The purpose of this assessment item is to assess your ability to define and critically think about the terms and principles of health and safety risk management, including compliance and evidence-based practice.

Your task is to complete two quizzes by the nominated due dates. Each online quiz is composed of 20 questions. Quiz 1 questions are drawn from the unit material presented in weeks 1 and 2. Quiz 2 questions are drawn from the unit material presented in weeks 3 and 4. Each quiz is made available for two weeks during which time you will have 1 hour to complete the quiz. In case of internet failure during quiz completion, you will be allowed a second opportunity after a 30-minute lock-out period between each access.

• Quiz 1 opens Week 2 - Thursday 16-03-17 (08:00 AEST) and closes Week 4 - Wednesday 29-03-17 (23:45 AEST).
• Quiz 2 opens Week 4 - Thursday 30-03-17 (08:00 AEST) and closes Vacation Week - Wednesday 12-04-17 (23:45 AEST).

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Assessment Criteria

Immediate indication of the number of correct responses will be available via Moodle, each quiz representing 10% of the total unit grade.

The purpose of this assessment item is to assess your ability to conduct a number of risk management activities and to communicate your findings meaningfully. Starting from Week 2, you will be presented with a case study for discussion in Moodle. You are to select two case studies, one for each task. Your completed task is to be posted in the designated discussion forum. Once posted you will be able to view the work of other students. You can start these tasks after the first case study has been presented, but must complete both tasks before the due date.

You are required to complete the following:

Case Study Task 1 - Risk Identification (15%)

In 300 words or less:

• Select and identify your chosen case study
• Describe the context in which risks arose in the case study (internal and external)
• Identify who was at risk
• Identify and discuss any hazards, vulnerabilities or other contributing factors that exposed people to risks
• Cite at least 1 reputable source

Case Study Task 2 - Risk Analysis (25%)

In 500 words or less:

• Select and identify your chosen case study
• Describe the context in which risks arose in the case study (internal and external)
• Identify who was at risk
• Identify and discuss any hazards, vulnerabilities or other contributing factors that exposed people to risks
• Identify any existing risk control measures and discuss any weaknesses noted

Select one risk to analyse and do the following:

• Identify associated hazard(s) or contributing factor(s)
• Describe the nature of the harm that this hazard could cause (support with a reference)
• Determine how severe the harm could be (consequences)
• Determine the likelihood of the harm occurring (likelihood)
• Based on this analysis, assess and determine the level of risk arising
• Cite at least 2 reputable sources

Due dates

• Case Study Task 1 due Week 6, Friday 21-04-17 (23:45 AEST)
• Case Study Task 2 due Week 8, Friday 05-05-17 (23:45 AEST)

You will be assessed against the following criteria:

Case Study Task 1 (Grade converts to 15% of the total unit grade)

50% Content

• Describes all relevant contextual factors
• Identifies who is at risk to health and safety
• Identifies hazards accurately
• Demonstrates understanding of how risks arise

50% Communication

• Written expression is clear, concise and free of spelling and grammatical errors
• Accurate use of Harvard Referencing Style
• Utilises reputable sources(s) - at least 1

Case Study Task 2 (Grade converts to 25% of the total unit grade)

60% Content

• Describes all relevant contextual factors
• Identifies who is at risk to health and safety
• Identifies hazards accurately
• Demonstrates understanding of how risks arise
• Identifies existing risk controls and weaknesses associated with them (as applicable)
• Describes the nature of the harm that associated hazard(s) (of chosen risk) could cause
• Determines the severity of the harm
• Determines the likelihood of harm occurring
• Assesses and determines the level of risk arising

40% Communication

• Written expression is clear, concise and free of spelling and grammatical errors
• Accurate use of Harvard Referencing Style
• Utilises reputable sources(s) - at least 2

The purpose of this assessment item is for you to demonstrate that you can apply and communicate risk management principles to improve the health and safety of people associated with a particular task.

In about 1200 words you are required to formally communicate the risks to health and safety associated with a task and offer recommendations to reduce the identified risk(s). The report is to be directed to a higher authority (or partner) in a convincing manner in order to persuade this authority to accept your proposed risk control plan. To be appropriate for this assignment, the task must be observable, should take about 6 discrete steps to complete, be work-related, and present a risk to someone's health and safety. To ensure your task is suitable for this assignment, there is a dedicated discussion forum set up and active until the end of week 10. Here you can seek early feedback on your task to check suitability. It is highly recommended that you take advantage of this opportunity before embarking on the rest of the assignment.

The report needs to include the following:

• Description of task, worker (user) and contextual factors that may influence health and safety
• Analysis of the task to identify hazards, risks and existing control measures
• Outcome of the risk assessment (analysis and evaluation)
• Evaluation of risk control options by utilising a suitable risk control framework (i.e. the hierarchy of control, and what might be reasonably practicable to do)
• Risk Control Plan and associated Corrective Actions Plan
• Consideration of relevant WHS legislation within an evidence-based framework
• Assertions are supported by reputable sources
• CQUniverisity Harvard Referencing Style
• All completed worksheets

A formal report structure is required:

• Assessment title page
• Short letter/email of transmittal
• Executive summary
• Introduction - purpose of the report
• Background - the task and context
• Method - how you investigated the problem
• Findings - results of the risks assessment
• Discussion - implications of the results and an evaluation of potential risk control options
• Conclusion
• Recommendations (prioritised)
• References (current CQU Harvard Referencing Style)
• Appendices (i.e. completed worksheets including the corrective actions plan).

This assignment will be assessed on the following criteria:

70% Content

• Describes a task, worker (user) and contextual factors that may influence OHS.
• Selects an appropriate method to analyse a task for hazards and conducts proficient analysis.
• Identifies hazards and associated risks to health and safety.
• Considers existing control measures.
• Develops appropriate OHS risk control options.
• Evaluates risk control options in consideration of the hierarchy of control measures and what may be reasonably practicable to do.
• Demonstrates diverse and critical thinking skills
• Recommends a suitable Risk Control Plan and associated Corrective Actions Plan that suitably utilises WHS legislation within an evidence-based framework.
• Completes all worksheets (i.e. Task Analysis, Risk Assessment and Corrective Actions Plan). Worksheets are located in the appendix.

30% Communication

• Report is professionally presented
• Written expression is clear, concise, logical and persuasive
• Accurate spelling and grammar
• Relevant and reputable use of the literature
• Resources are appropriately acknowledged (i.e. current CQUni Harvard Style)
• Contains at least 6 reputable references