1. Discuss the rationale for nationally harmonized work health and safety laws. 2. Discuss the importance of health and safety legislation. 3. Discuss the purpose of health and safety regulation. 4....

1.    Discuss the rationale for nationally harmonized work health and safety laws.






2.    Discuss the importance of health and safety legislation.








3.    Discuss the purpose of health and safety regulation.




4.    Discuss the purpose of a code of practice.




5.    Write down the names of six of the twelve model codes of practice that have been endorsed by Safe Work Australia.


6.    The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 state how to manage risks to health and safety with regard to hazardous manual tasks.  List two issues that should be addressed when determining control measures in the workplace.






7.    Define the term duty holder in the context of the WHS Act.






8.    Discuss in around a paragraph the primary duty of care of a PCBU?




9.    List two Work Health and Safety (WHS) responsibilities of workers whilst at work?




10.    List three ways in which hazards can be identified.







11.    Briefly define risk assessment in workplace health and safety?




13.    Briefly describe risk control in workplace health and safety






14.    List and describe all the options in the hierarchy of control from most effective to least effective. Provide an example for each.





15.    List three reasons why a WHS incident should be reported?




16.    Give one example of what is classified as a notifiable incident?






17.    How long must a record of each notifiable incident be kept by an employer?





18.    What is the time period within which an employer must notify their worker’s compensation insurer where a work has received a workplace injury.