For the student Please ensure this form is fully completed and attached with the assessment. Student ID: Student Name: Course: Unit Name: Unit Code: Assessment Title: Assessment No: Trainer's name: Due Date: Intake: Campus: Plagiarism and collusion constitute cheating. Disciplinary action will be taken against students who engage in plagiarism and collusion. You must retain a soft copy of this assignment for your own records in the event you have to reproduce your work. Failure to do so may require you to do the assessment again. STUDENT DECLARATION Please tick to indicate that you understand the following statements: I declare that: 0 This assignment is my own original work, except where I have appropriately cited the original source (Appropriate citation of original work will vary from discipline to discipline). 0 This assignment has not previously been submitted for assessment in this or any other subject. For the purposes of assessment, I give the assessor of this assignment the permission to: 0 Take steps to authenticate the assignment, including communicating a copy of this assignment to a checking service (which may retain a copy of the assignment on its database for future plagiarism checking). For the teacher: Please complete the following section. RESULT •Satisfactory •Unsatisfactory Feedback for student: Trainer signature: Date : Marking Guide Assessment Task 3: Evaluate WHS management systems Candidate's name Phone no. Assessor's name Phone no. Assessment site Assessment date/s Time/s Outcomes Did the candidate: Satisfactory Yes No Submit a three- to four-page evaluation report? Submit a portfolio of evidence, including: ● an implementation plan for recommendations including actions, timelines and resources ● a session plan for a typical training/safety induction session? Complete and submit deliverables by the agreed deadline? Performance indicators Did the candidate: Satisfactory Yes No Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for all workers as part of the organisation's training program? ● Plan training/induction as part of implementing recommendations? ● Develop a detailed typical session focusing on relevant skills? Use a system for WHS recordkeeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for the decision? ● Use national WHS data, LTIFR statistics and manager comments to develop recommendations? ● Develop recommendations on recordkeeping? ○ For example, recommend changes to reporting procedures to improve data collection or compliance, or recommend use of recordkeeping standard or WHS guidance? Measure and evaluate the WHSMS in line with the organisation's quality systems framework: ● Use national WHS data, LTIFR statistic and manager comments to develop recommendations and compare with organisational performance targets, objectives for WHSMS? ● Use information technology skills to present data in evaluation report using appropriate spreadsheet or word processing software? Develop and implement improvements to the WHSMS to achieve organisational WHS objectives? ● Plan implementation of three recommendations? Recommendations could include, for example: ○ changes to reporting procedures ○ training on reporting procedures, basic safety, manual lifting, handling of hazardous substances, safety obligations, forklift operation ○ changes to monitoring and targets. ● Use information technology skills to develop plan? Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework so that, as a minimum, WHS legal requirements are achieved? ● Develop three recommendations in report? ● Describe how recommendations will achieve compliance with particular legislation, codes of practice, standards, etc.? ● Refer to particular sections of relevant legislation? ● Plan implementation in accordance with recommendations and legal rationale? Comments/feedback to participant Outcome: Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Assessor name: Assessor signature: Evaluate WHS management systems Assessment 3 Submission details Candidate's name Assessor's name Assessment date/s Instructions to Students 1. You must accurately complete the Student Assessment Pack. 2. Your Assessor may want to discuss written answers with you to get further evidence of your understanding and to check that it is your original work 3. You need to submit Assessment Cover Sheet for each assessment. 4. You are permitted to use dictionaries and to seek support, as required. 5. Where your work has been deemed as unsatisfactory, you will be permitted to resubmit the assessment. Refer to RGIT reassessment policy and procedure. 6. Unless the assessment task specifically allows pair work or group activities such as brainstorming, you must submit their own original work and are not permitted to copy the work of other students. Plagiarism is never acceptable. 7. Assessments must be submitted on their due dates. 8. Extensions are permitted in consultation with the trainer. Performance objective The candidate is to demonstrate skills and knowledge required to evaluate and maintain a WHS management system. Assessment description Using the simulated business and scenario information provided in the Appendices of this assessment task, as well as policy and planning developed in Assessment Tasks 1 and 2, you will evaluate a WHS management system. Using the data provided, you will measure the effectiveness of the WHS management system (WHSMS) and develop a number of recommendations to be included in an evaluation report. You will then plan for the implementation of your recommendations, including training or induction. Procedure 1. Review the Australian Hardware scenario in Appendix 1. 2. Review the Australian Hardware simulated business information in the Appendices of Assessment Task 1 and WHSMS documentation and planning you developed in Assessment Tasks 1 and 2. Note: Detailed information on Australian Hardware, including operational policies and procedures, risk management, and financials may be accessed at: a. 'Australian Hardware', IBSA, viewed March 2013, . 3. Review the Australian Hardware national WHS data in Appendix 2. 4. Read and analyse the data. 5. Develop an evaluation report. Include in your report: a. three recommendations, including improvements to recordkeeping practices and induction or training b. justification for recommendations with reference to internal and external requirements, such as WHS legislation, standards, codes of practice. Refer to particular relevant sections of legislation. 6. Create a plan for the implementation of your recommendations, including the implementation of training/induction recommendations. Ensure you: a. include regular review and reporting b. include timelines, resources and actions c. are consistent with recommendations and justification with respect to compliance and adherence to organisational requirements. 7. Create a plan for a typical training or safety induction session. Ensure your training/induction session: a. adheres to existing policies and procedures b. demonstrates adherence to your recommendations and is designed to address performance issues: i. for example, develop and demonstrate a procedure for safe handling of X to reduce accidents with X c. demonstrates adherence to overall company aims and objectives d. has a particular target audience i. for example, customer service inductees or managers e. demonstrates adherence to WHS legislation, codes of practice or standards, etc.: i. for example, develop and train a relevant safety procedure with close reference to an Australian Standard or model code of practice. 8. Submit all required documentation to your assessor as per specifications below. Keep copies for your records. Specifications You must provide: ● a three- to four-page evaluation report with recommendations ● a portfolio of evidence, including: ○ an implementation plan for recommendations ○ a session plan for a typical training/safety induction session. Your assessor will be looking for evidence of: ● knowledge of relevant WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice that apply to WHS risk management and recordkeeping in the context of the simulated business and scenario ● analytical and problem-solving skills to examine relevant workplace information and data to identify hazards and to assess and control risks through recommendations and planning ● communication skills to plan effective induction or training of staff to promote a safe workplace ● literacy skills to interpret policies, legislation and make recommendations in an evaluation report ● information technology skills to, for example, source simulated business information, and use word processing software to present data in a report. Adjustment for distance-based learners ● No adjustments are required. Appendices Appendix 1: Scenario – Australian Hardware You are a WHS consultant. You have been contracted by Australian Hardware to design and implement a WHS management system for the organisation. You have developed and implemented your WHS risk management policy and procedures in consultation with workers and their representatives. After successfully piloting the program at the Wollongong Store, you have implemented the program nationwide. The main needs of Australian Hardware with respect to the proposed system, are: ● legal compliance across jurisdictions ● safest possible workplace conditions for workers ○ objective: bring LTIFR and Injury Rate (IR) to 10% below national averages (Last year LTIFR = 13.9; IR = 2.0) ● integration with all other Australian Hardware management systems, operations and corporate culture ● advertise and demonstrate Australian Hardware commitment to WHS. It is now the end of the first year of implementation and you have data to determine the success of the program. You will need to analyse the data, plan improvements to the system, and plan any required training/induction. Appendix 2: Australian Hardware national WHS data FAI First Aid Incidents MTI Medical Treatment Injury LTI Lost Time Injury NMI Near Miss Incident LTIFR Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate IR Incidence Rate Incident Date Role Description Action Location Regulator notification FAI 1 Jul 2012 Customer service staff (new) Hurt back lifting lawn mower for customer. 10 missed days. Team leader initiated remedial training and coaching for employee. Wollongong N MTI 1 Jul 2012 Customer service staff (new) Fall from stacks of building supplies in warehouse; broken wrist. 1 day hospitalisation; 10 missed days. Team leader initiated safety action meeting. Sydney Y MTI 4 Jul 2012 Customer service staff (new) Chemical burns. 2 employees engaging in horseplay. Disciplinary action against 2 employees; team leader Team leader initiated safety action meeting: regulator notified six weeks after incident; team leader embarrassed by conduct of employees under supervision. Perth Y LTI 7 Aug 2012 Customer service staff (new) Depression. Leave of absence ongoing. No action recorded. Bendigo N NMI 14 Aug 2012 Customer service staff (new) Service staff dropped leaf blower narrowly missing other customer service staff; could have resulted in serious head injuries. No action recorded. Darwin N LTI 25 Aug 2012 Driver Suspected panic attack but possible heart attack; driver ceased work immediately before possible accident. Driver receiving counselling, medical examination; leave of absence 5 days. No action recorded. Bendigo N LTI 17 Aug 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member sore back from lifting: 5 days' leave. No actions recorded. Port Arthur N LTIFR 9 Sep 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member fall from lumber stacks. Sore back; 2 days' leave. No actions recorded. Gold coast N FAI 10 Sep 2012 Customer service staff (new) Employee received minor cuts while demonstrating grinder to customer. Team leader initiated safety action meeting. Coburg N MTI 19 Sep 2012 Customer service staff (new) Employee panic attack/nervous breakdown/psychotic or drug induced; employee physically threatens another with lawn mower blade and unknown substance; Employee arrested, placed in psychiatric examination. No actions recorded. Ballarat Y LTI 23 Sep 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member hurt lifting vanity into customer vehicle; 1 day's leave. Team leader initiated safety action meeting. Launceston N LTI 22 Sep 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member hurt hands while stacking mortar; 2 days' absence. Team leader initiated remedial training and coaching for employee. Mount Isa N LTI 3 Oct 2012 Forklift driver Driver hurt by falling boxes: 2 days' leave Team leader initiated remedial training and coaching for employee. Adelaide N LTI 18 Oct 2012 Fork lift drivers Team complaining of headaches from forklift fumes; 5 days' team total absence. No other actions recorded. Sydney N FAI 24 Oct 2012 Customer Customer fell in spilt petrol. First aid administered for bruising on left leg. Team leader initiated training and SAM for staff. Melbourne N LTI 28 Oct 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member struck by falling object. Sore neck and shoulders; 1 day's absence. Team leader initiated training and SAM for staff. Torquay N NMI 2 Nov 2012 Customer service staff (new) Customer service staff member nearly severs finger demonstrating bandsaw. Team leader initiated training and SAM for staff. Wollongong N MTI 13 Nov 2012 Forklift driver overcome by fumes Driver found unconscious. Hospitalisation. Possible brain injury. Other actions recorded. Hobart N LTI 17 Nov 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member struck by falling object. Sore neck and shoulders; 1 day's absence. No action recorded. Byron Bay N NMI 8 Dec 2012 Customer service staff (new) Customer service staff member nearly severs finger demonstrating bandsaw. No action recorded. Port Macquarie N LTI 10 Dec 2012 Customer service staff (new) Staff member sore back from lifting: 53 days' leave. No actions recorded. Geraldton N LTI 13 Jan 2013 Customer service staff (new) Fell while carrying boxes. Minor cuts treated. Training recommended in manual lifting. Geelong N MTI 11 Jan 2013 Customer service staff (new) Customer service staff member severs finger demonstrating bandsaw; Ambulance called. 1 day required hospitalisation. Training and SAM recommended. Regulator not informed for several weeks due to confusion as to who is responsible for notification. Ballina Y LTI 6 Mar 2013 Customer service staff (new) Slipped and fell while carrying boxes; 2 days' absence. Training recommended in manual lifting. Port Fairy N FAI 1 Apr 2013 Customer service staff (new) Fell while carrying boxes. Minor cuts treated. Training recommended in manual lifting. Freemantle N LTI 2 Apr 2013 Customer service staff (new) Slipped while stacking outdoor furniture; 2 days' absence. Training recommended in manual lifting Bundaberg N LTI 4 May 2013 Customer service staff (new) Slipped and fell while carrying boxes; 2 days' absence. Training recommended in manual lifting. Canberra N NMI 15 May 2013 Customer service staff (new) Customer nearly injured by lawn mower during demonstration. No action taken or recorded. Malvern N LTIFR 27 May 2013 Customer service staff (new) Slipped on unknown substance. 1 day's absence. No actions recorded. Perth N National LITFR and IR statistics: National LITFR = 11.3 / Australian Hardware target = 9 National IR = 1.5 / Australian Hardware target = 1.5 National manager summary of comments: Workers, particularly new retail workers, are unfamiliar with working in retail/warehouse environment. Workers as well as those in supervisory positions would benefit from basic safety awareness/reporting training. All training/induction would need to be based on national standards and legislation as much as possible. Training/induction should focus on areas of high incidence rates.