Assessment:
You are required to achieve competency in all questions to be deemed Competent for unit.
You are required to demonstrate that you are able to address the following:
1. Work Health and Safety Management System (WHSMS) is a collection of plans, tools, activities and processes. List 3 of these plans, tools activities or processes and explain what they are.
2. Explain in your own words the following principles and elements of a WHSMS:
a) Commitment and policy
b) Planning
c) Implementation
d) Measurement and evaluation
e) Review and improvement
3. Section of your workbook explains how to implement the WHSMS.
a) Find 3 barriers to implementing the WHSMS.
b) Provide 3 strategies for overcoming the barriers identified.
4. List 3 requirements for record keeping that address WHS, Privacy and other relevant legislations.
5. Research Comcare (through the internet) and explain in your own words what Comcare is and what Comcare does.
6. Please explain the following in your own words.
a) Acts
b) Regulations
c) Australian Standards
d) Guidelines and Codes of practice
7. Explain in your own words the following elements required to measure the success of the system:
a) Inspection, testing and monitoring
b) System audit
c) Reporting
d) Corrective action
8. Provide 3 examples WHS duty holders and explain their roles in establishing policy and maintaining WHS management system.
9. Provide 2 reasons why you need to communicate implementation needs to important stakeholders.
10. What are the 5 elements of a WHSMS structure? Explain them in your own words.
11. What is AS/NZS 4801:2001? Explain it in your own words.