The assessment items in this unit are designed to enable you to demonstrate that you have achieved the unit learning outcomes. The main objective of the major assignment (Assessment Item 2) is to conduct a case study on a construction site safety issue and write a report to analyse the problems identified in the case or propose strategies/recommendations to improve the overall safety performance. The case must be in the Australian context and no older than 7 years (e.g. must have occurred within the last seven years). 3. TASKS This is an individual assignment. Students are required to conduct a case study on a significant workplace safety issue (e.g., work related injuries or fatalities; incidents or near misses; implementation of innovative approach to improve safety; etc.). The specific tasks include: 3.1 Case selection and description You are required to (1) identify a suitable case in the context of workplace safety for analysis. You may consider finding a case from the following sources: • Your own or others life/work experience; • Observations; • Incidents records of workplace; • Interviews with employers or injured workers; • Books; • Newspapers; • Internet or other sources. Please consult your tutors if you are not sure whether your selected case is suitable or not. Page 2 of 4 3.2 Describe the case in detail. The requirements for the case description include: • Suggested length: 500 words • Do not include the particulars (e.g., name and address) of involved parties (e.g., injured worker, company and project) unless you derived the case from public sources(e.g., newspaper, Internet, books, etc). • Provide as much detail as possible. 3.3 Case Analysis Once the case is confirmed, you are required to conduct research against the main issue(s) raised in the case. The following 12 topics are suggested areas of analysis. Please consult your tutor if you wish to conduct research analysis on topics beyond the below suggested areas. 1) Root causes of accidents 2) Costs of accidents (e.g., costs to employers, society, or injured worker) 3) Safety investments (e.g., costs of accident prevention activities) 4) Designing for safety (eliminate safety risks from designing stage) 5) Responsibilities of stakeholders 6) Barriers to effective safety systems/plans 7) Promoting safety culture/climate 8) Developing safety leadership (for supervisors, project managers, or top managers) 9) Assessing the risks (hazards identification, risk management) 10) Strategies for accident prevention 11) Safety training (competency, needs, contents, delivery, transfer, evaluation, etc) 12) Workers involvement in safety initiatives You will need to select one or more topics from the above list (or work out your own topic(s) if approved by your tutor) and conduct a research analysis based on your case. 4. REPORT FORMATTING Some basic requirements for the case study report are listed below. 4.1 Suggested Length: 2,500 words (Not including references or appendices) 4.2 Suggested Structure of the report: • Title page • Table of contents • Executive summary (no more than 200 words) • Introduction (provide the background and aim of the report) • Case description (500 words) • Literature review (review literature about the selected topic) • Case Analysis and recommendations (analyse the case in the context of theories/literature, any recommendations generated based on the research analysis?) • Conclusions • References/sources 4.3 Referencing – WSU Harvard Referencing Style You MUST acknowledge your sources (papers, books, etc) via in-text citations and reference lists to avoid plagiarism. When writing a scientific report or essay you will often need to refer to the information, evidence or research of other writers. Citations indicate where you have used such sources of information and must be used carefully if you want to avoid being suspected of plagiarism. Page 3 of 4 4.3.1 In-text citation An in-text reference comprises author surname/s, and the publication date of the source (in brackets), within the body of the essay or report. It is inserted directly after the information being sourced from the scientific literature. An example of in-text referencing: “Biologicalstoichiometry isthe study of the balance of energy and multiple chemical elementsin living systems (Reiners 1986, Sterner 1995). It has its roots in the work of Lotka (1925), one of …… world.” 4.3.2 Reference list The Reference List provides full publication details about all (and only) references cited in your essay or report. These references appear at the end of the text in alphabetical order according to author surnames. Make sure you correctly identify which is the surname or family name, and which is only a first name. See the reference list of any published research papers for example. For more information refer to the WSU Harvard Referencing Style Guide available through the WSU Library and vUWS.