This document discusses hazards, risks, and risk assessment in the workplace. It defines hazards as anything that has the potential to harm health or safety, and risk as the probability and consequence of injury from exposure to a hazard. Five broad categories of hazards are outlined: physical, chemical, biological, mechanical/electrical, and psychological. The document emphasizes the importance of identifying hazards, assessing risks, and controlling risks through proper planning, signage, training, and management plans. It provides examples of assessing risks like wet floor signs and checklists for changing nappies. Workers are responsible for reporting hazards through the appropriate channels defined by their organizations.

1. Participate in WHS processes

3. • Section 1 Weeks 2 – 7
Plan and conduct work safely

4. Recap Week 4
August 8th 2013
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What is a risk?

5. What is a hazard?
The Work Health and Safety
Regulation of 2011 defines a hazard
as 'anything (including work
practices and procedures) that has
the potential to harm the health or
safety of a person'.
Training package Pp 25 - 35

6. 5 Broad areas of hazards
These include:
• Physical e.g noise, radiation, light, vibration
• Chemical e.g. poisons, dust
• Biological e.g. viruses, plants, parasites
• Mechanical/electrical e.g slips, trips and
falls, tools, electrical equipment
• Psychological e.g. fatigue, violence,
bullying.

7. Hazards arise from....
• The work environment
• The use of machinery and substances
• Poor work design
• Inappropriate systems and procedures

8. What is a risk?
In relation to any hazard, means the
probability and consequence of injury,
illness or damage resulting from exposure
to a hazard.

9. Before commencing any new task it is
very important to make an assessment of
the task, the available equipment and the
available personnel and to ensure that a
plan of action is implemented that is safe
and effective. Planning an activity before
carrying it through is part of 'best practice'
in any industry.

10. Material safety data sheets
(MSDS)
• Material Safety Data Sheets are a way of
conveying health and safety information to
users of chemicals in the workplace. Under the
Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011,
manufacturers and importers have an
obligation to prepare MSDS for chemicals as
hazardous substances or dangerous goods and
must pass this information on to persons using
those chemicals at work.
• For those chemicals used in your place of work
the appropriate MSDS must be readily available

12. Week 5
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August 15th 2013
What to do about hazards
Hazard identification and
management
Risk assessment and management

13. WHAT TO DO ABOUT HAZARDS
Depending on your role in an organisation
and your training, there may be varying
expectations from your employer or
management with regard to your level
and within your scope of practice.

14. For example, it is always necessary to
place a 'wet floor' sign out when a floor is
being mopped or something has been
spilled. That is, we identify that a wet floor
may cause someone to slip and fall.
We make an assessment and control the
potential for an accident by warning
people of the problem.

15. Regardless of what role you play in your
workplace, it is still your responsibility to -
– Identify
– Assess and
– Control workplace safety
hazards.

16. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
AND
MANAGEMENT
It is important for workers to be aware of
hazards. The work health and safety
committee (or co-worker who is the
centre representative) may recommend
hazard specific training.

17. WHAT TO DO ABOUT HAZARDS
Hazard management plans can be
developed after hazards have been
identified e.g. a physical management
plan.
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and
elimination (so far as is reasonable
practice) - or control, offer the best
opportunity for reducing workplace injury
or illness.

18. WHAT TO DO ABOUT HAZARDS
ACTIVITY 1
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Using your iPads, find this site and
look specifically for hazard
management plans CHECK
LOCATION
www.workcover.nsw.gov.au

19. WHAT TO DO ABOUT HAZARDS
ACTIVITY 2
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Complete handout Activity 1.9
from training package.

20. RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
In any organisation there is a protocol to
be followed when a worker wishes to raise
a WHS issue.
Initially the immediate supervisor needs to
be approached. Depending on the issue,
the supervisor may * Request that the query is put in writing
* That the staff member writes it on a
hazard/incident form. -

21. Once the issue has been raised, the
following steps apply 1) Once advised, the PCBU (director) will
direct it to the Work Health and Safety
representative/committee member.
2) A consultation will be held to manage
the issue.
3) The worker may be asked to write about
the hazard on a form e.g hazard/incident

22. RISK ASSESSMENT
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Is necessary to prevent accidents
and to maintain workplace safety.
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Assessing for risks is not something
that we do automatically – we
need to make a conscious effort to
assess for risks.
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There may be a checklist that we
need to complete to ensure safety
for all (e.g Week 3 outdoor).

23. ANOTHER CHECKLIST:
When changing a nappy – ensure that...
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The table is set up to ensure minimal
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lifting and twisting (stairs that pull out of
the cupboard and lead to the change
table – for heavier toddlers);
There is adequate PPE and supplies for
the change;
The infant understands what we are
going to do before we pick them up;
There are no obstacles in our way.

24. HAZARD and RISK ASSESSMENT
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What would you identify as a
hazard in this video?
ECA NQS PLP Connecting with practice – the busy
babies room
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What would be the risk?

25. IN CONCLUSION
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All workers are required under the new
legislation to report any hazard (anything
with the potential to cause harm) by
using the policy and procedural
guidelines of that organisation .
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There will be a particular form to be
completed which is then passed on to
management
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This form is then retained and acted
upon as a record of risk management
processes within that area.

26. If the worker feels that
hazards are not dealt with
appropriately and adequately
through available channels in
the workplace, the matter can
be reported to WorkCover
NSW for further investigation.