SECTION 1: PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE WORK TEAM ABOUT WHS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Information relating to these activities can be found in section 1 part 1 – Learning support materials.
Assessment 1
Activity 1: Accurately explain to the work team relevant provisions of WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice.
1. The impact of a workplace injury is wide reaching. Explain.
Yes. According to WHS acts there are four types of hazards, accident and disease (physical and physiological), and low work life quality and stress (socio-psychological). And, for all the listed hazards the impact are wide reaching to the work life of the employee and personal life.
The impacts will be for the physical and physiological: high compensation costs, medical claims, lost productivity time and poor productivity affecting mostly the working environment, and for the socio-psychological: inefficiency/ineffectiveness, high work dissatisfaction and low job involvement, affecting personal working environment and personal life, in this cases of hazards the consequences can deal with depression.
2. How is the integrity (validity) of information ensured?
The integrity of the information is ensured based on the legislation of health and safety under the PCBU (person conducting a business or undertaking) these individuals are described as officers and they will be the ones to take steps and support the health and safety culture, accountability and the allocation of resources and policies.
3. List three sources of health and safety information that are relevant for your state/ territory.
For the State of WA, the department will be the WorkSafe WA. And, also to find more relevant information about the health and safety the sources will be Fair Work Australia, The Dust Diseases Board and The Workers Compensation Resolution Service.
4. Scenario: In every workplace there will