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BSBWHS501 – Ensure a Safe Workplace
Assessment 1-Written assessment:
Answer 1:
The Victorian Act of Parliament regulates work, health and safety in the firms operating
in Australia. The act draws strength from the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. The
act mandates the employers in Australia ensure safety and security of the employees in the
workplaces to the feasible extent (Worksafe.vic.gov.au. 2020).
Answer 2:
The ten key areas covered by Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 are as
follows:
1. Protection of health and wellbeing of employees at work
2. The firms should comply with the The Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act)
3. The firms should ensure that they should indulge into activities which might put the security
of their employees at risks.
4. WorkSafe is responsible for monitoring the actual level of application of the WHS laws by
employers in their workplaces.
5. The act entitle the WorkSafe to train employees working in extremely hazardous activities like
mining.
6. The body can also train employers on removing asbestos.

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7. The firms in Australia are supposed to obtain license act the OHS Act if activities involve
immense risks.
8. The act requires firms to protect the stakeholders like representatives from hazards.
9. The firms should eliminate risks at their sources itself.
10. Involve and train employees in implementation of OHS plans (Business.gov.au. 2020).
Answer 3:
The following are the six areas covered under the Work Health and Safety Regulations
2011:
1. Participation of the employers and the employees in the process of risk management.
2. Methods which employers can adopt to deal with hazards.
3. Methods of dealing with hazards in construction work.
4. Methods of dealing with hazardous chemicals.
5. WHS policies for all workplaces in general.
6. WHS policies for specific industries like mining industry (Legislation.gov.au. 2020)
Answer 4:
The codes of practice and compliance codes are the policies and directions laid down by
the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004. The firms operating in Australia have to comply
with these codes of practices and compliance codes. Infringement of these codes can lead to
severe actions like penal charges of the companies responsible.

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Answer 5:
The five codes of practice are:
1. Model codes for abrasive blasting.
2. Codes for confined spaces
3. Codes for construction work
4. Codes for demolition work
5. Codes for first aid in workplaces.
Answer 6:
The objectives which AS/NZS 4801 are to set up safety standards for the workplaces in
Australia and New Zealand. The objectives of AS/NZS 4804 is to implement these standards in
the workplaces in these two markets.
Answer 7:
Corporations in Australia can apply for license to self-insure their worker’s compensation
and manage claims of compensation under Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
(Ag.gov.au. 2020).
The companies in Victoria can get self-insured under Rehabilitation and Compensation
Act 1988 (Ag.gov.au. 2020).
Answer 8:
The Commonwealth Regulator of WHS, Comcare has formed National Audit tool which
aims to ensure companies comply the WHS laws (Comcare.gov.au. 2020)

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Answer 9:
Part a.
The four duties of workers under the SafeWork Act 2004 are:
1. Operate in ways so as to ensure their own safety.
2. Take care of their co-workers to the extent possible.
3. Follow safety instructions given by employers.
4. Attend safety trainings whenever important (Safework.nsw.gov.au. 2020).
Part b.
The following are the duty of care of the workers
1. Operate in ways so as to ensure their own safety.
2. Take care of their co-workers to the extent possible.
3. Follow safety instructions given by employers.
4. Attend safety trainings whenever important (Safework.nsw.gov.au. 2020).
Answer 10:
Hazards are agents or objects which are capable of causing harm to the workers. For
example, fire, chemicals, poisonous gases and electricity.

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Answer 11:
Part a.
WHS risks are risks which workers may face owing to presence of harmful chemicals in
the workplaces like harmful chemicals.
Part b.
Workers who are exposed to WHS risks are miners, drivers of trucks, engineers working
on bridges, firemen and workers working on electrical poles.
Answer 12:
The four requirements are:
1. They should comply with the laws.
2. They should be financially strong.
3. They should train the employees.
4. They should comply with WHS laws.
Answer 13:
Four informal consultation for carrying out hazard identification and risk assessment are
discussion, chatting on the social media platforms, mentoring and informal sessions.
Answer 14:
The PCBUs should comply with the WHS laws, train their employees and ensure safety
of employees.

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Answer 15:
PCBUs must ensure management of WHS risks to the feasible extent.
Answer 16:
The expression ‘reasonably practicable’ means that the employers in Australia would
take steps to ensure safety of employees to the feasible extent. For example, employers can
ensure floor areas and walk ways are clean and employees do not trip on them. However, if an
employee trips owing to his own carelessness, the employers cannot be held responsible.

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Management in firms form
risk management policies
Management instructs the
departmental heads to inform
lower hierarchy employees
working under them about risk
management policies.
Management board members, departmental heads and
employee of lower hierarchy undergo risk management
training
Employee identify risks
Employees inform management
Management analyze risks and firm
risk management strategies
Employees implement risk
management strategies
Management monitor
implementation and takes further
actions
Answer 17:
Answer 18:
Attached
Answer 19:
The levels of hierarchy used above are top level management, departmental heads and
lower level employees.

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Answer 20:
ALARP or ‘as low as reasonably practicable’ means firms should aim to minimize the
risks to the feasible extent.
Answer 21:
Part a.
Risks should be reported to the regulatory authorities like Safe Work Ombudsman.
Part b.
The type of the incident should be reported.
Part c.
The companies need to maintain records of accidents and hazards of minimum 5 years
from the last entry of such accidents (Safework.nsw.gov.au. 2020).
Answer 22:
Part a.
Reporting culture refers to the organizational culture under which employees have the
confidence of reporting risks they identify which the fear of being reprimanded.
Part b.
Just culture take into account that faults and defects are outcomes of faulty organizational
culture or policies and not solely by intention of certain employees.
Part c.
Flexible culture takes into account that organisations and employees adapt the
organisational changes.

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Part d.
Learning culture is a type of organisational culture under which the management and the
employees learn from pervious incidents.
Answer 23:
The five areas which managers should report during planning and implementation of
WHSMS are risks, factors causing them, their likelihood of occurrences, impact on the
organisations and strategies to manage them.
Answer 24:
The number of accidents, the numbers of employees injured in the accidents, financial
value of the losses suffered owing to the accidents and the compensation amount paid to the
employees.
Answer 25:
Eight examples of WHS records are risk registers, risk matrices, lists of legislations,
contact numbers of emergency services like hospitals, `list of safety managers, contact details of
the safety managers, list of safety equipment and risk matrices.
Answer 26:
Duty of care refers to the fact the managers should take steps to minimise risks and
hazards which may impact the employees in the workplaces.

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Assessment 2:
Activity 1:
A review of the sample audit case study reveals that the workers were given OHS
training. However, all the workers were not included in the training.
Elements in the National Audit
tool Audit criteria
1
Health and safety policy
Number of accidents experienced, employees injured and fatalities,
if any in the period being audited compared to past records
2 Planning Aspects covered under the audit plan and aspects not covered
3 Implementation Budget and cost overruns
4 Measurement and Evaluation
Increase in profits, decrease in costs like legal costs owing to WHS
risks
5 Management Review Number of WHS issues accepted
Activity 2:
Part a.
The health and safety policies would be provided to the external contractors. The policies
would be accompanied by the WHS laws which they should comply with while operating.
Part b.
Organizational chart
Personnel Reporting officer Responsibilities
1
CEO and board of
directors none
Making final decisions on strategies like
distribution of financial resources and manpower.
Identifies the roles and responsibilities of the
company (PCBU), allocates them among
departmental heads and selects WHS experts as
per WHS policies of the company

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Management in firms form WHS
risk management policies after
consulting with contractors
Management instructs the
departmental heads to inform
lower hierarchy employees
working under them about WHS
risk management policies.
Management board members, departmental heads and
employee of lower hierarchy undergo WHS risk
management training
Employee identify risks
Employees inform management
Management analyze risks and firm
risk management strategies
Employees implement risk
management strategies
Management monitor
implementation, resolve issues (if
any)
and takes further actions
2 Departmental heads
CEO and board of
directors
2.1
Human resource
manager Presents suggestions regarding HR matters
2.2 Finance manager
Makes financial decisions upon approval of CEO
and the board
2.3
Other departmental
heads
CEO and board of
directors
Attends meeting and presents business
suggestions before CEO and the board
Part c and part e:

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Part d.
The contractors should be trained. The information could be assessed in terms of cost
benefit analysis.
Activity 3:
PPT attachd

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BSBSUS501 - Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability:
Assessment 1:
Answer 1.
Sustainability refers to the method of business operations which achieve financial growth,
environmental conservation and the community benefit.
Answer 2:
Sustainability enables organisations to generate profits by operating in ways which lead
to minimum environmental damage like manufacturing of environment friendly goods.
Answer 3:
External sources which companies can use to develop their respective sustainable policies
are external market researches and obtaining feedback from external stakeholders like suppliers
and customers. Internal sources of information refer to feedback of employees and past records
like financial statements.
Answer 4:
The companies should consider both internal and external stakeholders while developing
sustainability policies. The management should obtain their participation and feedback to plan
and develop sustainable policies.
Answer 5:
Five methods which can be used to minimise resource use in workplaces are recycling of
paper, switching of fans and lights when required, switching of computer systems when not in

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use, replacing old equipment with new equipment which are more energy efficiency and
recycling water.
Answer 6:
Toxic or hazardous materials are materials which can harmful to the environment and its
creatures including man. For example, oil spills.
Answer 7:
Toxic or hazardous materials can be managed by filtering and storing them in appropriate
containers or tanks under appropriate temperature conditions.
Answer 8:
Sustainability prolongs life cycle of products.
Answer 9:
They key elements which should be considered while making business policies are
impact of the policies on the profit of the companies concerned, impact of the policies on the
stakeholders and effects on the environment.
Answer 10:
The cost level divisions which would be considered while making policies are fixed
cost(like taxes), variable costs(salary of employees) and electricity costs(like telephone
expenses). The timeline should cover all these parameters.

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Answer 11:
The statement is true because, companies can become more sustainable by sometimes
adopting strategies which hardly attract any expenses. For example, switching off lights and fans
when not required.
Answer 12:
(C) Have a long-term effect; cost between $1000 and $5000 and are not likely
Answer 13:
Business organisations can demonstrate their commitment to sustainability by
incorporating these policies in their core business policies like marketing policies.
Answer 14:
Three benefits of development and implementation of sustainability policies are reduction
of waste generation, reduction in loss of raw materials and boosting of profits.
Answer 15:
A key performance indicator enables measuring the actual effectiveness of strategies
against it.
The core elements are set of predetermined targets and KPIs to measure them.
Answer 16:
False. Business organisations should always set KPIs which are realistic.
Answer 17:
Five key benefits of workplace sustainability are reduction of waste generation, reduction
in loss of raw materials, reduced energy costs, increasing in goodwill and boosting of profits.

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Answer 18:
Business organisations can promote benefits of workplace sustainability policies by using
social media and training its employees.
Answer 19:
The five appropriate tools to inform stakeholders on sustainability policies are meeting,
social media, press release, emails, official website and promotions.
Answer 20:
A procedure is a way to achieve a particular goal.
Answer 21:
The three elements considered while communicating procedures are the procedures, the
goals to be achieved and the methods of implementation of the procedures.
Answer 22:
The leave request form should mention the reason(s) for the leave, the period of the leave
and should address the receipt in a professional manner.
Answer 23:
Continuous improvement refers to improvement in the performance of firms by bringing
about changes in the modes of operations.
Answer 24:
The three strategies which firms can use to gain continuous improvement are training,
innovation and forming strategies by incorporating feedbacks of stakeholders like customers.

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Answer 25:
The four methods to track continuous improvement are profit analysis, cost analysis,
measuring the amount of waste generated and increase amount of goods produced compared to
the raw materials wasted.
Answer 26:
Five elements needed when allocating responsibilities of using systems of recording and
tracking continuous improvement are actual levels of continuous improvement to be achieved,
KPIs, details of procedures to be adopted to achieve the continuous improvement, key personal
and the responsibility of each personnel.
Answer 27:
The four types of feedback which might be given to key personnel and stakeholders are
profit generated, costs incurred, future goals and future strategies to achieve the goals.
Answer 28:
Three ways in which business organisations can document outcomes on feedbacks for
key management personnel and stakeholders by interviewing them online, video conferencing or
simply by obtaining their feedbacks on email.
Answer 29:
Three areas which should be considered while identifying fields of improvement are
future business targets, actual business targets achieved and the changes in the present strategies
required to meet the future targets, if any.

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Answer 30:
3 main barriers to success of policies Recommended methods to overcome
Financial barriers Obtaining more financial resources
Shortage of manpower Obtaining manpower
Technological barriers Modernisation of technology
Answer 31:
Three common records which business organisations may use to measure performances
are financial records, employee performance records and corporate governance records.
Answer 32:
Trend refers to an emergent system or procedure to achieve a particular goal. For
example, trend of using recycled plastic in packaging would reduce plastic pollution.
Answer 33:
Four elements which should be taken into account when seeking solution to issues which
call for amendments of policies and procedures to ensure continuous improvement are goal to be
achieved through the continuous improvement, the strategies which would be adopted to achieve
the continuous improvement, the resources already in possession to achieve the goal and the
resources to be acquired.
Answer 34:
Factors like scarcity of resources and scarcity of knowledge can resulting in sustainability
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Assessment 2:
Assessment Task 1: Scope:
The sustainability goals of Mike’s Engineering Pty Ltd should have two main goals
namely, reducing the wastage of oil and wastage of water. The company should draw lessons
from the sustainability goals of two global companies namely, Coca Cola and Ford Motor
Company. The former would inspire the achievement of sustainability in terms of water usage
while the latter would encourage sustainability objectives to minimise oil spills.
Sustainability goals to minimise wastage of water:
The company should minimise the wastage of water. It should recycle the water which
would use to wash the finished products. The company should also develop its own water storage
facilities to support its operations.
Sustainable usage of petrol:
The company should use pipes to fill its tanks with petrol. This would reduce spilling of
petrol on the road. The empty drums of petrol should be sent to the filling station so that they can
again be used to deliver petrol. The company should send petroleum wastes like sludge to
recycling stations prior to disposing them.
Assessment Task 2: Legislative requirements and considerations:
The companies while developing their respective sustainable policies should take into
account legislations like Noise Laws in Victoria and the Environment Protection Act. They
should take into account the provisions and scopes of the act. They should also take into account
their responsibilities as employers. The companies should also make their employees aware

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about their respective responsibilities as per the laws. They should comply with the laws. They
should also ensure that their business partners like suppliers comply with the laws.
Assessment Task 3: Organisational sustainability goals/objectives:
The following are the sustainability goals which Mike should seek to achieve:
1. Reduction in oil spillage
2. Reduction in water usage.
3. Recycling of water
.4. Recycling of petroleum and petroleum containers.
5. Training of employees and continuous improvement.
Assessment Task 4: Sustainability policies and procedures:
Policy 1. Sustainability goals to minimise wastage of water:
The company should minimise the wastage of water. It should recycle the water which
would use to wash the finished products. The company should also develop its own water storage
facilities to support its operations.
Policy 2. Sustainable usage of petrol:
The company should use pipes to fill its tanks with petrol. This would reduce spilling of
petrol on the road. The empty drums of petrol should be sent to the filling station so that they can
again be used to deliver petrol. The company should send petroleum wastes like sludge to
recycling stations prior to disposing them.

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Assessment Task 5: Energy consumption calculations:
Mike would incur $ 11.41 for electricity expenses.
Mike could reduce the consumption of energy by replacing the existing bulbs with
modern LED lamps which consume less energy. He could also install the lights in ways that they
illuminate maximum areas possible. This would reduce the requirement of install large numbers
of lights in the factory premises.
Assessment 3:
Assessment Task 1:
Sustainability plan
Time(months
)
Mike outlines the goals and objectives the sustainability policies should aim to
achieve 0.5
Mike sets the KPIs 0.5
Releases funds 1
Implementation of the plan 27
Resources like water recycling systems are acquired 3
Employees are trained 1
Installation of water treatment plant 3
Installation of new lighting systems 3
Recycling of petrol 6
Timing of delivery acceptance changed 6
Recycling of paper in the premises 2
Assigning responsibilities to staff 1
Communication of the sustainability policies 2
Monitoring and review of the strategies 6
Further action 6
Total 41
Assessment Task 2:

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Part 1:
Dear …(neighbours):
We here at Mike’s Engineering Pty Ltd have adopted a number of sustainability measures like
changing the time of delivery of products in response to the feedback received. We hope to
achieve higher level of environmental sustainability. However, there may be hourly electricity
disruptions for a few days. This would happen when changing of electric installations in order to
minimise any sort of electrocution or short circuit dangers.
Part 2:
Topic: Training
This is to inform that the training would be taking place during the coming one month
and may be extended if deemed necessary. The training type would be class room training
followed by on-job training. The participants would be employees of all designations.
Assessment Task 3:
Part 1.
Part 1a.
1. How long have you been living in the area?
2. Do you think traffic causes high pollution in the area?
3. Do you face problem owing to oil spills on the road?
4. Do you face problem owing to loud sounds from machines in the factory?
5. Do you face problems in the morning owing to delivery trucks?

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Part 1b.
1. How long have you been working in the factory?
2. Do you think traffic causes high pollution in the area?
3. Do you face problem owing to oil spills on the road?
4. Do you face problem owing to loud sounds from machines in the factory?
5. Do you face problems in the morning owing to delivery trucks?
6. Do you think sustainable policies are important?
7. How you think sustainability training is important?
8. Have you participated in any sustainability training before?
9. Do you think sustainability boosts profits?
10. Does sustainability in your opinion boost goodwill of companies?
Part 2.
The feedbacks received from the local residents and employees should be recorded in
spreadsheets.
Assessment Task 4:
Attached

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