Report on WHS legislation and Management System of Australia
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Report on WHS legislation and Management System of Australia
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3Task 1: WHS Legal requirements ...................................................................................................3Task 2 : Hazards in the Bolts and Catch register ............................................................................4Task 3 : Procedure of identifying, assessing and controlling risks..................................................5Acton and Monitoring Plan..............................................................................................................5Hierarchy of Risk Control Measures...............................................................................................8Task 4 : Recommendations..............................................................................................................9CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTION Work health and safety(WHS) is very important for each and every organisation, Everycompany value its employees and ensure that they are safe while working at the workplace. Theorganizations follow the WHS legislative framework. This report is in context to the WHSrelated to an Australian company Bolts and catch that manufactures gate bolts, gates etc. Thereport will identify the essential WHS legal requirements for the organizations in Australia. Theassignment will also identify all the hazards with regards to Bolts and catch along with theprocedure to assess and control the risks involved in the operations of the organization.Furthermore, the report will also recommend various ways to ensure compliance with relevantlegislation. Task 1: WHS Legal requirements The Work Health and Safety Act renders a framework in order to protect safety, healthand welfare of all employees working in various organizations(Kaynak and et.al, 2016) It is alsoprotecting the health and safety of all other people getting affecting by the work. Each and everyworker is protected under the WHS act which includes - EmployeesVolunteers ContractorsTrainees Employers performing work etc. 1.Legislation and codes - We administer acts, regulations and codes relating to work healthand safety, as well as workers compensation. Information here outlines each piece oflegislation and each code.2.Employer and business obligations - Employers or businesses (or other PCBUs) haveobligations under work health and safety (WHS) laws and have a responsibility toimplement these obligations in the workplace.3.Worker and visitor obligations - All workers and visitors to a workplace have work healthand safety obligations.4.Compliance and enforcement - We are responsible to enforcing work health and safetylaws and workers compensation laws in NSW. We do this in a range of ways.
The WHS act also render protection for the normal public so that their safety and healthis not located at risk by any work activity. The Work health and safety act is placing the primaryhealth and safety duty on an individual who conducts an undertaking or business. It generallymeans that the legal act WHS guide the employers as well as the workers to ensure their dutiesregarding the health and safety are been successfully placed and performed(Australia,2014). Allthese duties under the Work health and safety act are known by the term “ ReasonablyPracticable”. I addition to this WHS sets requirement for the following - Consultation with employees Notification of incidentResolution of issueInspector functions and power Penalties and Offenses The regulatory and insurance functions of Work Cover are assumed by three new discreteorganisations: The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) for workers compensation regulation, Safe Work NSW for work health and safety regulation and Insurance andCare NSW (icare) for workers compensation insurance. The information on this website is still relevant and a new website will be available in thecoming months.Task 2 : Hazards in the Bolts and Catch register IdentifiedHazardConsequences Level ofRiskRisk controlMeasuresPerson/PositionResponsibleDue date Review DateWorkerswithin thepress room notwearingnecessary PPEPersonal injury– Precautionfor non-complianceunder WHS3All the workersshould befamiliar withthe use of PPEand all theSupervisor ofthe Pressroom. 14/01/201721/01/2017
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