- Task Description

Write your answers to the following questions in the space provided below.

Section 1 : Provide information to the workgroup about WHS policies and procedures

1. Explain the main objectives of WHS legislation relate to the health, safety and welfare of people?

2. How can you ensure that WHS training is understood and implemented?

3. Why is Incident/accident reporting necessary

4. Write a policy and procedures for two of the following

Fire and evacuation

Health and hygiene practices Accident and incidents

Safe work practices- Manual handling, hazardous substance controls, etc

Section 2 : Implement and monitor participative arrangements for the management of WHS

5. Explain why consultation in the workplace is such an important part of monitoring a safe workplace?

6. Should consultation be two way or just from the top down? Why

7. How would you communicate outcomes of WHS consultation to employees in a workplace?

Section 3 : Implement and monitor the organisation's procedure for providing WHS

8. Why is WHS training is important part of maintaining a safe workplace?

9. What needs to be considered in a job design investigation? Provide examples

10. What can be done to ensure individual and job needs are matched as much as possible?

Section 4 : Implement and monitor organisation procedures and legal requirements for identifying hazards, assessing and controlling risks

11. Identify the steps in a risk management approach

12. Explain the process for assessing the risk associated with hazards in the workplace.

13. Describe the Hierarchy of controls: Six ways to deal with hazards or control the risks to health and safety

Who should you tell in the workplace when hazards have been identified and a risk control plan is implemented?

Section 5 : Implement and monitor organisation procedures for maintaining WHS records for the team

15. Provide an example for informal and formal WHS reporting of will identify.

16. Describe an effective WHS recording system.