BSBWHS403 WHS Project Question and Answers

Question 1

Multiple choices
Circle the letter beside the one MOST CORRECT answer.

1. The WHS framework is characterized by:

• Commonwealth Acts and regulations are overriding all existing State Acts and Legislations.
• Acts and Regulations determined separately and autonomously by all State, Territory and Commonwealth governments.
• Acts and Regulations adopted from a common framework by all State, Territory and Commonwealth governments.
• Acts and Regulations determined by the Commonwealth government and adopted by State and Territory governments.
2. Which is the order of highest strength of authority to the lowest strength of authority?
• Guidance material – Codes of Practice – Regulations – Acts.
• Acts – Codes of Practice – Guidance material – Regulations.
• Acts – Regulations – Codes of Practice- Guidance material.
• Regulations – Guidance material – Codes of Practice – Acts.

3. Under WHS legislation, a PCBU is a(n):
• Proprietary Company or Business Unit
• Proprietary Company or Business Undertaking
• Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking
• Person Conducting a Business Undertaking

4. Risk management in WHS focuses on
• Processes.
• Documentation.
• Risk assessment.
• Safety outcomes.

5. The role of determining policy and procedure in WHS is taken by the:

• HSR.
• Deputy HSR.
• HSC.
• WHS entry permit holder.
6. Who (most likely) can directly stop hazardous work being carried out?

• HSR.
• Deputy HSR.
• HSC.
• WHS entry permit holder.
7. Workgroups are set up in WHS, taking into account:
• The similarity of work done.
• The diversity of workers.
• Nature of engagement.
• All of the above.

8. HSR’s are elected by:

• All workers in a PCBU.
• All workers in a workgroup.
• All managers in a PCBU.
• The manager of a workgroup.

9. IT Professionals are particularly liable to the risk of:
• Noise.
• PPE’s.
• Hazardous manual tasks.
• All of the above.

10. Management duties in WHS include:
• Emergency provisions.
• First aid.
• Facilities.
• All of the above.

11. The hierarchy of a selection of risk controls, from highest to lowest is:
• Administrate – Engineering – Substitute – Isolate.
• Substitute – Isolate – Administrate – PPE.
• Eliminate – Isolate – Substitute – Engineering.
• Administrate – Eliminate – Engineering – Isolate.

12. A review and revision of control measures could be required if:
• A risk control fails.
• Work systems change.
• Consultation indicates it.
• All of the above.
13. Training of workers in WHS must take into account:
• The nature of the training.
• The cost of the training.
• The nature of the work.
• The cost of the work.
14. Workplace managers must provide for example:
• First aid kit contents.
• Facilities without glare.
• An emergency plan.
• All of the above.

15. PPE, as used in WHS, stands for:
• Plan – Prepare – Evacuate
• Person Providing Equipment
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Personal Performance Evaluation

16. IT Professionals are NOT very likely to encounter problems with:
• Repetitive movements.
• High or sudden force.
• Awkward posture.
• Musculoskeletal disorder.

17. The category “High-Risk Work” in the IT industry is most likely to apply to:
• Systems Engineers.
• Programmers.
• Database Administrators.
• Network Engineers.

18. The PCBU has to take into account when determining control measure for hazardous manual tasks:
• Postures related to the task.
• The layout of the work area.
• Lighting and air conditioning provisions that may affect the task.
• All of the above.

19. An RCD is:
• A Recognised Constructional Danger.
• A Residual Current Device.
• Not likely to be found in an IT installation.
• Not covered by WHS legislation.

20. WHS legislation covers:
• Replacing a light globe.
• Replacing a fuse.
• Repairing unsafe equipment.
• All of the above.

Question 2

WHS hazard recognition

These photographs are from a WHS Audit in Sydney TAFE.

For each one, briefly describe the problem you see, what possible impact it may have if something goes wrong and how the situation could be improved.

This is a scene from a first aid handbook. You are not expected to provide first aid, but you may be asked to identify possible hazards so that suitable action can be taken to reduce the risk of further injury. Make a list of all hazards you can find in this scene.

Question 3

Hazardous manual tasks in IT.

Study the Hazardous manual tasks – Code of practice (the copy is in Student Resources).  Find 5 items in the document that refer specifically refer to working in IT or using a desktop computer for your work. Note the page number and briefly describe each of them in your own words. [Weighting 5*4=20]

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