BSBWHS501

Student Assessment Booklet

Written Knowledge questions:
Question 1: List the relevant WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice
for an accounting office located in your state.

Answer:
1.work health and safety act 2012
2. statutory holiday act 2000
3. shop trading Hours act 1984
4. workers rehabilitation and compensation Act 1988
Regulations.
1. Long service leave regulations 2017
2. Work health and safety regulations 2012
3. Workers’ occupational relief fund regulations 2016
Code of practice: confined space. Provides practical guidance on how to manage
risk associated with the work carried out in a confined space.
First aid in the workplace: provides practical guidance on how to provide adequate
first aid facilities.
Managing the work environment and facilities: provides practical on how to provide
and maintain a safe and healthy physical work environment.
Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals: provides practical guidance on how to
label hazardous chemicals and how to manage risks associated with them.

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

Question 2: List the relevant WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice
for a call centre located in your state.

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Answer:
1. Work health and safety act 2012
2. statutory holiday act 2000
3. shop trading Hours act 1984
4. workers rehabilitation and compensation Act 1988
Regulation: work health and safety regulation 2012
Code of practices
 First aid in workplace
 Managing risk of hearing loss at work
 Managing electrical risk at workplace
 Vocal fatigue

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

Question 3: List the forms, records, registers and reports that an organisation
should use to collect and record WHS information in your state.

Answer:
 Inducation checklist
 Contractor safety management
 Emergency procedures
 Hazards report
 Incident notice form
 Record of consultation
 Record of staff toolbox meeting
 Risks assessment.
 Chemical register
 Competency register
 Risk register
 Training register
 Workplace stress

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

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Question 4: Outline the mandatory WHS reporting requirements according to the

legislation in your state.

Answer:
You must notify Worksafe Tasmania if any of following incidents have occurred in the
workplace.
 A death or
 Someone suffers a serious injury or serious illness (they require immediate
hospitalisation or medical treatment) or
 A dangerous incident occurs (for example a fire, explosion, infrastructure
collapse, chemical spill or leak, electric shock.

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

Question 5: List the relevant WHS legislation, regulations and codes of practice
for a commercial building site located in your state.

Answer:
1. work health and safety act 2012
2. construction industry Act 1997
3. Asbestos related diseases compensation Act 2011
Regulations
1. Work health and safety regulations 2012
2. Asbestos-related diseases (occupational exposure) compensation regulation
2011
3. Industrial relations regulations 2012
4. Security sensitive dangerous substance regulations 2015
Code of practice
1. Safe design of structures: provides practical guidance on safe design of
structures for duty holders including PCBUs, architects, building designers and
engineers.
2. Spray painting and powder coating: provides the practical guidance on how
to manage risks associated wit spray painting and powder coating.

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

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Question 6: Outline and explain a method that can be used in an organisation or

work area to identify hazards.

Answer: identifying hazards in the workplace involves finding things and situations
that could potentially cause harm to people. Hazards generally are from the
following aspects of work and their interaction.
1. Physical hazards- the most common workplace hazards, including vibration,
noise and slips, trips and falls
2. Ergonomic hazards- physical factors that harm the musculoskeletal system
such as repetitive movement, manual handling and poor body positioning.
3. Chemical hazards: any hazardous substance that can cause harm to your
employee
4. Biological hazards: bacteria and virus that can cause health effects such as
hepatitis HIV/AIDS and legionnaire’s diseases.

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

Question 7: Outline the seven-step risk management process that can be used in
a work area.

Answer:
7 steps of risk management area
1. Establish the context
2. Identification
3. Assessment
4. Potential risk treatments
5. Create the plan
6. Implementation
7. Review and evaluation the plan

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

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Question 8: Explain the hierarchy of risk control and its application in the
workplace.

Answer:
Hierarchy of risk control and application in the workplace
Level 1
Eliminate the hazards

Level 2
Substitute the hazard with something safer
Isolate the hazard from people
Reduce the risks through engineering controls

Reduce exposure to the hazard

Using administrative actions
Use personal protective equipment

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

Question 9: Give two examples of when you might need to consult with or
engage a WHS expert or specialist and why.

Answer:
1. Identification of hazards and assessing risks: consultation with WHS specialist
enables everyone associated with the work to have shared understanding of
what the risks are, which workers are affected, how risks will be controlled,
and how duty holders will work together to plan and manage health and
safety.
2. Making decision about the procedures for resolving health and safety issues.
You should consult with WHS expert when making decision about the
procedures for resolving health and safety issues because they know better
than other to establish safety procedures.

Marking:  Satisfactory  Unsatisfactory

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