Maintain work health and safety
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 6:30 am
Hi Lorina!
I am back with a break with my diploma assignments
Please Have a look on following and let me know, thanks
Q1-how will you identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures?
There are a number of ways hazards can be identified in the work place, these include:
• Work place inspection
• Consultation between employees and employers
• Monitoring injury and illness records
• Health and environment monitoring
• Recording complaints
• observation
(how to record them)
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Q2-in what ways can you contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies?
Complete daily WHS checklists of the environment before children and families enter the education and care service. Educators will identify any potential hazards and note these on the checklist, rectifying any risks immediately where possible. Any identified hazards that cannot be immediately removed or rectified must be reported to the nominated supervisor immediately.
• Not put themselves or others at risk at any time when seeking to reduce or remove potential hazards.
• Be encouraged to complete first aid training and professional development to increase their awareness of risk management.
• Implement emergency evacuation/lockdown procedures to ensure the welfare of children, families and educators
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Q3-What risk controls will you implement in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements?
1. Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team
2. Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team
3. Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed
4. Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements
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Question 4. In what way can you regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team?
You can do this by:-
1-explaining policies and procedures during induction training.
2-including information on policies and procedures during refresher trainings
3-filming and presenting information in a video.
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Q5-In what way can you support workplace consultation procedures and encourage work team participation in consultative activities?
1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities
2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS
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Q6-How can you encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS?
1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team
2 Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team
3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed
4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements
I am back with a break with my diploma assignments
Please Have a look on following and let me know, thanks
Q1-how will you identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures?
There are a number of ways hazards can be identified in the work place, these include:
• Work place inspection
• Consultation between employees and employers
• Monitoring injury and illness records
• Health and environment monitoring
• Recording complaints
• observation
(how to record them)
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Q2-in what ways can you contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies?
Complete daily WHS checklists of the environment before children and families enter the education and care service. Educators will identify any potential hazards and note these on the checklist, rectifying any risks immediately where possible. Any identified hazards that cannot be immediately removed or rectified must be reported to the nominated supervisor immediately.
• Not put themselves or others at risk at any time when seeking to reduce or remove potential hazards.
• Be encouraged to complete first aid training and professional development to increase their awareness of risk management.
• Implement emergency evacuation/lockdown procedures to ensure the welfare of children, families and educators
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Q3-What risk controls will you implement in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements?
1. Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team
2. Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team
3. Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed
4. Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements
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Question 4. In what way can you regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team?
You can do this by:-
1-explaining policies and procedures during induction training.
2-including information on policies and procedures during refresher trainings
3-filming and presenting information in a video.
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Q5-In what way can you support workplace consultation procedures and encourage work team participation in consultative activities?
1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities
2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS
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Q6-How can you encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS?
1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team
2 Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team
3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed
4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements