Contribute to health and safety of self and others assessment
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Contribute to health and safety of self and others
ASSESSMENT TASK
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UNIT CODE: BSBWHS201 UNIT NAME:
Contribute to health and
safety of self and others
ASSESSMENT EVENT: 1 of 2 DUE DATE: Refer to Studespace site
STUDENT NUMBER: STUDENT NAME:
Performance measurement:
For this unit, results will be reported as either competent or not yet competent. Please refer to the
performance criteria for this unit against which you will be assessed (below).
Instructions to students:
Please complete all the questions.
Please submit this task to your course facilitator by uploading your completed assessment to the
Studespace website.
You must be deemed competent in all elements of this task to be deemed competent in this unit
overall (details of elements and corresponding performance criteria provided below).
Important: Please answer the question that you have been asked. You will be marked on the
quality of your response, not the quantity! In answering the questions, please do not provide any
information that is either irrelevant and/or not related to the question.
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ASSESSMENT TASK
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TASK 1:
Unit of Competency ELEMENTS being assessed by TASK 1:
1. Work safely
2. Implement work safety requirements
3. Participate in WHS consultative processes
Research your notes (including the recommended text for this unit) as well as other resources to give
short answers to QUESTION 1 to 6:
Question 1:
What is a workplace hazard?
Question 2:
In a work environment, who is responsible for hazard control and risk management?
Question 3:
What body of legislation regulates WHS practices in NSW? Which organisation administers it?
Question 4:
Name one (1) major objective of this body of legislation.
Question 5:
Explain how WHS regulations support WHS acts.
Question 6:
Complete the following paragraph by inserting the correct word in each of the spaces provided below:
(CONTROL; IDENTIFYING; ASSESSED; REPORTING)
Part of the process of ensuring that your workplace complies with WHS requirements involves
____________ and then ___________any hazards. Each hazard has to be ___________in
terms of both the likelihood of it leading to an accident if left uncontrolled and the severity of
the accident should one occur. The final step in the process is to find a way to ____________
the risk so as to prevent an accident from occurring.
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Contribute to health and safety of self and others
ASSESSMENT TASK
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Question 7:
For this question, please click on the following link which will take to an interactive Work Health &
Safety task involving a virtual office environment:
http://www.comcare.gov.au/virtual_workplaces/virtual_office
You will notice that the Virtual Office is made up seven (7) different areas set out as follows:
Level 1 – Reception area
Level 2 – Office area
Level 3 – Kitchen / Shower / Toilets
Level 4 – Carers’ room; First aid room
Level 5 – Photocopy room
First you need to read the introductory paragraph – ‘About Virtual Office’. Then you need to click on
the link located at the bottom of the page – ‘Enter Virtual Office’.
You will see a map of the Virtual Office located on the left-hand side of your screen. It will look like the
one provided below. Use this map to navigate your way around the building.
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Contribute to health and safety of self and others
ASSESSMENT TASK
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Instructions for completing this particular task:
For this particular task, you are required to complete the table provided on the following page
(COLUMNS D to F only) as follows:
PART A: Complete COLUMNS D and E
Use the information provided on the Virtual office website to complete COLUMNS D and E where
applicable. An example has been provided for you to follow.
For COLUMN E you need to select the most appropriate control for your chosen hazard i.e. one (1)
only.
PART B: Complete COLUMN F
Use the information provided in the ‘Hierarchy of Controls’ factsheet published by WorkCover NSW to
complete COLUMN F. You can find this factsheet on the SAKAI site for this unit. Based on the control
which you have chosen to control your selected hazard, you need to state how the particular hazard
has been controlled with reference to the ‘Hierarchy of Controls’.
You could:
1. Eliminate the hazard altogether.
2. Substitute the hazard with a safer alternative.
3. Isolate the hazard from anyone who could be harmed.
4. Use engineering controls to reduce the risk.
5. Use administrative controls to reduce the risk.
6. Use personal protective equipment (PPE).
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ASSESSMENT TASK
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Area Risk Object Hazard Possible control Control method
COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E COLUMN F
Example:
Reception
Entry and Exit Deliveries Goods delivered to reception area
causing obstruction of doorways and
passage ways.
Allocate a specific storage area for
deliveries away from trafficable
areas.
Isolate.
1) Reception Access and
security
Visitor book
2) Office Telephones Equipment type and
maintenance
3) Kitchen Appliances Microwave ovens
4) Shower / Toilets Hygiene Soap
5) Carers’ room Electrical Outlets
6) First aid room First aid and
emergency
contact
information
n/a People in the Virtual Office building
(mainly employees) don’t know what
to do in a first aid and/or emergency
situation.
7) Photocopy room Photocopiers /
Shredders
Equipment
malfunction
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TASK 2:
Unit of Competency ELEMENTS being assessed by TASK 2:
1. Work safely
2. Implement work safety requirements
Case study
Marcelo Galena is the new owner of a burger house in the city. It operates from 8:00am–6:00pm daily,
with the exceptions of Sundays and public holidays. It is located at the corner of Bourke and Collin Streets
in Melbourne. The dining area has an average seating capacity of 20 persons. There are 10 people
employed daily from 7:00am–7:00pm. Employees are expected to keep both the dining and kitchen areas
clean and free from hazards. Part of an employee’s duty is to operate kitchen equipment, such as the deep
fryer, oven, microwave and food warmer.
Questions:
1. Discuss three (3) typical hazards that might be found in this workplace.
2. Explain the importance of completing a pre-start checklist on machines and equipment used at work.
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ASSESSMENT TASK
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TASK 3:
Unit of Competency ELEMENTS being assessed by TASK 2:
1. Work safely
2. Implement work safety requirements
3. Participate in OHS consultative processes
Match the statements below with the words in the box by writing the correct number in COLUMN B.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
A. Brief meetings
B. Workplace meetings
C. Duty of care
D. Hazard
E. Code of practice
F. Toolbox meetings
G. Tradesman
H. Emergency response procedures
I. WHS committee
J. WHS representative
1. An elected employee within a team, workgroup or organisation who administers WHS in the workgroup.
2. Provides practical strategies and guidance to ensure compliance with the Act and regulations for WHS in
your state or territory.
3. Usually occurs first thing in the morning when work commences, and allows time for questions and
discussion.
4. An employer’s obligation to provide employees with a safe work environment in line with relevant
federal and state WHS legislation.
5. Holds monthly meetings to discuss all issues relating to their work.
6. A set of procedures for responding to various emergencies in the workplace.
7. A source of potential harm, injury or illness, damage to property or damage to the environment.
8. One of the common types of mechanisms for WHS consultation.
9. A group of elected WHS representatives who meet regularly to monitor WHS in the workplace and
present recommendations to management.
10. Sometimes referred to as ‘coffee cup’ meetings or ‘toolbox talks’.
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Unit performance criteria:
ELEMENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1. Work safely 1.1. Follow provided safety procedures and instructions when conducting
work
1.2. Carry out pre-start systems and equipment checks in accordance with
workplace procedures
1.3 Follow workplace procedures for responding to emergency incidents
2. Implement work safety
requirements
2.1. Identify designated persons to whom queries and concerns about safety
in the workplace should be directed
2.2. Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to
designated persons and record them in accordance with workplace
procedures
2.3. Identify and implement WHS procedures and work instructions
2.4. Identify and report emergency incidents and injuries to designated
persons according to workplace procedures
2.5 Identify WHS duty holders and their duties for own work area
3. Participate in WHS consultative
processes
3.1. Contribute to workplace meetings, inspections and other WHS
consultative activities
3.2. Raise WHS issues with designated persons in accordance with
organisational procedures
3.3. Take actions to eliminate workplace hazards and reduce risks
