Participate in Safe Work Practices - Importance of Workplace Safety

Participate in safe work
practices

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Assessment task 1 A
Risks that are identified-
Workplace injuries are the common thing and shef deals with various risks so it is important to
improve kitchen safety. Risks which is identified is related to burn hazards. This risk is the
undoubted threat in the kitchen. Cooking staff is directly associated with this risk while working
with direct flame, dealing hot pots or pans, hot surfaces etc can cause serious injury if not dealt
carefully. It is very important to provide training to the new joinee so that they get idea about
how to handle kitchen equipments effectively (Rosskam, 2018).
Unsafe work practices in regards of health and safety-
It has been observed that there are few shef who is not wearing shef uniform. Uniform of shef
consists of all safety measures. So it is important to wear. This is also the reason of increasing
workplace accidents as shefs are not wearing kitchen uniform. Health and safety has become the
topic of concern these days, so to make sure the safety of staff along with organisation, staffs
should have also take care off.
Assessment task 2
The emergency situation which has arisen in the classroom is related to fire. When fire have
almost covered the entire building staff have started getting panic and everybody have started
running because everybody wanted to leave building as soon as possible. In order to remove the
staff from this situation fire exit gate has been used. First of all gas and electrical appliance
should turned off. Every worker has been removed from the building in proper manner. Staff is
also advised to be at the safe area and not to enter in the building until advised. In this fire
situation assistance are taken from colleague so that everybody can be removed from the
building safely.
Assessment task 3
Staff meeting is held with all the workers and discussed about the emergency situation which is
related with fire. After this fire incident it has been mandatory to installed fire extinguishers at
every floor of the building. Although there is fire extinguisher in the building but it is only one
so more needed to be installed. This will enable safe working place. In the meeting also
installing additional fire extinguisher has demanded by workers. This emergency situation has

been handled very well as nobody got harmed in that incident. One of the staff also suggested
that fire alarm should also gets installed in the building, so that in the future if such
mishappening occurs than staff get indication and they can save themselves. Work health and
safety practices is becoming important day by day because workers likes to work with only
those companies which ensure workplace safety.
Assessment task 4
Question 1- Determine applicable state name that define Occupational Health and safety
legislation ?
Answer- WorkSafe is state, this act is plays significant role in system fitness and security
legislation in Victoria. It demonstrates principles, responsibility and rules about Occupational
Health and safety laws. To guarded health, security and well-being of peoples and other
individual at work.
Question 2- In laws, there are several things that driven by company, complete table by
determining C point.
Answer- To ensure that fitness and security of people not put in danger by working exercises, it
focuses on this towards determining safety of employees (Nelson and Zega, 2021). It main aims
at public safety that is essential in business that provides satisfaction to employees.
Question 3- What are responsibility of workers and penalties that implement in laws.
Answer- Responsibility of workers to workers
(1) An employee must, use tools in regard to safe manner and maintained properly
adjustment of materials. Employer provides training related to security in their language,
peoples may determined or become proficient in their command of vocabulary (Red and
Teng-Calleja, 2021). Maintain for employees of employer a working environment that is
safe and without risk to help.
Penalty- When employer get citation for critical negligence of needs of Act 5, that be obliged
impose of up-to $7000 for every contravention.
(2) b. make proper adjustment for assuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, security and
absenteeism of issue to fitness in interlink with use, handling, storage or transport of
plants and substances.
d. Gives, so far as is reasonably applicable, adequate address for the prosperity of employees at
any workplace under organization and control of employer.