Hazard Identification in a Boutique Hotel

ASSESSMENT 1
Course Name
SIT30216
Certificate III in Travel
SIT50116 Diploma of Travel and
Tourism Management
SIT30616
Certificate III in Hospitality
SIT50416
Diploma of Hospitality Management
Subject/module WHS 1
Assessment
method
Case Study/Practical (Parts A and B)
Weighting 50%
Unit of Competency SITXWHS001
Participate in Safe Work Practices

Instructions
1. Assessments should be completed as per your trainer’s instructions.
2. Assessments must be submitted by the due date to avoid a
late submission penalty.
3. Plagiarism is copying someone else’s work and submitting it as your
own. You must write your answers in your own words and include a
reference list. A mark of zero will be given for any assessment or part
of an assessment that has been plagiarised.
4. You may discuss your assessments with other students, but
submitting identical answers to other students will result in a failing
grade. Your answers must be yours alone.
5. Assessments must be submitted through the submissions folder in
myAPC.hub in MS Word format where possible, or in PDF as per your
trainer’s instructions. Cover sheets are to be submitted as separate
files. (Note if you do not have Microsoft Word software on your
computer you can work in Google docs and download your completed
task in the MS Word format prior to submission upload).
6. You must attempt all questions.
7. You must pass all assessments in order to pass the subject.
8. All assessments are to be completed in accordance with WHS
regulatory requirements.

Assessment 1
Part A – Case Study/Practical
You have recently taken ownership of a small boutique hotel. You decide to do a
hazard identification walk. This is a report that you produce:
“Upon entering reception I noticed small pools of water left by guests shaking
their umbrellas and taking off their coats. There are a lot of brochure boxes left
behind the reception desk. Some are over 15 kilograms in weight. The
receptionist’s work stations look very aged, with cardboard being used
underneath one of the chairs so it remains balanced. The desks are small with
the computers taking up a majority of the space.
The computer’s glare is obvious from a distance. Behind the desks, cables to
the computers are laid out on the floor. The socket that is used for the
printer/fax machine and the EFTPOS machine appears to have become loose.
Cash is counted in front of customers and placed in a drawer which is obvious
to customers when the curtain to the back office is drawn.”
A hazard identification template has been provided below.
From the above report, complete the template.
Hazard Possible Harmful
Effects
Risk Factor
– High,
Medium,
Low
Possible
Employer Action
to Prevent
Accident
Slippery Floor People slipping over Medium Provide floor mats
Put up warning sign
Open cash Theft of cash High Must shift the cash counter
to some safe place.
Unbalanced chairs Injury to front office
operators.
Medium. Replace with new chairs.
Small computer desk. Computer may damage if
they drop.
High. Either shift the computers or
replace the old desk with
new.
Open cables. People may get injured by
caught in cable.
Medium Make arrangement of cable.