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    Advanced Management of WHS

    ASSESSMENT 1
    1. What WHS legislation applies to your workplace? Please include in your answer:

    ● Commonwealth WHS Acts


    Work Health and Safety Act 2011, supported by the Work Health and Safety
    Regulations 2011. By following this act you proof you are doing your best in order to
    ensure the safety of your employees regardless of their position within the company.
    Your main responsibility as their manager is to try and minimise any major or minor
    injuries that may happen during their work hours. The Act includes but is not limited
    to:
    - Unions to be part and demand updates and improvements to current WHS acts.
    - Educating staff on WHS procedures. Providing training so they know how to react
    when something happens in order to minimise the damage.
    (source:https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/law-and-regulation/model-whs-
    laws#model-whs -act )
    (source: https://www.comcare.gov.au/the_scheme/the_whs_act )
    (source: http://workplaceohs.com.au/legislation/commonwealth-legislation )

    ● Regulations

    Model Work and Safety Regulations, dated 28 Novemeber 2016. This document gives us a

    detailed explanation on the different requirements you need to meet and the procedures yu
    need to follow in order to play by the rules and by the above mentioned Act (Work Health
    and Safety Act 2011). A good example could be demanding a license for specific activities
    and keeping records of all of this in the company ́s archive so you can proof it afterwards if
    something bad happens.

    (source:

    https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/doc/model-work-health-and-safety-regulations )
    (source:https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/law-and-regulation/model-whs-laws#mode l-
    whs-regulations )

    c. Codes of practice
    Victorian codes of practice. If you are the responsible on a construction site where a
    demolition work is happening, then you need to act by the Code of Practice: Demolition
    Work. There you will find all you need to know to make sure that you and and the employees
    under your care are complying with all the Health and Safety Standarsd required.
    (source: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/law-and-regulation/model-whs-laws#mode l-
    whs-regulations )

    d. Legislative and regulatory requirements for managing hazards


    As part of the WHS Act, every person involved somehow in work has a duty (under

    legislation) to ensure the workplace ́s safety. Of course, there are certain people in certain
    positions within the company whose responsibility is higher than others. It is vital that every
    worker within the company know how to identify, assess and when possible remedy a risk.
    According to WHS Act 201, section 19 the person conducting the business the primary
    responsible for anything that may happen during work hours.

    (source: https://www.comcare.gov.au/preventing/hazards )

    e. Legislative and regulatory requirements for maintenance of records


    The WHS regulations demands that every company/workplace should keep record of
    anything that may happen (affecting work health and safety). In my office, for

    instance, they keep record of all sick days that every employee asks for. It is important to
    keep track of it so then they can analyse the data and act by it.

    2. How are these policies and other WHS information communicated? (

    - Face to face discussions and demonstrations where the employees can not only
    theoretically understand all the policies and procedures that they need to follow in case
    something bad happens, but they can also see a scenario based demonstrations. Tis way
    you are giving them the perfect scenario to raise any questions that they might have and
    address any misunderstanding among the staff.

    - Apart from this it also useful to provide them a written guideline with all the information so
    they have something to go to in case they have any future doubts on how to procede.

    (source: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/207942/ISBN-
    Communicat ing-occupational-health-and-safety-across-languages-compliance-code-2008-
    09.pdf / WorkSafe Victoria)

    3. a. Who is responsible for ensuring that WHS policies are adhered to in your
    workplace?
    According to the WHS Act, every person involved somehow in work has a duty (under
    legislation) to ensure the workplace ́s safety. Of course, there are certain people in certain
    positions within the company whose responsibility is higher than others. It is vital that every
    worker within the company know how to identify, assess and when possible remedy a risk.
    According to WHS Act 201, section 19 the person conducting the business the primary
    responsible for anything that may happen during work hours. Is the employer ́s duty to, as
    reasonable, provide and maintain a healthy and safe environment for their employees. As
    part of the employer ́s duty they are requested to monitor worker ́s work conditions and
    provide appropriate information regarding OHS. Anyone involved in management or control
    of the workplace has also the duty to ensure work health and safety. At the same time,
    employees are asked to care about their own safety and the ones among them by complying
    with all the health and safety requirements.

    (source: https://www.comcare.gov.au/preventing/hazards ) (source:


    http://workplaceohs.com.au/legislation/vic-legislation )

    b. What are the responsibilities of this person? Employer:

    - Provide and maintain a safe working environment, without risks (as far as is
    reasonably practicable)

    - Ensure that non-employers remain unexposed to health or safety risks that may
    arise from the work their workers are undertaking.

    - Monitor employees health and work conditions.

    - Keep their employees informed regarding OHS matters by providing

    appropriate information. Mangers:

    - Make sure that the way in and out of the workplace is safe.

    - Ensure a safe workplace.

    - Provide safe systems of work.

    - Ensuring that the standards are being followed

    - Identifying hazards and ensuring that the employees are fully aware Worker:

    - Comply with all the requirements regarding health and safety matter in the
    workplace.

    (Source: http://workplaceohs.com.au/legislation/vic-legislation )
    (Source: Advanced Management of WHS Workbook, BSBWHS501 Ensure a Safe
    Workplace Young Rabbit Pty Ltd, 6t h edition, February 2016)

    4. a. What financial resources are required to manage WHS?


    economic resources to: a) provide physical safety elemets, b) hire specialised
    training professionals. Financial support is essential not only to procure all he
    physical elements involved in making a workplace safe including but not limited to
    clothing, first aid equipment, floor signs, emergency signs; but also to provide your
    staff the appropriate training so they know how to act during an emergency. This
    training can be provided by an in-house staff member or by an external specialist in
    house or outside the company ́s facilities.

    (Source: Advanced Management of WHS Workbook, BSBWHS501 Ensure a Safe


    Workplace Young Rabbit Pty Ltd, 6t h edition, February 2016)

    b. What human resources are required to manage WHS?


    - Training staff
    - Current staff out of their postions for a while due to training sessions.

    If you decide to go with in-house training you may have to use one of your staff to provide
    these sessions, this could mean having a person apart from their current job for a while.
    Having to meet wih your employees and providing sessions to train them will take work
    hours from their schedules that you may need to cover somehow.

    (Source: Advanced Management of WHS Workbook, BSBWHS501 Ensure a Safe


    Workplace Young Rabbit Pty Ltd, 6t h edition, February 2016)

    5. How does your workplace ensure participation in the WHS process?


    - organising meetings where everyone is informed on the most current guidelines to comply
    with work health and safety legislation.
    - Making all the staff aware of the importance of having a safe work environment, making
    them conscious and encouraging them to raise any possible issues that may rise during their
    work hours to appropriate personnel.
    - Providing training sessions to he staff.
    - Consult new legislation and standard procedures with your staff so they feel part of the
    process.
    - Sharing relevant WHS information.
    - Encourage employers and unions to get involved in the process by asking their opinions on
    different matters regarding WHS.

    (Source: Advanced Management of WHS Workbook, BSBWHS501 Ensure a Safe


    Workplace Young Rabbit Pty Ltd, 6t h edition, February 2016)

    6. How are WHS issues resolved in your workplace?


    After the issue has been reported, all the parties involved in this particular matter must meet
    to tackle it by taking into account the following factors:
    - how many staff members are affected by the issue.
    - how many locations are affected by the issue.
    - what kind of temporary measure can be undertaken until the issue is totally resolved.
    - how long id going to take for the issue to be fully under control and managed.
    - who is responsible of all this process and procedures.
    After meeting all the decision made during the discussion must be recorded in writing. The
    details of the agreement must be signed by all parties involved ank be kept in the company ́s
    arhive.
    If after all this the issue remains unsolved a Worksafe inspector will attempt to resolve the
    issue according to agreed procedures in the regulations.

    (Source: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/hsr/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/40420/Issue-
    resolutio n-MIA-October-2012.pdf / WorkSafe Resolving occupational healt and safety
    issues)

    7. How does your workplace report WHS issues: a. in-house

    . This issue must be documented in writing by filling an Incident Report Form where you
    need to specify what happened and why, details about the injuries and how they where
    treated, it is vital that all details are recorded and documented and communicated to your
    employee or to their representative in WHS matters. It is also important to provide a control
    measures to be implemented to prevent this to happen again.

    (Source: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/hsr/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/40420/Issue-resol
    ution-MIA-October-2012.pdf / WorkSafe Resolving occupational healt and safety issues)

    b. according to WHS reporting requirements?


    According to the model WHS Act you must notify your regulator of certain types of

    workplace incidents including but not limited to the death of a person or a serious injury or
    illness. If something like this happens then you must inmediatly notify your regulator about
    the terrible accident. After this, and only if requested by the regulator, you must submit a
    written notification within 48 hours. You must also ensure that the incident site is preserved
    until an inspector arrives or directs otherwise.

    (Source: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/incident-reporting )

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