E1141 CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services Workplace Assessment

This report provides a comprehensive risk assessment for a multicultural sports club, addressing key workplace health and safety concerns. The assessment identifies three primary hazards: poor posture, sun exposure, and workplace violence/bullying. The report analyzes the risks associated with each hazard, categorizing them as high, low, and medium, respectively. It then outlines relevant workplace health and safety guidelines and recommends specific policies and procedures to mitigate these risks. For poor posture, the report emphasizes the importance of training and monitoring. For sun exposure, it suggests measures such as reducing outdoor time, providing protective equipment, and offering staff training. To address workplace violence and bullying, the report recommends monitoring, reporting, and staff training initiatives. The report concludes with a summary of the identified hazards, their associated risks, and the proposed mitigation strategies. This assignment is part of a Diploma of Community Services program, and it is designed to demonstrate the student's ability to assess and manage workplace safety effectively.

WORK HEALTH AND
SAFETY

INTRODUCTION
• Risk assessment in a multicultural sports club
• hree otential azards in the workplace poor posture sun e posure work violence bullyingT P H : , x , /
• Risk for the hazards:
• igh Risk for oor ostureH P P
• ow Risk for Sun posureL Ex
• Medium Risk for work violence and bullying

OVERVIEW OF THE RISKS AND POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK
• oor osture his hazard can lead to injuries while engaged in sports activities ad postures can lead toP P : T . B
injuries such as sprains strains fractures bruises Cuts or concussion, , , . .
• According to workplace health and safety guidelines proper training should be given to ensure understanding,
of proper posture in work
• Monitoring of the postures of the staff to ensure compliance to the best practices

OVERVIEW OF THE RISKS AND POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK
• Sun posure his hazard increases the risks of sunburns and skin cancer due to e posure to VEx : T x U
radiations from the sun.
• According to workplace health and safety guidelines the following measures needs to be taken by the staff:
• Reducing the amount of ti me spent outdoors
• roviding equipments to protect the staff from V e posureP U x
• roviding training instructions and information to staff for the reduction of V e posureP , U x

OVERVIEW OF THE RISKS AND POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK
• ork Violence ullying his hazard can increase stress among the staff and students and result inW /B : T
physical harm and mental health problems his can also reduce the participation of the students in the. T
club reduce job satisfaction and adversely affect the performance of the club, .
• According to workplace health and safety guidelines the following actions needs to be taken to reduce the risks
of violence and bullying in workplace:
• Monitoring the workplace for incidents of violence of bullying
• Reporting events of violence and bullying
• raining staff and students against violence and bullyingT

CONCLUSION
• ealth risk assessment in a multicultural sports club showed the following hazards poor posture sunH : ,
e posure and workplace violence bullyingx /
• Risk for the hazards:
• igh Risk for oor ostureH P P
• ow Risk for Sun posureL Ex
• Medium Risk for work violence and bullying
• Strategies to mitigate or prevent the risks:
• Monitoring of the workplace
• roviding protective equipments and trainingP
• Reporting incidents

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