Community Services Professional Practice Assessment 6: Hazardous Manual Tasks, Infection Control, and WHS Policy Requirements

This report covers hazardous manual tasks, infection control, and WHS policy requirements in the workplace. It includes a risk assessment and action plan, as well as an incident investigation report form. The report also provides recommendations for preventing similar incidents and improving workplace safety.

COMMUNITY SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Assessment SIX

Table of Contents
PART A: Research Report...............................................................................................................1
Hazardous manual tasks (e.g. PCBU responsibilities)...........................................................1
Infection control (e.g. management of airborne contaminants).............................................1
WHS policy requirements in relation to any emergency procedures (provide examples).....1
PART B: Action plan – Risk assessment:........................................................................................1
Perform a risk assessment of your workplace, in which you:................................................1
Present your findings that must include:................................................................................2
Create a short report on your findings, addressing the questions below (approximately 1
page):......................................................................................................................................3
INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT FORM..........................................................................4

PART A: Research Report
Hazardous manual tasks (e.g. PCBU responsibilities)
WHS policies facilitate explained information regarding role and accountabilities of PCBU for
delivering WHS associated advice. Moreover, the PCBU have responsibilities to employ or
includes competent individuals, in which reasonable practical to act as resources to HSC, HCR
and staff as needed in case situation incurs which needs expertise WHS advice.
Infection control (e.g. management of airborne contaminants)
For controlling the infection, the management have to perform some duties and keep care about
those:
 Dust Containment
 Airflow management
 HEPA Filtration
 Far-UV Sterilization
WHS policy requirements in relation to any emergency procedures (provide examples).
As per the WHS policy requirements in relation to any emergency procedures are:
 An effectual response to emergency
 Evacuation process
 Notifying emergency services firms at early opportunity
 Medical treatment and assistance
 Effectual communication among individuals authorized for coordinating emergency
response and all person at work area.
PART B: Action plan – Risk assessment:
Perform a risk assessment of your workplace, in which you:
Develop and implement consultative activities that will provide you with information regarding
WHS issues.
 WHS personnel, such as an HSR or health and safety officers
 the health and safety committee
 feedback during workplace inspections and risk assessments
 regular team meetings and individual face-to-face meetings
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 WHS training sessions
 Notices and information sheets posted in frequented sites around the workplace
 Individual and group emails
 Public addresses and the media.
Identify and make use of any relevant WHS experts for advice on safety issues.
 Set up the appropriate consultation framework within work area ensuring that
information distribution is systematic as well as is not person-dependent.
 Determining hazards, evaluating risks
 Change work practices and system.
Present your findings that must include:
Action Plan template (Table 1) completed using the risk matrix.
No. Hazards/hazardous
tasks
(Inc. potential
hazards)
Example Current risk
controls
Risk
Rating
(Use risk
matrix)
Planned risk controls
(UseTable2torecordandmonitorspecifi
c
actionstoenableimplementationofthese
controls)
1. Spread of infection
within workplace
Such as
due to
performing
some
chemical
work,
because of
which
infection
get spread.
 Dust
Contain
ment
 Airflow
manage
ment
High  HEPA Filtration
Far-UV Sterilization
2. Spread of fire at
work area.
Such as
fire
occurred
due to
mistakes
of some
workers.
Fire
extinguisher
ModerateKeep the fire extinguisher at smaller
distance.
Provide training to operate the machinery
effectively.
Action Plan template (Table 2) completed.
Cross Reference
(As per table 1)
Date Raised Agreed Actions
(Clearlyandconci
Owners
(Must be people
Target date for
completion
Completed date
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sely,statewhatne
edstobedoneincl
udinganytraining
needs)
not roles)
As per table 1 6/02/2022 If infection
spreads then
provide proper
equipments
during work such
as PPE.
Supervisors,
managers etc.
6/04/2022 15/04/2022
As per table 1 6/02/2022 If fire occurs the
management
could able to
provide proper
care to keep them
safe from that
area.
Managers,
consultant officer
staff and others.
15/04/2022 5/05/2022
Create a short report on your findings, addressing the questions below (approximately 1 page):
What consultative activities did you develop and implement?
 Group and individual emails related to main activities and methods under review
 Feedback at the time of risk assessments and infection and fire control inspections
 Training programmes related to WHS safety process and infection control
Which WHS experts did you identify and make use of?
WHS legislation, Work Health and safety consultation, co-operation and co-ordination code of
practices.
How will you communicate your findings to new and existing employees in this workplace?
Communication can be done to new and existent employees through notice, emails and others
How do your agreed actions take into account any WHS priorities?
What training needs (if any) might be required to achieve the safety measures you have put in
place? How will staff be informed of any changes?
How did legislation and industry guidelines influence your planned risk controls/agreed actions?
How would you identify barriers to improvement?
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Poor acknowledgement of
the issue and the need to
change.
- Lacking of drive to
change.
- Lack of ability to impose
change.
- Financial, practical and
political encounters.
- Perspectives that the
anticipated change is not
worth the struggle or
financial cost
required to complete the
change
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Poor acknowledgement of
the issue and the need to
change.
- Lacking of drive to
change.
- Lack of ability to impose
change.
- Financial, practical and
political encounters.
- Perspectives that the
anticipated change is not
worth the struggle or
financial cost
required to complete the
change
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Poor acknowledgement of
the issue and the need to
change.
- Lacking of drive to
change.
- Lack of ability to impose
change.
- Financial, practical and
political encounters.
- Perspectives that the
anticipated change is not
worth the struggle or
financial cost
required to complete the
change
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INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT FORM
Incident investigation report form
Investigator/s:
Investigation date:
Date of incident:
Who was involved and what did they witness (may need separate written statements)?
The workers who are working in factory. Moreover, they witnessed that some staff were injured.
What happened (briefly describe):
The fire occurs in factory wherein some people get injured and it is a covered area.
When did the incident occur? Is there anything unusual about this (i.e. time of the day, time into shift)?
It was happened on 6/02/2022 at 9 p.m into night shift.
Where did the incident occur? Is this significant to the incident (e.g. confined space, restricted area)? Have
incidents previously occurred in this area? Why?
The incident were occurred in confined place. it was not an open area.
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How did the incident occur? Did something unusual cause this incident? How could it have been
prevented?
The incident were occurs due to negligence and carelessness of workers as proper training were not
provided to staff.
Why did the incident occur? Consider training needs, safety procedures, task risk assessment and
appropriate controls, area/equipment design, human capabilities. Is the task difficult/high risk? Did
environmental conditions impact on the incident? E.g. weather conditions, interior lighting/ventilation.
The incident were occurs because of negligence of workers working in factory. some proper training are
provided related to usages of machinery. Also safety procedures are facilitated if the any risk occurs what
to do.
Consider the following points if there was a slip, trip or fall incident:
 What was the condition of the floor/ground?
 Describe the footwear worn at time of incident (type, sole condition etc.)
The condition of the floor was bad at every where ashes and blacks pot were there.
The foot wear are totally damaged during the time of incidents. some of them are burnt also.
What impacted on the incident (e.g. What was being carried? What speed was travelled? What other
distractions were present? If outdoors, what were weather conditions?):
Some machinery are performing through workers at medium speed. also, there are some oils were there
which forms a distractions. if it were at outdoors the weather conditions get polluted.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
 What changes need to be made to prevent a similar incident (including any training needs)?
 Who should make these changes?
 By when?
Proper training have to be provided related to use of machinery, safety procedures and others
The management should make these changes.
This have to be occurred immediately as soon as possible.
Sign-off:
Date:
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