Reference no: EM132384521

BSBWHS501 Ensure a safe workplace
Australian School of Commerce

Performance objective
For this task, you will demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to establish and maintain a WHS management system.

Assessment description
Referring to the simulated business and scenario information provided in the Appendices of this task, you will plan and develop a WHS management system to assist the organisation to comply with WHS legislation. You will identify and use sources of expert advice to plan your system. You will gather a portfolio of evidence to collect samples of documentation to support the WHS management system. You will then prepare a report outlining and explaining the system, duty holders, resources, and approval required.

Procedure

1. Review the Australian Hardware scenario in Appendix 1.

2. Review the Australian Hardware simulated business information in Appendices
2-5.
Note: Detailed information on Australian Hardware, including operational policies and procedures, risk management, and financials may be accessed at:
a. ‘Australian Hardware', IBSA.

3. Research WHS management systems (WHSMS) to determine the features for an appropriate WHS management system to propose for Australian Hardware. Consider:
a. which policies and procedures to include
b. what adaptation and amendments may be required to existing policies and procedures
c. the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities required
d. which human, physical and financial resources are required (estimate costs over first year of implementation). See table below for costs.
Note: Two hours of training per employee has been approved relating to the new WHSMS itself,duties, and role-specific safety training. The total approved budget is $1 million.

4. Amend the Wollongong Store WHS policy to apply nationally.
5. Develop a report on the proposed WHSMS. Include:
a. description of the features of the proposed WHSMS, including policies and required amendments
b. explanation of how the proposed WHSMS meets legislative requirements, including description of duty holders (PCBU, officers, workers, etc.)
c. explanation of how the proposed WHSMS meets organisational requirements and integrates with organisational needs, includingbudget.
6. Submit all required documentation, including a budget for your proposed WHSMS, to your assessor for approval as per specifications below. Keep copies for your records.

Specifications
You must provide:
• a report on your proposed WHS management system
• a portfolio of evidence, including:
• an amended WHS policy to apply nationally
• an outline of resources and costs for the system, which includes the name of the designated person for approval.
Your assessor will be looking for evidence of:
• knowledge of relevant WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice that apply to WHS risk management and recordkeeping in the context of the simulated business and scenario
• literacy skills to adapt and communicate WHS policies that reflect WHS legislative requirements
• information technology skills to, for example, source simulated business information and use word processing software to adapt existing policies.

Performance objective
For this task, you will demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to establish and maintaineffective and compliant participation arrangements for managing WHS. You will also demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to establish and maintain procedures for effectively identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks.

Assessment description

Using the WHS policy and planning you developed in Assessment Task 1, you will undertake consultation and manage WHS risk. You will develop or source and adapt risk management and recordkeeping procedures, participate in two consultation role-plays or provide detailed consultation meeting notes, follow risk management procedures, and plan follow-up activities for ongoing risk management. You will also need to identify sources of expert advice and seek input.

Procedure

Part A
1. Review the following scenario:
You are a WHS consultant. You have been contracted by Australian Hardware to design and implement a WHS management system (WHSMS) for the organisation. You have decided to pilot your program in the Wollongong Store.
You will need to develop WHS risk management policy and procedures, and plan and implement risk management in consultation with workers and their representatives.

2. Review the Australian Hardware simulated business information in the Appendices of the previous Assessment Task. An alternative workplace may be substituted for the Case Study.
Note: Detailed information on Australian Hardware, including operational policies and procedures, risk management, and financials may be accessed at:
• ‘Australian Hardware', IBSA.
3. Develop a policy and procedure/s for WHS risk management. Ensure your policy and procedure/s:
• define the organisation's approach to WHS risk management and commitment to legal compliance
• refer to relevant legislation, codes of practice, etc.
• include procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risk
• include reference to, and procedures for using, hierarchy of control
• referto and assist the organisation to comply with consultation requirements under the WHS Act.
Note: Policies/procedures may be sourced and adapted, rather than written from scratch.
4. Develop recordkeeping policy and procedure/s:
• Include templates and procedures for collecting information on hazards, incidents and actions taken, such as incident reports and risk registers.
Note: Policies, procedures, templates may be sourced and adapted, rather than written from scratch.

Part B

1. Arrange with your assessor to meet with the Wollongong work group health (or an alternative real workplace group) and safety representative (HSR). Prepare to collect information on worker concerns and effectiveness of existing controls for risk.

2. In a role-play or the submission of detailed meeting notes, meet with the Wollongong HSR.

3. Identify and seek expert advice for some aspect of planning or implementation of WHS risk management or WHS legislation. For example:
a. determine safe storage of petrol, turpentine, poisons, paints, etc.
b. determine systems for safely directing traffic in warehouse areas.
Note: You may choose to contact your WorkCover authority for advice,for example, on implementing aspects of the WHS Act.

4. Arrange with your assessor to meet with the Wollongong Store Manager. Prepare to discuss worker concerns and possible actions to take.

5. In a role-play, meet with the Wollongong Store Manager. During the meeting, you will explain and use your procedures to assess and record actions taken to control WHS risks. Discuss the expert advice you researched or received.

6. Develop a plan to implement appropriate measures to control risk. Include:
a. timelines, resourcesand actions
b. any new procedures to be developed
c. changes to procedures
d. further communication and consultation:
planat least one meeting in detail to inform affected workers of changes and include strategies to provide access to information and ease of understanding
e. ongoing, regular monitoring (plan for at least three monitoring activities,e.g. scheduled audits)
f. recordkeeping or reporting actions to assist in compliance and organisational WHS performance review.

7. Submit all required documentation to your assessor as per the specifications below. Keep copies for your records.
Specifications
You must:
• participate in a role-play meeting with the HSR (the assessor), or provide detailed meeting notes of a real or simulated meeting.
• identify and seek expert advice
• participate in a role-play meeting with Wollongong Store Manager (the assessor), ), or provide detailed meeting notes of a real or simulated meeting.
• submit a portfolio of evidence that includes:
• WHS risk management policy and procedure/s
• recordkeeping policy and procedure/s, including the required templates and forms
• an implementation plan for control and monitoring of identified risk/s
• completedrecords of risk treatment (completed as per recordkeeping procedures).

Attachment:- Ensure a safe workplace.rar