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CHCECE016 Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children CHCECE019 Facilitate compliance in an educa

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:18 pm
by LuzCaolina
PURPOSE: Outline the WHS purpose of the procedure
SCOPE: Who does the procedure apply to? This may include educators, staff, families and/or visitors.
RESPONSIBLE PERSONS: Depending on the procedure, this may include all employees and/or the nominated supervisor and/or health and safety officer and/or first aid officer
PROCESS STEPS: Outline the process / procedure to be undertaken
REFERENCES: For example, relevant legislation such as Work Health and Safety Act, 2011 and Work Health and Safety Regulations, 2011 and / or relevant industry codes of practice

Your package should include WHS procedures for:
• Emergencies, including evacuation
• Chemical handling and Safety Data Sheets
• Keeping workplace clean and tidy (Housekeeping)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)


Task 2 – WHS Questions
The following questions have been designed to check your required knowledge for this unit.
1. Briefly explain:
a. The Work Health and Safety authority in your State or Territory.
c. The WHS policies and procedures that a service is required to develop under the Education and Care Services National Regulations.
e. The injury, incident and trauma records and documents that are legally required and the documents that must be sent to ACECQA?
2. Using the ACECQ template complete an incident, injury, trauma and illness report for a child.
3. The WHS roles and responsibilities of workers and Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBUs)
4. Planning and preparing to work safely is an important element of WHS. Give three examples of things you should do before using equipment.
• Show us that you understand how to manage safety. This gives us the confidence to engage you and renew future contracts with you;
• Help you and us to fulfil our duties under work health and safety laws; and most importantly
• Help us achieve our vision for zero injuries, zero harm to anyone, and zero tolerance of unsafe acts or workplaces.
5. Why is it important that you identify and manage your stress and fatigue levels? What action(s) would you take if you felt you were experiencing workplace stress or fatigue?

6. You enter the communal toilets at the service where you work and notice a large amount of urine on the floor.
a. What would you do to ensure the safety of this area? (Describe two things you could do)
- Make sure no one come to the toilet –Slip and fall
- Clean the urine with the red bucket and desifentante
- Put the wet floor sine
b. What personal protective equipment (PPE) would you need to use to maintain your personal safety?
- Use glads

I have put some of my answer- are they correct??

Tahnk you