(HLTWHS004)-Manage Work Health and Safety: Impact of State Legislation and Regulations

HLTWHS004
MANAGE WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
ASSESSMENT
DIPLOMA OF COMMUNITY SERVICES

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Unit: HLTWHS004 Manage work health and safety
Part A – Questions
Question 1 Explain how state/territory legislation impacts workplace regulations, codes of practice and
industry standards, including WHS authorities.
Answer Development of national policy of Australia is being maintained by
Safe Work Australia. They are responsible for improving work health
and safety at workplace and it does not control or impose WHS
legislation. It is a business owner’s responsibility to satisfy all the
requirements of WHS which has been set out to carry out any
business in a state or territory.
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Question 2 Explain how state/territory legislation impacts the rights and responsibilities of persons
conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), officers and workers, including a duty of
care.
Answer According to Safe Work Australia an employer has to provide and
maintain safe system of work, storage, structure, sufficient facilities
to the workers and safe use of the instruments at work in conducting
a business or undertaking.
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Question 3 Explain how state/territory legislation impacts due diligence requirements.
Answer The WHS has described specific duties for a corporation and
unincorporated bodies like associations and club. According to it,
they require to meet its workplace safety and health obligations. The
officers’ duty is to monitor whether club and corporations are
obeying its duty or not.
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Question 4 Explain how state/territory legislation impacts general duty requirements.
Answer The 2004 Act is about the duties of employees. Employees are
responsible for their own health and safety. They should take
reasonable care of other’s health and safety and must collaborate
with the employer for any clarification regarding the requirements of
OHS.
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Question 5 Provide two examples of regulatory requirements that relate to the community services
work environment.
Answer According to Leave Act 1976 if an employee has been working for a
single employer form last seven years, he will be eligible for taking
long service leave. According to the Children and Young People Act
2008 the organizations must provide protection and care to the
children and young people whose family members are working with
them.
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Question 6 Explain WHS policy requirements regarding designated person/s for raising issues.
Answer  A person requires reporting the issue verbally to its supervisor
or manager.
 A person can report the issue by following the workplace's
hazard reporting procedures.
 An issue can also be reported with the safety and health
representative.
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Question 7 How does state/territory legislation affect performing hazardous manual tasks in a
community services environment? Provide two characteristics of a hazardous manual task.
Answer State legislation has a general duty of protecting health and safety of
workers at the workplace. It covers organisational factors of
psychological and physical health like extreme work load can
increase the probability of injuries. According to state legislation all
organisation must follow hazardous manual task to minimise these
factors.
 Sudden or high force
 Exposure to vibration
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Question 8 Explain how WHS policies should address hazard identification, risk assessment, and
control.
Answer Workers must be involved in risk control, hazard identification and
risk management process. Where the workers being represented by a
Safety and Health representative and HRS needs be involved in the
process of consultation. Hazard identification should be accepted
various times including:
 When a hazard has been identified
 If it is not been done before
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Question 9 Outline the principles of hazard and risk management regarding risk analysis in community
services work environments.
Answer A hazard can be identified by following four principles of risk and
hazard management.
 Identification of a hazard
 Assessment of a risk
 Controlling a risk
 Review
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