Essay Hierarchy of Controls – Personal Protective Equipment – Law Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Case Study:

You have been newly appointed as a manager at a Community Services organisation (consider a Community Services area in which you are interested).  Your role includes having a knowledge and understanding of, and reviewing OHS/WHS policies and procedures.

Answer the following questions succinctly:

1. What is the name of the State authority that enforces Victoria’s existing OHS laws?
2. Explain the meaning of the phrase ‘duty of care’.  What must the duty-holder do to avoid committing a tort or offence?
3. Name two pieces of OHS/WHS legislation (including year of most recent version) applicable in Victoria.
4. Section 21 of the Act sets out an employer’s responsibilities, list and describe in your own words three of those responsibilities.
5. Sections 25 and 32 of the Act sets out an employee’s responsibilities to provide a safe and healthy workplace for workers and contractors, list and describe in your own words three of those responsibilities.
6. Health and safety benchmarking is a planned process by which an organisation compares its health and safety processes and performance with other similar organisations.  What advantages might would this offer the organisation?
7. Describe the principles of safe design processes that would need to be taken into account when designing Community Services facility.
8. List 6 hazards, common to the Community Services work environment, and describe strategies for minimisation of each hazard.

9. The following is a list of WHS policies.  For each policy, briefly describe its purpose and how each would work in a Community Services work environment.
   1. Hazard, incident and injury reporting
   2. Hazard identification, risk assessment and control
   3. Human resources policies and procedures
   4. Consultation and participation
   5. Incident investigation and record-keeping
   6. Quality system documentation
   7. Designated person/s for raising issues
   8. Workplace support services
   9. Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
   10. Emergency procedures.
10. Considering a systematic approach to OHS/WHS management:
    1. What is a hazard and how are hazards identified in the workplace?  Who would you consult with to identify hazards?
    2. What is a risk and what two factors need to be considered when assessing risks?
    3. What does reasonably practicable mean?
    4. The Hierarchy of Controls describes the preferred order of applying measures that can eliminate or manage OHS hazards and risks.  List these in order and describe each method (include an example).