Compliance with the WHS Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice

WHS 1
Compliance with the WHS Acts, Regulations and Codes of Practice
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WHS 2
Executive Summary
This report outlines the policies enacted in companies, measures and
programmes put in place to direct the talk on safety issues with workers, how the risks
related are identified and how the assessment of risk outcomes and control are
disseminated and implemented. The roles of company leaders and supervisor has also
been analysed in order to find out if they comply with the WHS Acts of 2011 and 2012.
There are several recommendations for the health hazards and safety risks identified.

WHS 3
Table of Contents
Executive Summary.................................................................................................................2
Introduction..............................................................................................................................4
Research methodology.........................................................................................................4
Primary sources................................................................................................................4
Secondary sources............................................................................................................4
Identifying hazards, assessing risks and controlling risks...................................................4
WHS policies, procedures and programs.............................................................................4
Hazard Identification............................................................................................................5
Risk assessment.....................................................................................................................5
Risk control............................................................................................................................6
WHS consultation.................................................................................................................6
Specific WHS hazards and their associated risks................................................................6
WHS training.........................................................................................................................6
Role of the PCBU.....................................................................................................................7
Recommendations....................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................7
Task 1........................................................................................................................................9
Incident / injury report form Appendix 3.................................................................12
Please print clearly and tick the correct box.......................................................................12
SECTION 6-9 MUST BE COMPLETED BY EMPLOYER.............................................13
References...............................................................................................................................15

WHS 4
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to highlight the enacted policies, procedures and
undergoing programmes that guide the consultation on safety issues with the work
force, how the risks related are identified and how the assessment of risk outcomes and
control are communicated and effected. The role of the company’s leaders will also be
analysed to find out if they meet the Work Health and Safety responsibilities of the
organization.
Snaptree Consolidated Company is an organization that deals with computer
hardware and software and has about slightly over 5000 employees. The company
operates as a single site and all the transactions are carried out at the single site. The act
applicable in the company is the Work Health and Safety Act 2012, part 2, subdivisions
16, 17, 18, and 19. The nature of the work is to collect information from all over and
making it available and useful to people. The risks associated are privacy, mishandling
of information and fake information.
Research methodology
Primary sources
Staff interviews were organized frequently in order to find out their opinions
and recommendations on the policies implemented within the company. In the case of
interviews, strict confidentiality was maintained.
Being a computer hardware company, carrying out an online survey among the
employees was an inevitable method that had be used. The survey involved the policies
applicable and whether or not the employees are satisfied with the policies.
Secondary sources
The Work Health and Safety Acts 2011 and 2012, Snaptree Code of Conduct
and the Snaptree Policies and Procedures were referred to during the research. The
WHS Acts outline the duties of employers and employees and the risks associated. The
Snaptree Code of Conduct contains the values that should be adhered to by the
employees and also leaders of the company and violating the code results to
disciplinary actions.
Identifying hazards, assessing risks and controlling risks
WHS policies, procedures and programs
Several WHS policies relating to health duties and management of risks have
been put in place. These are: each duty holder must comply with that duty to the
standard required by the WHS Act even if another duty another duty holder has the
same duty, a duty imposed on a person to ensure health and safety requires the person