OSH Act, Standards, and Inspections Name Instructor 1. Why was the OSH Act needed? The Act was introduced to improve workplace safety and health and provide a safer and healthier workplace. 2. What is the purpose of the OSH Act? The purpose of the legislation was to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions. 3. Who does the Act cover, who is not covered, and are there special coverage provisions
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safety duty on a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), who must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of workers at the workplace. Duties are also placed on officers of a PCBU, workers and other persons at a workplace. 2. Describe the regulations and code of practice? Some workplace hazards can cause so much injury or disease that specific regulations or codes of practice are needed to control them. These regulations and codes explain the duties of
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ABC CHEMICALS After reading the scenario about ABC Chemicals it was obvious that there were several apparent hazards and risks that I identified which needed to be assessed and either eliminated or controlled. These can be achieved using different Legislative measures and Codes Of Practice(COP) which is relevant to their Industry. By Looking further into the chemicals that ABC handle we can assess the presentable hazards Solvent: most solvents are either flammable or highly flammable, this is dependent
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Ensure a safe workplace Assessment activity 1 What information should be provided when communicating policies to staff? While communicating with staff we must have to provide these information • Compliance with relevant state and territory OHS laws • Implementing, monitoring and continually improving OHS management system to create and maintain a culture that values health and safety • Maintaining an active risk management program focused on preventing workplace injury, damage
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Safety in the Workplace Occupational safety and health (OSH) also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS) or workplace health and safety (WHS) is an area concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goals of occupational safety and health programs include fostering a safe and healthy work environment. OSH may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment
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participative arrangements within a workplace. Describe how the committee can work through the dispute. Assessment activity 6 1. What outcomes might the PCBU need to communicate to workers? 2. What forums can facilitate communicating of information? 3. Explain the barriers you think might prevent effective communication of health and safety information. Assessment activity 7 1. Which tools should be considered when developing procedures relating to hazard identification and risk
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workers| d.|rights of workers| ANS: d PTS: 1 REF: p. 7 BLM: Remember 3. Which of the following is an example of an employer’s responsibility under OH&S legislation? a.|providing financial support for injured workers | b.|cleaning up the workplace before an inspection | c.|conducting research on health and safety issues| d.|preparing a written occupational health and safety policy | ANS: d PTS: 1 REF: p. 12 BLM: Remember 4. According to the text, what was the primary reason that
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1. INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 What is construction work? 5 1.2 Who has duties relating to construction work? 7 1.3 What is involved in managing risks relating to construction work? 10 2. MANAGING RISKS WITH CONSTRUCTION WORK 12 2.1 Identify the hazards 12 2.2 Assess the risks 12 2.3 Control the risks 13 2.4 Review control measures 14 3. SAFE WORK METHOD STATEMENTS 16 3.1 What is a safe work method statement? 16 3.2 Preparing a safe work method statement 17 3.3 Implementing a safe work method
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Guide Table of contents My site emergency information Environmental, Health & Safety Violations Purpose of the EHS Guidebook Safety moments Environmental, health and safety responsibilities Emergency preparedness Injury and illness reporting Hazard recognition Office safety & ergonomics Environmental actions Critical links Dell’s Global Safety Policy Dell’s Global Environmental Policy New employee safety checklist 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Environmental, health & safety violations
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Accurately explain to the work team relevant provisions of WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice. 1. The impact of a workplace injury is wide reaching. Explain. Yes. According to WHS acts there are four types of hazards, accident and disease (physical and physiological), and low work life quality and stress (socio-psychological). And, for all the listed hazards the impact are wide reaching to the work life of the employee and personal life. The impacts will be for the physical and physiological:
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