HLTWHS002 Assessment Task 3

ASSESSMENT TASK COVER SHEET  ASSESSMENT TASK 3

Students: Please fill out this cover sheet clearly and accurately for this task.  Make sure you have kept a copy of your work.

Student Name:

Student to complete

Assessor to complete

Assessment Task

Resubmission? Y/N

Student  initials

Sufficient/ insufficient

Date

Project  WHS inspection

STUDENT DECLARATION:   None of this work has been completed by any other person. I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student/s.  I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.  I understand that if I am found to be in breach of policy, disciplinary action may be taken against me.

Student name:                                                 Student signature:                                             Date:___________ 

 ASSESSOR FEEDBACK ________________________________________________________________________

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ASSESSMENT TASK 3: PROJECT  WHS INSPECTION

TASK SUMMARY:

You are required to complete a work health and safety check using the risk assessment form provided.

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

                Hazard inspection policies and procedures (from your work placement service)          Hazard Inspection checklist (from your work placement service).

WHEN DO I DO THIS ASSESSMENT?

              You will do this task during your work placement.

                  Write in your due date as advised by your assessor:  __________________________________ 

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor sees that you have not completed the form correctly, they will give you some feedback and you will need to do the task again.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Select a work area from your work placement service that you are familiar with. For example, you might

Ask your work placement supervisor for a copy of their WHS checklist for that area and conduct a workplace inspection.

Once you have completed your checklist you must answer the following questions.

  1. Did you find any things during the inspection that were not compliant? What were they?

(If you did not find any non-compliances, think of one thing that could have been non-compliant.)

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  1. What did you do about the non-compliant items?

(If you did not find any non-compliances in your safety check, refer to the item you identified above.)

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  1. How often is this area required to be inspected?

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ASSESSMENT TASK COVER SHEET  ASSESSMENT TASK 4

Students: Please fill out this cover sheet clearly and accurately for this task.  Make sure you have kept a copy of your work.

Student Name:

Student to complete

Assessor to complete

Assessment Task

Resubmission? Y/N

Student  initials

Sufficient/ insufficient

Date

Project  WHS risk assessment 

STUDENT DECLARATION:   None of this work has been completed by any other person. I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student/s.  I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.  I understand that if I am found to be in breach of policy, disciplinary action may be taken against me.

Student name:                                                 Student signature:                                             Date:___________ 

 ASSESSOR FEEDBACK

:____________________________________________________________________________

Assessors: Please return this cover sheet to the student with assessment results and feedback. A copy must be supplied to

Assessor name:                                              Assessor signature:                                            Date:___________ 

ASSESSMENT TASK 4: PROJECT  RISK ASSESSMENT

TASK SUMMARY:

You are required to complete a WHS risk assessment using the forms provided.

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

Your work placement service 

Supporting documents (included in this assessment):

                   Risk Assessment Control Form  

                Risk Assessment Matrix      Consequence Table 

                  Hierarchy of Control Table. 

WHEN DO I DO THIS TASK?

              You will do this task in your work placement service.

                  Write in your due date as advised by your assessor:  __________________________________ 

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor identifies that you did not complete all parts of each form correctly, you will be asked to fix the parts that are wrong and resubmit. 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read your  hazard identification and risk assessment policies and procedures to prepare for this task.

Choose a task you are familiar with at your work placement service. For example, you may choose the task of transferring a client to the dining room; providing a personal care activity; providing a client with a hot beverage or assisting people in wheelchairs.

You will need to do a hazard identification and risk assessment for this task.

  1. Use the risk assessment control form and identify at least 5 potential hazards for your chosen work activity or task.
  2. Now use the risk assessment rating matrix and the consequence table to:

        consider the consequences of the hazard            consider the likelihood of those consequences occurring     calculate the risk rating.

  1. Enter your risk assessment data in the Risk Assessment Control form and the Hierarchy of Control table.

Think about the following questions when completing the documents: 

                         What type of harm or injury could the hazard potentially cause?

                      What is the likelihood of that harm occurring? 

                     Are there current controls in place?

                     How effective are these controls? 

                      Are workplace procedures being followed? 

                      What further controls might be required? 

                      How would you put these controls in place? 

  1. Now add each of your recommendations into the Hierarchy of Control table. You may double up on some of the hierarchy levels. An example has been completed for you as a guide.

RISK ASSESSMENT CONTROL FORM  

Workplace 

Site supervisor/manager

Date

Name of person completing risk assessment

Description of activity:

Hazard identification and initial risk rating

Control measures and actions

Hierarchy of Control table

Summary of control requirements

Control/further action

Hazards

Action by

Due date:

Elimination

Substitution/Isolation

Engineering (example)

Recommence regular

maintenance schedule and ensure maintenance occurs at scheduled times

Poor maintenance of wheelchair

HSR

Maintenance Manager

15/10/2015

Engineering

Administration

Personal Protective Equipment

RISK ASSESSMENT RATING MATRIX

LIKELIHOOD

Rare

The event will only occur in exceptional circumstances

Unlikely

The event is not likely to occur in a

year

Possible

The event may occur within a year

Likely

The event is likely to occur within a year

Almost certain

The event is almost certain to occur within a year

Severe/Catastrophic

(Accidental death/ serious injury)

MEDIUM

HIGH

EXTREME

EXTREME

EXTREME

Major

(serious injury)

MEDIUM

MEDIUM

HIGH

EXTREME

EXTREME

Moderate

(Lost time due to workplace injury)

LOW

MEDIUM

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

Minor

(Minor workplace injury   no lost time)

LOW

LOW

MEDIUM

MEDIUM

MEDIUM

Minimal

(no injury)

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

Use this table to determine the current risk for each identified hazard.

RISK LEVELS

Resolution at each level involves reducing the risk level to a lower level of risk

      Extreme  requires immediate assessment with management consideration. A detailed plan, regular monitoring and reporting is required with a target resolution within 1 month timeframe

      High  requires immediate assessment with senior staff consideration, planning and reporting. Target resolution should ideally be within 3 months

                     Medium  reviewing of existing controls and planning required. Resolution timeframe should be within 1 year 

Low  the risk may be tolerable and controlled if managed with high quality process and procedures

DESCRIPTION

Consequence

Injury

Illness

Environment

Financial cost

Catastrophic

Fatality or permanent disability

Fatality or permanent disability

Disastrous and/or widespread environmental impact

Huge (greater than $500,000)

Major

Lost time injury (greater than 2 weeks)

Lost time injury (greater than 2 weeks)

Serious environmental impact

Major ($50,000 $500,000)

Moderate

Lost time injury (less than 2 weeks)

Lost time injury (less than 2 weeks)

Substantial environmental impact

High ($20,000 $50,000)

Minor

Requires basic medical treatment

Requires medical treatment, for example, for skin rashes

Small and / or localised impact

Medium ($5,000 $20,000)

Minimal 

Minor

Minor, for example headache/nausea

Little or no

environmental impact

Low (less than $5,000)

ASSESSMENT TASK COVER SHEET  ASSESSMENT TASK 5

Students: Please fill out this cover sheet clearly and accurately for this task.  Make sure you have kept a copy of your work.

Student Name:

Student to complete

Assessor to complete

Assessment Task

Resubmission? Y/N

Student  initials

Sufficient/ insufficient

Date

Workplace observations

STUDENT DECLARATION:   None of this work has been completed by any other person. I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded with any other student/s.  I have correctly referenced all resources and reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.  I understand that if I am found to be in breach of policy, disciplinary action may be taken against me.

Student name:                                                 Student signature:                                             Date: ______________

 ASSESSOR FEEDBACK :____________________________________________________________________________

Assessors: Please return this cover sheet to the student with assessment results and feedback. A copy must be supplied to the

Assessor name:                                              Assessor signature:                                            Date: ______________

ASSESSMENT TASK 5: WORKPLACE OBSERVATIONS

This task is broken up into three parts:

Part A: You are to locate and discuss procedures with your assessor. 

Part B: You are to apply emergency response policies and procedures in a simulated emergency situation.

Part C: You are to apply infection

PART A  WORKPLACE POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND SIGNAGE

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

 Access to your work placement service  Access to your management, manual handling and incident reporting)  Access to WHS manual handling codes of practice  Access to National Infection Control Guidelines.

WHEN DO I DO THIS TASK?

              You will do this task in your work placement service.

          Write in :  _____________________________ 

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor identifies that you did not complete all requirements of this task correctly, they will give you some feedback and you will need to redo the incorrect part/s again.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Locate the following policies and procedures:

      Infection control  this must include standard and additional precautions, clean/contaminated areas, hand washing, hygiene and personal protective clothing

                    Emergency management

                   Manual handling 

                  Incident reporting.

  1. Discuss each of the policies and procedures with your assessor, explaining the main points of each and relevant legislation and standards.

Your assessor will ask you for examples of how each policy and/or procedure is relevant to the work you have been doing or observing, and what legislation is involved in relation to safety and infection control.

  1. Your assessor will ask you to show them a number of different workplace safety signs. Take your assessor to each sign that they ask to see. Tell them what the sign means.

Your assessor will be looking to see that you:

                 Read and understand those workplace policies and procedures

                  Explain how standard precautions are used to avoid the spread of infection

                 Understand when additional infection control precautions are required

               Understand when and how to report incidents and injuries

                    Understand manual handling procedures and how to avoid injury to self when lifting and moving

                 Understand what to do in the event of an emergency situation (that is, fire)

                  Understand relevant legislation, codes of practice and standards 

PART B  EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND MANUAL HANDLING  

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?  Access to their work placement service

         A chair

         A wheelchair

                      A person to play the role of the client (assessor or a colleague at the work placement service).

WHEN DO I DO THIS TASK?

              You will do this task in your work placement service.

               Write in the date of your asse _____________________________ 

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor identifies that you did not demonstrate the correct skills and knowledge when evacuating the building, they will give you some feedback and you will need to redo the task again.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your assessor will talk to you about an emergency scenario. You will be required to:

  1. Correctly respond to the emergency situation by following workplace instructions, policies and procedures.
  2. Take responsibility for transferring one client to the emergency evacuation area. (Your assessor will provide you with details about this.)
  3. Debrief with your assessor after the scenario is complete.
  4. Answer two verbal questions.

Your assessor will be looking to see that you:

                 Read and interpret emergency evacuation policies and procedures 

                    Correctly follow emergency evacuation policies and procedures in a simulated emergency

                   Correct use manual handling techniques for minimising manual handling risk

                 Participate in a debriefing session to address the emergency situation

                 Consider your own levels of stress and fatigue after an emergency situation.

PART C  CLEAN-UP OF BLOOD SPILL AND INFECTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?

             Access to their work placement service

              Access to National Infection Control Guidelines

 An area in which they can demonstrate the blood spill clean-up  A blood spill kit.

WHEN DO I DO THIS TASK?

              You will do this task in your work placement service.

                                                                                                                            _____________________________ 

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If your assessor identifies that you did not demonstrate the correct skills and knowledge when cleaning up the spill, they will give you some feedback and you will need to redo the task again.

INSTRUCTIONS:

For this task your assessor will use water to simulate the blood spill.  

  1. You are to clean up a blood spill that has occurred in a dry area. The spill is approximately 13 cm in diameter.
  2. Once you have cleaned up properly, correctly dispose of the contaminated materials.
  3. As you work you are to explain to your assessor what you are doing. Remember to communicate professionally and appropriately with your assessor during this time.

Your assessor will ask you a number of verbal questions after you have completed the task.

Note: If it is not possible to do this task in your work placement service, your assessor will ask you to complete it in the classroom environment. 

Your assessor will be looking to see that you can:

                    Read, understand and follow procedures and guidelines to safety clean up a blood spill

                      Read, understand and follow procedures and guidelines to safely dispose of contaminated waste

              Identify any risks to clients and report and record these

           Report and record these risks

               Raise safety issues as per organisational procedure

                  Contribute to the development of safe workplace procedures to minimise risk.

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