OHS CASE STUDIES
Melinda burnt when OHS program fails
1. Who do you think is to blame for the incident?
2. What should Melinda have done prior to searching for the oil
drum?
3. What should KFC do in future when they are hiring new
workers?
Petrol fumes leave three dead
1.
What should the company “WreckAir” have supplied to
Peter when he hired the pump?
2.
What information should Peter have supplied to WreckAir
when hiring the pump?
3.
What responsibilities did Peter have to himself and the
others working with him to install the pump?
4.
What rights do the family of Greg Mead have? Explain
your answer?
Untrained forklift operator loses arm
1.
In what way was the worker at fault?
2.
What should the company have done to ensure an accident
like this was prevented?
3.
What role does a manager play in his responsibilities to his
workers?
No training, no guard leads to 17 year old losing hand
1.
What advice would you have given the 17 year old?
2.
What do you believe the 17 year old should have said to
the supervisor? Write down the conversation that should
have taken place.
3.
Do you believe that a 19 year old should be in a position of
supervising a 17 year old? Give reasons.
4.
If you were making the judgement for tis case, what would
your decision be? Why?