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HLTWHS004    Manage work health and safety
ASSESSMENT TASK 1 – Questions and Answers The task: Writing answers to the questions Instructions to the Student
Your Trainer will conduct a revision session to revise the essential skills and
knowledge of this unit, then you are required to provide written answers to the following questions and you may use extra paper if you need to. You may consult your leaner guide and your own notes if you wish to. You must answer all questions. Your Trainer will collect the answers for marking as part of the evidence for this unit.
1. Each state and territory has a regulator responsible for enabling and enforcing WHS legislation in their area.
a. Identify the WHS regulator for the following States and Territories.
· Australian Capital Territory- Worksafe ACT
· New South Wales- SafeWork NSW
· Northern Territory- NT Worksafe
· Queensland-Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
· South Australia- SafeWork SA
· Tasmania- WorkSafe Tasmania
· Victoria- Work Safe Victoria
b. Identify the WHS authority relevant to your State/Territory and describe how they assist organisations in complying with the WHS Act.
Work Cover Authority of New South Wales administers the workplace health and safety law in
NSW. The laws such as Worker’s Compensation Act 1987 and WHS Act 2011 NSW.
2. Explain how state/territory legislation impacts the rights and responsibilities, including duty of care of:
a. Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs): Ensure safety and health for workers
b. Officers: Ensure safe work practice is followed and set up.
c. Workers: Workers should care for their own safety and health.
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3. Explain how state/territory legislation impacts due diligence requirements of a worker.
Legislation suggests the workers to acquire the knowledge of safety and health issues. The workers are suggested to understand the procedures of operations, related risks and hazards.
4. Explain how state/territory legislation impacts general duty requirements of a person.
Legislation suggests that the workers must take reasonable care of their safety and health, should comply with instructions and cooperate with the policies notified to workers.
5. Provide two (2) examples of regulatory requirements that relate to the community services work environment.
    Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 and Accreditation Standards.
6. Explain WHS policy requirements regarding designated person/s for raising issues. Discuss, also, the role of a health and safety representative.
The workers should report the issues to designated persons or Health and Safety Representatives (HSR). The HSR investigate the hazards and their occurrence, monitors the measures and look into the complaints.
7. How does state/territory legislation affect performing hazardous manual tasks in a community services environment? Provide two (2) characteristics of a hazardous manual task.
Legislation involves Hazard and injury reporting, identification of hazards, assessment of risk, HR policies, consultation and Quality system documentation.
Two examples: Repetitive Movement and Overexertion leading to muscular strain. Exposure to electric wires.
8. Explain how WHS policies should address hazard identification, risk assessment and control.
Through organizational procedures, WHS housekeeping, and standard work procedures.
9. Outline the principles of hazard and risk management regarding risk analysis in community services work environments.
Identify hazards, identify potentially harmed people, investigate risks, record findings and review assessment.
10. Outline four (4) hazard identification procedures according to the principles of hazard and risk management.
Identify hazards, Assess risk, control risk and review the risk control measures.
11. Hierarchy of hazard control is a system used in various industries, including community services, to minimize or eliminate exposure to hazards.
a. The ways of controlling risks are ranked from the highest level of protection and reliability to the lowest as shown in the following table. Complete the table.
    Hierarchy
    Level
    Risk control measure
    Brief description
    
Most preferred/effective
Least preferred
    Level 1
    Eliminate RIsk
    Remove the risk completely . IT prevents further incidents of hazards
    
    Level 2
    Substitute the hazard with safer options
    Risk is removed by replacing it with less severe risk.. It still keeps the risk present.
    
    
    Isolate the hazard from workers
    Workers are shielded from the hazard through a middle barrier.
    
    
    Reduce risks through engineered controls
    Additional safety measures are installed to the equipment at the workplace environment.
    
    Level 3
    Use administrative controls to reduce exposure to hazards
    Administrative controls like arranging work schedules and providing dedicated training for the risk are implemented.
    
    
    Use PPE Equipment
    It does not reduce the risk but it protects the worker from the hazard in case of incidents.
b. Provide an example of how you would apply Level 2 of the hierarchy of control to control a hazard in a community services environment.
Dangerous and noisy machinery may be replaced by safe and quiet machinery.
12. Risk assessment broadly evaluates three (3) different aspects of the risk. In the principles of risk assessment, what is evaluated?
The risks or hazards are evaluated, the workers who are potentially harmed due to hazard are evaluated, control measures are evaluated and the findings of the incident are reviewed and documented.
13. Briefly describe two (2) examples of Codes of Practice that provide health and safety benchmarks in a community services work setting.
Managing risk of falls at the workplace and managing the risk of hazardous chemicals.
14. Explain how state/territory legislation impacts infection control in a community services environment
Legislation recommends the infection control and cleanliness of workplace, disposing the infectious waste, handling contaminated sharps, and personal hygiene practices for workers.
15. Explain how WHS policies should address workplace support services.
Through effective safety plans, procedures and processes, training and information, monitoring and reporting the hazards.
16. Explain how WHS policies should address consultation and participation.
WHS policies suggest the duty holders to consult, coordinate and cooperate the activities and consult the workers.
17. Why are WHS policies and procedures required to address human resources? Give two
(2) examples
WHS policies and procedures ensure safe work practices and guide the workers in their conduct. The policies guide the managers for understanding their duty and make the workplace free from hazards. For example: in Accidents and Monitoring the risks and hazards.
18. Explain the legislative requirements for consultation in a community services work environment.
Consultation is required when risks to health and safety are identified, to take effective control measures and reduce the risks.
19. What are two (2) principles of safe design processes?
Persons with control, and Safe design during each stage of product life style.
20. Explain how WHS policies should address the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The workers should wear PPEs such as Hearing protective devices, face and eye protection, safety helmets, gloves for skin protection.
21. In community services, what are four (4) considerations that may need to be included in the emergency procedures?
Written procedures and resources for emergency, detailed list of emergency contacts, floor plans and maps showing the evacuation routes
22. What are two (2) ways you can use quality system documentation to evaluate record- keeping policies and procedures?
IN case of preventive actions and in case of corrective actions.
23. Give two (2) examples of hazards common to a community services work environment and suggest strategies for risk minimisation.
Manual tasks like repetitive movement and overexertion, and potential source of ignition through electricity or fire. The manual tasks may be done through Mechines and potentially dangerous electric wires may be eliminated and replaced.
24. When working as a community care worker, it is important for you to understand the State/Territory legislation underpinning the workplace health and safety. You must also analyse how it impacts on workplace regulations, codes of practice and industry standards.
a. Identify the workplace health and safety legislation applicable to your State/Territory and describe the key objectives of the identified Act that is relevant to your nursing practice.
    WHS Act 2011. IT protects the workers from the risk of injury and hazard. Protect the non working employees against the safety and health associated risks, and control the use of dangerous chemicals and substances.
b. Identify the workplace health and safety regulations applicable to your State/Territory. Briefly describe the impact of the WHS Act on the identified regulations
WHS Regulation 2017 is applicable to NSW. Regulations are made as per the recommendations of WHS Act with same aims and objectives to protect the employees from any harm.
c. Describe the impact of the identified WHS Act on the Code of Practice - Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination.
WHS outlines the primary responsibilities of stakeholders like workers, employers and the managers. Codes of Practice provide information to practically help in meeting the requirements of Act.
d. Describe the scope and objective of the ‘National Standard for Manual Tasks’.
Scope is confined to manual tasks performed at the workplace. National Standard for Manual Tasks specifies the objective for management of manual task effectively to prevent musculoskeletal issues.
25. Describe the legal requirements for record keeping.
Australian Securities and Investment Commission directs the companies to maintain records for 5 years including salary, receipts, tax invoices, returns and wages.
26. Provide three (3) examples of hazardous manual tasks
Carrying or moving a heavy object by pushing it, providing repetitive and sustained lift that may cause musculoskeletal strain to the workers.
27. Identify two (2) workplace situations where expert WHS advice may be required.
Taking decisions related to risk assessment and identification and In case the workers need training or change in legislation related to any intervention. The workers may not have required skills to address these incidents.
28. Identify two (2) ways of getting workplace health and safety advice.
Consulting the workplace safety guidelines for safe procedures and handling. And consult staff and coworkers in safety measures and their practices.
29. Briefly describe the considerations when you develop WHS record-keeping policies and procedures for a workplace.
Involve the workers in giving their opinion about the workplace safety and environment. And we should have all the details about risks to which the workers are exposed to and preventive measures available for them.
30. Identify two (2) methods you could adopt to monitor your workplace hazard, incident and injury reporting processes.
Carry out safety audits and inspections of the workplace procedures. Encourage workers to identify and report the risks and hazards when they are doing work.
31. Identify five (5) factors you must consider when monitoring your workplace hazard, incident and injury reporting processes.
Identify hazards, find out how workers may be at risk, annually review the hazards and make changes if needed, and anayse the risk and evaluate the control measures.
32. Identify three (3) barriers to improvement when implementing a WHS action plan with work group.
Lack of leadership, the implementation cost, inadequate allocation of resources.
ASSESSMENT 2 – Case study
The task: Analysing the case study and answering the questions that follow.
Instructions to the Student
Read the case study, and then answer the questions that follow.
Case study 1:
Arnold is a physiotherapist and a health and safety representative at a community health centre that provides nursing and allied health services. Arnold’s manager Natasha has asked Arnold to conduct a review of the WHS infection control policies, procedures and practices in the workplace.
Arnold agrees to conduct the review but soon discovers that he requires some expert advice, as the knowledge required reviewing some of the nursing and podiatry infection control procedures are beyond his scope of practice.
The community health centre does not permanently employ anyone suitably qualified to assist Arnold in this infection control review process, so Arnold consults the WHS polices to find out what rights he has to access help.
1. What information regarding workplace support services should Arnold find in the
community health centre’s WHS policies?
Health and Safety Representatives don’t have a role in fixing the issues or to be an expert over WHS safety related issues. They just represent workers for their health and safety issues. So, They can consult with the managers to discuss the need for any external help.
2. What consultation activities could Arnold use to involve the allied health and nursing staff in the review process?
He may consult managers and tell them the requirements about infection control procedures. Managers may review the process.
3. What are some ways that Arnold can ensure that the community health centre workers have a reasonable opportunity to participate in the review process?
By conducting meetings with workers and taking on their opinion.
Case study 2
Fatima is a community care worker. Last week, Fatima noticed that the hoist she was using to transfer a client out of bed was very awkward to use.
Fatima mentioned the hoist to her colleague Jessica, who agreed that everyone found that particular hoist hard to use.
Fatima mentions the issue to her manager, Scott, and asks why something has not been done about the hoist. Scott advises Fatima that this is the first he has heard of the issue as staff clearly aren’t using the incident reporting system to report issues that could lead to potential problems.
When Scott discusses the lack of reporting at the next staff meeting, he is surprised to discover that very few of the workers are aware of the WHS polices relating to risk management and hazard, incident and injury record keeping.
4. Why is it important for Fatima’s workplace to develop WHS record-keeping policies and procedures?
It is important to increase the awareness in workers about record keeping policies and procedures.
5. What important legislative record-keeping requirements should Fatima and the other workers be aware of?
They should record the risk each of them had identified and they should report the risks and hazards to the managers.
6. What information should Fatima find in her WHS policies regarding hazard, injury and incident reporting?
All the incidents and injuries and risks should be informed to the managers and Health and Safety Representatives.
7. What information should Fatima find in the WHS policies regarding the workplace requirements for incident investigation and record keeping?
Incident Investigation involves documenting the incident, collecting information from the witnesses, finding the main cause of hazard and implementing preventive actions. The record keeping may help in controlling risks before they occur.
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