safe@work

Discuss this ad with a partner and rate out of 5 the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1RRXhqC1gw​

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  *****

• ​The General Module is designed for secondary students who undertake workplace learning programs, for example, work experience.

• The module will introduce important facts about health and safety laws and common hazards.

• Prior to each student undertaking his/her Work Experience placement, it is compulsory that they complete an on-line Safe@Work program.

• There are 17 areas in the General Module that students must work through over the coming weeks before they complete thier safe@work online quiz to obtain the safe@work certificate.

• The online quiz requires 100% correct​ answers

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INSTRUCTIONS​

Work through the following lesson, read each slide, watch each ​You Tube clip and answer the multiple choice questions.

This will help you achieve your safe@work certificate as this lesson has all the information you need to be successful. ​

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Multiple Choice

Young workers are ????? more likely to be injured at work than any other age group

• 5%

• 17%

• 50%

• 33%

Multiple Choice

when young workers are injured they are ????? more likely to be hospitalised as a result of their injuries.

• 5%

• 12%

• 65%

• 21%

Multiple Choice

Young workers are more likely to be injured through manual handling work because: 

• their bodies are still developing and are less able to cope with strain

• they are often careless

• their bodies are still developing and they are inexpereinced

• they are inexperienced and may not know manual handling techniques

Multiple Select

Which industries are the most dangerous for young people to work in? Select all that apply.

• retail

• construction

• hospitatlity

• manufacturing

Multiple Choice

Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act employees must: 

• take complete responsibility for their own safety

• always do as they are told

• all of these answers

• take care to look after their own safety and not put other workers at risk

Multiple Choice

Workplace health and safety laws apply to: 

• all answers

• persons who have control of workplaces

• employees

• employers and self employed persons

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJzSDFhNrQ0

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Knock at the door

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Open Ended

List three examples of duties that employers have

duties of employees

Your responsibilities include:

•following health and safety instructions provided by the employer

•correctly using personal protective equipment and clothing

•taking care to use equipment safely and for its intended purpose

•reporting hazards and potential problems without delay

•reporting all work-related injuries and incidents that you think could result in harm to health

•co-operating with the employer on health and safety matters

•Remember that co-operation and consultation are the keys to a safe and healthy workplace. Employers and employees should talk to each other to solve health and safety problems at work.

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​ If you have refused to work because the work is dangerous, you are entitled to the same pay and other benefits that you usually get if you have told your safety and health representative you are leaving

Multiple Choice

 If you have refused to work because the work is dangerous, you are entitled to the same pay and other benefits that you usually get if you have: 

• told your safety and health representative you are leaving

• left the workplace with the authorisation of your employer

• told your parent or guardian you are leaving

• requested that a WorkSafe Victoria inspector attend the workplace.  

​Thinksafe Steps

At work you can use these three ThinkSafe steps to help prevent accidents

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1. Spot the Hazard (Hazard Identification)

2. Assess the Risk (Risk Assessment)

3. Make the Changes (Risk Control)

Multiple Choice

The second ThinkSafe step is: 

• Change the risk

• Assess the hazard

• Assess the risk

• Make the changes

Open Ended

List three hazards you identify in the previous picture

Open Ended

Create a meme for this work place injury

Multiple Choice

The best way to fix a hazard is to: 

• remove the hazard

• add safeguards

• substitute something less dangerous

• use personal protective equipment.  

Multiple Choice

Common types of hazards at work include: 

• electrical hazards

• all of these answers are correct

• slips and trips

• excessive noise

Open Ended

Identify three hazards in the previous picture

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7oCgOXKFJk

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​Watch

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Poll

Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Select

Manual handling injuries include? Select all answers that apply:

• Strains and sprains

• Neck and back injuries

• •Slips, falls and crush incidents

• •Cuts, bruises and broken bones

Multiple Select

Ways to reduce the risk of back injuries. Select all answers that apply

• lighten loads

• don't lift

• use a mechanical device

• reduce bending movements

Manual handling movie - YouTube

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Watch

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https://youtu.be/2fsSraKDXfE​

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Multiple Choice

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide essential information about

• personal protective equipment

• safe lifting techniques for heavy objects

• equipment used at work

• hazardous substances

Multiple Choice

Personal hearing protection should be used: 

• as a temporary measure or as a last resort

• only when you hear ringing in the ears after a noisy activity

• as the first measure adopted to control a noise hazard or to increase protection

• to allow you to concentrate on a work task without interruption.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dArT_h86XxU​

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Watch

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Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Choice

Alterations and repairs to existing electrical installations can legally be carried out by: 

• an experienced unsupervised electrical apprentice

• a person with many years of electrical experience

• all of these answers

• a licensed electrical worker

https://youtu.be/PPV2bIDYpRM​

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​Watch

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Poll

Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Choice

The most common mechanical equipment injuries are to: 

• the eyes

• the right hand

• hands and fingers

• the face

Multiple Choice

 Guards attached to mechanical equipment: 

• can be removed if they get in the way while you are working, if you can still work safely

• can be removed to clean the equipment, but must be replaced by an authorised person

• can be removed if they are broken

• all of these answers are correct

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQDCmVbLu2c

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​Watch

Poll

Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Select

Examples of typical fall hazards include: - select all answers that apply

• ladders

• Mezzanine floors

• tree work

• Climbing onto the tops of vehicles

https://youtu.be/ma3w_bS9uJc​

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Watch

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Poll

Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Select

Select each of the statements that are correct in regards to working alone

• Some tasks (for example, working with powered tools like chainsaws) should never be done alone

• To reduce the risk of injury or harm to health, employers should provide information, instruction and training for people who work alone. 

• Students doing work experience must be supervised at all times and would never be expected to work alone.

• A person is alone at work when they can be seen or heard by another person

https://youtu.be/-Ekaig2pJAo​

Watch

Poll

Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Choice

When personal protective equipment is provided at work when hazards in the workplace cannot be eliminated, you should: 

• be instructed and trained so you know how to use it correctly

• always wear it when required

• look after it and store it correctly

• all of these answers are correct

Multiple Choice

Personal protective equipment should: 

• always be used to control hazards

• only be used if other measures to control hazards are not practicable, or if other measures have not reduced the risks sufficiently

• be the first measure adopted to control hazards or to increase protection

• be used in preference to isolating the hazard.  

Open Ended

Create a meme for this bad day at work!

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​https://youtu.be/fviNr291ITE

Watch​

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Poll

Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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https://youtu.be/2OOHnkpQFIQ​

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Watch

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Out of 5 rate the effectiveness of the ads message about workplace safety

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Multiple Choice

Hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control principles are made compulsory: 

• under common law

• under the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations

• because they help prevent injury or harm to health and save money. 

• under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004

https://youtu.be/z5GE4g1U5rM​

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Laws

Multiple Choice

Health and safety committees are formed so: 

• employers can tell safety and health representatives what they should do

• employers and employees can work together to make the job safe

• employees can tell employers what they should do

• employers and employees can get to know each other.  

Open Ended

List three powers that workplace inspectors have

Open Ended

Create a meme for this bad day at work!

Multiple Select

If you are working on a task that you believe is unsafe or unhealthy which of these statements would be examples of steps you could take?

• talk to a WorkSafe inspector

• Try to agree on ways to fix the problem

• ignore the situation

• Talk to your supervisor and health and safety representative

•https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/safety

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SELECT FIND YOUR OWN INDUSTRY

•FOR EXAMPLE AGED CARE – SAFETY BASICS

•RESEARCH 3 HAZARDS FOR THIS JOB E.G LIFTING, WORK RELATED STRESS

Open Ended

Find three hazards in your choosen industry using link provided

safe@work Self assessment tests (education.vic.gov.au)​