Bsbohs302B

BSBOHS302B

Part A 1. Acts are laws passed by parliament 2. Regulations define the requirements under the acts , they outline the duties and procedures 3. A code of practice gives advice on how to prevent workers from being exposed to risk in the workplace 4. The federal body with jurisdiction over WHS is Safe work Australia 5. It is designed to help people understand their health and safety duties and rights at work 6. The legislative body is WHSQ 7. Work Health and Safety Consultation, Co-operation and Co-ordination Code of Practice 2011 8. Yes the best source of information would be the acts, regulations and code of practice. 9. Electronic communications (internet) , Face to face meetings with supervisors or representatives , culture and literacy skills , staff with disabilities 10. They make it so everybody in the workforce is following the same rules it doesn’t matter if you’re a manager or a tool pusher 11. Getting told by the HSR or by getting told of the incident from other workers and by inspecting the workplace regularly for issues 12. Work groups are formed to facilitate the election of the HRS 13. A HRS is a consultation and representative between the employees and the employer 14. The work health and safety committee meet regularly to discuss current problems and to come up with improvements 15. It is the responsibility of the employer to set up the consultative and participative processes 16. A risk assessment form would show the employees of where the known risk sites are and how to avoid becoming injured 17. Toolbox meeting records, how to checklists, risk registers, minutes of HS committee 18. Toolbox meetings are a less formal than a committee they still go over all the issues just as a committee would 19. A minute taker is required to write down the date, time, location, name of chair person and minute taker, apologies, present, confirmation of minutes last meeting read and passed, agenda times for action, any other business and meeting close time 20. Email, organisations intranet , posters, toolbox meetings

Part B 1. The health and safety representative is appointed by the work group which is formed when a worker asked the employer for a HRS. The role of the HRS is to represent their work group in relation to WHS matters and investigate complaints made. The work health and safety committee is another way the employee can contribute to workplace health and safety as well as inquire into anything that may be a risk to health and safety. The committee meets regularly to discuss current issues as well as to plan for improvements. It is the reasonability of the employer to set up consultation processes and it is the responsibility of the work to assist and contribute based on their knowledge of the workplace. All consultations must be documented and recorded in a formal document such as a safety manual. Discussions must take part in a set time each month of in agreed upon timeframe.

2. Inform the storeman to bring all issues up at a health and safety committee meeting or a toolbox meeting to get the employees and employer to see there are problems. Advise the storeman to start up toolbox meets or if he already has advice him to address the issue during the meeting as well as raise any other issues they may be having. Tell him to use effective electronic ways of communicating with his workforce such as through the internet (email) or through the organisations intranet as well as putting up posters in the affected areas around the workplace. Make sure other employees are voicing their concerns to the HRS or to a supervisor so they can tell the HRS. Encourage other workers to speak up while in meetings to voice their concerns of the health and safety of the work place.

3. To rectify the short comings of the work place health and safety folder you would go to the work place health and safety consultative arrangements all workers are entitled to participate in the establishment of the consultative arrangements. They are set up to make it easier for people to speak up about health and safety. Because of Health and safety representatives and the health and safety committee workers need not to approach management directly but can speak up in a meeting or approach someone who is accessible, understands the work environment and can meditate between workers and management. If you find yourself in a workplace without consultative arrangements employees are encouraged to speak up.