S&R - WHS - Participate in workplace hazard identification

Participation in workplace hazard identification involves:

• Participating in selecting hazard identification methods suitable for a workplace.

• being able to select methods to identify, report and record hazards according to workplace procedures and WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice.

• Providing information and assistance to persons conducting hazard identification

• All of the above

To promote and support worker consultation and participation in hazard identification and risk assessment you would:

• discourage workers to participate in workplace WHS consultation and participation policies, procedures and processes.

• Advise workers of, and consult them about the results of WHS consultation and participation policies, procedures and processes.

Codes of practice:

• Provide advice and guidance for specific elements of OHS in the workplace.

• include advice for working in confined spaces, first aid in the workplace and communication of OHS in the workplace.

• if are followed and applied appropriately a workplace will have complied with their OHS obligations.

• All of the above

WorkSafe regulates Victorian workplace compliance with the relevant acts, regulations and code of practice.

• True

• False

• Not Sure

An example of participating in workplace hazard identification would include:

• Watching the news on TV that shows a fire at a workplace in the USA.

• Talking with representatives from like organisations and businesses.

• Never visiting the Work Safe Victoria website for hazard alerts.

• All of the above

Enlisting the assistance of professional consultants and/or industry specialists to identify hazards is beneficial as they may see things that those within the organisation fail to notice and because they don’t work for the organisation they may feel more comfortable identifying hazards.

• True

• False

Participation in workplace hazard identification involves reviewing MEDIA REPORTS

• True

• False

Participation in workplace hazard identification involves:

• Talking with staff

• Reviewing records of accidents and ‘near misses’

• Conducting physical inspections

• All of the above

Hazards are any sources of potential harm or a situation with the potential to cause harm, which could include injury, death, disease, financial loss, environmental and equipment damage.

• Not sure

• True

• False

Knowledge evidence for this Unit of Competency includes:

• outlining the relevant Commonwealth and state or territory Acts, regulations, codes of practice standards, guidance material and other relevant publications.

• being able to describe risk control options for different hazards and work situations.

• describing the workplace communication processes for sharing information about hazard identification, and risk assessment and control

• All of the above