Assessment Task 1 – Written Questions

Task Summary

Answer all of the written questions below.

What you will need

Paper and pens

When and where do I need to do this?

This assessment task will be completed in the classroom. Write in the date as advised by your assessor:

What do I have to submit?

You will need to provide correct answers to all questions. Write down your answers with the question number clearly indicated.

What if I get something wrong?

If your assessor sees that you did not provide a satisfactory answer, they will ask you to redo the question.

Instructions

Provide answers to all of the questions below:

1. Discuss the rationale for nationally harmonized work health and safety laws.

1. Discuss the importance of health and safety legislation.

1. Discuss the purpose of health and safety regulation.

1. Discuss the purpose of a code of practice.

1. Write down the names of six of the twelve model codes of practice that have been endorsed by Safe Work Australia.

1. The Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 state how to manage risks to health and safety with regard to  hazardous  manual  tasks.    List  two  issues  that  should  be  addressed  when  determining control measures in the workplace.

1. Define the term duty holder in the context of the WHS Act.

1. Discuss in around a paragraph the primary duty of care of a PCBU?

1. List two Work Health and Safety (WHS) responsibilities of workers whilst at work?

1. List three ways in which hazards can be identified.

1. Briefly define risk assessment in workplace health and safety?

1. Briefly describe risk control in workplace health and safety

1. List and describe all the options in the hierarchy of control from most effective to least effective. Provide an example for each.

1. List three reasons why a WHS incident should be reported?

1. Give one example of what is classified as a notifiable incident?

1. How long must a record of each notifiable incident be kept by an employer?

1. What is the time period within which an employer must notify their worker’s compensation insurer where a work has received a workplace injury.

Assessment Task 2 – WHS management system project

Task Summary

This assessment task requires you to review and update an existing Health and Safety Policy and Procedure for a fictitious company, Grow Management Consultants.

What you will need

• Health and Safety Policy

• Health and Safety Procedure

• Computer and Microsoft Office

• Access to the internet for research

When and where do I need to do this?

This assessment task will be completed in the classroom as part of the simulated work environment. Write in the date as advised by your assessor:

What do I have to submit?

• Revised health and safety policy and procedure

What if I get something wrong?

If your assessor sees that you did not complete this assessment task satisfactorily, they will ask you to redo the task

Instructions

Grow Management Consultants is a management consultancy business.

Staff employed in the business include the CEO, Operations Manager, two Senior Management Consultants and an Administration Officer. There are also three management consultant contractors who work from the office at least 2 days a week each, as well as from home. All of the management consultants travel extensively across Australia visiting clients.

Grow Management Consultants has an existing Health and Safety Policy and Procedure but as the organisation has expanded and health and safety legislation has changed over the years, the CEO believes that it is time to update the Policy and Procedure.

The CEO has indicated that he does not want to incur any additional costs in implementing the WHS/OHS management system and wants to incorporate WHS/OHS responsibilities into existing staff roles.

The CEO has identified that the areas that need updating are as follows:

• Include definitions of duty holders under WHS/OHS legislation

• Types of hazard inspections need to be broadened to include pre-operation and regular inspections, as well as working from home inspections (see below).

• WHS/OHS Communication and Consultation Arrangements – the current Health and Safety Policy refers to the need to consult with workers, but the WHS procedure does not say how it will occur. Suitable communication and consultation arrangements need to be identified for Grow Management Consultants and procedures developed. These arrangements also need to be in accordance with legislative requirements.

• While the current policy and procedure refers to hazard identification and risk control generally, it has been identified that there are no specific procedures with regard to working from home health and safety requirements. As working from home is a common practice for the management consultants, this needs to be addressed. A procedure needs to be developed, as well as a checklist.

• The policy and procedure does not address the requirement to ensure that where there are changes to a work procedure or system that a hazard identification is conducted to identify and new hazards that may be created and ways to control these.

As the Operations Manager you are responsible for researching, developing and implementing the above changes. You will also need to ensure that any new procedures added include which staff member is responsible.

Complete the following activities:

1. Review the existing Grow Management Consultants WHS Policy and Procedure

1. Research best practice WHS communication and consultation practices and hazard identification and risk control procedures for working from home.

1. Update the WHS Policy and Procedure based on your research. The updated policy and procedure should clearly identify all of the areas in the scenario. Highlight all changes you have made (using either tracked changes or a coloured highlight).

1. Develop a working from home health and safety checklist.

1. When you have completed the above activities, send the revised health and safety policy and procedure and working from home health and safety checklist to the CEO (your assessor).

In your email briefly outline key changes to the policy and procedure  based on your research and attach the revised Health and Safety Policy and Procedure and the checklist.  You should also confirm how the changes will not incur costs.

Assessment Task 3 – WHS Induction and training presentation

Task Summary

In this assessment task, you are required to conduct a WHS induction and training program for all staff at Grow Management Consultants. The purpose of the WHS induction and training program is to inform staff about WHS/OHS requirements, as well as the revised health and safety policy and procedure.

The presentation should be accompanied by power points and should last for approximately 30 minutes, including time for questions and feedback.

What you will need

• Health and Safety Policy and Procedure

• Space to conduct the WHS presentation and projector for power points

• Presentation role-play participants

• Computer and Microsoft Office

• Access to the internet for research

When and where do I need to do this?

This assessment task will be completed in the classroom as part of the simulated work environment. Write in the date as advised by your assessor:

What do I have to submit?

• Power points
• Screen shot of folders created to file documents

What if I get something wrong?

If your assessor sees that you did not complete this assessment task satisfactorily, they will ask you to redo the task

Instructions

Complete the following activities:

1. Develop a power point presentation that includes:

• An outline of the organisation’s commitment to health and safety as identified from the Policy

• An overview of WHS/OHS legislation that applies to Grow Management Consultants and the purpose of such legislation – note this should be the WHS/OHS legislation that applies to the state/territory in

which you are studying. Your overview should include the following:

o  Purpose/definitions of WHS/OHS Act, Regulations, Codes of Practice

• Meaning of duty of care

• Obligations of workers at work

• Obligation of a business to consult and communicate with workers

• A review of the key changes made to the existing Health and Safety Policy and Procedure

• Persons within the organisation who are responsible for WHS and each of their responsibilities (as identified from the Health and Safety Policy and Procedure).

• A review of the new working from home safety checklist.

1. During the presentation you will be required to demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills including:

• Speaking clearly and concisely
• Using effective non-verbal communication skills to encourage audience interest
• Responding to questions
• Asking questions to seek feedback
• Use of active listening techniques to confirm and clarify understanding

1. At the end of the presentation you should provide the opportunity for questions.

Your assessor in the role of CEO will ask you at least two questions about the presentation.

1. Create a series of folders in order to file all of your work for this Assessment Task and Assessment Task 2.

Email a screen shot of the folders you have created to your assessor, as well as a screen shot of the content of each of the folders. Your filing system should reflect how you would set up a WHS record keeping system in a real life situation.

Assessment Task 4 – WHS Risk Control Project

Task Summary

For this assessment task you will be required to conduct research into effective ways of managing fatigue at work and to recommend strategies to address current fatigue issues for all staff at Grow Management Consultants. You will be required to develop a short briefing report, as well as discuss your finding and recommendations with staff via a memo.

What you will need

• Computer and Microsoft Office

• Access to the internet for research

• Briefing report template

When and where do I need to do this?

This assessment task will be completed in the classroom as part of the simulated work environment. Write in the date as advised by your assessor:

What do I have to submit?

• Briefing report
• Memo to staff
• WHS folders/file screen shot

What if I get something wrong?

If your assessor sees that you did not complete this assessment task satisfactorily, they will ask you to redo the task

Instructions

At a recent Grow Management Consultants staff meeting, it was identified that some of the staff are working very long hours during the week and are also working at weekends.

Staff are complaining of stress and fatigue. The long hours are as a result of the numerous projects that the company currently has. The management consultants are also travelling extensively.

The CEO has sent an email to all staff to urge them to work no more than 8 hours a day. However, staff are still continuing to work long hours due to the high volume of work.

To address this situation, the CEO has asked you (the Operations Manager) to conduct research into fatigue management and to recommend strategies to address this for all staff at Grow Management Consultants.

Complete the following activities:

1. Research and report on:

• Problems associated with fatigue

• Signs of fatigue

• Risks associated with fatigue and procedures for managing the risk of fatigue.

• Proposed strategies for managing fatigue and relationship to hierarchy of control

• Sources of information used for the report, as well as sources of expert advice that could be used if further advice is needed in the area.

Your report should be written in clear and concise English using the report template provided by your assessor.

1. Develop a short memo based on the report for all staff that advises them of strategies that will be put in place to address fatigue issues. Your memo should be clear and concise and easy for all staff to understand. It should be no more than one page. Your assessor will advise of the date for submission.

1. Add this report and memo to your WHS filing system. Email a screen shot of the updated folders/files.

Assessment Task 5 – WHS Risk Control Implementation Case Study

Task Summary

For this final assessment task you are required to review risk controls implemented and to advise on whether the risk control has been effectively implemented.

What you will need

• Computer and Microsoft Office

• Access to the internet for research

When and where do I need to do this?

This assessment task will be completed in the classroom as part of the simulated work environment. Write in the date as advised by your assessor:

What do I have to submit?

• Email to CEO (your assessor)

What if I get something wrong?

If your assessor sees that you did not complete this assessment task satisfactorily, they will ask you to redo the task

Instructions

The agreed risk control put in place in relation to fatigue management at Grow was a safe working hours guideline which the CEO is responsible for monitoring. The working week at Grow Management Consultants is 38 hours.

The safe working hours guideline states:

• No one should work more than 14 hours in a day.
• There should be at least 10 hours continuous break per 24 hour period.
• A lunch break of at least 30 minutes should be taken during the working day.
• Individuals should be aware of the hours worked and ensure they are aware of the risks.

You are checking that staff are following the guideline and is reviewing staff time sheets for the month of September.

• Operations Manager – shows 180 hours worked over a 4 week period (M to F). Break of at least 30 minutes taken each day.

• Senior Management Consultant 1 – shows 190 hours worked over a 4 week period. Shows no lunch breaks taken.

• Senior Management Consultant 2 – shows 14.5 hours worked during three days of the month of September. Lunch breaks taken intermittently.

• Administration Officer – 152 hours plus lunch breaks of 30 minutes taken.

Complete the following activities:

1. Send a brief email to the CEO (your assessor) outlining:

• From the review above, is the guideline for safe working hours being followed?

• If not, provide your recommendations for action.

1. Assume that the CEO has approved actions of reminding staff about the safe working guideline and action these agreed actions by sending an email to all staff advising them the safe working guideline must be followed and that time sheets will be monitored. Remind staff of the importance of following the guidelines and the reasons for such.

Please CHAT WITH LIVE Assignment Advisor to know more about Referencing styles and Citations.

Chat with our 24x 7 Online Agents CLICK CHAT NOW

Ask Your Assignment Question?
Check out our Assignment Help Services
Find Your Assignment Experts

Are You Looking For Diploma of Leadership and Management Assignment Help?

The best Diploma of Leadership and Management Assignment Help is needed for students having MBA specialization in management. The casestudyhelp.com is the best provider of Management Assignment Help service online. They provide you with the Management Assignment Help of the highest standards by the top Management Assignment Help Writer.