BSBWHS521 Case Study: Ensuring a Safe Workplace at Kangaroo College

This case study focuses on Kangaroo College, a VET college in Sydney, and its efforts to improve workplace health and safety (WHS) performance. The college, with a diverse workforce, is reviewing its current WHS practices to ensure compliance and create a safe environment for both staff and students. The case study highlights the role of the WHS officer, Robert, in developing a strategic plan. The assignment includes an introduction to workplace safety, training sessions, policies and procedures, aims and objectives, and recommendations for improving WHS, with references to relevant research. The college aims to enhance employee performance, increase productivity, and foster a safe and healthy working environment. The case study will also analyze the importance of participation arrangements, resolving issues, and communicating WHS policies effectively. The goal is to establish a robust WHS management system within the college, focusing on the responsibilities of duty holders and the resources required for effective implementation.

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Table of contents
 Introduction
 Training sessions
 Policies and procedures
 Aims and objectives
 Recommendations
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
 Work health and safety refers to practices that are taken to improve working condition
of company and employees can get safe and healthy place to work (Ahmad and et.al.,
2017).
 When clean premises is provided to workers then their morale is increased and it
motivates employees to work efficiently so that goals and objectives of company can be
achieved.

Training sessions
 In every organisation it is important that training should be provided to employees so
that they can work properly and they will not get injured.
 It is important that necessary steps should be taken managers to improve performance
of employees and when candidates are recruited training should be given.
 It will help them in enhancing their knowledge and develop skills.
 Training and development sessions should be provided because it helps in improving
overall productivity of company (Sorensen and et.al., 2018).

Policies and procedures
 It is important that policies and procedures should be made for safety of employees. It
will help in motivating workers to give their best and work efficiently so that targets can
be achieved.
 There should be effective communication in an organisation as it will eb easy for
members to interact with each other.
 Organisational structure should be made by mangers in which roles and responsibilities
of every person should be clearly defined and there will be no confusion among
employees and all can do their work properly (Guerin and et.al., 2018).
 For providing training firstly managers should measure performance of every employee.

Aims and objectives
 To improve performance of
employees.
 To increase overall productivity of
company.
 To provide healthy and safe
working environment to
employees.
 To motivate workers to work
efficiently.

Recommendations
 Managers of company should organise
good training and development
sessions to employees so that their
performance can be improved.
 They can apply some models or
theories which will be beneficial for
growth of company.
 Evaluate performance of employees
and rewards should be given.

CONCLUSION
 From the above discussion it can be concluded that, safe and healthy environment
should be provided to employees.
 It will help in boosting their confidence and they can work properly.
 Training and development sessions must be organised as it will help in motivating
employees.

REFRENCES
 Sorensen, G., and et.al., 2018. Measuring best practices for workplace safety, health
and wellbeing: The Workplace Integrated Safety and Health Assessment. Journal of
occupational and environmental medicine. 60(5). p.430.
 Guerin, R. J., and et.al., 2018. Using a modified theory of planned behavior to
examine adolescents’ workplace safety and health knowledge, perceptions, and
behavioral intention: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of youth and
adolescence. 47(8). pp.1595-1610.