Work Health & Safety and Risk Management

Work Health & Safety
and Risk Management

PART A
Question 1.Provide four examples of barriers to WHSMS (Work Health and Safety
Management System) implementation and provide your own strategies on how to
overcome them. (2 marks)
Barriers to WHSMS implementation Strategies to overcome the barrier
Staff ignorance to safety and health –
According to this employees working at
WHSMS ignore health and safety measures
which is wrong for respective sector.
Provide training to staffs so that they can
under importance of safety and health as
well as through that they get motivated to
adopt it properly.
Avoiding responsibilities – There are some
employees working in same sector avoid their
allotted responsibility which may leads to
major mis-happening.
In order to encourage staffs that they not
avoid their responsibilities firm may
provide incentives as well as rewards as
that help in conducting operation
properly.
Cost related to safety implementation –
According to this cost of safety
implementation is high which can be challenge
for the Work Health and Safety Management
system.
In order to this WHSMS must conduct
planning of that system which is sustain
for the long run as that will contain the
costs properly.
Over complicated system – the system
implemented to Work Health and Safety
Management system are complicated in nature
which impact on the performance of
employees.
In respect of this management must
design as well as develop system which
is simple as well as linear in nature as
that will be user friendly.
Question 2. Describe the structure and functions of a generic WHSMS that can be used
by an Australian organisation.(2 marks)
In this the development of system is based on the organization itself. There are numbers of
sources which outline a general WHS management system structure that include AS/ NZS
4801:2001 and AS/NZS 4804:2001. From 2018 ISO 45001 has replaced 4801 as well as
4804. There are several standards which are recommended to a company so that they develop

proper structure such as their must be minimum or no workplace injuries, ensure compliances
as well as they must provide continual evaluation as well as improvement. Along with this,
while developing structure management need to consider policies and regulation as that will
help in avoiding risks as well as conduct work properly. In addition to this, functions of
generic WHSMS are related to planning, implementation of plan as well as reviewing it,
conduct improvement related to safety at workplace. They also impact to the content of safety
data and information or documents in a managed as well as ongoing manner which minimise
risk and enhance organization safety.
Question 3. Summarise the WHSMS auditing guidelines and standards in your own. In
your summary you must highlight the most important aspects of WHSMS audit and
standards. Keep your summary within 250 words. Refer to document linked for review.
(3 marks)
The Work Health and Safety Management System evaluation or audit is considered as
procedure where system of WHS inside a company will determine through the third parties in
order to verify whether it is consistent as well as compliant along with the law. The main
responsibilities on respective procedure are implemented to two different government
agency, parties as well as audit team. The initial one is responsible for the several
responsibilities from which some are mentioned below:-
 Review the plan related to project of WHS Management in order to develop whether
it will fulfil the requirement for the main key elements or aspects.
 Develop or plan schedule for audit.
 Do engagement of audit team.
 Prepare for conduct audit.
 Notify contractors about the audit.
 Hold or conduct exit meeting.
 Conduct follow up relared to the implementation of preventive as well as corrective
actions.
 Do recording of the project.
The team who do auditing are responsible for the several task which are mentioned below:-

 Be preparing for conducting audit.
 Conduct the auditing.
 Conduct entry meeting.
 Do work according to the audit methodology
 Hold meeting for with the final audit team.
 Organized exit meeting.
These are some of the main guidelines as well as standards which are need to be follow by
Work Health and Safety Management System for conducting operations and plans
effectively. Along with this these are the main audit as well as their standard which are
followed by WHSMS.
Question 4. Outline at least two essential requirements for recordkeeping that address
WHS Act 2011 and Privacy Act 1988. Refer to the relevant Act or regulation on
Internet.(2 marks)
Act Name Recordkeeping Requirement 1 Recordkeeping Requirement 2
WHS Act 2011 Their will all records related to
the health and safety at the
workplace are retained by a
company.
Gathering information or data in
effective manner of a company
related to health and safety system
as well as it is required to conduct
review of all records related to the
KPI (Key Performance Indicator).
Privacy Act
1988
It is used to keep record which are
authenticated, up to date as well
as carry complete personal data or
information.
This will conduct record keeping
that include the management of the
electronic records properly.
Question 5. Provide a brief description of the relevant WHS Acts, regulations, and
codes of practice, standards followed at your workplace? (Not more than 300words) (3
marks)
(Note: Consider the place you are currently working, and if not working then consider a club
or restaurant you have recently visited. Research and analyse the relevant regulations and
codes of practices applicable for that workplace.)
WHS Act 2011: The Work Healthy and Safety Act 2011 generally provide guidance related

to a project based on safety, health as well as welfare of the employees at the workplace.
Respective legislation also helps aid in protecting the safety as well as security of all other
individuals that may get impacted by the organization practices. This Act include several
types of workers such as employees, outworkers, volunteers, contractors, subcontractors,
apprentices and trainees, employer who conduct work and work experience students. The
WHS Act set requirement for the several aspects such as issues resolving, offence as well as
penalties, incident notification, inspector power and functions as well as consultation with the
staffs.
Workplace Type: Retail supermarket is workplace.
Relevant WHS regulations -
 Provide safe and healthy working environment so that they employee feel comfortable
as well as secure at the workplace.
 Conduct proper risk management and risk assessment as that will help in determining
risk at the workplace accordingly to which strategies will be developed.
 It is also essential for a company to handle as well as move stock in proper ways so
that there will be minimum chance of accident and wastage.
 It is necessary for a company to develop as well as maintain proper working condition
as well as according to that they need to ensure that employees have proper
equipments while working.
Relevant WHS codes of practices –
 There must be proper first aid facility at the workplace so that when any emergency
occur at the company.
 Their will proper guidance related to the how to manage work health as well as safety
risk in effective manner.
 It is necessary that there must be proper labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
so that accident can be avoid.
 It is also essential for a company to develop as well as maintain proper positive as
well as satisfied working environment.
Question 6. Describe at least three essential data and information that are required to
measure and indicate a good and reliable WHSMS (Work health and safety

management system) in an organisation? Refer to the link for further research: (3
marks)http://risksupport.org.au/resources/Documents/Using%20Positive%20Performance
%20Indicators%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
1: It is essential for a company to create as well as maintain safety working environment
because through that business operations and functions will conduct properly and effectively.
2: It is also necessary that at a company there is proper implementation of WHS laws as well
as regulations including due diligence obligations.
3: This is also essential for a company it is to demonstrate continuous improvement in order
to safety system in effective as well as appropriate manner.
PART B

PART A
Question 1.Provide four examples of barriers to WHSMS (Work Health and Safety
Management System) implementation and provide your own strategies on how to
overcome them. (2 marks)
Barriers to WHSMS implementation Strategies to overcome the barrier
Staff ignorance to safety and health –
According to this employees working at
WHSMS ignore health and safety measures
which is wrong for respective sector.
Provide training to staffs so that they can
under importance of safety and health as
well as through that they get motivated to
adopt it properly.
Avoiding responsibilities – There are some
employees working in same sector avoid their
allotted responsibility which may leads to
major mis-happening.
In order to encourage staffs that they not
avoid their responsibilities firm may
provide incentives as well as rewards as
that help in conducting operation
properly.
Cost related to safety implementation –
According to this cost of safety
implementation is high which can be challenge
for the Work Health and Safety Management
system.
In order to this WHSMS must conduct
planning of that system which is sustain
for the long run as that will contain the
costs properly.
Over complicated system – the system
implemented to Work Health and Safety
Management system are complicated in nature
which impact on the performance of
employees.
In respect of this management must
design as well as develop system which
is simple as well as linear in nature as
that will be user friendly.
Question 2. Describe the structure and functions of a generic WHSMS that can be used
by an Australian organisation.(2 marks)
In this the development of system is based on the organization itself. There are numbers of
sources which outline a general WHS management system structure that include AS/ NZS
4801:2001 and AS/NZS 4804:2001. From 2018 ISO 45001 has replaced 4801 as well as
4804. There are several standards which are recommended to a company so that they develop

proper structure such as their must be minimum or no workplace injuries, ensure compliances
as well as they must provide continual evaluation as well as improvement. Along with this,
while developing structure management need to consider policies and regulation as that will
help in avoiding risks as well as conduct work properly. In addition to this, functions of
generic WHSMS are related to planning, implementation of plan as well as reviewing it,
conduct improvement related to safety at workplace. They also impact to the content of safety
data and information or documents in a managed as well as ongoing manner which minimise
risk and enhance organization safety.
Question 3. Summarise the WHSMS auditing guidelines and standards in your own. In
your summary you must highlight the most important aspects of WHSMS audit and
standards. Keep your summary within 250 words. Refer to document linked for review.
(3 marks)
The Work Health and Safety Management System evaluation or audit is considered as
procedure where system of WHS inside a company will determine through the third parties in
order to verify whether it is consistent as well as compliant along with the law. The main
responsibilities on respective procedure are implemented to two different government
agency, parties as well as audit team. The initial one is responsible for the several
responsibilities from which some are mentioned below:-
 Review the plan related to project of WHS Management in order to develop whether
it will fulfil the requirement for the main key elements or aspects.
 Develop or plan schedule for audit.
 Do engagement of audit team.
 Prepare for conduct audit.
 Notify contractors about the audit.
 Hold or conduct exit meeting.
 Conduct follow up relared to the implementation of preventive as well as corrective
actions.
 Do recording of the project.
The team who do auditing are responsible for the several task which are mentioned below:-
1. Be preparing for conducting audit.
2. Conduct the auditing.