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ASSESSMENT 2 – Assignment

This cover sheet is to be completed by the assessor and used as a record of outcome of this assessment task.

Student Name:

Student ID No:

Unit code
SITXWHS002

Unit Title
Identify hazards, assess and control safety risks

Date of Submission:

Student Declaration I declare that:

• These tasks are my own work, and none of this work
has been completed by any other person.
• These tasks are not plagiarised or colluded with any
other student/s.
• I have correctly referenced all resources and
reference texts throughout these assessment tasks.
• I have read and understood the policy on
Plagiarism, cheating and collusion and
understand that if I am found to be in breach of
this policy, disciplinary action may be taken
against me.
• I have a copy of my assessment work with me,
which I can produce if the original is lost.

Student name: _______________________________________ Signature: _______________________________
Date: ____/_____/_____

Assessment Criteria
Satisfactory
If Not Satisfactory, please
comment

• Basic aspects of the relevant state or territory occupational health and
safety (OHS) or WHS legislation, specifically requirements for:
• When, where and how hazards must be identified
• When, where and how risk assessments must be conducted
• Consultation in the hazard identification and risk assessment process
• WHS committees or WHS representatives as mechanisms for
consultation
• Record keeping
 Yes  No

• Specific industry sector and organisation:
• Group risk assessment mechanisms commonly used
• Format and use of appropriate hazard identification and risk
assessment templates
• Commonly used methods for identifying hazards in the workplace
• Common methods applied to the assessment of safety risks
• Four-stage process model recommended and published by state and
territory WHS authorities
• Systematic method to assess risk:
• Identifying the injury or illness or consequences that could
result from the hazard
• Determining the exposure to the hazard
• Estimating the probability that an incident or injury will
occur
• Determining an overall risk level for the identified hazard
 Yes  No

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• Common methods applied to controlling risks:
• Substituting a system of work or equipment with something
safe
• Isolating the hazard
• Introducing engineering controls
• Adopting administrative controls
• Using personal protective equipment
• Implementing combined control methods to minimise risk
 Yes  No

• Measure to eliminate or control risk:
• Implementing control measures when responsible
• Making suggestions for ways of eliminating or controlling
risks
• Referring to a higher level staff member for decision on
implementing controls
 Yes  No

• Five-step hierarchical process model recommended and published
by state and territory WHS authorities.
 Yes  No

• Hazard identification and risk assessment procedures
 Yes  No

• Appropriate methods to identify hazards:
• Conducting site safety audits
• Completing safety checklists
• Inspecting workplace
• Observing daily activities
• Investigating accidents and incidents
• Reviewing injury or illness registers
• Monitoring workplace environment
• Investigation of staff complaints or reports of safety concerns
• Review of staff feedback via consultative processes:
Meetings
Surveys
Suggestion box submissions
 Yes  No

• People involved in the assessment of risk:
• Contractors
• Managers
• WHS committee members
• WHS representatives
• Peers and colleagues
• Staff under supervision
• Supervisors
• Tourism suppliers.
 Yes  No

 Satisfactory  Not Yet Satisfactory
(Please tick the assessment result for this task)
If Not Yet Satisfactory – Please identify the re-assessment
arrangements:

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Comments/ Feedback (If the student is deemed Not Satisfactory the Assessor MUST state the circumstances and reasons
why this judgment has been made):

Assessor Declaration:
I declare that I have conducted a fair, valid, reliable, and flexible assessment with this student, and I have provided
appropriate feedback.
Assessor Name: ___________________________________ Signature: ________________________________
Date: ____/_____/_____

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Assessment Guidelines for Student:
Conditions of assessment
• For this Assessment you are required to follow the instructions provided under Tasks to be completed
by the student and submit your response by the date advised to your Assessor.
• Your evidence submitted for this Assessment Task will be graded as either S – Satisfactory or NS – Not
Satisfactory. Your Assessor will provide you with feedback.
• Only when all your answers have been assessed as satisfactory will you be deemed S – Satisfactory for
this assessment.
• If the evidence is graded as NS – Not Satisfactory you will be required to re-submit the evidence. In this
case you will be provided with clear and constructive feedback based on the assessment decision so
that you can improve your skills / knowledge prior to reassessment.
• If you require an allowable adjustment to this assessment procedure you should discuss this with your
assessor.
• If you are dissatisfied with an assessment decision you should make an appeal to Glen Institute in
writing no longer than 10 days following advice of the assessment decision.
Tasks to be completed by the student:
Provide printed copy of response to all the following questions.
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Assessment 1
Assignment
In order to be able to perform a risk assessment in a workplace you need to be aware of the current
Workplace Health and Safety legislation and access the code relevant to your state.
You are required to answer all questions in this paper.
1. Access the website relevant for your state WHS legislation.
e.g. for New South Wales: www.safework.nsw.gov.au
2. Access the following examples of codes of practice. What is the purpose of each of these? Describe in
brief, what is covered in each of these codes?
• Hazardous manual tasks
• How to manage work health and safety risks
• Work health and safety consultation, coordination and cooperation

Hazardous Manual Tasks

How to manage work health and safety risks

Work health and safety consultation, coordination and cooperation

3. List 5 categories of workplace hazards and provide 2 examples for each. How could these hazards be
controlled for each example you have provided?

Category
Examples
Measures for control

1.
2.
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2.

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1.
2.
1.
2.

4. What are the requirements for work health and safety consultation, coordination and cooperation as
outlined in the codes of practice [you may refer to the document listed in Question 2]?
What does this require from you? Who could be typically involved in the Tourism, Hospitality and Event
Industries?

Requirements outlined in the Code

Your obligations according to the Code

Who is involved?

5. According to the Model WHS Act, Subdivision 1, Part 17, there is a requirement to conduct hazard
analysis and implement risk controls in order to manage hazards:
A duty imposed on a person to ensure health and safety requires the person:
a) to eliminate risks to health and safety, so far as is reasonably practicable; and
b) if it is not reasonably practicable to eliminate risks to health and safety, to minimise those risks
so far as is reasonably practicable.
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List the 5 steps in the hierarchy of controls. Given the above requirement, which aspects would you need
to consider when deciding on control measures for any hazards you have identified, based on the
hierarchy of controls?

Steps
Action (what is required)

What is the purpose of a review process? When should it occur? What should be included? And who should
participate in a review process?

Responses Purpose/ When? What? Who?

6. Provide 4 examples of documentation which is commonly required for the risk assessment process. How
should these be stored? How will any changes and modifications affect your current versions of
documentation?

Examples

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Effect of changes on current documentation and versions