Work Health and Saftey

Question 1

Best Practice

Answer 1

methods and techniques that have consistently shown superior results which are used as benchmarks

Question 2

Codes of practice

Answer 2

Codes of practice are the ‘best practice’ industry guidelines agreed to by unions, employers and government, regarding the safe performance of tasks, enabling organisations to meet legislative regulations.

Question 3

Compliance

Answer 3

obeying a particular law or rule, or of acting according to an agreement

Question 4

Consultation

Answer 4

Consultation in the workplace is a two way process between the PCBU and workers where they: talk to each other about health and safety matters, listen to concerns and raise their concerns, seek and share views and information.

Question 6

Duty of care

Answer 6

legal duty to protect others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities

Question 7

Emergency situations/incidents

Answer 7

Any situation that may arise unexpectedly that could cause injury or harm to any person in a workplace environment, including bomb threats, fire, robbery/armed hold-up, flood, external threats or if a number of people suddenly fall ill.

Question 8

Environmentally sustainable work practices

Answer 8

practices which reduce harm to the environment and reduce wastage of resources

Question 9

Hazard

Answer 9

anything which can harm or damage someone or something

Question 10

Legislation

Answer 10

Legislation is law passed by Federal or State Parliaments regarding safety in the workplace, and enforceable through the court system.

Question 11

Manual Handling

Answer 11

Manual handling is any activity where the use of force physically, by a person, is exerted to push, pull, lift, lower, extend, restrain, carry, move or hold a stationary or moving, or animate or inanimate object.

Question 12

Organisational plans

Answer 12

business documents developed to identify where the business wants to go and what it needs to do in order to achieve these goals.

Question 13

Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Answer 13

equipment that has been designed to protect the wearer from hazards (for example goggles used to protect eyes)

Question 14

Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)

Answer 14

Previously known as ‘employer’ in legal documents. PCBU may be an individual (for example self-employed, sole trader) or organisation (for example private company, government department)

Question 15

Policy

Answer 15

rules, guidelines and organisation’s goals (for example what an organisation intends to do about something)

Question 16

Procedure

Answer 16

set of instructions that must be followed to complete a task correctly

Question 17

Risks

Answer 17

likelihood of a hazard resulting in injury or disease to a person; possibility of loss or injury

Question 18

Safe work practices and procedures

Answer 18

These provide practical guidance to business on how to fulfil their duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace; and for employees to follow to ensure their safety and the safety of others.

Question 19

Worker and PCBU responsibilities

Answer 19

Workers must take reasonable care to ensure the safety of themselves and others and comply with all WHS requirements. PCBU must maintain premises in a safe condition, provide adequate facilities and equipment.

Question 20

WHS Consultaion

Answer 20

a two-way process between the PCBU and workers where they: talk to each other about health and safety matters, listen to concerns and raise their concerns, seek and share views and information.

Question 21

Officer

Role of an officer in WHS

Answer 21

someone who makes, or participates in making, significant decisions that affect the whole, or a substantial part, of the business, or has the capacity to significantly affect the business’ financial standing.

Question 22

What is a worker

Answer 22

A worker is a person who carries out work for a small business or undertaking, including work as an employee

subcontractor 

self-employed person 

outworker 

appr

contractor 

Question 23

Internal sources of WHS info

Answer 23

Colleagues

HSR (health and Safety Representative)

WHS Induction Process

WHS Committee and WHS Officers

Workplace policy and procedures documents.

Question 24

External sources of WHS info

Answer 24

Legislation and government regulations

Professional associations

SafeWork NSW

Safe Work Australia

Local councils

Unions

Question 25

SafeWork Australia

Answer 25

SWA is an Australian government statutory body established in 2008 to develop national policy relating to WHS and workers’ compensation.

Question 26

SafeWork NSW

Answer 26

SafeWork NSW is the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. It focuses on harm prevention and improving the safety culture in NSW workplaces. SafeWork NSW: offers advice on improving work health and safety provides licensing and registration for potentially dangerous work provides testing services investigates workplace incidents enforces work health and safety laws in NSW.

Question 27

Unions

Answer 27

nion officials can also enter the workplace if they have a valid right-of-entry permit issued by the Fair Work Commission and they wish to visit the workplace to look into a suspected breach of workplace laws, including workplace healthy and safety laws.

Question 28

Model WHS laws

Answer 28

n 2011, Safe Work Australia developed a single set of WHS laws to be implemented across Australia. These are known as ‘model’ laws. For the model WHS laws to become legally binding, the Commonwealth, states and territories must separately implement them as their own laws. The model WHS laws include: the model WHS Act the model WHS Regulations model Codes of Practice.

Question 29

Work Health and Safety Act (2011)

Answer 29

This legislation provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of all workers at work. It also protects the health and safety of all other people who might be affected by the work.

Question 30

Hierarchy of controls

Answer 30

Eliminate, Minimise, Substitute, Isolate, Engineering, Administration. PPE

Question 31

Code of practice - Firsta aid in the workplace