Assessment 1 Work Health Safety

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Details of Assessment
Term and Year 2, 2020 Time allowed 7 weeks
Assessment No 1 Assessment Weighting 100%
Assessment Type Knowledge Evidence & WHSMS Implementation Project
Due Date Week 7 Room
Details of Subject
Qualification BSB51918 Diploma of Leadership and Management
Subject Name Work Health and Safety
Details of Unit(s) of competency
Unit Code (s) and
BSBWHS521 Ensure a safe workplace for a work area
Names
Details of Student
Student Name LIYAN CONG
College CLARENDON BUSINESS SCHOOL Student ID 202040178
Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted is my Student’s

own and has not been copied or plagiarised from any person Signature: ____________________
or source. I acknowledge that I understand the requirements
to complete the assessment tasks. I am also aware of my
right to appeal. The feedback session schedule and Date:
reassessment procedure were explained to me. __18___/_05____/_2020____
Details of Assessor
Assessor’s Name Nadia Chowdhury
Assessment Outcome
Assessment
Competent Not Yet Competent Marks /100
Result
Feedback to Student
Progressive feedback to students, identifying gaps in competency and comments on positive
improvements:
Assessor Declaration: I declare that I have conducted

a fair, valid, reliable and flexible assessment with this
student. Assessor’s
Signature: ___________________
Student attended the feedback session.
Date: _____/_____/________
Student did not attend the feedback session.
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Purpose of the Assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to assess the student in the Competent Not Yet
following learning outcomes: Competent
(C)
(NYC)
KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE – PART A

details of relevant WHS laws relating to ensuring a safe workplace
WHS organisational policies, procedures, programs and practices

required for the performance evidence
hazard identification and risk-management processes
key principles, uses and components of the hierarchy of control measures

and procedures for applying it in the workplace
organisational and WHS legislative reporting requirements
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA – PART B

1.1 Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that define the
organisation’s commitment to complying with WHS laws
1.2 Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all workplace
personnel in the work area according to WHS laws, policies, procedures
and programs
1.3 Identify and approve financial and human resources required by the
WHS management system (WHSMS) according to organisational
procedures
2.1 Work with required personnel to set up and maintain consultative
arrangements according to required WHS laws
2.2 Resolve issues raised through participation and consultation
arrangements according to required WHS laws and organisational
protocols
2.3 Provide information about consultation and participation outcomes to
required personnel according to organisational policies and procedures
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment
and control of associated risks
3.2 Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation
stages of any workplace change to ensure that new hazards are not
created by proposed changes and existing hazards are controlled
3.3 Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk
controls according to the hierarchy of control measures and WHS
legislative requirements
3.4 Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the
hierarchy of control measures and WHS legislative requirements, and
promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new measures
3.5 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice
as required, according to organisational procedures
4.1 Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for
required personnel in a work area as part of organisation’s training
program
4.2 Use a system for WHS recordkeeping to allow identification of patterns
of occupational injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a
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record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for decisions

4.3 Measure and evaluate the WHSMS according to organisation’s quality
systems framework
4.4 Develop and implement improvements to WHSMS to achieve
organisational WHS objectives according to organisational procedures
4.5 Ensure compliance with WHS legislative framework to achieve, as a
minimum, WHS legal requirements
Assessment/evidence gathering conditions
Each assessment component is recorded as either Competent (C) or Not Yet Competent (NYC). A student
can only achieve competence when all assessment components listed under “Purpose of the assessment”
section are recorded as competent. Your trainer will give you feedback after the completion of each
assessment. A student who is assessed as NYC (Not Yet Competent) is eligible for re-assessment.
Resources required for this Assessment
 Computer with relevant software applications and access to internet

 Weekly eLearning notes and resources relevant to the tasks/questions
Instructions for Students
Please read the following instructions carefully
 This assessment has to be completed In class At home
 The assessment is to be completed according to the instructions given by your assessor.
 Feedback on each task will be provided to enable you to determine how your work could be improved.
You will be provided with feedback on your work within two weeks of the assessment due date. All other
feedback will be provided by the end of the term.
 Should you not answer the questions correctly, you will be given feedback on the results and your gaps
in knowledge. You will be given another opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to be
deemed competent for this unit of competency.
 If you are not sure about any aspects of this assessment, please ask for clarification from your
assessor.
 Please refer to the College re-assessment for more information (Student Handbook).
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ASSESSMENT BRIEF & INSTRUCTIONS
This assessment comprises both the knowledge evidence in PART A and the evidence on
management of WHSMS (Work Health & Safety Management System) Implementation project in
PART B. You are required to respond to the knowledge evidence questions (PART A) and as well as
complete the implementation project (PART B) to be deemed competent. In this assessment learners
are required to establish, maintain and evaluate an organisation’s work health and safety (WHS)
policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area, according to WHS legislative
requirements.
PART A: KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE – 25%

This assessment comprises the knowledge evidence of the unit BSBWHS501. You are required to
respond to the 6 (six) knowledge evidence questions that you must respond in order to be evaluated
for the underpinning knowledge requirements attached to the unit.
This part of the assessment has been established with the aim to measure your knowledge, skills and
attributes in ensuring a safe workplace. Through this assessment you are required to provide
evidence of your understanding the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, regulations, and the codes of
practice. You will also provide evidence on your knowledge in WHS policies, practices, hazard
identification processes, risk controls and legislative and reporting requirements.
PART B: WHSMS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT – 75%

Using the WHSMS Implementation Project template provided in this assessment, you are required
to implement WHSMS for an enterprise of your choice (within Australia) or use the simulated
organisational context of Academies Australasia Group.
You will be working to establish, implement, maintain and evaluate a work health and safety (WHS)
management system for a work area of an organisation in accordance with WHS legislation including
policies, procedures and record keeping. This will also include ensuring organisational WHS
compliance, establish, implement, maintain and evaluate effective and compliant participation
arrangements for managing WHS including identifying duty holders, identifying and approving the
required resources and developing and implementing a training program. Furthermore, you will need
to establish, implement, maintain and evaluate procedures for effectively identifying hazards, and
assessing and controlling risks using the hierarchy of risk control. Eventually you will provide
information and complete documentation for a WHS management system.
Whether you choose your own workplace or the simulated work environment, to demonstrate
competency you will need to complete several tasks following the exact structure as mentioned using
the implementation project template.
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PART A: KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE – 25%

This assessment comprises the knowledge evidence of the unit BSBWHS501. You are required to
respond to the 6 (six) knowledge evidence questions that you must respond in order to be evaluated
for the underpinning knowledge requirements attached to the unit. Use the provided spaces below
each question to respond to the question. You can also find the related resources and learning
materials in the subject e-learning page.
Question 1. Visit the following WHS Act 2011 website and explore PART 1 to PART 5. Identify
and summarise PART 1 to PART 5. Limit your total responses within 250 words. (5 marks)
WHS Act: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00305
Summary of PART 1:
Summary of PART 2:
Summary of PART 3:
Summary of PART 4:
Summary of PART 5:
Question 2. Visit the following WHS Regulations 2011 website and explore PART 1 to PART 5.
Identify and summarise Chapter 2 to Chapter 5. Limit your total responses within 200 words.
WHS regulations: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2011L02664 (4 marks)
Summary of Chapter 2:
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Question 3. Visit the following WHS codes of practice 2011 website and explore the following
codes of practice and briefly explain each of the codes of practices. (3 marks)
WHS codes of practice: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2011L02804
Code of practice Brief
How to Manage Work
Health and Safety Risks
Managing the Work

Environment and Facilities
Work Health and Safety

Consultation, Co-operation
and Co-ordination
Hazardous Manual Tasks
Managing the Risk of Falls

at Workplace
Confined Spaces
Question 4. Describe each of the hierarchy of risk control and explain with an example how
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they can be applied in the workplace. (6 marks)
Control measure Description An example on how it can be applied

in the workplace
Elimination
Substitution
Isolation
Engineering
controls
Administrative
controls
Use personal
protective
equipment (PPE)
..
Question 5. What incidents must the regulatory authority be notified of? What information has
to be included in reports? (3 marks)
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Question 6. Explain the four (4) steps within the following figure of hazard identification and
risk management process. (4 marks)
Figure source: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/risk

01.
02.
03.
04.
KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE MARKING ALLOCATIONS

(Trainer/Assessor use for assessing & marking purposes)
The learner will be assessed on the following knowledge Y/N Marks Marks
evidence and performance evidence allocated received
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Q1. Visit the following WHS Act 2011 website and explore 5
PART 1 to PART 5. Identify and summarise PART 1 to
PART 5. Limit your total responses within 250 words.
Q2. Visit the following WHS Regulations 2011 website and 4

explore PART 1 to PART 5. Identify and summarise Chapter
2 to Chapter 5. Limit your total responses within 200 words.
Q3. Visit the following WHS codes of practice 2011 website 3

and explore the following codes of practice and briefly
explain each of the codes of practices.
Q4. Describe each of the hierarchy of risk control and explain 6

with an example how they can be applied in the workplace.
Q5. What incidents must the regulatory authority be notified 3

of? What information has to be included in reports?
Q6. Explain the four (4) steps within the following figure of 4
hazard identification and risk management process.
TOTAL MARKS 25
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PART B: WHSMS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT – 75%
SIMULATED WORK ORGANISATION (if not using an organisation of your choice)

(Information about the organisation has been sourced from the organisation’s website and other
relevant internet sources)
Academies Australasia is a leading education provider in Australia offering English language, Senior
High School, Singapore Government School Preparatory Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma,
Bachelor and Master degree courses. They offer more than 100 qualifications to about 5,000 students
across campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth Adelaide, Dubbo and Singapore. Students
to the organisation come from over 129 countries. This diverse student population creates a truly
unique learning experience for the students planning to undertake Australian qualifications. For more
information on Academies Australasia and its operation, please visit the organisation’s website at
http://www.academies.edu.au/.
Organisational mission, vision and core values (sourced)

Vision: To be the provider of choice to a niche market in vocational education and higher education
by offering a select suite of high quality courses that empowers students to flourish and achieve their
career goals. To grow as one of the largest educational institutions in Australia and progressively
expand in overseas markets.
Mission: To provide students with an engaged, high quality academic experience, supported by a
proactive service culture and a personal touch. We will achieve this by identifying, developing and
delivering industry-relevant and academically-rigorous courses in targeted discipline areas to produce
graduates who are work ready.
Core Values:
 “Student-centred”
 Respect for individuals - students, staff, peers, other stakeholders
 Act with integrity
 Uphold equity, access and sustainability principles
 Encourage free intellectual inquiry through scholarly activities
History and Securities Exchange Listing (sourced)

The Academies Australasia brand is now also well regarded internationally. It represents a unique
education group with a wide range of operations, more than 106 years of experience and high
standards. A group established in Australia that does Australia proud. Established in 1908 Academies
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Australasia has been operating for 106 years. It has a long and successful experience in education –
going back in excess of 50 years.
Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange 37 years ago, it is Australia’s longest listed education
group. Public listed status means that apart from having to meet the well regarded and carefully
supervised standards of the education sector, Academies Australasia colleges must also comply with
the strict financial and reporting regulations of the ASX.
Educational and Corporate Partnerships (sourced)

Academies Australasia has strong alliances with highly regarded education institutions in Australia.
For example, for many years Academies Australasia has collaborated with Blue Mountains
International Hotel Management School to offer programmes for their students before they move on to
specialised hotel management programmes. Below is a list of Australian and overseas partnerships
with Academies Australasia.
Educational Partnerships Corporate Partnerships

Australia - Asia Society Australia
- Blue Mountains International Hotel Management - Australia Taiwan Business Council
School - Australian Council for Private Education and
- Central Queensland University Training (ACPET)
- Charles Darwin University - Council of Private Higher Education (COPHE)
- Charles Sturt University - English Australia (EA)
- Curtin University of Technology - International Education Association Australia
- Deakin University Australia (IEAA)
- Federation University Australia - National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS)
- Griffith University
- James Cook University
- Southern Cross University
- Torrens University
- University of Canberra
- University of Western Australia
- University of Western Sydney
- University of New England
- University of Tasmania
- Victoria University
Netherlands
- Fontys University of Applied Sciences
USA
- California State University, Monterey Bay
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Courses and Qualifications offered (sourced)

Academies Australasia offers a range of courses that are recognised under the Australian
Qualifications Framework (AQF) and that that are accredited by the National VET Regulator and that
are registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
(CRICOS). AQF programs are nationally recognised, which means your qualification and skills can be
used anywhere in Australia and also provide you with credit towards further study at University.
Courses are categorised in distinct levels, from the basic Certificate II up to Advanced Diplomas and
Bachelor’s Degrees. Specialisations include Leadership and Management, Travel and Tourism,
Hospitality Management, Information Technology, Accounting and Financial Services, Marketing,
Project Management, Business, Childcare, Agriculture and so on. Details on the courses offered can
be found at http://www.academies.edu.au/our-courses.html#.XEZK61UzbGg.
College / Local Facilities (sourced)

All campuses of the college have:
 classrooms equipped with whiteboards, and access to overhead projectors, data projectors,
televisions, DVD and video recorders;
 computer labs with printers and Internet access; and
 student lounge equipped with kitchen facilities, microwave and vending machines, as well as
additional computers with internet access, printers/copiers, etc
 Wireless internet
Student Support Services (sourced)

The College offers appropriate support services to students to ease the transition into life and study in
Australia and allow access to appropriate assistance as needed. Counselling services are available to
students in order to assist them with their career aspirations and any other matters concerning their
study at the College. Students with issues regarding the transition into life and study in Australia
should contact the Student Support Officer.
The students’ progress is reviewed regularly to ensure that they are progressing in accordance with
their particular program. The College’s Student Support Officer and Course Coordinators are available
for consultation in this matter by appointment (to be organised with Student Services). Students with
any special medical or physical requirements should advise the Student Support Officer. The College
endeavours to assist students with special needs to ensure their comfort and convenience are
optimised. Information regarding available support services is accessible to students. For the benefit
of international students, the College maintains close liaison with Department of Home Affairs so that
applications and any queries can be attended to promptly. Where it is not appropriate for the College,
its trainers or staff to advise on any issue, the student may be referred to an external party for advice.
Where a student requires more formalised assistance, recommendations can be provided for
appropriate language and/or bridging courses.
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Access and Equity Policy (sourced)

The College is committed to ensuring that all eligible students have access to educational
opportunities. The College applies easily defined and tangible rules in support of access and equity,
namely:
 All students are given fair and reasonable opportunity to attend and complete their training
within expected and agreed timeframes.
 Direct or indirect discrimination is not tolerated and will lead to disciplinary action of the
offender if proved.
The College believes that opportunities to participate in education and training ought to be available to
all people on an equitable basis. The potential for education and training to improve a person’s life
chances, and to give them security and satisfaction both in work and in life has positive consequences
for society as well as for the individual. The College is committed to the creation of a working and
learning environment which caters for the culturally diverse society in which we live. The College
supports laws and policies which eliminate discrimination and harassment and promote fair treatment
for all. This policy is in line with best practice management and is cost effective since it aims to ensure
that the community’s entire pool of talent is drawn upon to create and provide services more
representative of, and better suited to, community needs. The College also recognises the need to:
 identify and remove structural barriers to access and equity in education and training; and
 encourage the customisation of training delivery which suits the needs of all students and is
sensitive to cultural differences
Quality Management & Feedback Policy (sourced)

Academies Australasia adopts a quality management policy with the aim to achieve quality through
focusing on customers and continuously improving all processes in its core business of vocational
education. The College is committed to compliance with Australian Government. The College has
deliberately emphasised the principles of customer focus and continuous improvement because they
are:
 core to the requirements of the various accreditation authorities;
 fundamental to the quality management process; and
 helpful, if correctly followed, to achieving our other goals
Diversity Policy (sourced)

Diversity refers to all the characteristics that make individuals different from each other. It includes
characteristics or factors such as religion, race, ethnicity, language, gender, sexual orientation,
disability, age or any other area of potential difference. Academies Australasia is committed to
diversity and inclusiveness, and to providing an environment in which employees have equal access
to opportunities, are treated with fairness and respect, and are not judged by unlawful or irrelevant
reference to their attributes. This commitment enables Academies Australasia to attract and retain
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people with the best skills and abilities. The Academies Australasia workforce comprises many
individuals with diverse skills, values, backgrounds and experiences. They have a wide range of
qualifications and experience and come from more than 20 countries.
The Board renews the Company’s policy on diversity, annually. Academies Australasia has a strong
commitment to gender diversity which is demonstrated by an almost equal representation of female
and male employees across the Academies Australasia Group. High female participation is reflected
at all levels of the organisation including among senior group executives and the Board. Academies
Australasia does not favour or discriminate against females. Academies Australasia’s objective is to
have an equal balance of male and female employees (excluding academic staff), and at least about
30% of Board and senior group executives being female. Each year the numbers are assessed
against these targets.
Information Privacy Policy (sourced)

The type of information collected and held by the College includes: personally identifiable information,
including sensitive information, about students (and guardians, where a student is under 18 years of
age) before, during and after the completion of training. Consent for student information is gained at
application via the application and enrolment form. Students are required to declare that they
understood the College’s use of personal information in the student agreement prior to enrolment.
Generally, information is provided to the College by the individuals themselves. Individuals provide
personal information over the phone, in person, online, via email and by completing various forms.
Website: The College website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that the College
is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. If individuals go to other websites, the
College advises caution and to read the related site’s privacy policy.
Direct Marketing: The College practices ethical direct marketing. Where the College is permitted to
use or disclose personal information for the purpose of direct marketing, it must always: allow an
individual to request not to receive direct marketing communications (also known as ‘opting out’), and
comply with that request. The College will, on request, provide its source for an individual’s personal
information, unless it is impracticable or unreasonable to do so
Work Health and Safety Policy (sourced)

The purpose of the New South Wales Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act is to ensure the health,
safety and welfare of all persons at work. The Act protects all persons including visitors, customers
and contractors. WHS is the shared responsibility of all management and staff within an organisation.
To be effective, WHS requires the active participation of both staff and management. At Academies
Australasia, students and staff should avoid whenever possible, or otherwise carry out carefully and
correctly, any lifting.
- They should not leave items/cords or obstructions in walkways or passageways.
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- They should wear footwear appropriate for the activities that they expect to undertake.
Incident/Accident Reporting: The College recognises the duty of care owed to its students and that
planning for the management of a critical incident is essential. A critical incident is defined as ‘a
traumatic event, or the threat of such (within or outside Australia), which causes extreme stress, fear
or injury’. The College has in place efficient, sensitive and supportive strategies for dealing with a
critical incident and provides support to members of staff, students and others in the community who
are involved. If the incident is on the College premises, the first action will be to contact the
emergency services - fire, ambulance or police – as would be the case with other WHS matters. The
Managing Director must also be contacted immediately when the incident involves death, serious
injury or a threat to life or property. If the critical incident involves a student or staff member and is off-
campus, the person receiving the information must immediately contact the Managing Director or
person nominated by him who will communicate with other staff as appropriate.
All accidents and injuries must be reported to Student Services and entered in the Critical Incident
Reporting and Investigation forms and Critical Incident Register. The aim of the reporting system is to
prevent accidents from recurring by identifying the problem or hazard.
Below is the link to some of the organisation's WHS data, templates, forms and procedures.
Academies
Australasia relevant WHS documents.docx
Additional research links on the case organisation

You are also encouraged to conduct further Internet research on the case organisation for specific
tasks that may require review and analysis of existing organisational information. For example,
organisational mission, vision and objectives can be identified from the organisational website and
from the annual reports. The following are some links to the organisational information.
Organisational website - http://www.academies.edu.au/
Colleges and locations - http://www.academies.edu.au/our-colleges#.XEVLvlUzbGg
Annual Reports - http://www.academies.edu.au/Annual-Reports.html#.XEVOpVUzbGg
AAPOLY organisational policies - http://www.aapoly.edu.au/organisational-policies
FAQs for potential students - http://www.academies.edu.au/faqs.html#.XEVawFUzbGg
Corporate Governance Statement and Principles -
http://www.academies.edu.au/Governance/Corporate%20Governance%20Statement%202018.pdf
Student handbook - http://www.academies.edu.au/pdf/F-2.O.6%20ACA%20Student
%20Handbook_VET.pdf
Latest news on Academies - http://www.thebull.com.au/premium/a/75690-cashing-in-on-the-
international-student-boom-.html
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CONTEXT & SCENARIO

You have recently joined the case organisation (or the organisation of your choice) as the Work
Health and Safety Manager at one of the campuses of the institute. Your job role is to ensure a safe
workplace environment where various stakeholders visit the premises. You trainer will act as your
supervisor for this simulated assessment. You will be progressively completing tasks one after
another within the simulated environment (or your preferred business) to complete this assessment
task.
In the past there were some incidents and near miss severe incidents within some of the premises.
Since the operations are growing, the organisation requires a WH&S Manager and WH&S officers in
all campuses of the group. Currently, the simulated organisation (or the organisation of your choice)
has hired you with the sole purpose of maintaining adequate WH&S (Work Health & Safety) measures
in their premises. During your orientation and induction, management has informed you that your job
duties and responsibilities include
 Establish, implement, maintain and evaluate a work health and safety (WHS) management
system for the work area in accordance with WHS legislation
 Review and revise existing WH&S policies, procedures and record keeping
 Ensure organisational WHS compliance, establish, implement, maintain and evaluate
effective and compliant participation arrangements for managing WHS including identifying
duty holders
 Identify and approve the required resources and developing and implementing a training
program
 Establish, implement, maintain and evaluate procedures for effectively identifying hazards,
and assessing and controlling risks using the hierarchy of risk control
 Provide information and complete documentation for a WHS management system
Stakeholders in this context (for the case organisation Academies Australasia)

 WH&S Manager – You
 Group General Manager – Your trainer
 Stakeholders (students, agents, other staff, visitors, management) – Your fellow classmates
What is required?
Using the WHSMS Implementation Project template provided in this assessment, you are required
to implement WHSMS for an enterprise of your choice (within Australia) or use the simulated
workplace context of Academies Australasia. Whether you choose your own workplace or the
simulated work environment, to demonstrate competency you will need to complete all tasks following
the exact structure as mentioned using the implementation project template.
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PART B: STRUCTURE & MARKING ALLOCATIONS

(Trainer/Assessor use only for marking purposes)
STRUCTURE & CONTENT MARKS MARKS
ALLOCATED RECEIVED
TASK 1: ESTABLISH A WH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A
WORK AREA
a) Locate and adapt WHS policies and communicate WHS policies 6
to stakeholders
b) Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all 4
c) Identify and approve financial and human resources required by 4
WHSMS
TASK 2: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANT
PARTICIPATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
a) Work with others (e.g. safety committee members) to setup and 8
maintain consultative arrangements
b) Resolve WHS issues raised through consultation based on WHS 4
laws and organisational protocols
c) Disseminate information on consultation outcomes to all workers 2
TASK 3: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PROCEDURES FOR
IDENTIFYING HAZARDS, ASSESSING & CONTROLLING RISKS
a) Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, 12
assessment and control of risks
b) Inclusion of hazard identification in a workplace change plan 2
c) Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing 4
risk controls
d) Identify inadequacies in risk controls and provide resources for 2
new measures
e) Identify requirements for expert WHS advice and request for 2
expert advice
TASK 4: EVALUATE AND MAINTAIN A WORK AREA WHSMS
a) Develop a WHS induction and training program for all workers 5
b) Provide a WHS induction and training for all workers 6
c) Develop, use and maintain a system for WHS recordkeeping and 6
incident reporting
d) Evaluate the WHSMS to align with organisational WHS 2
objectives
e) Develop a continuous improvement plan for the implemented 4
WHSMS
f) Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework to meet 2
WHS legal requirements
APPENDIX 1 (presentation slides) Refer to TASK 4 B N/A
APPENDIX 2 (references and external resources) N/A
TOTAL MARKS 75
“WHSMS Implementation Project” template follows next. You are required to complete every section of the template.
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WORK HEALTH & SAFETY

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Implementation Project
Company Name
Prepared by:
Position:
Date:
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TASK 1: ESTABLISH A WH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A WORK AREA
In TASK 1, you will be establishing a WH&S management system in your work area either in your
chosen workplace or the simulated workplace Academies Australasia. To do this, you will need to
review and revise WHS policies, communicate to various stakeholders, define WHS responsibilities to
staff and duty holders, and approve financial and human resources required for WHSMS (Work
Health and Safety Management System).
You are required to:

a. Locate and adapt WHS policies and communicate WHS policies to stakeholders.
b. Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all.
c. Identify and approve financial and human resources required by WHSMS
a) In this task you will locate (from the simulated case and from the organisation’s website), adapt and
communicate WH&S policies to the stakeholders to explain the organisations commitment to
complying WHS laws. Locate and provide a short brief (max 300 words) on existing WH&S policies of
the organisation and using an email, communicate this WH&S policy to your stakeholders who this
time are the new students to the school.
BRIEF FROM YOUR ORGANISATION'S WHS POLICIES
WH&S Induction Email Template

<Organisation name>
<Date>
Subject:
To:
Dear New Students and Agents,
<Insert your name>

<Insert your position>
b) Scenario: Assuming that you are now the in-charge WHS personnel in one of the premises of the
simulated workplace. As the person responsible, you have to ensure that everyone knows what WHS
is, why WHS is important and what their roles are in regards to WHS. In your simulated workplace,
the premise has:
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 8 student services/reception staff working on every shift
 4 academic coordinators
 1 student advisor
 2 directors/principals
 4 IT staff
 6 marketing staff
 1 logistics/office all-rounder staff
 1 cleaner
 2 WHS staff (this includes you as well)

Based on the scenario provided above and the knowledge evidence questions in PART A (Q1, Q2
and Q3) that you have completed, you will now identify the duty holders for the simulated workplace
premises (or the organisation of your choice). Once identified, you then define/assign the WHS
responsibilities for all staff members in your campus/premise. For more information on duty holders
and assigning WHS duties, please refer to https://www.comcare.gov.au/promoting/duty_holders.
Staff Position WHS Duties and Responsibilities
c) Scenario: Based on the previous scenario, you now have the staff members and their allocations
of WHS duties. You will have to identify and approve financial and human resources needed for your
WHSMS implementation. To do this task, first you conduct a quick physical tour on the premises
(campus or office) to identify how many (full time, casual and contracted) staff you will require for this
WHS implementation project. Currently, you only have one WHS officer and you as the WHS
manager in the campus. Once identified with human resource requirements, you will now need to
decide what other financial and physical resources you will need for the premises (e.g. incident report,
signs, labels, evacuation instructions, first aid kit). Include all that is required for the premises. Please
add more rows for more resources.
WHSMS RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS REPORT AND APPROVAL
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Resource Type Quantity / No. of People Approximate cost required

(financial, human, physical)
Approved by:
Name: Signature:
Position: Date:
TASK 2: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANT PARTICIPATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
In TASK 2, you will be establishing and maintaining compliant participative arrangements for
managing WHS in your work area either in your chosen workplace or the simulated workplace
Academies Australasia. To do this, you will work with others to setup consultation arrangements,
resolve WHS issues based on consultation outcomes and disseminate consultation outcomes to all
workers in your workplace.
a. Work with others (e.g. safety committee members) to setup and maintain consultative
arrangements
b. Resolve WHS issues raised through consultation based on WHS laws and organisational
protocols
c. Disseminate information on consultation outcomes to all workers.
a) Scenario: In order to fulfil your duty of care, you must know how to participate in workplace health
and safety management according to the procedures of your own work setting. You must also know
how to do this within the scope of your own responsibilities and knowledge. Some workplaces may
need a mix of HSRs (health and safety representatives), HSCs (health and safety committees) and /
or other consultation arrangements tailored to suit the workers and the work environment. In the
simulated workplace Academies Australasia where you are appointed, you have figured that you only
need a HSC because of the nature of work environment (i.e. that your work area does not have
extreme work conditions or use highly hazardous chemicals and machineries).Using your classmates
and your trainer as the safety committee members for your simulated organisation (or from your
chosen workplace), complete the following WHS consultation and participation requirements.
WHS CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION

Identify your workplace Health and Safety Committee meetings (meeting must be held once
every three months) and other requirements. Include all the legal requirements for your safety
committee.
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List the members of your safety committee at your work area (You may include the positions
instead of names)
Mention the functions of your safety committee
Using your safety committee members (in this simulated environment your trainer and your
classmates), develop/revise at least two standards, rules and/or procedures relating to work,
health and safety in your work area.
b) Scenario: In this task you are required to consult your safety committee members, do a quick
physical audit on the premises. You will also check the existing WHS documentation (check if you
have any missing WHS documentations) for your workplace and check if any physical resources (e.g.
first aid box) are missing. You are required to identify work, health and safety issues at your work
area.
WHS ISSUES IDENTIFIED AFTER CONSULTATION & COMMITTEE AUDIT (List in bullet points)
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Based on the work, health and safety issues identified, you will now resolve the issues according to
WHS legislation using the recordkeeping below.
WH&S CONSUTLATION MEETING MINUTES

FOR RESOLVING ISSUES IDENTIFIED
ISSUES MEASURES AND ACTIONS TO RESOLVE ISSUES DEADLINE (e.g.
two weeks)
HSC members
present (positions
or names)
Signatures & Date
c) After the completion of your WHS consultations and audit, you have also developed action plans in
your previous meeting minutes to resolve these issues. At this stage the information has not been
passed to all workers in your workplace. You will now disseminate/provide information on consultation
outcomes to all workers. Using the email template below and also in your TASK 4(b) you will need to
provide information on the meeting outcomes on the WHS audit and consultation that you have
conducted.
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<Organisation name>
<Date>
Subject:
Dear staff members and stakeholders,

<Inform all issues identified, measures, taken, person responsible, and the deadlines >
Thanks.
<Insert your name>
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TASK 3: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING HAZARDS,

ASSESSING AND CONTROLLING RISKS
In this section you are required to establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards,
assessment and control of risks. To do this you will develop relevant procedures, maintain procedures
for implementing risk controls, take new measures and ask for expert advice from a WHS specialist.
For the purpose of this task, your trainer and assessor will act as the role of WHS specialist from
whom you will seek advice and feedback. You will complete the sub tasks sequentially based on
some of the simulated situations/scenarios that the tasks
a. Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, assessment and control of risks.
b. Inclusion of hazard identification in a "workplace change plan".
c. Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk controls
d. Identify inadequacies in risk controls and provide resources for new measures.
e. Identify requirements for expert WHS advice and request for expert advice.
Scenario/Context: After the consultation with general manager and the safety committee you have
discussed the WHS issues at your college premises and came up with action plans to resolve them in
your previous tasks. You have also communicated the information to staff members.
However, you have now sought for an external WHS consultant’s advice and the consultant
suggested developing new procedure for ongoing hazard identification, assessment and control of
associated risks. The consultant suggests this will help your organisation to reduce the current WHS
issues drastically.
a) Develop new procedures for ongoing hazard identification, assessment and control of associated
risks for your campus (or office premise if using own organisation). You will need to prepare
procedures where any proposed changes will not create new hazards and the existing hazards are
controlled. For your new WHS procedures for hazard identification, assessment and control of risks,
you will need to ensure that your new procedures:
 Comply with WHS legislative requirements

 Have the necessary elements to identify all possible hazards
 Is accurate in assessing risks
 Are applied with the hierarchy of risk control
 User-friendly nature of the risk assessment tools
Each of the procedures should be limited to 300 words or less and should only include the critical
elements. You may wish to use bullet points to list the step-by-step procedure for each of them.
An example from WSU is linked below but please be reminded that the sample linked is from another organisation and to be
used as a guide as your organisational procedures will have different requirements.
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/12917/12917_Hazard_Identification,_Risk_Assessment_and_c
ontrol_Procedure.pdf
PROCEDURES FOR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF RISKS
PROCEDURE FOR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
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PROCEDURE FOR HAZARD ASSESSMENT
PROCEDURE FOR CONTROL OF RISKS
b) Scenario/Situation: The following is a template of the simulated organisation's (Academies

Australasia) workplace change plan. In this existing change plan there are no indications of "Work
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Health and Safety" or the "Hazard Identification" processes being mentioned. Previously there had
been several incidents when making a change within the workplace. One notable incident at this
workplace was in 2014 when the computer labs were relocated from one level to another. During that
work change process, the existing logistics and IT workers did the manual handling and they did not
use any of the ergonomic methods or used the appropriate WHS handling procedures. During that
change process, three of the eight staff members had back injury due to heavy lifting and
inappropriate handling of IT equipments. The incident almost led to one the staff member to take
workers compensation claims and had to be at paid rest for more than two months. There were more
incidents that you can find in "Academies Australasia WHS document" linked in the simulated
organisation information.
As the WHS manager do you think that an inclusion of hazard identification is necessary? If
so, explain why.
If your response was yes, please revise and modify this existing "Workplace Change Plan" template
of your workplace to include the "hazard identification process" to be used in every change activities
at your workplace. Please relate the "hazard identification process" to your work area needs and
facilities.
WORKPLACE CHANGE PLAN - ACADEMIES AUSTRALASIA

Change plan version 1.0 Approved by: James Walker Approved date: March 2017
Change Plan Name:
Date:
Executive Summary or Brief on the Priority Change Plan

A brief on the priority change plan. (Please write according to your department requirements)
Resource Requirement for the Change Plan

(Please modify the template according to your department requirements)
Resource Type Resource Details and Purpose for this Unit/ item/ staff No. of items/ Estimated
project costs units/staff expense
required
Estimated Total Resource Costs
Change Management Project Timeline

List the priority changes in a one year timeline (Please modify the template according to your department requirements)
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Year :
Qtr Date Priority No. Priority Changes Name
1 01/14/19 Test change
2 02/02/19 Test Change
Gantt Chart
Prepare a Gantt Chart for the change plan to show the activities of the priority changes. (Please modify the template
according to your department requirements)
Priority Change Gantt chart - Year
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
Kick-Off Kick-Off
End of Change Plan
c) As you have included hazard identification in other workplace changes, you have ensured that
change plans will always carry out hazard identification during the planning stages.
Scenario: At this stage you have been requested by the external WHS specialist to develop and
maintain procedures for implementing risk controls using to the Australian standard "hierarchy of
control" procedure. This is because the previous "Risk control" of your simulated or your chosen
organisation's document is inadequate.
Prepare a procedure for "Managing Risk Controls" using the standard provided so that relevant staff
members can refer to this procedure when they have identified any risk within the workplace. You
may wish to use bullet points to list the step-by-step procedure.
MANAGEMENT OF RISK CONTROL (NEW PROCEDURE)
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d) Test your newly created "Risk Control" procedure by conducting a physical walk around the
campus work area to identify hazards and risks. Use your newly created step-by-step procedure
exactly as above during your premises audit/physical walk. Identify inadequacies in your new risk
control procedure and provide resources for new measures.
INADEQUACIES IDENTIFIED (list them)
ANY OTHER RESOURCES REQUIRED OR INFORMATION TO BE INCLDUED?
e) Scenario: As you are progressing with the development and implementation of your organisation's
WHSMS, you have now realised that there are several other issues that you may not be able to solve
or implement by yourself unless you get some expert WHS advice. In previous occasion, you have
just used expert advice once because external advisors charge money for their specialist advice.
However, you have identified that you do not have a choice other than to test all your WHS plans,
procedures, documents, and templates using an expert advice to make your premise legally complaint
with WHS legislation. To do this you will have to request funding and approval from your senior
management (your trainer will be the senior manger to approve) using a formal requisition email. If
using your chosen workplace, use according to your organisational templates.
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ACADMIES AUSTRALASIA
<Date>
Subject: Requisition for approval of using expert WHS advice and funding
Dear group general manager,
Thanks.
<Insert your name>
TASK 4: EVALUATE AND MAINTAIN A WORK AREA WHSMS
In this section you are required to evaluate and maintain the Work Health and Safety Management
System (WHSMS) that you have implemented for your work area. To do this you will develop WHS
program, Provide WHS induction and training, develop and maintain WHS recordkeeping, evaluate
your implemented WHSMS, develop a continuous improvement plan, and ensure your organisational
WHS compliance with WH&S legislative framework.

a. Develop a WHS induction and training program for all workers.
b. Provide a WHS induction and training for all workers.
c. Develop, use and maintain a system for WHS recordkeeping and incident reporting.
d. Evaluate the WHSMS to align with organisational WHS objectives.
e. Develop a continuous improvement plan for the implemented WHSMS.
f. Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework to meet WHS legal requirements.
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a) In this task, you will develop and provide a WHS induction and training for all workers. To do this
you will need to develop the program and communicate this WHS induction using a presentation. In
your WHS induction program you should include/list the WHS activities sequentially so that the new or
existing staff members clearly understand their role and responsibilities. As part of the training, you
will communicate the program using a presentation. You must attach the presentation slides at the
end of the assessment as Appendix 1.
WHS INDUCTION PROGRAM

b) Based on the WHS induction program and other relevant meetings and consultations, you will now
train your staff members on WHS by delivering a presentation / information session.
WHS INDUCTION TRAINING & PRESENTATION
Attach the WHS training/induction presentation slides at the end of the assessment as
Appendix 1. Your trainer will inform you on when your presentation/oral session will be held.
Information that you must deliver and include in your presentation:

 Organisational WHS objectives & WHSMS brief
 TASK 4 (a) WHS induction program
 TASK 4 (c) WHS Recordkeeping
 TASK 2 (c) Consultation outcomes
 TASK 3 (a) Three procedures
 TASK 3 (c) Management of risk control
 TASK 4 (f) Strategies for ensuring WHS compliance
c) At this stage and on the basis of your developed and implemented WHSMS activities, you will now
develop, use and maintain a system for WHS recordkeeping and incident reporting. Prepare a WHS
recordkeeping form and instructions for use by all workers in your work area. Your recordkeeping form
and information documents must meet WHS legislation requirements and you must refer to the
document before attempting the tasks below. Also refer to your State's WHS legislation on what to
include in your "recordkeeping and incident reporting form" and in your "WHS instruction manual".
Recordkeeping requirements - Click to access the document
Workplace-WHS-Rec
ordkeeping.pdf
WHS RECORDKEEPING AND INCIDENT REPORTING FORM
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WHS RECORDKEEPNG AND INCIDENT REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS
d) As you have progressed to implementing the overall Work Health and Safety Management System
(WHSMS) for your workplace, you will now evaluate the WHSMS using the template below to verify
that if it aligns appropriately with your organisational WHS objectives. You will need to evaluate at
least four WHSMS targets. The third column in the template could be completed by getting feedback
from various stakeholders such as your staff members, HSC, and your general manager.
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WHSMS EVALUATION & REVIEW TEMPLATE

Organisational WHS WHSMS Targets WHSMS Actual Review Necessary (Y/N)?
objectives Performance Discuss what changes to
be made in your WHSMS
e) In this task, you will prepare a continuous improvement plan for your WHSMS based on your
organisational requirements. For a sample WHS continuous improvement action plan, please click the
icon below.
Please be reminded that the sample linked is just a guide and your organisational improvement plan
maybe different with different requirements.
WHS_Improvement_
Plan_sample.docx
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR WHSMS
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f) In this last section, you are required to discuss the strategies (e.g. continuous improvement plan) to
ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework to meet WHS legal requirements. Discuss at
least four strategies to ensure WHS compliance.
Strategy 1:
Strategy 2:
Strategy 3:
Strategy 4:
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APPENDICES
Attach the following appendix documents as Appendix 1 and list the sources and references as
Appendix 2.
APPENDIX 1: PRESENTATION SLIDES
APPENDIX 2: SOURCES AND REFERENCES

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Student Declaration: I declare that the work submitted is my Student’s

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Purpose of the Assessment

KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE – PART A

WHS organisational policies, procedures, programs and practices

key principles, uses and components of the hierarchy of control measures

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA – PART B

record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for decisions

Resources required for this Assessment

 Computer with relevant software applications and access to internet

ASSESSMENT BRIEF & INSTRUCTIONS

PART A: KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE – 25%

PART B: WHSMS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT – 75%

PART A: KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE – 25%

Managing the Work

Work Health and Safety

Hazardous Manual Tasks

Managing the Risk of Falls

they can be applied in the workplace. (6 marks)

Control measure Description An example on how it can be applied

Figure source: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/risk

KNOWLEDGE EVIDENCE MARKING ALLOCATIONS

Q2. Visit the following WHS Regulations 2011 website and 4

Q3. Visit the following WHS codes of practice 2011 website 3

Q4. Describe each of the hierarchy of risk control and explain 6

Q5. What incidents must the regulatory authority be notified 3

PART B: WHSMS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT – 75%

SIMULATED WORK ORGANISATION (if not using an organisation of your choice)

Organisational mission, vision and core values (sourced)

History and Securities Exchange Listing (sourced)

Educational and Corporate Partnerships (sourced)

Educational Partnerships Corporate Partnerships

Courses and Qualifications offered (sourced)

College / Local Facilities (sourced)

Student Support Services (sourced)

Access and Equity Policy (sourced)

Quality Management & Feedback Policy (sourced)

Diversity Policy (sourced)

Information Privacy Policy (sourced)

Work Health and Safety Policy (sourced)

- They should not leave items/cords or obstructions in walkways or passageways.

Additional research links on the case organisation

CONTEXT & SCENARIO

Stakeholders in this context (for the case organisation Academies Australasia)

PART B: STRUCTURE & MARKING ALLOCATIONS

WORK HEALTH & SAFETY

TASK 1: ESTABLISH A WH&S MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A WORK AREA

You are required to:

WH&S Induction Email Template

Dear New Students and Agents,

<Insert your name>

 8 student services/reception staff working on every shift

 1 logistics/office all-rounder staff

 2 WHS staff (this includes you as well)

WHSMS RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS REPORT AND APPROVAL

Resource Type Quantity / No. of People Approximate cost required

TASK 2: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COMPLIANT PARTICIPATIVE ARRANGEMENTS

WHS CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION

Mention the functions of your safety committee

WH&S CONSUTLATION MEETING MINUTES

Signatures & Date

Dear staff members and stakeholders,