Assessment Type

Written Assessment

Task Description

Select a small to medium-sized organisation (i.e. between 10 - 50 employees) operating within Australia for which you have been asked to develop a safety management system. The following activities are the preliminary steps towards developing a safety management system. The actual safety management system will be completed in OCHS13018 Safety Systems.

Part A (5%) (500 words)

1. Describe the organisation and the industry it operates in. Identify any activities or work environment of the organisation or industry that you consider might require particular attention from a health and safety perspective (2%).

2. What are the occupational health and safety incident/injury/fatality rates of the industry or of relevant occupational aspects of the industry (e.g. high level of musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs), working at heights, working in confined spaces, etc.)? Access and provide references to statistical data relating to Australian businesses to support your findings (3%).

Part B (15%) (1500 words)

1. Develop a Table of Contents or alternative format for an OHSMS Manual for the organisation. The Table of Contents should contain a range of elements (main headings) and their components (subheadings) reflecting the ways in which OHS will be organised and managed. Provide a brief statement (one to two sentences) describing each element. (5%).

2. Provide an explanation (150 words) of how the OHSMS operates (i.e. format, content, purposes and functions) as if this is to be presented to a management group within the organisation (5%).

3. Prepare an Implementation Plan outlining only one strategy the organisation has decided to undertake to improve OHS outcomes (i.e. a training initiative, a process for hazard reporting or a new method for conducting inspections). The plan may be presented in the form of a table. Include the following in the plan (5%):

a. The series of steps required to implement the strategy

b. Methods or activities used to consult with others

c. The allocation of key tasks to be undertaken in order to implement the plan, inclusive of dates/time frames

d. A method of tracking the completion of tasks prescribed in the plan.

Part C (10%) (1000 words)

1. List three sources of information and data existing internally within the organisation that would be relevant for the organisation to use in the management of OHS risks (i.e. name specific reports, registers or records that are used). Explain how information and data can be collected, recorded and analysed to assist in managing OHS risks in the organisation (5%).

2. List the benefits to an organisation of having workers’ compensation, return-to-work and injury management integrated into its systems (5%).

1. Description of the organisation and industry

2. Identification of relevant aspects of organisational operation from an OHS/WHS perspective

3. Outline of the OHS performance of the industry and/or relevant occupational factors, supported by statistical data.

4. Outline of OHS/WHS management system elements and their operation in the system

5. Identification of relevant policies and procedures, particularly from a legislative perspective

6. Prepare an implementation plan for one OHS initiative

7. Format, grammar, punctuation

8. Harvard referencing style

A detailed marking rubric will be provided in Moodle at the commencement of term.

Assessment Type

Portfolio

Task Description

1. Outline the need for, and benefits of, an OHS/WHS consultation procedure. How would you go about developing such a procedure? Describe how you would consult with stakeholders in the development of the procedure (500 words) (5%).

2. Develop a comprehensive procedure for effective OHS/WHS consultation with workers and their participation in OHS/WHS matters for a specific organisation (1500 words) (15%). Note: This procedure does not need to specifically relate to the organisation nominated in Written Assessment 1.

1. Outline of needs and benefits for OHS/WHS consultation procedure

2. Process for developing a procedure

3. Methods of consultation with stakeholders in the development of a consultation procedure

4. Develops a comprehensive procedure for worker consultation and participation

5. Format, grammar and punctuation

6. Harvard referencing style

A detailed marking rubric will be provided in Moodle at the commencement of term.

Assessment Type

Portfolio

Task Description

PART A

Develop two procedures for a specific organisation for the effective management of each of the following two matters.

(i) Procedure for Plant and equipment. This must include the identification of the specific legal requirements for high-risk work licences for specific plant (1000 words) (10%).

(ii) Procedure for Hazardous chemicals (1000 words) (10%).

Note: These procedures do not need to specifically relate to the organisation nominated in Written Assessment 1.

PART B

(i) Assessment of Psychosocial hazards and associated risk factors.(6%)

Respond to a case study using a risk management approach to identify, analyse and evaluate the hazards and associated risks. A case study and template titled 'Psychosocial risk assessment tool' is provided in Moodle for this. Ensure the following steps are completed using the template.

• Step 1: Identify the hazards associated with the scenario (case study) that are recorded on pages 2-10 of the tool

• Step 2: Assess and prioritise the risks by nominating duties/task elements, associated consequences and the injury risk potential (see p 4 of the tool).

• Step 3: State how those identified risks can be controlled (see the table on p 11)

• Step 4: State how the risks may be reviewed (propose some practical strategies for the review). (Word Count: There is no specified word count for this portion of the assessment but note that all steps as prescribed above must be completed within the template).

(ii) Present a report to management that communicates the selected risk controls for the identified work-related psychological health and safety issues. Discuss the importance of time-frames, reviews and roles and responsibilities for the identified work-related psychological issues. A report template is provided in Moodle for this purpose. (400 - 600 words) (4%).

1. Develops procedures for managing risks associated with plant and equipment and hazardous chemicals.

2. Applies a risk management approach to the assessment and management of psychosocial hazards and associated risk factors.

3. Format, grammar and punctuation.

Assessment Type

Portfolio

Task Description

Develop plans for the effective management of emergencies and incident reporting/notification for a specific organisation:

PART A (1500 words) (15%)

Emergency response plans

1.Develop an emergency risk register listing a range of potential emergencies (an Emergency Risk Register, not one representing all risks). Ensure that you list at least four types of potential emergencies. Provide the following information in the register.

a. Categorisation for each of the emergencies (4%).

b. Potential effects on people (internal and external to the site), property and the environment (1%).

2. Preparation for an Initial Response

Develop an initial response plan for one potential emergency event (i.e. fire or bomb threat or natural disaster etc). Include the following information in the response plan.

a. Responsibilities of key emergency control organisation (ECO) stakeholders (2%).

b. A set of instructions to be followed during the emergency by all persons. This may take the form of action cards that are accessible or displayed in prominent locations (3%).

c. Provide a list of physical systems used in the emergency (i.e. emergency alerting systems, emergency protection systems, required safety wear) and briefly describe their function/role in an emergency (2%).

d. State the required training needs to initiate and execute the plan (2%).

e. Reference to Australian legislation and standards, current industry practice, specialist advice and input by emergency agencies in the development of the plan (1%).

PART B (500 words) (5%).

Prepare a flowchart and accompanying explanatory notes for incident reporting and notification (excluding the investigation process) for an organisation.

1. The flowchart needs to incorporate the actions required for both the statutory notification of an incident to the relevant regulator(s), and the internal actions used by the organisation to record the incident. Note that the flowchart should not include the investigation process (3%).

2. Include explanatory notes that would accompany the use of the flowchart (2%).

Marking matrix outlining the marking criteria will be provided.