Workplace Health and Safety at Australian Hardware

This assignment focuses on implementing a Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) management system at Australian Hardware. It examines legal requirements, organizational needs, budgetary considerations, and the impact of WHS policies on employee well-being and accident prevention. The document analyzes the effectiveness of current safety measures and proposes improvements aligned with Australian WHS laws and best practices.

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Enforcing WHS at Australian Hardware
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Answer 3(d):
The human resources which implementation of workplace health and safety (WHS)
management system at warehouses of Australian Hardware would require would be senior
managers, store managers, team leaders, lower level workers and WHS consultant. The
human resources would also include hiring a legal consultant to guide the company on the
laws pertaining to WHS in Australia (safeworkaustralia.gov.au, 2018).
The physical resources which enforcement of WHS at Australian Hardware would
require consist of cameras, safety equipments like fire extinguishers, automatic oil and
chemical cleaners and automatic lifting machines. The other resources required resources
would light systems the illuminate the entire floor area and artificial flooring which would
provide sufficient friction to prevent staffs carrying heavy goods from slipping
(australianhardware.simulations.learn.com.au, 2018).
The financial resources that would be required to acquire the human and the physical
resources consist of allocation of funds by the finance department, investment generated
from investors, revenue generated from sale of products and loans taken from financial
institutions towards the purpose. The approved amount of funds considering all these
sources of funds would be AUD 1000000 (Australia, 2014).
The budget below would show the utilisation of the financial resources to acquire the
human and physical resources stated above:
Amount
(AUD)
Amount
(AUD)
Particulars
Sources of funds(Note)
Funds allocated by finance
department
250,000.0
0
Investment from investors

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250,000.0
0
Revenue generated from sale of
goods
250,000.0
0
Loans from banks
250,000.0
0
Total funds 1,000,000.00
Expenditures
Human resources 3075744
Materials 1575200
Training room 13800
Total expenditure 4,664,744.00
Budget surplus
(3,664,744.00
)
Answer 4:
Health and safety policies are certain guidelines provided by an employer to protect
the employees from any physical or mental harm during the work. In Australia, certain
methods have adopted to improve the health quality of the workers under the surveillance of
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 that is enacted to protect the workers nationwide. In
Wollongong Hardware, there are certain health and safety mandates prescribed for carrying
out the work safely (King & Hayes, 2017). The works in that store are being done according
to the principle of Australian Hardware’s ethics and under the suitable legal parameters.
Australian Hardware has imposed certain responsibilities on the employers to provide a better
working condition to the employees. The protection should be given in case of any injuries,
irrespective of its nature and take maximum responsibilities for the betterment of the
condition of the workers (australianhardware.simulations.learn.com.au, 2018). There is a

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management body at the National Store who is responsible to consult with the employees
whether any changes are required in the existing legislation or not. Necessary trainings are
also provided to the employees so that they can avoid all the potential risks during their work.
The legal framework of the workplaces is based on the Work Health and Safety Act 2011
(Chan-Mok, Caponecchia & Winder, 2014).
However, the safety policy should be implemented on the whole country. Besides,
providing training, it is important to appoint certain law officers who can inspect the situation
and provide necessary advice on that behalf. Necessary program relevant to the hardware
works should have to be adopted and proper encouragement is necessary to involve all
employees and employers within the mechanism of this program. Strategies should be made
for the continual improvement of health and safety policies (Australia, 2014).
Answer 5(c):
The workplace health and safety management system should be aligned with the
organisational requirements or needs. The above budget shows that Australian Hardware
should train the human resources and acquire the materials to implement WHS. The
organisational needs as per the given case study are to comply with the WHS laws of
Australia and enforce those laws in the operations of the company to minimise incidences of
accidents. For example, installation of automatic lifting plants would enable employees to lift
heavy articles without causing accidents (Vojnovic et al., 2014). However, the budget above
shows that the expenditure to enforce WHS supersedes the sources of revenue. Thus, the firm
must allocate more funds to implement WHS in its stores to minimise accidents.

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