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Details of Assessment
Term and Year
Assessment No
1 of 1
Assessment Type
Written
Due Date
Week No. 8
Time allowed
N/A
Assessment Weighting
100%
Room
Online
Details of Subject
Qualification
ICT50118 Diploma of Information Technology
Subject Name
Workplace Safety
Details of Unit(s) of competency
Unit Code (s) and
Names
BSBWHS501 - Ensure a safe workplace
Details of Student
Student Name
College
Student ID
Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted is my
own and has not been copied or plagiarised from any person
or source. I acknowledge that I understand the requirements
to complete the assessment tasks. I am also aware of my
right to appeal. The feedback session schedule and
reassessment procedure were explained to me.
Student’s
Signature: ____________________
Date:
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Details of Assessor
Assessor’s Name
Assessment Outcome
Assessment
Result
Competent
Not Yet Competent
Marks
/100
Feedback to Student
Progressive feedback to students, identifying gaps in competency and comments on positive
improvements:
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Assessor Declaration: I declare that I have conducted
a fair, valid, reliable and flexible assessment with this
student.
Student attended the feedback session.
Student did not attend the feedback session.
Assessor’s
Signature: ___________________
Date:
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Purpose of the Assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to assess the student in the
following learning outcomes:
Competent
(C)
Not yet Competent
(NYC)
Performance Criteria: BSBWHS501Ensure a safe workplace
1 Establish a WHS management system in a work area
1.1 Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that
clearly define the organisation’s commitment to complying with
WHS legislation
1.2 Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all
workplace personnel in the work area according to WHS
legislation, policies, procedures and programs
1.3 Identify and approve financial and human resources required
by the WHS management system (WHSMS)
2 Establish and maintain effective and compliant participation arrangements for managing WHS in a
work area
2.1 Work with workers and their representatives to set up and
maintain participation arrangements according to relevant WHS
legislation
2.2 Appropriately resolve issues raised through participation and
consultation arrangements according to relevant WHS
legislation
2.3 Promptly provide information about the outcomes of
participation and consultation to workers and ensure it is easy
for them to access and understand
3 Establish and maintain procedures for effectively identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling
risks in a work area
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and
assessment and control of associated risks
3.2 Include hazard identification at the planning, design and
evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that
new hazards are not created by the proposed changes and
existing hazards are controlled
3.3 Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and
implementing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control
and WHS legislative requirements
3.4 Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to
the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements, and
promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new
measures
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3.5 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request
this advice as required
4 Evaluate and maintain a work area WHS management system
4.1 Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program
for all workers in a work area as part of the organisation’s
training program
4.2 Use a system for WHS record keeping to allow identification
of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the
organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made,
including reasons for the decision
4.3 Measure and evaluate the WHSMS in line with the
organisation’s quality systems framework
4.4 Develop and implement improvements to the WHSMS to
achieve organisational WHS objectives
4.5 Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework to
achieve, as a minimum, WHS legal requirements
Assessment/evidence gathering conditions
Each assessment component is recorded as either Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). A student
can only achieve competence when all assessment components listed under “Purpose of the assessment”
section are recorded as competent. Your trainer will give you feedback after the completion of each
assessment. A student who is assessed as NYC (Not Yet Competent) is eligible for re-assessment.
Resources required for this assessment
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Computer with relevant software applications and access to internet
Weekly eLearning notes relevant to the tasks/questions
Instructions for Students
Please read the following instructions carefully
 This assessment has to be completed
In class
At home
 The assessment is to be completed according to the instructions given by your assessor.
 Feedback on each task will be provided to enable you to determine how your work could be improved.
You will be provided with feedback on your work within two weeks of the assessment due date. All other
feedback will be provided by the end of the term.
 Should you not answer the questions correctly, you will be given feedback on the results and your gaps
in knowledge. You will be given another opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to be
deemed competent for this unit of competency.
 If you are not sure about any aspect of this assessment, please ask for clarification from your assessor.
 Please refer to the College re-assessment for more information (Student handbook).
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Marking Guide
Tasks
Marks
Assessment Task 1: Written Questions
Q1.
/1
Q2.
/1
Q3
/1
Q4
/1
Q5
/1
Q6
/1
Q7
/1
Q8
/1
Q9
/1
Q10
/1
Q11
/1
Subtotal:
/11
Assessment Task 2: WHS management system project
1.Revise the WHS Policy and Procedure
/8
2. Send an email to the management team.
/4
3. Develop a PowerPoint presentation for an induction and training program
/6
4. Conduct induction and training program
/10
5. Send an email to the audience
/4
6. Develop a working from home health and safety checklist
/4
7. Update your WHS Policy and Procedures.
/4
8. Take a screen shot of your folder and files.
/2
9. Send an email to the Management Team.
/2
Subtotal:
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Tasks
Marks
Assessment Task 3: WHS Risk Control Project
1.Develop a report on health and safety and fatigue issues
/8
2. Send an email to the CEO
/4
3. Send an email to all staff
/4
4. Take a screen shot of your folder and files.
/1
5. Send an email to staff
/2
Subtotal:
/19
Assessment Task 4: WHS Evaluation
1. Write a performance report.
/12
2. Send an email to the CEO
/2
3. Identify suitable performance indicators.
/10
4. Send an email to the CEO
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Subtotal:
/26
Total:
/100
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Assessment - Written exemplar
Assessment Task 1: Written Questions [1 mark - each question]
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
1. Identify and document the title and date of the WHS/OHS Act and Regulation for the state in which
you are located.
Answer:
WHO/ OHS Act and Regulation for the state in which I am located is as follow:
o
o
o
o
Work and health safety act of 2017
Occupation health and safety regulation 2017
Occupation health and safety act 2004
Work and health safety act 2011
2. Identify the purpose of a WHS code of practice and give an example.
Answer:
The reason for a WHS code of practice is to accomplish the guidelines of health, safety, and
government assistance needed under the WHS Act and the Work Health and Safety Regulations (the
WHS Regulations). For instance, Children and youthful workers (Code of Practice 2006), First Aid Box
are given in an office to ensure any episodes are dealt with.
3. Outline the factors that must be taken into account in determining control measures for hazardous
manual tasks as stated in the model Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011.
Answer:
Factors that must be taken into account in determining control measures for hazardous manual tasks as
stated in the model work health and safety regulation 2011 are as below:
o
o
o
Identify risk/ hazard
Assess the risk/ hazard
Review risk control
Control measures should be reviewed if:
 A new hazard is identified
 If consultation indicates a review is necessary
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 The control measure is no longer effective
4. Define the term duty holder under WHS/OHS legislation and the primary duty of care of a PCBU
under WHS legislation.
Answer:
The duty holder alludes to any person who owes a work health and safety duty under the WHS Act
including a person leading a business or undertaking (PCBU), creator, an official, and workers, and so
on
A person leading a business or undertaking (PCBU) alludes to a person directing a business or
undertaking alone or with others, regardless of whether for benefit or gain. A PCBU has the essential
duty of care to guarantee the health and safety of workers while they are at work in the business or
undertaking. A PCBU is likewise liable for guaranteeing work completed doesn't convey hazard to the
health and safety of others.
5. Outline two examples of a WHS policy that a business may implement.
Answer:
o
o
Mishaps, emergency treatment, and physical and mental weakness: For the situation of any
minor mishap casualty ought to be given a medical aid, there ought to be an office for emotional
well-being that gives individuals guiding identifies with psychological wellness.
Noise control to forestall hearing misfortune in work area.
6. Explain the process of risk assessment and control in workplace health and safety.
Answer:
o
o
o
Identify hazards.
Analyze and assess the risk related with that hazard (risk analysis, and risk evaluation)
Determine the probability of damage, for example, a physical issue or disease happening, and
its seriousness.
1) Consider ordinary functional circumstances just as non-standard occasions like upkeep,
closures, blackouts, crises, outrageous climate, and so on
2) Review all accessible health and safety data about the hazard like Safety Data Sheet (SDS),
makers writing, data from trustworthy associations, aftereffects of testing, workplace inspection
reports, records of workplace episodes (mishaps), including data about the sort and recurrence
of the event, sicknesses, wounds, close to misses, and so forth
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o
o
o
o
Identify activities important to kill the hazard, or control the risk utilizing the order of risk control
strategies.
Evaluate to affirm if the hazard has been killed or on the other hand if the risk is properly
controlled.
Monitor to ensure the control keeps on being compelling.
Keep any reports or records that might be important. Documentation might incorporate itemizing
the cycle used to survey the risk, laying out any evaluations, or specifying how ends were made.
7. Explain three ways in which hazards can be identified in the workplace.
Answer:
o
o
o
Incorporate non-routine exercises like upkeep, fix, or cleaning.
Take a gander at mishap/episode/close miss records.
Incorporate people who work off-site either at home, on other places of work, drivers,
telecommuters, with customers, and so on
8. Describe the purpose of the hierarchy of control and each of the options available from most effective
to least effective. Provide an example for each in terms of how it may be applied in a workplace.
Answer:
The motivation behind the pecking order of control is to dispose of or diminish risks and positioning
danger control from the most significant level to the least.
o
o
o
o
o
Disposal – Physically eliminate the hazard.
Replacement – Replace the hazard
Designing controls – Isolate people from the hazard
Managerial controls – Change the manner in which people work.
Individual defensive hardware Protect the specialist with PPE.
9. Give two reasons why it is important to report WHS incidents within the workplace to relevant
persons and identify at least two position holders to whom incidents may be reported
Answer:
It is important to report WHS incidents within the workplace to relevant persons because:
o
o
Lessen the impact of any future incidents and to limit misfortunes to both the workforce and
creation.
Lessen the potential for repeat.
Two positions holders to whom incidents may be reported are WHS advisor and a manager.
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10. Identify the three events that are defined as ‘notifiable incidents’ and the period of time for which
employers must keep records of these incident.
Answer:
Three events that are defined as ‘notifiable incidents’ are as follow:
o
o
o
A dangerous incident
The death of a person
The serious injury or illness of a person
The period of time for which employers must keep records of these incidents is 48 hours.
11. Within what time period within which an employer must notify their worker’s compensation insurer
where a work has received a workplace injury?
Answer:
Within 48 hours, an employer must notify their worker’s compensation insurer where a work has
received a workplace injury.
Resource:
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Safe Work Australia
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/
SafeworkNSW
https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/home
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Assessment Task 2: WHS management system project
Task summary
This assessment task requires you, in the role of Operations Manager of Grow Management
Consultants, to review existing health and safety processes within the company and to establish and
implement a new health and safety policy and procedure, including consulting with staff.
Following this you are required to provide an induction and training program for staff about the updated
health and safety policy and procedure.
As the induction and training session will also be an opportunity for staff to provide feedback on WHS
issues, you will be also required to respond to this feedback and develop a working from home
checklist.
This assessment is to be completed in the simulated work environment in the RTO.
Case Study Scenario
Grow Management Consultants is a management consultancy business.
Staff employed in the business include the CEO, Operations Manager, two Senior Management
Consultants and an Administration Officer. There are also three management consultant contractors
who work from the office at least 2 days a week each, as well as from home. All of the management
consultants travel extensively across Australia, visiting clients.
Grow Management Consultants has an existing Health and Safety Policy and Procedure but as the
organisation has expanded, the CEO believes that it is time to update the policy and procedure and to
establish additional procedures including health and safety procedures to be followed when working
from home as this is a common practice of the management consultants.
The CEO has indicated that he does not want to incur any additional costs in implementing the WHS
management system and wants to incorporate WHS responsibilities into existing staff roles. These also
need to be clearly defined in the health and safety policy and procedure.
The CEO has identified that the areas of the policy and procedure that need updating are as follows:
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Include definitions of duty holders under WHS legislation
Types of hazard inspections need to be broadened to include pre-operation and regular
inspections,
as well as working from home inspections (see below).
WHS Communication and Consultation Arrangements: the current Health and Safety Policy
refers to the need to consult with workers, but the WHS procedure does not say how it will
occur. Suitable communication and consultation arrangements need to be identified for Grow
Management Consultants and procedures developed. These arrangements also need to be in
accordance with legislative requirements.
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While the current policy and procedure refers to hazard identification and risk control generally,
It has been identified that there are no specific procedures with regard to working from home
health and safety requirements. As working from home is a common practice for the
management consultants, this needs to be addressed. A procedure needs to be developed.

The policy and procedure does not address the requirement to ensure that where there are
changes to a work procedure or system that a hazard identification is conducted to identify and
new hazards that may be created and ways to control these.
As the Operations Manager you are responsible for researching, developing and implementing the
above changes. You will also need to ensure that any new procedures added include which staff
member is responsible.
Note for students:
You will email documents to the unit email address. Do not email to Trainer email address.
Unit email address is on the Elearning page for Workplace Safety, you will find the section:
Assessment Submission Note For Students.
Under the section, you will find the unit email address.
Complete the following activities:
1. Revise the WHS Policy and Procedure
Review the existing Grow Management Consultants WHS Policy and Procedures (Policy and
Procedures Student), as well as the scenario information regarding updates required to these.
Then conduct research using the link shown under Requirements on the previous page, or any other
sources of information of your choice, to identify:
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Duty holders under WHS legislation
Best practice hazard identification and risk control
Best practice WHS communication and consultation practices
Health and safety requirements for working from home.
Following your review and research, update the WHS Policy and Procedure. The updated document
should clearly address all of the areas above.
Highlight all changes you have made (using either tracked changes or a coloured highlight).
Resource:
Elearning under Assessment and Resources: Assessment Task 2-1 Workplace Health and Safety
Policy and Procedures
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Answer:
Duty holder-everybody has a job to carry out to guarantee the health and safety is a priority in the
workplace. Persons who have to guarantee health and safety to 'manage risks' by eliminating health
and safety risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Under Australian WHS law, duty holders are
individuals that are liable for guaranteeing the safety of a gathering of individuals or an organization. It
alludes to any person who owes a work health and safety duty under the WHS Act including a person
conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), creator, manufacturer, importer, provider, installer of
products or plant utilized at work (upstream duty holders), an official and workers. A Duty Holder in
Australian WHS law resembles sports club administrators who take steps to guarantee that all matters
relating to the sports are managed by the club's constitution and who are answerable to the club's
administering body.
A few kinds of hazards in the workplace like synthetic compounds, fire, dull utilization of injury, and
electrical hazards are should have been observed or ordinary inspections not just this, it ought to be
examined from home also. Shields can be added by changing instruments or hardware, or fitting
gatekeepers to apparatus. individual defensive hardware and attire
WHS correspondence and conference practice: the new health and safety policy alludes to the need to
talk with a worker. Not just this reasonable correspondence and counsel should be developed
management and specialists and systems created.
Instances of WHS discussion incorporates:
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Establishing Health and safety advisory groups.
Electing health and safety delegates.
Conducting customary 'Toolbox' meetings.
Conducting customary workforce gatherings.
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Health and safety prerequisites for telecommuting.
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Employer
An employer has the essential obligation of care and should do what is sensibly practicable to
guarantee the health and safety of their workers, including while permitting workers to work from their
home.
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Worker
A worker should deal with their health and safety and follow health and safety arrangements, methods
and directions set up by their employer. This might include:
1) Conduct risk assessments toward the beginning of the business or contract and when there has
been a critical change to the home and audit yearly where there is no change.
2) Following guidance on the most proficient method to utilize the hardware given by the
workplace.
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3) Maintaining a protected workplace (for instance moving furniture to permit sufficient work area
and giving satisfactory lighting, fixing broken advances)
4) Guarding their gear, very much kept and in great control.
5) Looking after their in-home safety (for instance, keeping up with electrical gear and introducing
and keeping up with smoke cautions)
6) Reporting changes that might influence their health and safety when telecommuting.
2. Send an email to the management team (Unit email address).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style. It should briefly outline key changes to the policy and procedure based on your
research.
The email text should also confirm that the changes will not incur costs, and roles and responsibilities
can be incorporated into existing job roles. It should also seek feedback on all aspects of the changes
you have made to the policy and procedures.
Attach your revised Health and Safety Policy and Procedures to the email.
Answer:
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3. Develop PowerPoint presentation for an induction and training program
Assume that you have been asked to provide an induction and training program for all staff to confirm
WHS legislation requirements and provide information and training on the new health and safety policy
and procedures.
Your presentation must address:

An overview of WHS legislation that applies to Grow Management Consultants and the purpose of
such legislation. Note that this should be the WHS legislation that applies to the state/territory
in which you are studying including:
o
o
o
o
Purpose and definitions of WHS Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice
Meaning of duty of care
Obligations of workers at work
Obligation of a business to consult and communicate with workers

Persons within the organisation who are responsible for WHS and each of their responsibilities (as
identified from the Health and Safety Policy and Procedure).

A review of the key changes made to the existing Health and Safety Policy and Procedure

An outline of the revised Grow Management Consultant’s Work Health and Safety Policy and
associated procedures.
Answer:
PowerPoint Screenshot:
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4. Conduct induction and training program
Record the presentation of your induction and training program for staff
You can use phone or other recording device to record your presentation. Presentation may be
between 3-5 mins. You will provide link to the Video for assessor to observe.
During the presentation you will be required to demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication
skills including:
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Speaking clearly and concisely
Using effective non-verbal communication skills to encourage audience interest
Asking questions to seek feedback
You will conduct the Workplace inspection before conducting induction and training program and fill the
checklist, read next question 5.
Note for student:
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You can upload video to Google drive, Dropbox or other cloud services.
Provide screenshot of you conducting the program.
Do not delete the link until you have received grade for the unit.
Write your answer here
Write the Video Link below:
Screenshots:
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5. Send an email to the audience [Unit email address]
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment, seek their feedback and ask for the
place, date and time of your presentation.
You will conduct the Workplace inspection and fill the checklist. You will use the checklist as WHS
feedback of the induction and training program.
Attach your WHS presentation, video link and Workplace inspection checklist to the email.
Resource:

Elearning under Assessment and Resources: Assessment Task 2-5 Workplace inspection
checklist
Answer:
Screenshots of email:
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Workplace inspection checklist
1WORKPLACE
INSPECTION CHECKLIST – INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Work Location: …grow management ……………… Date of assessment: …25/08/2021…
Names of assessor(s): …………Luiza Esteve……………………………………………………
SECURITY
Yes
Adequate locks on all external
doors
Adequate locks on all external
windows
Keys are registered and records
kept of who is holding them
y
Risk
rate
No
y
No
Alarm system
Emergency communication such
as duress alarm or intercom
accessible
Security screens for windows and
doors able to be opened from
inside in case of fire
Signs and physical barriers to
indicate out of bounds areas
Signs evident to indicate that
security measures are in place
Emergency procedures displayed
Restricted access to objects that
could be potential weapons or
missiles
Minimum case is kept and in a
secure place out of view of clients
Areas where an aggressor could
hide identified
Secure cupboards or drawers for
employees and volunteers to keep
personal possessions
Emergency telephone numbers
displayed at every telephone
Safe haven where
employees/volunteers can retreat
to and access a telephone
y
y
Workplace Inspection Checklist
No
n
Medium
Control Measure/Action by
Keys must be registered and
records must be saved of who is
holding them. Automate the
system for this purpose
No
No
n
High
y
No
Y
no
y
y
no
no
y
no
y
no
y
no
y
no
y
no
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must be installed properly
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Client consultation areas have two
exits and if necessary a window or
one-way mirror
Public areas restricted to one
entrance at night
There is visual access to outside
of external doors – ie, view hole,
glass panel or closed circuit
camera
y
no
y
no
y
no
y
y
no
no
High
FLOOR/AISLES/EXITS
Entrances/steps in good order
Hand rails where appropriate
Floor coverings in good repair
Floors even, uncracked, no holes
y
Floors clean and not slippery
Signs indicate wet floor after
cleaning
y
Entrances, doorways and stairs
kept clear
y
Cords secured and clear of
walkways
y
Walkways clear from rubbish
STAIRS AND LANDINGS
y
Lighting adequate
y
Good visual contrast between
steps
y
Slip resistant strips on edge of
steps
y
Handrails present and at correct
height
y
Minimal variation between step
height and step depth
LIGHTING AND INDOOR CLIMATE
Lighting for vision adjustment from y
sunlight to indoors
y
Lighting suitable for work tasks
y
Accessible light switches
Task lighting provided for detailed y
work
y
Overhead lights shielded to
minimise glare
y
Stairwells and exits well
illuminated
y
Temperature appropriate for
workplace
y
Air conditioning filters cleaned
regularly (if required)
N
N
N
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Medium
No
Low
Floor covering must be repaired at
100% to avoid incidents
Holes must be filled and repaired
There must be signs that indicate
wetness of floor after cleaning
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
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Air quality acceptable (fumes,
odours, particles)
BATHROOM/TOILETS
Adequate toilets for male/female
Toilets for people with disabilities
suitable
Facilities cleaned regularly
Facilities well ventilated
Hand wash, single use hand
towels/driers provided
Sanitary bins provided
KITCHEN/LUNCH ROOMS
Suitable eating facilities available
Stock stored appropriately
Food is stored appropriate ie.
Refrigerated if fresh
Cooking facilities clean and in
good working order
Work benches clean
Locked cupboards/drawer for
knives and other sharp
implements
Gloves are used when handling
food
Exhaust fans over cooking units
are clean
Electrical equipment in good repair
Anti-slip floor surfaces
HOUSEKEEPING
Work areas kept clean and tidy
Materials and equipment stored
safely
y
no
y
y
no
no
y
y
y
no
no
no
y
no
y
y
y
no
no
no
y
no
y
y
no
no
y
no
y
no
y
y
no
no
y
y
no
no
Rubbish bins emptied regularly
Procedures in place to ensure that
any accidental spills or leakages
are immediately cleaned up
STORAGE
Materials stored in racks or bins
wherever possible
Storage designed to minimise
manual handling
Floors in store areas free from
rubbish and packing
Files stored securely and
appropriately
FIRST AID
First aid kit complete as required
y
y
no
no
y
no
y
no
y
no
y
no
y
no
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Cabinet easy to access for all staff
and all staff aware of location
Cabinet clearly labelled
Adequate stocks kept
Name of first aid officer clearly
displayed
Current first aid certificate held by
first aid officer if required
Gloves used for treatment of all
injuries
y
no
y
y
y
no
no
no
y
no
n
y
Register of injuries kept
NOISE
y
Equipment regularly maintained
y
Noisy equipment enclosed or
isolated
y
PPE provided and worn if
required
WORKSTATION/OFFICE FURNITURE
y
No broken items
y
No sharp edges
Filing cabinets/cupboards stable or y
secured to walls to prevent tipping
y
Furniture not blocking doorways
CHAIRS
y
Height adjustable for computers
y
Backrest adjustable
y
Seats adjusted for persons using
them
WORK SURFACE
y
Desk correct height for work
performed
y
Sufficient leg room under desk
WORKPLACE LAYOUT
y
Document holder provided for
continuous keying work
y
Phone connections nearby
Sufficient individual storage space y
All frequently used items are within y
easy reach
y
Cables are secured behind work
surface
y
VDU screen is at correct height
y
Keyboard and mouse are
positioned correctly in front of user
y
Desk is uncluttered
Adequate space between furniture y
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high
It can cause infections. For all
type of treatments, gloves must
be used otherwise that person will
be kicked off from the company
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
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y
no
Photocopier in a well ventilated
location and away from workers
when possible
ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
y
no
Switchboards and electrical
equipment in safe condition
y
no
Plugs, sockets and switches
located in a safe place and free
from obvious defects (no loose
covers, broken fittings, signs of
overheating)
y
no
No frayed or defective leads
y
no
Adequate number of power points
for appliances in use (avoid double
adaptors and piggy-backing)
y
no
Earth leakage protection installed
y
no
Main and isolating switches clearly
labelled and accessible
y
no
Power tools, extension leads and
power boards located and
maintained in safe condition
(check for damaged insulation,
water leaks, burn marks, bent or
loose pins and fittings)
y
no
Electrical installations and
equipment regularly inspected,
checked and maintained
y
no
Records kept of inspections
FIRE EXITS AND PROCEDURES
y
no
Smoke detectors and alarms in
working order
y
no
Accessible fire exits
y
no
Uncluttered fire exits
y
no
Appropriate exit signs
y
no
Fire exits are unlocked during
working hours
y
no
Fire extinguishers located
appropriate to risk
y
no
Appropriate extinguishers for the
conditions and exposures
y
no
Extinguishers are regularly
serviced and date noted
y
no
Fire blankets provided where
appropriate
no
Regular fire drills with documented y
staff attendance
no
Procedures for other emergencies y
documented and training provided
to relevant staff
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Comments: The areas that are not followed must be followed properly in order to provide health and safety in
the company. Strict actions must be taken against the people who do not follow the rules and do not provide
safety.
Signature of assessor(s):
……………Luiza Esteve………………………………………..
Supervisor’s review: ……………………………………………………….
Date: …/…/...
6. Develop a working from home health and safety checklist
Based on the outcomes of the meeting above, assume that you are required to develop a working from
home health and safety checklist.
Conduct research on the Safework Australia web site or other WHS/OHS regulator web site to identify a
suitable checklist that can be used for carrying out a working from home inspection.
Customise the checklist to the organisation’s needs.
Answer:
Home health and safety checklist:
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Work area and environment
 Designated work area and access ways (including stairs, floors, and entrances)
Yes
Kept clean and clear of a slip or trip hazards especially of clutter, spills, leads/cords,
yes
loose mats
Flooring is in good condition
yes
 Environmental conditions
Lighting is sufficient for the task being performed, easy to see and comfortable on the
Yes
eyes
yes
Glare and reflections can be controlled Ventilation and room temperature can be
controlled, regardless of season
No excessive noise affecting the work area
yes
 Emergency exit and safety equipment
Emergency phone numbers are readily accessible
yes
There is an agreement to keep the route from the designated office space
to a safe outdoor location clean and clear, in case of fire
yes
clean and clear, in case of fire
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A suitable first aid kit readily available
yes
A fire extinguisher or blanket can be used to extinguish minor fires
yes
A smoke detector is installed and properly maintained as per guidelines
yes
 Electrical
Carry out a visual inspection of all electrical equipment (no cuts, nicks,
exposed conductors or visible damage to electrical cabling and
yes
equipment)
yes
Safety switch is installed, or residual current device is used
There is an agreement to perform a push-button test of all safety
yes
switches initially and every 3 months

Workstation setup
Chair
Seat pan has a rounded front, and the height can be adjusted for preferred
sitting height to desk
yes
The seatback can be adjusted up and down and tilted
yes
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Desk
Desk height allows an employee to sit upright with
yes
the desk surface at elbow height (with arms close
to side)
Desk is a continuous flat surface.
yes
Working from home agreement approval and declaration
The information in this
Employee signature
checklist and photographs
RR
provided are true and
correct [yes]
Manager name
Luiza Esteve
Delegate approval name
Rafael AnseLmi
Manager signature
LE
Delegate signature
RA
7. Update your WHS Policy and Procedures.
Modify the WHS Policy and Procedures to reflect feedback that you received from the induction and
training program in question 5.
Add the working from home health and safety checklist to the Policy and Procedures, too.
Save this document as Updated Policy and Procedures.
Answer:
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Update your WHS Policy and Procedures
Updated policy and procedures:
RESPONSIBILITIES
a) Management
Will provide and maintain as far as possible:
-
a safe working environment
-
safe systems of work
-
plant and substances in a safe condition
-
facilities for the welfare of all workers
-
any information, instruction, training, and supervision needed to make sure that all workers are
safe from injury and risks to their health.
-
a commitment to consult and co-operate with workers in all matters relating to the health and
safety in the workplace.
-
comply with WHS Legislation, Regulations, and relevant Australian Standards.
Workers
Each worker(employees) has an obligation to:
-
comply with safe work practices, with the intent of avoiding injury to themselves and others and
damage to plant and equipment.
-
take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others.
-
wear personal protective equipment and clothing where necessary.
-
comply with any direction given by management for health and safety.
-
not misuse or interfere with anything provided for health and safety.
-
report all accidents and incidents on the job immediately, no matter how trivial.
-
report all known or observed hazards to their supervisor or manager.
Contractors
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Any contractor whilst on the premises of The Academy
-
must comply with all applicable legislation and regulatory requirements and with The Academy’s
policies and procedures.
-
Are responsible for taking reasonable care of themselves and that of others as far as reasonably
practicable.
RISK Assessment & hazard identification
-
Any foreseeable hazards that may arise in the workplace can be identified.
-
The risk of harm arising from identified hazards can be assessed.
-
Hazards can be eliminated where possible, or if this is not reasonably practicable, safety
controls can be implemented to reduce the risk to as low as reasonably practicable; and
-
Monitor and review the effectiveness and efficiency of controls.
-
The Academy will conduct workplace health and safety inspections quarterly.
REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE
-
If any employee identifies a hazard or risk, they should report it to the Facilities Manager using
the Hazard Identification Form which can be accessed from our website, intranet, student portal,
or the reception.
-
All incidents must be recorded and reported using the Incident Investigation Form which can be
accessed from our website, intranet, student portal, or the reception.
-
The Facilities Manager will:
1. Take immediate action to prevent any person from being exposed to the hazard or risk.
2. Investigate with the employee.
TRAINING AND INDUCTION
- All new employees, contractors, and students will be required to undertake The Academy’s
orientation training before commencing work. A record of the orientation documentation will
be kept on file as evidence.
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- All visitors and contractors must be always under the direct supervision
and responsibility of an employee
REVIEW
In fulfilling the objectives of this policy, management is committed to regular consultation with
staff to ensure that the policy operates effectively and that health & safety issues are
regularly reviewed. The policy will be regularly reviewed through consultation at
management and staff meetings or as required by legislative changes. If work can be
completed at home, and the risks that arise from working remotely can be effectively
managed consultation with workers and their representatives,
-
guide what is a safe home office environment, including what a good workstation set up looks
like, why workers should not be sedentary all day and how to avoid this.
-
allow workers to borrow any necessary workstation equipment from the office to take to the
home as agreed.
-
maintain regular communication with workers.
8. Take a screen shot of your folder and files.
Ensure that you have an overall folder for your work, as well as sub folders if necessary. All of the
documents that you have submitted for this assessment task should be correctly named and filed.
Your filing system should reflect how you would set up a WHS record keeping system in a real working
situation.
Folders must be logical and well-organised, and you will be assessed on this.
The screen shot should show all the folders and documents.
Answer:
Folder and files Screenshot:
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9. Send an email to the Management Team (Unit email address).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style. The email text should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachments
and seek their feedback.
It should also explain the use of the checklist and updated policy and procedures in clear and concise
language to ensure that the use of the checklist is clear to all.
Attach the following to the email:
 Updated Policy and Procedures
 Working from home health and safety checklist
 Screenshot
Answer:
Screenshot of email:
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Assessment Task 3: WHS Risk Control Project
Case Scenario A:
At a recent Grow Management Consultants staff meeting, it was identified that some of the staff are
working very long hours during the week and are also working at weekends.
Staff are complaining of stress and fatigue. The long hours are as a result of the numerous projects that
the company currently has. The management consultants are also travelling extensively.
The CEO has sent an email to all staff to urge them to work no more than 8 hours a day. However, staff
are still continuing to work long hours due to the high volume of work.
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To address this situation, the CEO has asked you (the Operations Manager)
to conduct research into fatigue management and to recommend strategies to address this for all staff
at Grow Management Consultants.
Case Scenario B:
The agreed risk control put in place in relation to fatigue management at Grow Management
Consultants was a safe working hours guideline, which the CEO is responsible for monitoring.
The working week at Grow Management Consultants is 38 hours.
The safe working hours guideline states:




No one should work more than 14 hours in a day.
There should be at least 10 hours continuous break per 24 hour period.
A lunch break of at least 30 minutes should be taken during the working day.
Individuals should be aware of the hours worked and ensure they are aware of the risks.
You are checking that staff are following the guideline and is reviewing staff time sheets for the month of
September.



Operations Manager: shows 180 hours worked over a 4-week period (M to F). Break of at least
30 minutes taken each day.
Senior Management Consultant 1: shows 190 hours worked over a 4-week period. Shows no
lunch breaks taken. Senior Management Consultant 2: shows 14.5 hours worked during three
days of the month of September. Lunch breaks taken intermittently.
Administration Officer: 152 hours plus lunch breaks of 30 minutes taken.
Complete the following activities:
1. Develop a report on health and safety and fatigue issues
Read the Scenario A. This assessment task requires you to conduct research to the management
about the health and safety implications of fatigue.
Research following in order to develop your report:




Problems associated with fatigue
Signs of fatigue
Risks associated with fatigue and procedures for managing the risk of fatigue.
Proposed strategies for managing fatigue and relationship to hierarchy of control
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Sources of information used for the report, as well as sources of expert
advice that could be used if further advice is needed in the area.
Use the Fatigue Management Report Template to guide your work.
Resource:

Elearning under Assessment and Resources: Assessment Task 3-1 Fatigue Management
Report Template
Answer:
Grow Management Consultants
Fatigue management report
Problems associated with fatigue
Because of long working hours and less breaks taken between the works the staff are dealing with different
issues. A considerable lot of them are experiencing headaches and dizziness in the middle of their work.
They were griping about red eyes and absence of focus. The fatigues have brought about less fixation and
less efficiency.
Signs of fatigue
 headaches as well as dizziness
 wandering or detached contemplations, wandering off in fantasy land, absence of focus
 tired eyes, obscured vision, trouble keeping eyes open.
 constant yawning, a sleepy loosened up feeling, nodding off grinding away.
 moodiness, like peevishness, helpless correspondence
 difficulty in focus; quickly flustered, low inspiration.
 impaired dynamic and judgment, expanded blunders
 slower response times, reflexes
 hallucinations
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Risks associated with fatigue and procedures for managing the
risk of fatigue.
Weakness might bring about many risks. Risk related with exhaustion can be loss of memory, headache, PTSD,
and loss of memory. The most ideal approach to deal with the health and safety risks emerging from
exhaustion is to dispose of the elements causing weariness at the source. In case disposal isn't sensibly
practicable, the risks should be limited.
Procedures for managing the risk of fatigue are as follow:







identifying the variables which might cause weakness in the working environment.
if important, surveying the risks of injury from weakness.
controlling risks by carrying out the best control estimates sensibly practicable in the conditions, and
reviewing control measures to guarantee they are working as arranged.
Designing working hours and lists to consider great rest opportunity and enough recuperation time
between workdays or shifts for voyaging, eating, washing, and dozing.
Ensuring workers have and enjoy satisfactory and ordinary reprieves to rest, eat, and rehydrate.
Avoiding work plans that give impetuses to work exorbitant hours.
Proposed strategies for managing fatigue and relationship
to hierarchy of control
Following strategies are made for overseeing fatigue:
o
A person can just work on night shifts greatest 3 times each week.
o
A person is permitted distinctly to labor for 3 hours in a row and he should have some time off after
every finishing of 3 hours.
o
A person can require 5 minutes break following 1 and a half-hour of straight work for rehydrating and
for going to the loo.
o
A person can just work on exchanging weekends. There is a greatest restriction of 8 hours of work at
weekends.
2. Send an email to the CEO (Unit email address).
Read the Case Scenario A and B before writing email.
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
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a. It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment and
seek their feedback.
Attach your fatigue management report to the email.
b. It should review the information above and assess the risk controls implemented.
Are the guidelines for safe working hours being followed? Assess each example.
If not, provide your recommendations for action.
Answer:
Screenshot of email:
3. Send an email to all staff (Unit email address).
Assume that the CEO has approved actions of reminding staff about the safe working guideline.
In order to ensure these actions are implemented, and that risk controls are followed, you are required
to send an email to all staff advising them the safe working guideline must be followed and that time
sheets will be monitored.
Remind staff of the importance of following the guidelines and the reasons for such.
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
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Answer:
Screenshot of email:
4. Take a screen shot of your folder and files.
Ensure that you have an overall folder for your work, as well as sub folders if necessary. All of the
documents that you have submitted for this assessment task should be correctly named and filed.
Folders must be logical and well-organised, and you will be assessed on this. The screen shot should
show all the folders and documents.
Answer:
Folder and files Screenshot:
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5. Send an email to staff [Unit email address]
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the attachment.
Attach your screen shot to the email.
Answer:
Screenshot of email:
Assessment Task 4: WHS Evaluation
Case Study Scenario:
Assume that it is one year later and Grow Management Consultants has decided to review its work
health and safety management system using a WHS Performance Reporting Matrix.
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Data on WHS is as follows:
WHS Policy



The WHS policy was developed in consultation with staff and defines objectives and
responsibilities.
The WHS policy is available on the Staff Intranet
The WHS policy has been signed off by the CEO.
WHS responsibilities

Responsibilities for WHS included in policy and procedure.
WHS consultation

WHS is usually considered within staff meetings.
WHS Training


WHS Induction and training session held on introduction of new WHS Policy and Procedure.
Induction records kept.
WHS Procedures

WHS Policy and Procedure in place
Contractor Management

No formal WHS procedures in place. The company does use contractors.
WHS Performance Indicators

WHS policy and procedures includes overall goals of WHS.
Risk management processes

Clear procedures for risk management with responsibilities identified.
WHS inspections

Each staff member carries out inspections as required.
Incident Report/Emergency Response


Incident form on intranet.
Most incidents reported
Injury Management/Return to Work
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 Nothing in place currently
WHS Document Control



WHS policies and procedures and forms are kept in central location
WHS documents have version control and are dated
Organisation has an overall record keeping policy and procedure
WHS Performance Review

Little analysis of WHS performance measures
WHS Auditing

No WHS audits
WHS Continuous Improvement

No procedures in place for WHS continuous improvement
The CEO has advised that a minimum of satisfactory performance is to be achieved for each area and
that where an area is identified as minimal, immediate recommendations for action must be made.
1. Write a performance report.
You are required to review the data above and develop a report for the CEO.
For each area provide an evaluation according to the Performance Reporting Matrix.
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For each area also provide recommendations for improvement given the
organisation’s benchmarks as set out in the scenario information.
You should include at least two recommendations per area and your recommendations should be
based on the benchmark identified by the CEO and be relevant to Grow Management Consultants
Operations.
Resource:
Elearning under Assessment and Resources: Assessment Task 4-1 WHS Performance Reporting
Matrix
Answer:
GRADING
WHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ELEMENTS
1. WHS Policy &
2. WHS Responsibilities
3. WHS Consultation
As for Good, plus:
As for Good, plus:
commitments
Advanced
Performance
As for Good, plus:

* system
constantly
measured and
benchmarked
for continuous
improvement

WHS policy is
-
WHS

WHS consultation
promoted to external
responsibilities
processes are
stakeholders/CEO.
periodically
periodically
Policy is periodically
reviewed to make
reviewed to make
reviewed to make
sure they meet
sure they are
sure it gives
organisational &
meeting
practical direction to
legal
workplace needs
all WHS activities
requirements.
& legal
Senior
requirements.

management

Consultation
performance is
Statement
assessed against
displayed
their WHS
responsibilities
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Good
Performance
As for Satisfactory, plus:

* all required
elements in
place and
As for Satisfactory, plus:
WHS policy is

Job applicants
As for Satisfactory, plus:

Staff are aware of
included in relevant
are asked to
the consultation
WHS training for
demonstrate
arrangements.
staff, contractors &
ability against
visitors.
WHS
the names of the
responsibilities.
key people with
Manager
whom to discuss
performance is
WHS issues.
operating

effectively
assessed against


Staff are aware of
Staff are
WHS
consulted when
responsibilities of
changes are
the position
planned for the
workplace
Satisfactory

Performance
* basic system

and legal
compliance

WHS policy
A senior manager

Each workgroup
developed in
is assigned
has some form of
consultation with
responsibility for
consultation
staff.
the WHS system.
arrangements in
All WHS
place.
Policy defines goals


& major
responsibilities
responsibilities.
are defined &
WHS on the
Policy is signed by
included in job
agenda are held
the CEO & Principal
descriptions.
frequently and
People are
meeting agendas
trained in their
& minutes are
& dated


Policy is circulated

Meetings with
in the workplace.
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WHS
circulated to all
responsibilities
staff.

Consultation
training has been
provided and
completed.

There is a
procedure for
resolving WHS
issues
Minimal
Performance


WHS Policy
developed
* fails to meet
WHS

There is an WHS
responsibilities
Committee or
are not defined or
some
included in job
arrangements
descriptions
have been made
basic legal
for consultation
requirements
however there is
no consistency in
when consultation
takes place.
GRADING
WHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ELEMENTS
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Advanced
Performance
7. WHS Performance
8. Risk Management
9. Inspection, Testing &
Indicators
Processes
Corrective Action
As for Good, plus:
As for Good, plus:
As for Good, plus:

* system
constantly
measured and

WHS performance
Risk management

Inspection
is benchmarked
processes are
procedures are
against industry
benchmarked
reviewed to
standards – where
against industry
make sure they
available
practice – where
continue to be
available
effective.
benchmarked

for continuous
Outcomes from
inspections are
improvement
reviewed to
identify
weaknesses in
workplace
procedures &
practice
Good
Performance
* all required
elements in
As for Satisfactory, plus:

As for Satisfactory, plus:
WHS performance

Outcomes from
As for Satisfactory,
plus:

is reported to
risk management
external
are reported to
inspections
stakeholders/CEO
senior
have OHS
management & the
training &
WHS committee if
experience in
applicable or to all
the workplace.
place and
operating
effectively
People doing
staff in general.
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
Risk management

Only qualified
procedures are
people carry out
reviewed to make
testing of plant,
sure they continue
equipment &
to be effective
facilities.

Corrective
action is
reviewed to
check on its
effectiveness
Satisfactory

Performance
There is a

There is a

There is a
procedure for WHS
procedure for risk
procedure for
performance
management.
inspection,
Managers have
testing &
Performance
identified
corrective
and legal
indicators balance
responsibilities for
action.
compliance
process & outcome
risk management.
measurement.
* basic system

indicators






Inspections are
Continuous efforts
done to a
There is a schedule
are made to
schedule.
for regular WHS
identify hazards
reporting.
and control risks.
checklists are
Safe work
used.
WHS reports are an



Inspection
agenda item at
procedures have
Corrective
management
been developed
action is
meetings.
for all hazardous
recorded &
WHS performance
situations.
taken.
is reported to staff
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

Everyone is

Outcomes for
trained in safe
inspections are
work procedures.
reported to
The effectiveness
management &
of risk controls is
the WHS
regularly reviewed
Committee.

Inspection
documents are
kept.

There is a
schedule for
testing plant,
equipment &
facilities
Minimal

Performance
* fails to meet
basic legal
requirements

General goals are

Risk management

Inspections rely
included in WHS
depends on each
on staff looking
Policy.
manager’s level of
around to spot
WHS performance
interest.
problems.
measurement relies

Some efforts are

Corrective
on injury data & WC
made to identify
action may be
costs
hazards & control
taken
risks.

Safe Procedures
for haze. work
avail
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GRADING
Advanced
Performance
WHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ELEMENTS
10. Incident
11. Injury
12. WHS Document
Report/Emergency
Management/Return to
Control
Response
Work
As for Good, plus:
As for Good, plus:

* system
constantly
measured and
benchmarked for
continuous
improvement

Senior

Senior
As for Good, plus:

The procedures
management
management
for WHS
maintain
benchmark injury
document control
appropriate
claims & return to
are periodically
liaison with
work performance
reviewed to make
external
against
sure it continues
emergency
comparable
to work effectively.
service providers.
schools’
External
performance

Senior
management
emergency
review changes in
services are
technology of
periodically
document control
included in trials
to identify &
of emergency
implement the
procedures
most efficient
methods
Good
Performance
As for Satisfactory, plus:

Staff are
As for Satisfactory, plus:

continually
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Senior
As for Satisfactory, plus:

WHS documents
management
are periodically
review the number
reviewed &
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* all required
encouraged to
of injury claims &
updated, as
elements in
report incidents.
progress achieved
required.
Emergency
by return-to-work
operating
procedures are
programs.
control is tested
effectively
benchmarked
Any weaknesses
as part of WHS
with similar
in performance are
auditing.
schools
identified &
place and



WHS document
corrected
Satisfactory

Performance
* basic system
and legal

compliance
There are

There is a
procedure for
& emergency
Return to Work
OHS document
response
Policy &
control.
procedures.
Procedures which
Staff are trained
complies with legal
are filed, stored &
in these
requirements.
archived.

There is a trained
Incident report
Return-to-Work
forms are
Coordinator

Most incidents
are reported.


Management &
available.

There is an Injury
incident reporting
procedures.





WHS documents
WHS documents
can be retrieved.

Documents carry
Staff know about
dates & version
their entitlements.
numbers.
The school

There are current
All reported
executive and co-
copies of WHS
incidents are
ordinators know
law, Codes of
investigated.
about their role in
Practices etc
Corrective action
return-to-work
available
is taken promptly.
programs
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
Emergency
procedures are
regularly trialled
& improved

Minimal
Incidents are
Performance
* fails to meet
basic legal

There is an Injury

Some WHS
sometimes
Management &
documents are
reported and
Return to Work
kept.
investigated.
Policy
There is an
requirements



Dates and version
Staff do not
numbers are not
emergency
understand the
applied to WHS
procedure, but it
policy
documents
hasn’t been
requirements
trialled
GRADING
WHS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ELEMENTS
13. WHS Performance
14. WHS Auditing
Review
Advanced
Performance
As for Good, Plus:

WHS performance
15. WHS Continuous
Improvement
As for Good, Plus:

Regular and
As for Good, Plus:

System changes
* system
is benchmarked
planned WHS is a
& improvements
constantly
against comparable
key component in
are reported on
measured and
schools in the
developing
the school/CSO
benchmarked
education sector.
continuous
website so they
improvement plans
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for continuous
can be shared
improvement
with all schools
Good
Performance
As for Satisfactory, plus:

* all required
elements in

place and
operating
effectively
WHS performance
As for Satisfactory, plus:

The Principal
As for Satisfactory, plus:

System changes
outcomes are
reports OHS audit
& improvements
shared with staff.
outcomes & their
are reported to
WHS performance
implemented
staff.
outcomes are
responses to the
reported to external
Director & external
& improvements
stakeholders/CEO
stakeholders
are reported to

System changes
external
stakeholders
Satisfactory

Performance
There is a
procedure for WHS

There is a schedule

There is a
for audits.
procedure which
Internal & external
sets out how
review.
auditors are
WHS system
Process & outcome
qualified.
improvement will
Audit reports are
be achieved.
performance
* basic


system and
indicators are used
legal
for performance
considered by
compliance
review.
senior management
management
Regular WHS
& responses made
review all WHS
performance
to report
indicators &
reports are
recommendations.
performance
Corrective action is
information to
taken promptly.
identify possible

compiled.



WHS reports are

Senior & line
considered by
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School Principal &

relevant
Audit reports are
system
kept
improvements.

committees.

System changes
Performance
are decided on
improvements are
after
identified &
consultation with
introduced
relevant staff.

A system
improvement
plan is
developed &
implemented.

System changes
are reviewed to
check that
improved
performance has
resulted
Minimal

Performance

WC costs are
* fails to meet
basic legal
requirements
Injury statistics &

WHS audits are not

done
Effort is focused
on fixing WHS
sometimes
problems rather
reviewed.
than achieving
Reviews rarely lead
improved WHS
to change
performance.

KPI show little
evidence of
improved WHS
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2. Send an email to the CEO (Unit email address).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
It should introduce and briefly explain the purpose of the attachment, Attach your performance report to
the email.
Answer:
Screenshot of email:
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3. Identify suitable performance indicators.
Assume that the CEO has advised that WHS performance indicators need to be identified as soon as
possible as part of their campaign to implement improvements to WHS at Grow Management
Consultants.
Conduct research to identify at least four suitable performance indicators for the company. Explaining
the rationale for each, as well as how regularly performance should be measured using this indicator.
Write a short (about one page) report on the performance indicators that you have identified.
Answer:
Quantitative–an indicator that can be checked or estimated and is portrayed mathematically. For
instance, the quantity of safety audits led, injury frequency rates.
Qualitative–an indicator that would portray or survey a quality or conduct. For instance, employee
evaluations of management obligation to accomplishing 'best practice' in OHS.
Estimation of safety execution can include either result centered or measure zeroed in (otherwise called
positive) indicators of execution. These two kinds of measures satisfy various jobs and are in this
manner best utilized in blend. Customarily, numerous associations have utilized just result measures to
screen their OHS execution. Result indicators center around the estimation of misfortune, for example,
lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFRs), labourers’ pay expenses, or casualty rate rates. These
indicators are by and large estimating of failure to control or oversee risks. Lost time injury frequency
rate has for quite some time been viewed as the norm for the estimation of OHS execution. Also, result
indicators don't demonstrate how to address key risks and are accordingly not proper for recognizing
trouble spots.
The failure of result indicators all alone to sufficiently uncover how well OHS is overseen in the working
environment has set up a requirement for extra proportions of OHS execution like PPIs. These actions
are pointed toward assessing the management of OHS in an association and feature the regions in
wellbeing and safety where frameworks and strategies could be improved.
PPIs center around surveying how effectively an association is performing by checking the cycles that
give great OHS results.
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4. Send an email to the CEO (Unit email address)
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment.
Attach your performance indicator report to the email.
Answer:
Screenshot of email:
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