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Running Head: WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Task 1
1. List of WHS principle in Tasmania
The principle WHS regulation and law in Tasmania contains Work Health and Safety
Act 2013, assisted by work health and safety regulation 2012. The Work health and safety act
are assisted by principles of activities that offered supervision in obtained the necessary
customary of health and wellbeing. The principles of these act are accepted by Tasmania are
registered down on the web portal (Wetzel and Thabet 2015).
Health and wellbeing activity
The WHS Act 2012 has widened the dimensions who has a sense of care and
reposnisbilty. In this context, managers and supplementary individual are authorised with
conducting business and take part in responsibilities to maintain dangers that are imposed on
all the members of the part that has a place to donate for sustaining successful organisation of
office (Gurcanli et al. 2015).
Risk management
Health and protection risk are rising from work, which needs to be efficiently handled
by abolishing and limiting the risk for preventing the workers and other employees from
adverse events and harm caused to health and welfare.
2. Bizops Enterprise is dedicated to offering a safe working atmosphere for all of its
employees in regards with the legislative obligation. However, according to WHS Act 2012
(Tasmania) providing immediate actions for the unhealthy and adverse situation is an
evaluation of commitment towards workplace (A Aldunce et al. 2015).
All the employees working within Bizops work for managing health and safety within
the workplace. In this aspect, training and communication of health and safety practices are
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provided to all the employees. Moreover, health and safety representatives are appointed in
accordance to the state and territory of legislations. Therefore, health and safety authorities
has the authority to manage the legislation of the state (Clothier et al. 2015).
In the context of Tasmanian legislation requirement all the employers and employees
of Bizops enterprise needs to discuss and collaborate with the management employees within
the workplace to consult over the risk taking place within the workplace (Wainwright et al.
2015). This will be done to prevent the health and protection of the workers who can be at a
risk within the workplace. This legislation are applied in all Tasmanian workplaces.
Task 2
a) Bizops Human resource manager
The project of Bizops Enterprise consists of human resource manager, which is Gina
Harris whose duty is to report to the Managing director of human resource Sayo Yoshida for
dealing with issues associated to human resource. The roles and responsibilities of human
resource manager is to train and manage the employees (Chang et al. 2015). They are
accountable for offering a complete range of services related to human resource. This is one
of the major skilled duty in the HR working in the back office of Bizops wherein the
administrator managers all the data entry and updates of the employee files by preparing the
necessary documents for the managers and staffs (Hale et al. 2015).
b) Bizops WHS manager
Bizops Work health and wellbeing manager is responsible for managing health and
care standards by supervising health and care risks of the staffs employed within the
enterprise. Their role is also associated with providing training to all the staffs in managing
them in dealing with workplace and safety principles (Lewis et al. 2016). According to WHS
Act 2012 (Tasmania), a necessary role of workplace health and safety manager is prevention
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of the workplace from occurrence of disaster and provide support during emergency
management plans.
c) Site manager
The site manager in the Bizops enterprise manages and supervises the regular day-to-
day operations thereby ensuring that the work has been done in a safe way, done on time
within a required budget (Fernández-Muñiz et al. 2014). This job role also allows to maintain
the appropriate quality standard of the workplace.
d) Site supervisor
The responsibility of the site supervisor includes the monitoring and administration of
the site operation in accordance to health and care principles. It is the duty of the site
supervisor to analyse the hazards of the sire, determine the risks, perform a regular
inspection, and maintain an effective safety program (Tan et al. 2015). According to work
health and safety Act 2012, Workers Rehabilitation and compensation Act 1988, the site
supervisors is required to develop and enhance the systems of work for protecting the
workers and others from being injured during site activities.
Task 3:
Identification and Analysis
Hazard description:
Workplace hazard Hazard medium Example of harm caused
Harmful substance Benzene Leukaemia
Condition Wet floor Slips and fall
Source of energy Electricity Shock and electrocution
Cords Frayed electrical cords Electrical shock

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Stages Rate Description
A Almost possible It is almost possible to take
place and is estimated to
take place in majority of the
cases
B Probably There is a possibility of
occurrence within the
circumstance
C Average May take place at certain
time
D Not likely Could not take place at times
E Occasional Might take place in terms of
extraordinary circumstances
F Never It cannot be foresighted
about the occurrence
Stages Rate Description
1 Not significant Null injuries
Minimum monetary loss
2 Minor Hazard First Aid treatment
Average financial loss
The injury has been
immediately sustained
3 Average Hazard Required clinical
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intervention
High loss of finance
On site exposure sustained
with the support from
external assistance
4 Major risk Widespread injuries
High loss of finances
Offsite release with no
Harmful impact
5 Disastrous Loss of production capacity
Death
High financial loss
Toxic release at external
site
Risk categorisation Matrix
Likelihood Significance
1 2 3 4 5
A S S H H H
B M S S H H
C L M S H H
D L L M S H
E L L M S S
Legend
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H high risk provided with detailed research and planning of management that are necessary
for senior levels of management
S potential risk, management accountability that is required to be specified
M Average risk, management accountability that is needed to specified
L Limited risk that can be managed by daily process.
Risk control/ treatment
Activity:
Risks Impact on the employees(injury), impact on the organisational
services (productivity and finance), impact on some internal public
relation
Control measures/
treatments
Control measure Strength Weakness
Injury treatment up
to almost 1 year,
admission for the
treatment
Immediate treatment No prior planning
Financial investment Cost Limited cost
Regular supervision Effective technique Limited employees
Effective
management control
Effective technique Lack of training
Risk and Hazard Effective technique Lack of equipment’s

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supervision
techniques
Impact of risk/s on
areas outside your
responsibility According to work health and safety Act 2012, the risk may lead to
the failure of the project, and result in conflict in between various
employees engaged with the HR manager IT employees and trainers
(Wilhite et al. 2014). These could also lead to huge financial loss due
to the in completion of the project’s
Personnel involved
Site supervisor, HR manager, site manager, project team lead and
executive manager
Expected outcomes of
risk treatment plan Risk treatment pan will help in limitation of the likelihood, negative
mishaps associated with the risk. The risk treatment will therefore
help in identifying the risk and help in taking effective measures to
prevent the risk (Epstein 2018).
Action required:
Recommended control(s):
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Need to obtain instructions and training
before utilising the harmful equipment’s
Consulting with the supervisor
As for help for fixing the wet floor
Consulting the plumber
Employer needs to monitor the hazards
caused due to electricity
Electrician is needed to consulted
Heavy objects are needed to be lifted and
removed
Supervisor needs to check it
Job request raised: Yes No Job no. (insert as
appropriate)
Person responsible Human resource manager and supervisor
Controls to be completed
by:
January 2019
Approved by
organisational unit
head/officer
(name) (signature)
(date)
Completion verified by
health and safety
representative (HSR)
(name) (signature)
(date)
Implementation plan
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Hazard description:
Summary of the impact: in order to ensure that the project is completed an inspection
checklist will be prepared for reporting it to the project manager for developing a procedure
for dismantling the project. This is to ensure that risk of collapsing of project and that it is
acceptable.
Suggested action to control this hazard:
For management use:
Bizops Company will be contacted and will be advised that they are required to
complete it and submit the project to the project organisation for starting the onsite
construction (Purdy 2009).
Development of procedure for pulling it to pieces, the project need to act in
response to the intolerable technical issue
Risk: collapse of the project
Required resources
Time for the project organiser’

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Accessibility of Computer
Telephone and mobiles
Accountabilities
Duty of the project organiser is to communicate with the company manager, gather the
checklist from the technical supervisor and develop the dismantling processes. The site
construction company is needed to be contacted in regards to the changing stages of technical
issue.
Controls to be
completed by:
The process of implementation is required to be
completed before the project release event
The other company involved with Bizops
Enterprise is required to be notified for
managing the checklist requirement before the
starting of project (Zou et al. 2017).
Approved by
organisational unit
head/officer
(name) (signature)
(date)
Completion
reviewed by health
and safety
authority (HSR)
(name) (signature)
(date)
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Task 4
List of WHS equipment
Construction equipment supplier price
Hearing preventing device
such as ear plugs
Australian manufacturing
suppliers
$200
Eye and face protection
devices such as safety
glasses and face shields
Australian manufacturing
suppliers
$250
Safety helmets Australian manufacturing
suppliers
$150
Fall arrest harness
equipment’s while working
at heights
Australian manufacturing
suppliers
$300
Visibility vests and rubber
boots
Australian manufacturing
suppliers
$600
Task 5
Issues participants Methods and
procedure
Date result
A problem with
temperature of
air that is
encountered at
one level of the
Health and
safety
representatives
Consultation
with the
employees and
other
shareholders
23.11.2018 Help in
ensuring that all
the workers are
well informed
about the issues
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office block that
may not affect
the levels of
work and safety
of workers in
other levels.
that does not
need to be
documented
unless under the
WHS
regulation.
that could affect
their health and
safety (Wilhite
2014).
Conflict and
confusion about
the issue
amongst the
employee.
Health safety
committee
Storing records
for determining
the compliance
with the
necessities of
consultation.
24.11.2018 Records will
help in
integrating the
effective
management of
health and
safety in future
situation.
Task 6
Organization Service Address
National Disability service This service exists to
improve the quality of
disability services through
the provisions of safe
working practices.
Australia
FCB group This company takes an
interdisciplinary approach
for WHS, so that they can
Australia

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provide business along with
full spectrum of services.
Comcare Consultation on health and
safety issues to provide an
opportunity for adding value
while making decisions
Australia
Task 7
Date Action/activities Workers(plumbers
, electricians,
carpenters)
Supervisor( site
manager,
manager, h/r)
Method
22.11.18 Training and
supervising the
employees in
understanding
the legislative
requirement
Training them
about the Hazard
safety and
prevention
mechanism for
analysing the
effective of the
process
Supervisors and
managers will
be conducting
the induction
and training for
all the
employees
before the
starting of
refurbishment
work,
Specific
emphasis needs
to be given for
ensuring the
familiarity with
local standard
of operating
process
23.11.18 Identifying their
relevant duties
and
Participate in the
training and
process of
Reviewing and
upgrading the
procedure in
All the
employees
needs to be
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accountabilities induction accordance to
the criteria of
the WHS
document
well informed
about the
project and to
reduce the
occurrence of
injuries while
working with
the
equipment’s.
24.11.18 Offering
participation for
recognition and
resolving issues
in WHS system
of management
Ensure all the
operating
vehicles, plant and
equipment as a
part of training
plan
Maintain the
coordination
and delivering
of general HS
training.
Before the
staring of the
refurbishment
project,
contractors are
needed to
complete the
online form of
induction for
the contractors.
Responsible person Possible hazards Actions to be taken
Plumbers Hazard caused by lead
fumes and particles along
with welding fumes
Environmental control are
necessary to reduce the
impact of the hazard within
the workplace
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Carpenters Caused by wood dust, heavy
loads, and injury occurring
due to repetitive motion
Need to be careful while
lifting heavy loads, and need
to protective mask
Electricians Injury due to heavy metals
in solid fumes, awkward
posture and electrical cords
Need to fix the electrical
chords, need to wear
protective jackets and needs
equipment for lifting heavy
metals,
Task 8
s/no areas Responsible person How
often( frequency)
1 Training Supervisor and
manager
One week
2 Finance Finance Executive One month
3 Operation Operational manager Two weeks
4 Plants Contractors Weekly
Task 9
1. Data collection policies
Data collection policy consist of both operational collection of Data and date
repositories, the purpose of the Data collection policy is to manage and regulate the
development of data collection in Western Australia Through strategic initiatives within
WA health. Safe work Australia collects information for various Australian WHS

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legislation (WorkSafe Queensland 2018). However, business owners of the Bizops
organisation have legal obligation for securing the data and safeguard the privacy of all
the employees and customers’ information. In order to protect the online customers of the
company the organisation need to comply with laws on protect and spam. In this context,
the company needs to follow the electronic Transaction Act 2001 and Australian
Electronic transaction Act 1999.
Task 10
Strategy Type Actions Timeli
ne
Responsi
ble
Person
Require
d
Resour
ce
Evaluati
on
Tool
Supportin
g the risk
managem
ent
process
for
hazardou
s tasks
done
manually
Safe and
healthy
places
Creating
lease with
work and
health
plan for
adopting
participati
ve
program
for
ensuring
reduction
By
Decem
ber
2018
Workplac
e safety
manager
Commit
tee
member
Develope
d risk
managem
ent
process,
worker
feedback
Evaluati
on report
on
learning
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of risk
Promotin
g group
activities
Safe
environm
ent
Developm
ent and
adoption
of 12
team
challenge
with
improvem
ent within
workplace
.
Jan
2019
Workplac
e
wellness
committe
e
members
Member
s of the
committ
ee
90 of the
employee
s
maintaini
ng and
completi
ng the
tasks
Registrat
ion of
database
and
recordin
g them
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