Developing & Maintaining a WHS System: Myer's Detailed Report

This report provides a detailed analysis of Myer's Work Health and Safety (WHS) system. It covers various aspects, including an overview of organizational activities, relevant state legislation related to training and safe work practices, identification of model codes of practice, and employee facilities. The report also elaborates on the complete WHS system, development of hazard identification and risk assessment procedures, selection of job roles, and formulation of an action plan. Key elements such as store administration, store opening activities, and the role of Safe Work Australia are discussed. Furthermore, the document outlines risk management strategies, job descriptions for various roles, and the strategic planning process involved in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment at Myer.

Establish and maintain a work health and safety
system

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY .................................................................................................................................3
Overview of all activities carried by organisation......................................................................3
State legislation related with training and safe work website.....................................................4
Identify relevant model codes of practice...................................................................................4
Identification of employee's facilities.........................................................................................5
Complete WHS System..............................................................................................................5
Development of hazard identification and risk assessment........................................................6
Selection of job roles..................................................................................................................7
Formulate of an action plan........................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The term work and health system refers to organised provision related with medical care
that is offered to the engaged workforce which perform organisation operations and functions
according to business goals and objectives. In simple terms, WHS system refers to all those
primary activities that work with purpose of restore and maintain health of individuals. This
report is written from Myer and it is an upscale Australian department store chain which trade in
all Australian state (Bae and et. al., 2014). Moreover, this report highlights on overview of all
activities that is related with organisation for development of an organised WHS system.
Relevant codes of practices and state of training to develop safe work environment will also
included in this report.
MAIN BODY
Overview of all activities carried by organisation
Retail store is explained as a place where customers take decision for purchase of
commodity. Myer manage their stores with understand of consumer mentality and buying
behaviour. Some activities performed by retail store are mention as follow:
 Store administration and management of retail floor- Store administration focus on
all aspects that is used for manage and sold products to consumer without any
interruption. Such as to clean all store, maintain store facade, display windows and
many more. In context of Myer, store administration maintain and record workforce
health through observe and check their health system on regular period. With
understand of employee's health store administration perform their work with more
efficiency. It results positive environment is developed within organisation that aids
workforce to perform all work in an organised manner (Campbell and Burgess, 2018).
Further, registration certificate, trade license, fire hazard system, first health kit etc. and
all essential which is important for safety of employee's and other stakeholder is
arranged by Myer.
 Store opening activities- All activities that are performed by organisation is focused
towards development of stores that is related with company. The objective of store is to
perform all operations before customer come for shopping. It means stores are properly
managed to perform work in an organised manner within trading hours. Myer develop

WHS system through performing all work with decided time. It aids company to
perform work that do not cross each other so all operations are performed with no
accident.
State legislation related with training and safe work website
The WHS model act is formed on basis of various acts which are implemented by
jurisdiction of Australia. Along with this the main motive of WHS act is to provide a balanced
and national consistent framework that is used for ensure the safety as well as health of workers.
Moreover, workplace provides different framework that is used to protect retail employee's of
organisation (Coffey, 2015). Myer manage their store in different state of Australia so with
implement of Work and health safety act, 2011 and the major objective of this act is to protect
workers and other individuals against harm of their health, safety and welfare. MYER follow
this to perform all operations with implement of legislations in an organised manner. On the
other side, Safe work Australia is known as an Australian government statutory established in
2009. Myer, also engaged the rules and regulations of safe work Australia because it improve
organisation value among the workers and employee's society through providing worker
compensation arrangement across Australia.
Identify relevant model codes of practice
The model code of practice is recognised as a guide that provide practical aspects for
achieving standards. This also define WHS act and regulations through which code of practice
deal with particular issue that cover all hazards and risk which increase organisational goals and
objectives. Manual handling apply to all types of work and workplace that are performed by man
and their handle and it is covered by WHS act. This refers to manage all work by performing
task in a safety manner to deal with physical work environment. With protect of physical work
environment and code of practice organisation complete task by maintain work in a proper
manner. Consultation define about all task through which operations of Myer is performed
according to model of WHS. Safe regulatory define about council of Australian government to
ensure national reform agenda that aimed towards reduction of all challenges that improve
company efficiency (Luongo and et. al., 2020). Myer manage and complete work by amendment
of manual handling law that provide information related with WHS law. Moreover, to formulate
an accurate WHS system organisation provide information that automatically relates with health
of individuals.

Identification of employee's facilities
In the present scenario, a lot of activities is performed by Myer and it define about all
actions and activities through which organisation manage work. This also refers management
complete work according to employee's safety. With develop of adequacy facilities it is
identified organisation complete work by understand of all work that is performed by
individuals. Availability of safety tools such as fire extinguisher, medical kit and offering proper
training etc. are the major facilities that is offered to workers (Marashi-Pour and et. al., 2015).
The major issue related with MYER workforce is that a lot of operations such as store
administration, deal with customer, purchase and sale etc. are performed at a similar time. So
sometimes it is difficult to manage work in a coordinated manner. Moreover, existing
arrangement to consult with Myer relates with performing operations under guidance of
professional. This also refer management aids towards develop of functions through which work
is managed with proper guidelines.
Challenges that relates with machinery define that top technology trends exists in retail
world. This also impact on industry and particularly within e-commerce organisation various
aspects rely on online sale. So AI technology that define about retailers focus on advantage that
stay ahead organisation against competitors (Paul and et. al., 2017). From perspective of Myer
organisation complete work through providing integrate machine data and artificial learning to
individuals. Further, to overcome from this management of respective organisation build trust
among workforce to perform work in proper manner.
Complete WHS System
Their are various functions performed by management and it relates with organisation
that demonstrate all collected information is focused towards develop of WHS system. It aids to
perform work through understand of all actions that generate legal compliance to perform all
work in an organised manner.
Policy
WHS acts as a general overview that state how to formulate a workplace healthy, positive and
safe. It outline about legal responsibilities and duties performed by officers and employers. All
standards which match with specific hazard, risk, noise, manual and machine handling to protect
MYER employee's and workforce. Along with this WHS policy of respective organisation
undertake risk assessment aspects to perform company operations in a controlled manner. Like,

to avoid accident Myer management develop system that state particular time for each activity.
On other side, consultation with workforce define all work aids to complete work through
performing work according to decided goals. Maintaining plant and equipments of retail
operations is managed through providing proper training to manage all work with more
efficiency (Pulker and et. al., 2018). Safe handling and use of substances define that all
information is provided to workforce to manage task in an accurate manner. It determine all
substances that are used by Myer are high in quality and also properly managed that aids
employers to perform work within a safe place.
Information also perform an important role for an organisation and as per Myer it is
analysed that all work is completed according to decided task. The main role of information is to
manage employee's responsibilities through sharing work with them in an accurate manner. This
refers Myer management control it's operations by managing task with use of controlled
information. Delegation of authority and responsibility consider that work is divided according
to individual capabilities. This results management is able to perform operations according to
company goals and objectives. Moreover, all requirements that is related with health define that
times of work health and safety is facilitated towards development of individual wellness which
is related with company functions. Moreover, hazard identification and risk assessment consider
work is managed by develop of mechanism that states in control of company functions.
Development of hazard identification and risk assessment
Retail industry accomplish success through formulating safe, sustainable and reliable
environment for performing it's operations in an organised manner. Hazard identification and
risk assessment carry about identification of uncontrollable events that lead towards hazards.
Some risk related with retail industry is mention as follow:
Hazards Asset at risk Impacts Instruction
Fire Employees To hospitalised
individuals in
casualties
To install fire
extinguisher.
Natural hazard Supply chain This impacts on
operations and
functions of business
To deal with persons
in an organised
manner for built

appropriate system in
minimum time period.
Workplace violence Business operations Customer and
employee's loss their
confidence in
organisation
To enable strict action
at workplace. Like, to
complete work within
disciplined manner.
With understand of company operations and functions it is understand that identification
of company operations and functions aids to complete work in an organised manner. With
develop of Myer operations it is analysed management perform work through analyse of all task
in an organised manner (Rogers and et. al., 2015). Risk assessment define all work is completed
with develop of operations to manage work with instruction. Example- Myer manage work by
generating goals and delegating responsibilities according to company function.
Selection of job roles
Job Description of Manager
Summary
Top authorities such as manager are responsible for development of goals and objectives that is
related with company. Employee's perform work according to guidelines of manager. This
refers manager are responsible for development of guidelines for company goals and objectives.
Job Responsibilities
 To formulate safe strategy for company.
 To manage work according to safety rules.
 To define methods that relates with company.
Requirements
 2 years of minimum experience on job position of manager.
 Post graduation degree of management
Job description of seller- Individuals are responsible for sale of all retail products in minimum
time-period. With understand of company functions and operations it is analysed Myer seller

achieve their targets in minimum time-period.
Job Responsibilities
 To sale products in an organised manner.
 To arrange products that not interrupt other employee's work.
Requirements
 Minimum experience of six months in marketing field.
 Good and effective communication skill.
Job description of accountant
Accountant are responsible for develop of bills, invoice, accounts through record of all
activities that is related with monetary transactions. Along with this bank reconciliation to
formulate effective budget will also included in this report.
Job responsibilities
 To formulate all accounts by record of purchase and sale activities.
 To complete all task according to decided budgets.
Requirements
 Minimum graduation degree within finance sector.
 To gain knowledge related with information technology.
Formulate of an action plan
Myer is performing their operations in different state so management is focused towards
development of action plan. It refers to a checklist and steps that is used to complete task in an
organised manner. Strategic planing process helps to improve teamwork planning and it refers to
manage work with decided project management. Some components of action plan are mention as
follow:
 Description- Management provide a well-defined description of goals that is related with
company. In simple terms, all activities are performed through managing projects in an
organised manner.
 Task and steps- Delegation of roles is the first step that is formulated by organisation and
this is focused towards formulation of task through which company perform their work in
an organised manner.

 Employees- Workforce play an important role so with formulation of all activities in an
organised manner. This is easy to complete work according to decided project and goals.
 Measure to evaluate progress- KPI and benchmark are major tools that is used by Myer
to perform company operations by evaluating all activities. This define organisation
manage work with evaluation of company actual results with expected results.
CONCLUSION
With the formulation of above report it is concluded that WHS system perform an
important role to perform company functions and operations in a systematic manner. By
development of appropriate work safety system it is easy for management to manage work with
decided task and skills. All task are performed through arrange of different resources that is
focused to generate safety system by follow of safety rules and regulations. This consider
organisation to perform their work according to action plan for improving organisational
performance by completing work in an effective manner.

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