Identify Hazards

Based on Australian standards

Assessment – SITXOHS003B

Student name: ____________________________

What you have to do

There are a total of four (4) parts to complete, as follows:

Part A – consists of

Multiple Choice

and True/False questions requiring a correct answer for each.

Part B – consists of tasks requiring an extended response answer.

Part C – consists of a task requiring an extended response answer.

Part D – consists of questions requiring extended response answers.

Securely attach your answers on separate sheets that clearly identify the question to which you are responding and number the pages in sequence. At the end of each answer, allow adequate space (at least 6-8 lines), for the teacher’s comments and feedback.

You will be assessed on how well you interpret each task request and how you structure each according to layout, sequencing and by providing all relevant and applicable details for each task.

This is an ungraded unit. Your result is based on the evidence you provide to meet the criteria for competence as specified in the unit of competency and grading criteria. You will receive a result of Achieved Competency (AC) or Not yet Competent (NC).

Information on how to submit your assignment is located on the OTEN website under your OLS log-in.

Task/Question

Part A: Multiple Choice and True/False questions

Multiple Choice

Questions 1 – 9 are Multiple Choice. Please circle or select the most correct answer; only one answer per question can be chosen.

1.
Which government authority administers health and safety legislation in NSW?

a. Safe Work Australia

b. Comcare

c.
WorkCover Authority

d. GIO.

2.
To whom do employers owe a ‘Duty of Care’?

a. Everyone

b. Employees

c.
Employees and third parties who enter the workplace and anyone who may be affected by the consequences of their act

d. WorkCover inspectors.

3.
How many employees in a NSW workplace require the setting up of an OHS committee?

a. 50

b. 10

c. 100 or more

d.
20 or more.

4.
If an employer failed to meet their ‘Duty of Care’, what is one way of demonstrating this to a court?

a. To tender a prescribed Code of practice and demonstrate it was not adhered to

b. To rely on the common law ‘Duty of Care’

c. To show that the instructions of a WorkCover inspector were NOT adhered to

d.
All of the above.

5.
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of a death in a workplace?

a. A fine on the employer

b. A fine on the employee who caused the accident

c. A WorkCover investigation

d. Compensation paid to the deceased’s estate.

6.
What is the difference between a risk and a hazard?

a. A hazard will always cause injury; whereas a risk might not

b.
A risk is the likelihood of disease or injury, by the incorrect handling of the hazard

c. There is no difference; they mean the same thing

d. A hazard is where WorkCover has identified a potential danger; a risk does not involve WorkCover.

7.
What made the Legionnaires outbreak in USA in 1976 so significant?

a. It wasn’t, what occurred in USA does not impact here

b. It showed that air-conditioning equipment needs to be regularly checked for bacteria

c. It showed that deaths can occur anywhere if people are elderly

d. Air-conditioning is used for cooling and therefore no building or premises that use air-conditioning can be exempt from regular inspection and maintenance; therefore this must be included as a hazard and risk.

8.
Why are First Aid reports useful in identifying workplace problems?

a. They aren’t; it’s just another government requirement to make life difficult

b. They can identify regular injuries that may indicate a trend or show that something is not suitable in the workplace

c. ATO requires them to verify use of first aid supplies

d. WorkCover checks them regularly.

9.
Which of the following would NOT be classified as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?

a. Gloves

b. Paper aprons

c. Work boots

d. Ear muffs or ear plugs.

True or False

Questions 10 – 19 are True or False. Read each of the statements below and decide whether they are True or False.

10.
Hazard identification is the last step in the risk management process.

True or False

11.
Hazards are something that have the potential to cause harm, injury, illness or disease.

True or False?

12.
Whilst there is a range of different workplace hazards the majority can be grouped into six main categories.

True or False?

13.
The employee should first notify their union regarding hazards in the workplace.

True or False?

14.
Hazards can be identified by two main processes, either by incidental methods or systematic analysis of the workplace.

True or False?

15.
Stress is the most common form of psychosocial injury to occur in the workplace.

True or False?

16.
WorkCover has the power to formulate industry Codes of Practice.

True or False?

17.
Consultation is NOT an important part of hazard identification.

True or False?

18.
A Task Analysis is a tool that enables the evaluation of individual work activities to identify potential hazards.

True or False?

19.
An OHS Policy is a statement of the organisation’s goals, whilst an OHS Program indicates the strategies that will be taken to achieve the organisation’s goals.

True or False?
Task/Question

Part B: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

Read the following scenario. You will be required to identify the obvious hazard and conduct a risk assessment using the four-step hierarchical process model.

Scenario

Harry is a nineteen year old casual employee who has been newly appointed at the fast food outlet you work in. He has been there two weeks. Whilst cleaning behind a grill Harry touched an exposed live electrical wire and received a high voltage electrical shock. He was rushed to hospital with severe muscle, nerve and blood vessel damage to his arm and body.

Investigations by WorkCover sparked an immediate inspection of all electrical equipment owned by the fast food chain. The chain pleaded guilty to failure to provide a safe workplace for employees.

1.
Identify the most obvious hazard presented in this scenario.

2.
Conduct a risk assessment for this hazard by using the four-step hierarchical process model. Be sure to include the appropriate matrix (or table) for each step.

Task/Question

Part C: Risk Control

Based on the previous scenario in Part B and the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment task you completed, you are now required to identify ways to eliminate the risk or take action to control the risk using the five-step hierarchical approach.

Task/Question

Part D: Review and Documentation

Following on from the electrocution incident at the fast food outlet mentioned in
Parts B & C, the outlet has now implemented risk control strategies.

1. How would the monitoring of these newly implemented risk control strategies benefit the fast food outlet?

2. Why is it necessary and what are the benefits for this fast food outlet to document and maintain accurate OHS record-keeping systems?

END OF ASSESSMENT

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