WHS Assignment: Coca-Cola Amatil, Advanced Management Module

This document provides a detailed solution to an Advanced Management assignment focusing on Work Health and Safety (WHS). It addresses key aspects of the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act 2011, Workplace Health and Safety Regulations, and codes of practice applicable to Coca-Cola Amatil. The assignment covers hazard identification, risk assessment, and the responsibilities of various stakeholders in ensuring workplace safety. It also explores communication strategies for WHS policies, funding sources, and the human resources required to manage WHS effectively. Furthermore, the solution outlines employee participation in WHS processes, procedures for addressing immediate risks, and reporting mechanisms for hazards and notifiable incidents, including the requirements for reporting to regulators. The document references relevant Australian legislation and guidelines.

Running head: Advanced Management WHS
Advanced Management WHS

Contents
Answer to Q1 (a).........................................................................................................................................2
Answer to Q1 (b).........................................................................................................................................2
Answer to Q1(c)..........................................................................................................................................2
Answer to Q1 (d).........................................................................................................................................2
Answer to Q1 (e).........................................................................................................................................2
Answer to Q2..............................................................................................................................................2
Answer to Q3(a)..........................................................................................................................................3
Answer to Q3(b)..........................................................................................................................................3
Answer to Q4(a)..........................................................................................................................................3
Answer to Q4(b)..........................................................................................................................................3
Answer to Q5..............................................................................................................................................3
Answer to Q6..............................................................................................................................................4
Answer to Q7(a)..........................................................................................................................................4
Answer to Q7 (b).........................................................................................................................................4
References...................................................................................................................................................5

Answer to Q1 (a).
The Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act, 2011(Act) is applicable on Coca- Cola
Amatil. It implements the laws related to work health and safety (Coca- Cola Amatil, n.d.).
Answer to Q1 (b).
The Workplace Health and Safety Regulations lay down the methods for prevention or reduction
of risk at Coca - Cola Amatil (Australian Capital Territory, 2017).
Answer to Q1(c).
The codes of practice are the guidelines to accomplish the standards of health, safety and welfare
required under the Act and Regulations (Australian Government, 2017).
Answer to Q1 (d).
In order to safeguard the health and safety of all the workers at the premises of Coca-Cola
Amatil, the possible hazards occurring at the workplace should be identified, assessed and where
practical, remedied (Australian Government, 2016).
Answer to Q1 (e).
According to the record keeping requirements of the Act, the undertakings operating in areas
such as air- borne contaminant levels, confined spaces etc. are required to maintain records .
Answer to Q2.
The WHS policies and information are communicated through establishing health and safety
committees, conducting regular tool box and staff meetings and selecting health and safety
representatives.

Answer to Q3(a).
The person conducting a business or undertaking, workers, QUU officials and board, CEO,
executive leadership team, health and safety representatives and committees are responsible for
ensuring that WHS policies are adhered to in Coca-Cola Amatil. Also, the workers and the
visitors of the company are authorized to communicate the hazards in the workplace to the
senior staff.
Answer to Q3(b).
The accountabilities of the person conducting a business or undertaking are to verify the
implementation of the hazard and incident reports, review the performance indicators of WHS
etc.
Answer to Q4(a).
Government grants, raising funds from the workers and management and the owners of the
undertaking and raising funds through advertisements are the main sources through which
finance can be procured for managing WHS.
Answer to Q4(b).
The human resources required to manage WHS are business owners and employers, workers,
managers health and safety committees and personnel required for conducting trainings to
manage and report the hazards at the workplace.
Answer to Q5.
Coca- Cola Amatil requires the employees to participate in the WHS process through induction
and training programs, hazard and incident reporting, equipment maintenance, managing the job
procedures, work instructions, waste management and security.

Answer to Q6.
If there is an immediate risk, the workers are required to stop the unsafe work or can be
instructed to stop the work by Health and Safety Representatives (HSR). The parties must make
appropriate efforts to achieve a final resolution if the issues are unresolved after discussion with
the HSR and PCBU.
Answer to Q7(a).
Hazards at the workplace may be reported through a verbal report to the supervisor of Coca –
Cola Amatil, completing the hazard reporting form and raising issues at the staff meeting.
Answer to Q7 (b).
According to WHS Reporting requirements, the notifiable incidents can be reported to regulator
and if it is requested by him, a written notification must be submitted within 48 hours. The
incident site would be conserved until the arrival of the inspector or according to the directions
of the regulator (Safe Work Australia, 2017).

References
Australian Capital Territory (2017, August 18). Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011.
Retrieved March 3, 2018 from
http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2011-36/current/pdf/2011-36.pdf
Australian Government (2016, October 19). Managing hazards. Retrieved March 3, 2018 from
https://www.comcare.gov.au/preventing/hazards
Australian Government (2017, December 7).Codes of Practice. Retrieved March 3, 2018 from
https://www.comcare.gov.au/the_scheme/the_whs_act
Coca-Cola Amatil (n.d.). Group Health Safety and Well Being Policy. Retrieved March 3, 2018
from https://www.ccamatil.com/-/media/Cca/Corporate/Files/Our-company/Corporate-
Governance/Group-Health-Safety-and-Wellbeing-Policy-May-2016.ashx?la=en
Safe Work Australia (2017, May 11). Notifiable incidents. Retrieved March 3, 2018 from
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/incident-reporting#overview