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BSBRSK501 + BSBWHS501

Manage Risk + Ensure A Safe Workplace

Assessment 1

Student name
Student Number		Assessor’s Name

Project

Assessment due date:    5:00 pm, <insert date>.

Assessment type:             Individual assessment

Assessment format:      Practical Checklist

Submission details:

• This assessment task is due to be submitted at reception by 5.00 pm on the <insert date>.

Ø  Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Students may request alternative arrangements subject to individual circumstances in consultation with the course coordinator and trainer of the unit.

Ø  A printed version of your assessment must be submitted with any required evidence attached.

• A completed cover sheet must be submitted with all assessments.
• Failure to submit your complete assessment at the date specified will be deemed as non-submission
• You are required to fill in, sign the academic honesty statement, and attach the assessment cover sheet to the front of your submitted assessment. Ensure you sign the receipt form when submitting.
• Plagiarism: Failure to adhere to the plagiarism policy, as outlined on the assessment cover sheet, will lead to the non-acceptance of the submitted assessment, as well as a written warning for breach of the policy.

 

Performance Objective and Assessment Description

The students should demonstrate their ability to identify hazards in their workplace or any workplace that students have access to. This assessment will test the essential skills and knowledge of the unit. This assessment is a pre-requisite for Assessment 2. The students will be given a checklist to guide them in identifying the hazards in their chosen workplace.

 

 

 

Instructions for students

Assessment 1 is compulsory.Youare required to achieve competency in all questions to be deemed Competent for this unit.

 

This is an individual assessment. You have to check all the areas mentioned in the checklist and tick the applicable box in order to thoroughly identify hazards in the workplace.  After completing the checklist, you have to write 3 potential risks that may happen in the workplace due to the identified hazards.

 

1. Hazard Identification

 

WORKPLACE INSPECTION CHECKLIST
	ITEM	Yes	No	N/A
1	Fire
	– Extinguishers are in place	+
	– Are clearly marked	+
	– Have been service in the past 6 months	+
	-Area around extinguisher is clear for a 1 meter radius	+
	– Fire exit signs are in working order	+
	– Exit doors are not blocked	+
	– Exit doors can easily be opened	+
	– Fire alarm is in working order	+
	– Emergency plan is displayed	+
	– Emergency drill carried out within the last 6 months			+
2	Electrical
	– No broken plugs, sockets or switches	+
	– No frayed or damaged leads			+
	– Portable power tools in good condition	+
	– No temporary leads on the floor	+
	– Testing and tagging of electrical items has been attended within the last 12 months			+
3	General Lighting
	– There is adequate illumination in the areas	+
	– There is good natural lighting		+
	– There is no direct or reflected glare	+
	– Light fittings are in good working condition and are clean	+
	– Emergency lighting is operational			+
4	Walkways
	– No oil or grease	+
	– Walkways are clearly marked	+
	– Walkways are clear of obstructions		+
	– There is unobstructed vision at intersections	+
	– Stairs not blocked and are in good condition	+
5	Rubbish
	– Bins are located at suitable points	+
	– Bins are not overflowing		+
	– Bins are emptied regularly		+
6	Work Benches
	– Clear of rubbish	+
	– Tools are stored properly	+
	– Adequate work height		+
	– No sharp edges	+
7	Storage
	– Materials stored in racks in a safe manner	+
	– Pallets are in good condition (no broken wood)	+
	– Floor around raking is clear of rubbish or obstacles	+
	– Racking is in good condition, no damaged uprights, beams etc	+
8	Chemicals
	– SDS for all chemicals	+
	– SDS Register is available and up to date	+
	– Containers are clearly and accurately labelled	+
	– All chemicals are stored in accordance with the SDS	+
9	First Aid
	– First aid kits and contents clean and orderly	+
	– First aid kit is adequately stocked (as per the Schedule in the kit)		+
	– Easy access to first aid kits	+
	– All employees are aware of location of first aid kits			+
	– At least one worker on site with current Senior First Aid cert	+
10	Floors
	– Even surface with no large cracks, holes or trip hazards	+
	– Floors are not obstructed	+
	– Floors are free from grease, oil, etc	+
11	Office
	– No exposed leads	+
	– Air conditioning working adequately	+
	– Filing cabinets are stable and in good repair		+
	– Worker’s chair at correct height (knees at right angles, feet flat)		+
	– Worker’s monitors correct distance (arms length away when seated)		+
	– Worker’s monitors correct distance (arms length away when seated)		+
	– Worker’s monitors correct height (eyes in line with top of screen)		+
	– Worker’s mouse located beside keyboard (allows relaxed arms and wrists)		+
	– Worker’s keyboard located near edge of desk (allows relaxed arms)		+
12	Machines
	– Power equipment maintenance carried out	+
	– Power equipment clean	+
	– All guarding in place and interlocks working	+
13	Display Material
	– WHS policy statement signed by Managing Director and displayed on notice boards	+
	– Return to work program signed by Managing Director and displayed on notice boards	+
	– “No smoking” signs are displayed	+
	-“Staff only” or “Restricted area” signs are displayed in relevant areas	+
	– “Report that Hazard” poster displayed	+
	– “Manual Handling” poster is displayed in warehouse area	+
	– Safety noticeboard is available and up to date	+
14	WHS Information
	– WHSD Manual available to workers	+
	– Incident report form available	+
	– Hazard report forms available	+
	– Emergency evacuation plan displayed	+
	– Training records up to date	+

 

2. List down 3 possible risks that may occur based on your identified hazards.

 

1. Risk: There are some issues with electric equipment. Therefore,the riskmay cause problems with electronics, the company’s equipment and even health of employees. Electric equipment should be monitored and repaired on a constant basis.

 

2. Risk: There are some problems in the office, which create health risks for the employees. For instance, monitors and keyboards of computers are not established on a right level. It creates risks for health, including eyesight problems and pain in arms (The Global Occupation Health Network 2010).

 

3. Risk: First aid strategy is also not established on a proper level. The main problem is the fact that not all the employees have information about the first aid. Trainings for the employees about first aid should be regularly held.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSBRSK501 + BSBWHS501

MANAGE RISK + ENSURE A SAFE WORKPLACE

Assessment 2

Student name
Student Number		Assessor’s Name

rEPORT

Assessment due date:    5.00 pm, <insert date>.

Assessment type:             Individual assessment

Assessment format:      Report

 

Submission details

• This assessment task is due to be submitted at reception by 5.00 pm on the <insert date>.

Ø  Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Students may request alternative arrangements subject to individual circumstances in consultation with the course coordinator and trainer of the unit.

Ø  A printed version of your assessment must be submitted with any required evidence attached.

• A completed cover sheet must be submitted with all assessments.
• Failure to submit your complete assessment at the date specified will be deemed as non-submission
• You are required to fill in, sign the academic honesty statement, and attach the assessment cover sheet to the front of your submitted assessment. Ensure you sign the receipt form when submitting.
• Plagiarism: Failure to adhere to the plagiarism policy, as outlined on the assessment cover sheet, will lead to the non-acceptance of the submitted assessment, as well as a written warning for breach of the policy.

Performance objective and Assessment description:

The students are required to establish a risk management plan which will be included in the WHS management system of their chosen workplace. They need to write a Report based on the identified risks from the Checklist in Assessment 1.

Instructions for students:

 

Assessment 2 is compulsory.Youare required to achieve competency in all questions to be deemed Competent for this unit.

 

Based on the identified risks in Assessment 1, conduct a risk management plan for the organisation.  Your plan should include the following:

 

1. Introduction

Provide a brief introduction of your chosen company.  Briefly, state the risks identified and the purpose of the report, which, is to establish a risk management plan.

 

The main risks that have been identified in the assessment 1 are the problems with equipment maintenance and electronic in the office, as well as lack of the first aid strategy. The purpose of the report is to identify the instruments how to minimize and avoid these risks.

 

2. Risk management policies, procedures and processes

 

1. a) Provide the organisation’s policies, procedures and processes for risk management and workplace health and safety. You can either provide a brief summary or provide theorganisation’s policies, procedures and processes as an Attachment.

 

1. b) How are the organisation’s policies, procedures and processes maintained and stored?

 

The company under consideration has a developed risk policy that is approved by the board of the organizationand its managers. The risk policy targets identification of all the possible risks, their prevention andminimization of their impacts. The risk policies of the company are properly developed and stored. They are renewed on an annual basis since the risks are constantly changing and the company is forced to react to such changes (Duong 2009; Western Sydney University n.d.).

 

3. Stakeholder analysis
4. a) Identify who your internal and external stakeholders are.

 

The main internal stakeholders of the company are its employees. The main external stakeholders are partners and shareholders of the company.

1. b) State the personnel responsible for managing the Safety Management System and approving the required resources.

 

There is a special department and separate manager in the company responsible for the safety management plan and risk policies.

 

1. c) What method of consultation did you undertake with the stakeholders before identifying the risks in the area?

Two methods of communication used for consultation are personal interview and questionnaires of employees where they identified their personal opinion about potential risks for them and the company in general.

 

1. d) Once the risk/s has been identified and if the hazards pose complicated risks to the organisation, management should be informed in order to seek advice from the expert/s. Who are the experts that can provide advice?  List at least two experts.

The first group of experts are professionals in risk minimization policies from external outsourcing agencies.The second expert group is the existing safety system manager of the company. This person already has some experiences and instruments of risk minimization in place.

 

4. Risk management plan

 

Develop a risk management plan which includes the following:

 

 

1. a) Objectives and critical success factors

• Discuss and formulate the objectives of your plan.
• Outline critical factors that will contribute to the success of the risk management plan (factors will be critical in successfully achieving the objectives).

The objectives of the risk management plan are the following:

1. minimization of accidents at the workplace;
2. minimization of financial resources invested in overcoming of the consequences of the risks;
3. minimizationof the number of the potential hazards.

 

The factors, which are crucialfor contribution into the risk management plan, are the financial resources, professional level of management, time and human resources invested in the safety management system (Health and Safety Executive 2014).

 

1. b) Scope

• Discuss what the scope of your work area for WHS and of your risk management plan is.
• Explain what factors you have considered in establishing your scope.

The scope of the risk management plan occupies the whole WHS area. The main factors that affect the scope of the risk management plan are the WHS legislation and internal character of the company’s performance.

1. c) Risk Identification Analysis

 

List and assess the likelihood of the risks occurring (almost certain, likely, possible, unlikely, rare) and the potential consequence of these risks (catastrophic, major, moderate, minor, insignificant). You should use the following table:

 

Identified risk:	Likelihood of risk:	Consequence:
1. Electric problems	likely	Damage to equipment and health of employees
2. Problems in the office	likely	Problems for health of employees
3. First aid problems	rare	Problems for health of employees

 

1. d) Evaluation

Evaluate your risks by using a risk matrix as follows:

 

		Consequence
Likelihood	Almost certain	Insignificant	Minor	Moderate	Major	Catastrophic
	Likely			+
	Possible
	Unlikely
	Rare			+

 

1. e) Treatments

Develop treatment options for your risks.Utilise the hierarchy of control to develop your treatments. You need to describe the best  treatment options you have chosen.

 

The best treatment options for the identified risks will be constant monitoring of the existing conditions of electronic equipment, improvement in the office environment, and regular trainings for the employees about the first aid policies and practices inside the organization.The hierarchy of control involves the board of directors, the safety manager, the departmentmanager, and employees.

5. Implementation plan

Discuss the arrangements for how your plan will be implemented, e.g. how will youput the suggested treatments in place and how this plan will be monitored and evaluated to ensure it is successfully implemented.You need to include this as an action plan, which details the following:

 

 

Action Plan

 

Risk	Control measure (hierarchy of control)	Monitoring method	Timeline	Person responsible	Required resources
1.	Location of monitors and keyboards	Direct monitoring	Monthly	Safety manager	Time
2.	Electric conditions	Direct control	Quarterly	Manager of every separate department	Time and financial resources
3.	Knowledge about the first aid	Communication with employees	Monthly	Safety manager	Time and financial resources

 

6. WHS compliance

• Describe the WHS management system in place to ensure organisational WHS compliance.
• How will you ensure the organisation is compliant with all relevant WHS legislation and regulation at all times.

 

The WHS management system should be developed according to the general WHS practice. The goal is to implement the WHS requirements. All the documents of the WHS should be studied, whilethe internal company-wide documents must be developed and stored according to these requirements (Government of South Australia 2014).

7. Communication plan

Discuss how you will communicate risk management processes, responsibilities and requirements to all relevant parties.

Stakeholder	Topic to be communicated	Responsible Person	Timeline
An employee	Safety policy	Manger of a department	Monthly
A manager	Safety policy	Safety manager	Monthly

 

8. Conclusion and recommendation

• Sum up the main findings of your report.
• Discuss what your recommendations were based on your analysis.
• Include an evaluation of the risk management process and discuss what was done well/not so well, and what you would need to improve for next time.

 

Generally, the company under consideration is characterized with a low level of potential risks and appropriate level of safety policy. However, there still are some issues whichrequire improvement. They are mainly related to delivering the correct information to employees about the risk policy and first aid practices.

 

• In addition, the current risk management process is quite effective in the organization. The well done points are the developed risk management plan and availability of a special department for the safety management. The negative side is absence of the first aid Therefore, there is a need to improve the approved strategy of the risk management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BSBRSK501 + BSBWHS501

MANAGE RISK + ENSURE A SAFE WORKPLACE

Assessment 3

Student name
Student Number		Assessor’s Name

written test

Assessment due date:    5.00 pm, <insert date>.

Assessment type:             Individual assessment

Assessment format:      Knowledge based questions

 

Submission details

• This assessment task is due to be submitted at reception by 5.00 pm on the <insert date>.

Ø  Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Students may request alternative arrangements subject to individual circumstances in consultation with the course coordinator and trainer of the unit.

Ø  A printed version of your assessment must be submitted with any required evidence attached.

• A completed cover sheet must be submitted with all assessments.
• Failure to submit your complete assessment at the date specified will be deemed as non-submission
• You are required to fill in, sign the academic honesty statement, and attach the assessment cover sheet to the front of your submitted assessment. Ensure you sign the receipt form when submitting.
• Plagiarism: Failure to adhere to the plagiarism policy, as outlined on the assessment cover sheet, will lead to the non-acceptance of the submitted assessment, as well as a written warning for breach of the policy.

 

Performance objective and Assessment description:

The students should demonstrate their ability to respond to a range of topics covered in this unit of competency. This assessment will test the essential skills and knowledge of the unit. This is a short answer-style knowledge test with a range of questions covering topics from this course.

 

Instructions for students:

Assessment 3 is compulsory. You are required to achieve competency in all questions to be deemed Competent for this unit.

 

This is an individual assessment and you must attempt to answer each question. Students are encouraged to use textbooks, unit resources, and notes from the class. Students should do some research in order to gather more information and knowledge pertaining to these units.

 

Questions:

 

• Describe how risk management and WHS documentation will be securely and appropriately stored, as well as accessible, up-to-date and organised.

 

• The documentation will be renewed and approved on a quarterly basis and stored in the overall informational system of the company.

 

• For each of the pieces of legislation listed, describe the intent of each and how it could impact on the process of managing risk.

 

1. a) Privacy law: the safety management policy should not affect privacy of employees. The intentof the privacy law is to protect privacyof all the stakeholders.

1. b) WHS Acts and regulations have a direct impact on the company’s safety policy. The intent of these acts is to create the safe environment on the working places (State of Queensland 2019).

1. c) Contract law: personal contracts of employees will not be affected by the safety policy of the company. The contract law protects personal interests of an employee.

1. d) WHS codes of practice have a direct impact on the company’s risk policies. WHS codes intent to create the legal environment of protection of employees’ safety.

 

3)   Explain and provide at least 2 reasons why you need to have written down policies and procedures for the organisation’s risk management strategy and WHS policies, procedures, programs and practices that are available to all staff members.

 

• All the practices should be written to provide employees and all the other stakeholders with clear instructions, which should be followed in certain conditions. Moreover, they should be written to have a responsible department and person for safety policy (Roberts, Wallace& McClure, 2012).

 

4)   Specify and give at least one example for both in-house and external WHS legislative reporting requirements.

Such reporting should be presented to shareholders on a quarterly basis.

 

• Using the PESTLE analysis, what factors may impact Risk Management and WHS management systems?

 

The following factors may be crucial: qualification of employees, technological development of the company, financial conditions of the company, as well as political willingness of the company’s shareholders and managers to make changes in the current policies.

 

 

 

 

Reference List

 

Duong, L2009, Effective risk management strategies for small-medium enterprises and micro companies: A case study for Viope Solutions Ltd, viewed 5 August 2019,<https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/63227/Duong_Lap.pdf;jsessionid=44F824F382E503633E0425C1BB96FD2A?sequence=1>

 

Government of South Australia 2014, Work health and safety guidelines,viewed 5 August 2019,<https://www.safework.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/3.20.5-communityworkerswhsguidelines.pdf?v=1524456775>

 

Health and Safety Executive 2014, Risk assessment: Office of safety, health and environment,viewed 5 August 2019, <https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf>

 

Roberts, A, Wallace, W& McClure, N 2012,Strategic risk management, Heriot-Watt University,viewed 5 August 2019,<https://www.ebsglobal.net/documents/course-tasters/english/pdf/h17rk-bk-taster.pdf>

 

State of Queensland 2019, Work Health and Safety Act 2011,viewed 5 August 2019, <https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/current/act-2011-018>

 

The Global Occupation Health Network 2010, Practical tools for managing risks at the workplace, GOHNet Newsletter, no. 16, pp. 1-25, viewed 5 August 2019, <https://www.who.int/occupational_health/gohnet_newsletter_16.pdf>

 

Western Sydney University n.d., Hazard identification, risk assessment and control procedure,viewed 5 August 2019, <https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/12917/12917_Hazard_Identification,_Risk_Assessment_and_control_Procedure.pdf>