OHS Assessment Task

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Title: OHS Assessment Task
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Date: 31/03/2018

OHS Assessment Task
Overview of the case scenario:
The accident in the current context is reported at a construction site, where in two
employees working at the site got injured. The two site workers impacted by the wall injury
are Whelan and Twomey. The actual incident occurred at the site, is due to the collapse of
the brick wall and subsequently the two members got impacted by the wall collapse. The
labour got impacted during the process are employed by Byrne civil engineering
construction Pty ltd (BCEC). Actual project work is that of Develco, who are into the
construction of the residential buildings and the actual project work is assigned by Develco
as part of the contract to CC and which in turn is assigned to BCEC as part of sub-contract
work. BCEC is contracted for the site excavation and digging works for the sake of footings
development at the site. However, the actual task of excavation of the pads, trims and other
existing footings of the retaining walls at the site is not actually developed properly. There
are lapses from the number of entities in the entire project progression and the cumulative
impact of all these lapses has resulted in the inevitable collapse of the wall and hence
resulted in injuries to the people. The following part of the discussion will focus on multiple
causes responsible for the injury and the supports the proposed actions by Victorian OHS
act 2004 and will provide with all the necessary corrective actions that can be done as well
for the said project.
1.1Entities responsible for the managing and controlling the specific situation and
the reasons for this case:
 On the critical evaluation of the entire process happening in the flow stream,
there are multiple stakeholders in the scenario and cumulative impact of
several actions are mainly responsible for the accident occurred in the
context. For example the design engineer responsible for the current
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OHS Assessment Task
situation has not actually executed his functions professionally, before
assigning the task to the contractor as well before handing over the actual
design task and the designs, there is need for him to evaluate the current
situation at the site and there is need for comprehensive evaluation of the
site conditions before taking up the actual excavation work at the site. The
site survey and the prevailing conditions are not inspected properly and
hence is mainly responsible for the mishap at the site. The site engineer
appointed by CC has also not inspected the site conditions before delegating
the task of excavation to the concerned people at the site. Apart from that,
the CC site engineer Taylor does not possess the required skills and
experience to take up the task, however still he is handed over the site
supervisory tasks. He did not resist and has taken up the task without
responsibility and without needed professional ethical commitment. This in
fact has resulted in the cause of the actual mishap at the site.
1.2 The corporate entities and their order of responsibility to the cause of mishap -
the list of defendants responsible for the accident – indications from Victorian OHS
act 2004.
 In accordance with the provisions of the Victorian OHS act 2004, both the
organization management and the contractual employers are responsible for
the implementation of all the safety precautions at the work site. Further, in
accordance with the current scenario, employer's role is also very significant
and there is a considerable lapse from their side in the current situation and
this, in turn, has escalated the conditions miserably.
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