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

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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