SITXWHS003 Implement and monitor work health and safety

SITXWHS003 Implement and monitor work health and safety

Activity 1A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to explain relevant WHS information to personnel.
1. What types of WHS information should be explained to personnel?

2. What methods can you use to explain WHS information to personnel?

3. Describe aspects of WHS particular to your organisation that should be explained to personnel

Activity 1B
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to make all current WHS information readily accessible to staff.
1. Identify methods you can use to provide staff with WHS information

Activity 2A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to monitor adherence to organisational WHS procedures and monitor ongoing compliance with safe work practices.
1. In what ways can you ensure ongoing compliance with safe work practices?

2. What factors should you consider when monitoring compliance?

3. Describe particular WHS procedures staff need to follow specific to your organisation

Activity 2B
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to explain how to take prompt action to address non-compliance with procedures and safe work practices.
1. Identify reasons for non-compliance that would need to be addressed

2. What steps can you take to address non-compliance?

Activity 2C
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to monitor day-to-day effectiveness of WHS practices in maintaining the health, safety and security of personnel.
1. In what can you assess the effectiveness of WHS practices day to day?

2. What factors should you consider when assessing the effectiveness of WHS practices?

Activity 3A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to coordinate the operation of all consultative processes.
1. What consultative processes does your organisation use to coordinate operations?

2. What aspects of operations are influenced by consultative processes?

Activity 3B
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to provide opportunities for staff members to contribute their views on current and future WHS management practices.
1. What things should you consider to help staff to contribute their views?

2. What methods can you provide for staff members to contribute their views?

Activity 3C
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to resolve or refer issues raised through WHS consultation to the appropriate person.
1. What steps can you take to help raise and resolve WHS issues?

2. What should you to when deciding to refer WHS issues?

Activity 3D
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to provide timely staff and own feedback on WHS management practices to the designated person.
1. What information from WHS management practices can you provide to staff or designated persons and how can you provide it?

2. How can you ensure the feedback on WHS management practices is good quality?

Activity 4A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to coordinate scheduled hazard identification activities, ensuring hazards are identified at times designated by legislation.
1. What tools can you use to coordinate hazard identification activities?

2. What information should be included on hazard identification forms?

3. What methods can you use to identify hazards?

Activity 4B
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify any hazards on an ongoing basis during own day-to-day workplace operations.
1. What types of workplace hazards could you come into contact with?

2. Where are common locations for workplace hazards?

Activity 4C
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to react to reports of hazards by other workers, and coordinate and participate in risk assessments.
1. When should risk assessments be performed?

2. What should you consider when performing risk assessments?

Activity 4D
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to describe how to implement any risk control methods or refer to appropriate person if control is outside scope of responsibility.
1. What is the hierarchy of control?

2. What is your workplace system for reporting hazards?

Activity 4E
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to monitor effectiveness of control measures, promptly identify any inadequacies, and resolve or report them to the appropriate person.
1. In what situations should control measures be reviewed?

2. Who are the appropriate persons in your organisation to report control measure inadequacies to?

Activity 5A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify WHS training needs based on regular staff monitoring.
1. What training needs would staff in your organisation have?

2. How can WHS training needs be identified?

Activity 5B
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to make arrangements for fulfilling training needs.
1. What steps can you take to make arrangements for fulfilling training needs?

2. What methods can you use for WHS training?

Activity 5C
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to identify how to monitor effectiveness of training and make required adjustments.
1. What methods can you use to monitor the effectiveness of training?

2. What should you consider discussing when making adjustments following training?

Activity 6A
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to explain how to complete WHS records and reports accurately and legibly and store according to organisational and legal requirements, and use data and reports to provide reliable and timely
input into the management of workplace health, safety and security.
1. What WHS records and reports does your organisation require?

2. How can you ensure accuracy in completing WHS records?

Activity 6B
Objective To provide you with an opportunity to explain how to minimise use of printed materials and maximise electronic transmission and filing of all documents to reduce waste.
1. What steps can you use to minimise printed materials and reduce waste?

Section A: Skills Activity

Objective: To provide you with an opportunity to show you have the required skills for this unit.

This activity will enable you to demonstrate the following skills:

» Reading
o interpret unfamiliar and complex materials describing regulatory requirements for WHS management and organisational policies and procedures
» Writing
o write high level reports about the effectiveness of WHS management practices, making recommendations for change and complete accurate records for regulatory compliance
» Oral communication
o discipline non-compliant personnel
o conduct sometimes complex WHS consultation activities
o explain all WHS procedures and information on safe work practices
» Problem solving
o incorporate the views of other people consulted in the workplace
o analyse WHS system deficiencies and recommend required change
» Teamwork
o monitor staff members’ daily compliance with WHS management practices and counsel on non-compliance.

Answer the activity in as much detail as possible, considering your organisational requirements. In a workplace situation, carry out (or simulate carrying out) the following skills:
1. Over the course of one month, identify, read and interpret three unfamiliar and complex materials describing regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures for WHS management.

Write a one-two page report outlining the materials you have consulted and three points of information you gained from each.

1. Over the course of one month, analyse and write one report about the effectiveness of WHS management practices, making recommendations for change. You do not have to address all aspects of WHS management. Rather, you should address three specific aspects. Be sure to consult your colleagues during this task, soliciting their observations, thoughts and ideas.

Specifically, you may address:

» Hazard report practices
» Incident report practices
» Risk assessment practices
» Procedures for carrying out different types of work
» Procedures for carrying out workplace inspections
» Emergency evacuation report practices
» Health monitoring report practices
» Equipment maintenance report practices
» WHS induction and training practices
» Practices for completing safety data sheets
»Practices for handling chemicals.

The report should be between two and three pages long. It should include three observations or points of information about current WHS management practices and three recommendations for the future.

2. Over the course of one month, monitor staff members’ daily compliance with WHS management practices and identify one employee who is failing to comply with work health and safety procedures and practices. Organise a half hour one-to-one meeting with them to discuss this issue.

Specifically, you should:

» Discuss the reasons for the employee’s failure to comply with WHS practices
» Remind the employee of the importance of adhering to WHS practices
» Remind the employee of the WHS practices they need to follow
» Discipline the employee appropriately (remember, these actions should be corrective rather than punitive)
» Develop a compliance plan with the employee.

Throughout the discussion, make sure that you maintain a professional and helpful tone that is firm as well as fair. Your primary goal should be to encourage the employee to act correctly and adhere to all WHS practices, rather than embarrass or belittle them.