BSBWH 408 CLIENT COPY12.12.20

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1.1 What are contractors used for? Labour hire contracts short term casual contracts major contracts which may involve large expenditures and long term services which may take longer on the site Limited access contracts. Name [Author] Continuing outsourced work or functions Continuing work performed y labour hire workers Major contract work Occasional or intermittent work Combination of all the above What are the 2 main groups? Supervised contractors Independent contractors Explain what PCBU means and what it involves PCBU means person conducing a business or undertaking It involves employers and also others such as contractors, manufacturer, suppliers, installation people, construct or commission plant or structures, franchisees and also self employed people. Create a table and name some contractors that you have noticed on worksites (example: page 15) CONTRACTOR ROLE WHS RESPONSIBILITY Gardener Maintain the compound by weeding, watering flowers and the general cleanliness of the compound. Ensuring that the appropriate working tools are used, maintained and stored in the right place. Making sure that first aid kits is well equipped and accessible in case of accidents Ensuring signage within the compound is well displayed (smoking areas, fire assembly points) for convenience purposes. Security personnel Ensuring friendly search of visitors as they enter the premises. By identifying possible risks within the premises (theft, attacks and unruly behaviours) and safely work upon them in the best way possible without causing harm, injury or distress. Use of the right apparatus for the security checks without threatening or compromising the visitors. Ensuring the kaizen rules are in line with the parking of vehicles for easy evacuations in case of distress (fire, collapsing buildings) for minimal casualties. Give an overview of the definition of worker Anyone who works for a PCBU under whatever circumstances be it under pay or not. What are the primary duties of care requirements for a worker? Health and safety for all the workers by elimination of risks that may cause harm by all means necessary. If it is not possible to eliminate the risks, minimisation of the possible risks must be ensured by employment of appropriate control measures. Why has the word worker replaced employee? Because an employee has to be under someone but a worker can be an independent entity. A self employed person can also be a worker and a PCBU, who must ensure their own health and safety while at work. What are the regulations that contractors must comply with? WHS policies and procedures Maintain a safe working environment Should be in a position to be familiar with the environment that they are working with Should comply with their legal requirements which include risk assessment, licensing, certificates and provide a safe work environment. 1.2 What is the benefit of assessing contractors? To enable the organization to assess the suitability of the contractor and also to ensure safety performance, reduce injuries that may be work related and also develop a systematic approach to identifying hazards and risks control. As an employer, what should you do? Provide the project specification and requirements to the contractors before tendering so that it could be easy for them to decide on the nature of the job at hand and make the right decisions Employing the selection criteria so that competent contractors could be employed To access any risks to contractors and employees Maintain records of the contracting work Monitor the WHS performance, and investigate all injuries and ill health that may occur Ensuring that the company employees are aware f the hazards that could be created by the contract activity. What are some areas that an organisation would need to assess? Appropriate qualifications of the contractor, and determine whether they are licensed or authorised to perform the duty at hand. Machinery, equipments and tools to be used. References provided from the past jobs done. History of workers compensation, lost time injuries and medical treatment of injuries at the work place. What is the two way relationship between contractors & the organisation? They all have to work under the WHS legislation to protect them from harm that may be caused by the activities of the company. What types of documentation should be sighted and checked before hiring? Contracts between the parties in an agreement which legal rights and obligations are created upon which the law will enforce. Contractor statement, which are required by the employing organization signed by the contractor to agree to follow the companies’ policies, procedures and codes of practice. What is the WHS regulation and its requirements concerning contractors? In any construction project, the principal constructor must prepare a written WHS management plan for the workplace prior to the work commencement. The WHS regulation requires that the names, position and health and safety responsibilities of all persons at the workplace. Name the types of Permits and examples of work carried out under them Hot work permit Confined spaces permit Confined space entry permit is issued to a person doing business at confined places and only those licensed can direct workers to the confined spaces Describe the requirements of a Confined Space Entry Permit. It must be completed by a competent person, be in writing Must contain a space or a acknowledgement which stipulates that work in a confined space has been completed and all persons have left the confined spaces. Must specify the confined space to which the permit relates, the names of persons permitted to enter the licensed space Must specify the duration at which the person in the confined space will take. Must measure to control risk associated with the proposed work in the space. What code of practice does it fall under? Work health and safety risks code of practice section 67 Give an overview of all the additional requirements that a contractor must provide proof of: …... The control measures specified in a confined space permit must base on a risk assessment which should be conducted under regulation 66. In addition Must include control measures to be implemented for the safe entry as well as detail the system of work provided under regulation 9. Provide an example copy of the differing permits – Cold, Hot, Red-hot, Confined space. A person who carries out high risk work with a crane or hoist who does not qualify to be licensed as a crane operator. A person carrying out the risk works of a heritage boiler and does not fit to be licensed as a boiler operator. 1.3 What must be included in WHS responsibilities, why and who do they include? Position Appropriate authority of relevant personnel They are included ensure that WHS requirements are met during the course of the project. It is to define who will implement and maintain workplace and safety practices which are in line with the WHS legislation obligations. The responsibilities includes corporate management, superintendent or representative of the principal, project managers and site managers, WHS committees and the names of the contractors and subcontractors. What are the descriptions of Worker under the Act A worker is a person who carries out the work in any capacity for a PCBU which may include and entail contractor work or subcontractor. What is one of the main criteria of selecting contractors? Based on their expertise and their work health and safety records What should a PCBU provide to instil a contractor’s commitment to safety? Work health and safety information Instruction and training that should be easy to understand and at the same time, be relevant to the workplace and the work of the contractors are required to perform. Give an overview of the reasons for inductions An induction makes the contractors to feel like they are part of the company while on the other hand; the company demonstrates commitment in promoting safe working conditions. Induction further places the contractor in a position where they are able to understand the organizations expectations, ethics and values. What are induction inclusions? Review of job description which entails the explanation of premises, the site safety rules and requirements. Explanation of the contractor and the employee as well as WHS responsibilities. Orientation of the layout of the physical workplace and an explanation of where the contract work fits into the organization operations. Workplace policies, procedures and codes of practice Emergency procedures, harassment policies, health and safety policies must all be included in the induction Safe work practices as per the contractors’ role must be on the induction as well as a detailed explanation of incident reporting requirements as well as information of how to access health and safety information. What is the difference between an induction and a WHS induction? WHS induction is mainly done on the job training while induction is done prior to commencement of the mob designated. Quote the section of the Act that covers- WHS inductions. Section 19 - Training. Regulation 39 What does empowerment encourage? Empowerment encourages to be in control of their working environment What is a Training Needs Analysis? Where new health and safety legislation and regulations are involved or changes to the health and safety legislation occurs. What are some ways of identifying the training needed? Where a gap needs to be filled as far as the knowledge of the workers is concerned. Give an overview of Skills Audit. A skill audit is a tool that can used to identify the need for training and it encompasses of several items which include interviews with staff members and team members, formal assessments, observations, supervisor reports, sessions with team members where a Q & A activity is engaged, surveys and finally suggestions. When is training suggested? In instances whereby a need arises such as a new equipment or a technological advancement has arisen and workers need to familiarise themselves with such. Whenever there is a problem, trainings are called upon to fix them. What is the Hierarchy of Control ? A hierarchy risk of control is a tool used to assist an organization in its efforts to rank the level of protection and reliability in risk elimination. Give an overview of the Hierarchy of Control and examples -Review - we have covered this in class The focus of the Hierarchy of Control entails hazard elimination at the first level whereby if elimination is not possible, substitution comes second. The hazard is substituted with something safer and if it is not still possible, it entails the reduction of exposure to the hazard by use of administrative actions. An example of hazard substitution is the employment of engineering tools. Research the sites and find resources that offer guidance on WHS hazard control. http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/sites/swa/about/who-we-work-with/state-territory/pages/authorities Give an overview of the various types of PPE in the workplace. Head protection- helmets that protect the head from getting injured from falling objects in any work environment Face protectors- These include face masks and goggles. The face masks protect someone from inhaling toxic gases and also dust. Others include the goggles and safety glasses that protect the eyes from foreign objects like debris and dust. Respirators- Used to protect the respiratory system from toxic fumes and gases and are usually worm in closed areas. Hand protection-include gloves that protect the hands form germs, chemicals and anything that may injure the hands like nails and sharp objects. Hearing protection- Ear muffs are worn by people working in noisy environments or people using noisy machineries. Clothing and footwear- Entails safety boots, gumboots, and overalls that ensure the workers are protected from foreign elements and falling objects like debris. Who is responsible for providing PPE in the work place? The employer Who is responsible for its care and maintenance? The worker or whoever puts it on Name the Section of the Act that covers PPE and what it contains. Section 44-47 of the WHS Regulations It contains: Reasons as to why the PPE is chosen Appropriation of the PPE Who is fit to wear the PPE Sufficiency of the PPE Explain the Code of Practice for managing WHS risks - section 37 Control measures in elimination or minimising risks must be implemented by the duty holder in ensuring that the control measure is maintained to ensure its effectiveness. The duty holder must ensure that the control measure is fit for purpose and remains suitable for the nature and duration of the work and also it is installed and set up in the right manner. Give an overview of Consultation in the Workplace and what it involves Consultations are usually done on issues affecting the health and safety of all the workers and the contractors. It entails identification of hazards and assessing the risks that may arise from the work done Proposing changes that may improve the health and safety of both the workers and the contractors. Involvement of consultations are sharing relevant health and safety information with workers and contractors Listening to the workers and contractors and giving them a chance to express their views, allowing them to raise issues as well as contributing to decision making process. It also involves taking views into account and; Being fair by providing information on the outcome of the consultation process. Give an overview of Communication in the workplace and what it involves Communication is essential between the employer and the workers and it is done through work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination. Communication should be effective and a good communication method should be employed and some factors should be observed for its efficiency. The method used should be put into consideration What are the procedures that an organization must have in place regarding consultation? The media of communication The recipient The topic of communication Sharing of information to be communicated Expected feedback after communication The estimated time that the communication process will take Management can be liable for what? For un-attended issues relating to health and safety risks of the employees like bullying, harassment, discrimination and any forms of emotional risks. In the case that an organisation does not have a grievance or issue resolution process in place, what can be done? Create one Are contractors or workers allowed representation? Yes If so -who and what do they do? The management collaborate with team members to resolve any grievances or any issues that may directly or indirectly affect the workers relating to WHS and safety. 1.4 What are the aims of the Harmonized Model Law? Ensuring work health and safety laws provide regulators with functioning that provide advice and information to duty holders and the community Monitoring and enforcing compliance with work health and safety laws Fostering co-operative, consultative relationships between duty holders and representatives Sharing information with other regulators Conducting and defending proceedings under work health and safety laws When was...