiwi
Gardens to a spot located 1 km away.
Date(s) of excursion: ____________
Group/class: ______
Number in group/class: ___
students
Name of excursion coordinator:
____________ mobile phone
____________
Accompanying staff, parents,
caregivers, volunteers: 3 Caregivers
(1:6 ratio), one staff and a volunteer
Excursion details
Guided bushwalk for 1 km Adequate hand-washing
and toilet facilities
available
Time taken to help the
children in the excursion
was 40 minutes
Contact information for
each child and their
parents
Children informed about
the different trees and birds
that they encounter
Medical history for each
child
Accessibility of mobile
phones and first aid kits
Good food provided on
reaching the spot
Contact information for each
staff member
Activity Hazard
Identification
Risk
Assessment
Elimination
or Control
Measures
By Whom When
Crossing
roads
Struck by
motor vehicle
Serious Students
should cross
in smaller
groups
All adult
supervision
Throughout
the
excursion
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Sample Excursion Risk Management Plan
under adult
supervision.
They should
be made to
use
controlled
crossings
where
available.
Eating
lunch and
walking
Dehydration
or sunburn
Not serious Sunblock
should be
supplied to
all students.
Parents
should
ensure that
children are
provided
with hats.
Teachers
should carry
extra water
and monitor
their lunch.
All caregivers Throughout
the
excursion
Walking Falling into
water or
creeks
Moderately
serious
Close adult
supervision
required.
Children
should be
supervised
in small
groups.
All adults
accompanying
the children
Throughout
the
excursion
Walking Tripping or
slipping on
damp surfaces
Moderately
serious, can
lead to
bruise or
injuries
Proper
walking
shoes should
be checked.
Close
monitoring
required.
All adults
accompanying
the children
Throughout
the
excursion
Walking
and
observing
Insect, spider
or snake bites
Serious Students
should be
taught to
refrain from
Teachers Throughout
the
excursion
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Sample Excursion Risk Management Plan
touching any
spider or
insects. First
aid kit
should
contain
Ventolin.
Teachers
should have
contact
numbers of
parents.
Entire
journey
Children
getting
separated or
isolated
Serious Timely
conduction
of roll calls
and
headcounts.
Teachers
should be in
front and at
the end of
the line.
All adults Throughout
the
excursion.
Venue and safety information reviewed and attached: Yes
Plan prepared by: ____________ Position: Class teacher Date: ___________
Prepared in consultation with: ________
Communicated to: Director and all adults who participated in the excursion.
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Assessment Activity 2
Requirements
To complete this assessment activity, you need:
 access to a children's services environment
 to answer the question and submit responses as directed by your trainer
PART A
You have been asked to provide clear, concise information that can be used by new and
existing workers to help them understand the policies, procedures and risk related to a
particular emergency or hazard.
Access your service emergency management plan. Choose one of the hazards that is
included in the risk assessment or training schedule that forms part of this plan: for
example, bushfire, fire, severe weather, flooding, intruders, major medical emergency
and so on.
The hazard chosen is fire at a childcare service centre.
For this particular hazard, collect the following information and documents
1. Policies and procedures
 Education and Care Services National Regulations – Regulations 85-89 are
formulated to manage and minimize any form of trauma, incidents, injuries and
illness. Regulations 85-87 need a service with a policy and procedure, which
needs to be followed when any incident of injury or trauma occurs. These
policies consider it essential to notify the parents of the child when such an
incident is met. Regulation 88 states that appropriate action should be taken to
prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. Well equipped first aid kits
should be made available at places where children are being cared for or
educated. Regulation 168 states that there must be an emergency and evacuation
floor plan set out to avoid injuries from such incidents.
 National Quality Standard 2 safeguards and promotes child safety and health. It
minimizes risks and protects a child from any injury, harm and infection.
 It ensures that each child is adequately supervised, has provisions for
development of healthy eating habits, practices hygiene and physical activity.
Every precaution should be taken to protect a child from harm. The coordinator
and educator should be aware of their responsibilities. All children should get
the right to experience best care and education in a comfortable environment.
Their psychological wellbeing should be promoted.
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2. Risk assessment details
Date-
Hazards identified- Electrical short circuit that led to fire; Slipping off the stairway that
led to injury
People at risk- Children and educators at childcare service centre
Actions to be taken- Pull the nearest fire alarm
Ensure that there is no fire on the other side of the doors
Report emergency personnel and inform them
Go to a refuge area far from the place
Conclusion- In case of fire at a place, immediate action should be taken to evacuate all
people with least possible harm. Fire extinguishers should be applied directly on the
flames. Any form of commotion while evacuation should be avoided.
3. Risk control information
Identify sources of heat ignition, flammable materials, and adequate air availability.
Electrical devices should operate correctly. Site security should be improved. Misuse of
electrical wirings and fitting equipments should be avoided. Any rubbish or waste
materials should not be allowed to accumulate in the area. There should be a separate
smoking area outside the workplace. Commercial kitchens if present in the service
centre should be used appropriately.
4. Housekeeping practices
 Select adequate ceramic tile or cement flooring. Keep exits and aisles clear of
items.
 Replace ripped, worn out or damage flooring.
 Passageways and fire doors should be kept free of obstructions.
 Stairwell doors should be closed.
 Items should not be stored in stairwells.
 Flammable materials should be kept away from ignition sources.
 Cluttered workplace should be avoided.
5. Details of personal protective equipment (PPE) that relates to the hazard or
emergency
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To protect fire fighters from the fire that occurred due to electrical short circuit, tunics,
pair of leggings, pair of boots, gloves and flash-hoods should be used. These will
protect against any form of burns or serious injuries.
Guardrails are another form of PPE that should be installed in the centre to prevent
injuries form falls. This will prevent a child or educator from falling and getting
severely injured.
Adequate information on these equipments and their utility should be made available to
all staff and parents who are involved in the childcare centre.
PART B
An educator, Amy Lewis has slipped and is seriously injured during an emergency of
the type you address in part a. She is unconscious and has a wound to the back of her
head that is bleeding profusely.
Demonstrate your knowledge of the service policies and procedures and WHS
legislation by completing the following task.
1. Complete an incident report that is used at your service. If you are unable to access
the incident report at our service, use the following.
Injury report
Injured person details
Surname:______Lewis___________________ First
name/s:_____Amy___________________
Reason for being on premises: ______She was responsible for evacuating the
children from the fire house __________________________
Injury details
Date of injury: 10th September 2017 Time: 2 PM
Circumstances leading to the injury and how the injury occurred:
The children along with their educators were enjoying themselves in the farmhouse
when all on a sudden due to electrical short circuit, a major fire broke out that
billowed fire waves immediately. All the children were at the first floor of the two-
storey building and the moment it was discovered that a fire had broken out, the
teachers made proactive efforts to evacuate the building and bring the children to a
safer zone. In doing so, Amy one of the teachers, slipped off the staircase in a hurry
to bring down the children to safety. Immediately after falling from the staircase she
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Injury report
suffered serious injuries and fell unconscious under the effect of trauma of the
situation.
Products or structures involved: Electrical circuits, staircase
Location:
______________________________________________________________
Name of all witnesses:
___________________________________________________
 Abrasion/scrape
 Bite
 Broken
bone/fracture
 Bruise
 Burn
Concussion
 Cut
 Rash
 Sprain
 Swelling
 Other
Please specify: Burn
Concussion, Cut, Bruise
Acton taken:
Details of action taken, including first aid and/or administration of medication:
In order to stop the profuse bleeding that occurred at the back of her head, a cloth
was tightly applied. Further for dealing with the bruises that she suffered due to the
fire, first of all the area was elevated and then cold pack was applied to provide
relief.
Details of person completing this record:
Name:
Time record was made: Date record was made:
Notifications:
Next of kin:
Time: Date:
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Injury report
Regulatory authority (if applicable):
Time: Date:
Follow up
Fire service equipments like extinguishers, fire hose reels, fire blankets and
hydrants should be tested and tagged as per Australian Standards. Workplace
Inspection should be done to check whether emergency equipments and exit signs
are working. All electrical equipments should be tested and tagged as per Australian
Standards. Damaged equipments should be disposed off in an appropriate manner.
Care should be taken to ensure that the bleeding does not cause haemorrhage in her
brain. She should be immediately admitted to a hospital and kept under supervision
of doctors.
2. Provide the name and contact details of your state/territory WHS authority and
explain the reporting process they request you follow. Assess their requirements against
the sample injury report form in question 1 and identify and details that are missing
from the document/record.
Name- -------------------------------------------------
Contact details- -----------------------------------------------
Report-
 The incident details should be reported in a factual manner. This should include
the date and the time of the event.
 The circumstances that led to the event should be stated.
 The number of people involved and the names of witnesses should be recorded.
 The factors that contributed to the hazard like faults in the design of the
building, behavioural factors, and procedures that need to be changes to prevent
such incidents in future should be reported.
 The level of risk that led to the incident needs to be measured.
Some of the details that were not present in the report format are the number of
people who were involved in the incident, the risk factors that increased the
likelihood of its occurrence and corrective actions that should have been taken to
reduce the risk of such hazards in a workplace.
Assessment Activity 3
Requirements
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To complete this assessment activity, you need:
 access to a children's services environment
 to answer the question and submit responses as directed by your trainer
PART A
Read the case study, then answer the questions that follow. (Case study is on page 68 of
the learner guide)
1.What would you say to encourage Belinda to report the issue? Write down what you
would say to Belinda and explain your reasons.
Health hazard reporting is one of the main workplace procedures and the workplace
authorities are supposed to maintain the workplace safety of the staff. In this case
scenario, Belinda can be encouraged by explaining to her rights as an employee and the
details of workplace health and safety maintenance policies application for the nation.
She will have to be educated about the regular workplace health and safety maintenance
activities that would help her understand the workplace props maintenance policies in
place that requires the workplace authorities to replace and repair the facilities and
equipments every six months. Along with that I would encourage her that a faulty trolly
can be quite hazardous to her safety along with the rest of the staffs. And there is
nothing embarrassing of the situation; neither can her father repair workplace
equipments. Hence reporting the incident will be the best course of action for her.
2. Access a copy of your service maintenance report or hazard report form and
complete it using the information from the case study according to relevant policy and
procedures. If you cannot access either of these forms, use the following sample form.
Workplace maintenance report
Location: office hallway
Date:
Time:
Area/Space/Room: office hallway
Person reporting: Belinda Signature:
Reported to: workplace facility manager Signature:
Item Hazard/issue Immediate action
taken to reduce or
eliminate risk
Recommended
further action
Lunch trolley Faulty lunch trolley
spilling the cutlery
and leftover food in
Reported the faulty
nature of the lunch
trolley to the hazard
Fixing the faulty
trolley.
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the floor safety and
maintenance officer
after cleaning out
the mess.
PART B
Q. Identify a way that you could involve your work team in a consultative activity about
WHS. Your objective is to ensure they promptly report maintenance issues.
It is extremely important for the workplace staff to report any workplace safety or
maintenance issue. It has to be understood that hazards are extremely common
occurrences in the workplaces and the only manner to stop the hazards from occurring
altogether is to report the nature of the hazard and the contributors of the hazard to the
authority, so that the hazardous issue can be dealt. WHS or the workplace health and
safety is the policy that safeguards the health and safety of the staff while in workplace.
It comprises of all the necessary protocols and standards to follow in case of any
hazardous situation in the workplace and also in order to maintain the health and safety
of the staff in the workplace while safe keeping the hazard causing materials. I would
arrange for a group session with my team member where i will give a presentation
regarding the components of the WHS and will have pen question answer sessions with
the team members to clear out any confusion they might have. Along with that the
members will also receive a manual handout about maintenance reporting and how that
can help them maintain a safe workplace environment.
Q. Include the responsibilities that you would expect the PCBU to take on as part of the
activity.
PCBU can be defined as the person conducting a business or undertaking, which refers
to all the modern working arrangements. The primary responsibility of a PCBU is to
safeguard and look after the health and safety of the entire staff and all the stakeholders
associated with the business. Hence the responsibility of the PCBU will be to ensure the
safety of the entire staff and ensure the immediate relief for any hazard situation after
occurrence to the victims.
Q. Write down what you would do, how you would do it and provide any materials or
resources you would use.
Q. Included a brief explanation of what you would tell the team so they could see the
benefits of consultation, cooperation and communication in relation to WHS in your
workplace.
Workplace health and safety is considered to be one of the key elements of the
corporate policies and yet unfortunately there are a lot of individuals who do not have a
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clear idea regarding the benefits of adhering to these policies and procedures. Hence
there is need for each and every staff of any workplace scenario to understand the
components of the WHS and adhere to the practice standards. However in order for the
entire staff to know about the importance of the WHS, there is need for them to be
educated by the senior staff hence the consultation is an absolute necessity. I would hold
weekly one to one session with the staff to help them understand the benefits of using
the consultation sessions regarding the WHS and persuade them to cooperate with the
WHS standards and most of all, periodically communicate with them to ensure
complete compliance to the WHS standards.
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FINAL ASSESSMENT
PART A
Please refer to your learner guide on page 72
PART B
1. Access your service health and safely policies and procedures. Read the scenario,
then use the policies and procedures to help you answer the questions that follow. The
scenario is on page 73 in your learner guide.
2. Complete the required reports using:
 the incident/accident report at your service
 the service maintenance report or hazard report (use a sample form similar to the
following if you are unable to access a service report)
3. What housekeeping actions are in place at your service to avoid this incident?
Provide evidence
Workplace maintenance report
Location: Goodstart Early Learning Tiwi, Darwin
Date:__/__/_____ Time: ________
Area/Space/Room:
__________________________________________________________
Person
reporting:____________________________________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________
Reported to:______________________ Signature:
________________________________
Item Hazard/issue Immediate action
taken to reduce/
eliminate risk
Recommended
further action
Accident at my
service, due to
tripping over in a
worn piece of
carpet
Small bruises and
cuts
To remove the worn
piece of the carpet
and to provide first
Aid to Christine.
To remove any such
substances that can
increase the chances
of fall, alert and
signs for slippery
surfaces.
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4. Research to find your state/territory work health and safety legislation. Find the
section on incident notification and explain the following:
a) Is Christine injury classed as a notifiable incident/serious injury?
No, Christine’s injury cannot be classed as a serious injury.
b) What is the duty of the PCBU?
The duty of a PCBU is to provide care that would ensure health and safety to the
workers while they are at work. It is also responsible for ensuring that the work does not
pose any threat to the workers regarding safety.
c) What are the details of the regulator you would report this incident to?
The details would be reported to the managing head. The report should be given
regarding the presence of worn out carpets and other factors that might cause a fall.
PART C
Create a newsletter that introduces health and safety concepts to new staff. Ensure the
newsletter:
News letter
During the last week of the month of September, a letter containing the informations
regarding the health and safety in the workplace will be sent out to the employees of this
service. In order to maintain a safe and an effective working environment it is necessary
to understand the legislative framework of the system.
Identification of the hazards within the children’s services and keeping records of the
same are required. Our organisation would focus on the common policies and the
procedures regarding the dealing with the infectious diseases, identification of the
hazards, nutrition requirements, protection against the sun to prevent heat stroke, water
safety, incidents of first Aid and injury, evacuation during emergency situations.
The hazards can be identified by the inspection at the workplace, consultation with the
HSRs and the other workers.
In order to safety check the situations where the workers and the children may get
injured, the staff should maintain the safety checks by using the hazard identification
technique.
Safety housekeeping always helps to reduce the hazards, like the cleaning of the filter,
storerooms, staffrooms, removal of the damaged and the equipments.
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2. Manual Handling: imagine you need to move a very heavy or large piece of
equipment in the outside area. use this example of a manual handling task to reinforce
your information.
Manual handling
Manual handling in the workplaces may contribute to several health hazards. This
should be reported to the supervisor to take some actions regarding this. The risks are
controlled in our surface by taking preventive measures or by using alternate options to
lift heavy loads.
3. Infection control: imagine three of the children at your service ar4e showing signs of
an infectious disease such as gastroenteritis.
Infection control
It has been reported that 3 of the children in the workplace are showing signs of
gastroenteritis.
This is identified by the general physical assessment of the children. Risk assessment
processes such as proper diagnosis are made in order to avoid any transmission of the
disease. The hierarchy control framework includes the elimination, substitution,
engineering control, administrative control and PPE. The following frame work can be
followed to ensure safety at the work places.
It can be concluded that it is the workers that have to be aware of the safety and
therefore should participate in the consultation activities to minimise the hazards.
PART D
Participate in a workplace emergency rehearsal and report on the process.
We organized a fire drill practice at our childcare centre the previous day. The fire
emergency plan was rehearsed to make the children at the centre learn what they should
do and how they should respond if a fire ever occurs. I basically work in a room that
contains toddlers aged 1-3 years. There were 13 children who participated in the drill. I
signalled them that if they ever hear somebody shouting “Fire! Fire!” they should not
hide under the tables and chairs. As soon as one of my colleagues set up the fire alarm, I
took the children under my custody and headed towards the front gate of the centre. I
decided that the playground was the best place to go. I explained to the children that if
they ever hear a fire alarm, they should leave everything behind and systematically
leave the premises without creating a chaos. I announced “Time for evacuation! Follow
me!” and pointed all the possible exit routes to the toddlers.
I shut the door of the room after ensuring that no one was left behind. I put all essential
items like blankets, drinks, snacks, diapers, wipes, first aid kits, biscuits, toys, gloves
and few clothes in an emergency bag. I made the children to walk in a line towards the
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playground and ran through the whole thing thrice to make them acquainted. I quickly
made a head count and ensured all children were safely brought out of the room. I also
notified them that the fire department needs to be informed if such an incident ever
occurs.
I recorded the drill log in a sheet. All records regarding the date of rehearsal, the
duration of drill, number of children and adults involved were noted down. The drill
was successful to a great extent. However, some children started to panic on hearing the
alarm and ran under the closets and tables to protect themselves. 2 toddlers started
screaming at loud noises and that caused distress in their friends. A fire emergency drill
should be conducted every alternate month to make sure that the children have enough
knowledge that can be put into practice when they face a similar incident. The
emergency plan report should also be sent to the parents for their evaluation.
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