SITXWHS001 Participate in Safe Work Practices

Assessment 1 - Questions

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SITXWHS001 Participate in Safe Work Practices

Assessment 1 - Questions

Activity 1

1 Who is responsible for health and safety in the workplace, and what are their responsibilities?

The responsible for health and safety in the workplace safety is on employers and employees.
Employers are responsible for providing a safe workplace and safe systems of work and employees
have a responsibility to follow the health and safety rules outlined in the organisation’s policies and
procedures.

Employers must provide:

 A safe work environment

 Safe systems of work
 Information, instruction and training on health and safety to workers
 Supervision
 Machinery, equipment, tools and substances in a safe condition

Workers must:

 Follow all responsible instructions

 Use any protective equipment that is provided
 Not put other workers or members of the public at risk of injury or illness
 Not work under the influence of drugs

2 Why should workers follow workplace health and safety procedures?

Procedures are the particular way tasks are to be done. Procedures describe a logical sequence of
activities that must be followed every time to complete a task correctly and safely. Workers should
follow workplace health and safety procedures as it helps to keep our staff to improve staff
productivity, reduce injury and illness in the workplace.

Activity 2

List five daily tasks that tourism, travel or hospitality workers might do and identify at least one safe
work practice for each of the tasks.

Workplace activity Safe work practice

Working outdoors wear hat and sunscreen

Wet floors Wet warning signs

High levels of noise Earbuds

Preparing foods Wash hands

Putting stock away Using safe manual handling techniques

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Activity 3

1 List three safety directions workers might receive from their supervisors.

The three safety directions workers they receive from their supervisors are:

 Safe use and maintenance of equipment and machinery

 Work in pairs for safety
 Keep health and safety records

2 Draw two safety signs workers might see and which are intended to warn them of impending
danger or the need to use safety equipment.

Activity 4

1 What PPE do these visual signs indicate that workers must wear? Write a short sentence to
describe what protection from injuries each of these offer workers.

Sign PPE and protection from injuries

Hair net

To minimize the risk of hair falling in the foods

Gloves

To reduce the risk of cross-contamination

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 Dust masks

To prevent the inhalation of dust in the air and protects the lungs

Apron

To prevent our clothes while cooking

Ear muffs

To prevent against hearing loss

2 Why is appropriate footwear essential in the hospitality industry?

Using comfortable shoes will improve to lessen tiredness and long-term foot ailments as well as any
long-term impacts of standing for extended periods of time. Moreover, in order to prevent injuries
from knives, hot fats, and other materials that can accidentally fall on a worker's foot. So, it is
essential to wear appropriate footwear in the hospitality industry.

Activity 5

1 To whom might workers report unsafe work practices or breaches of health, safety and security
procedures?

Workers could report unsafe work practice or breaches of health, safety and security procedures to
supervisors, managers, HSRs etc.

2 List three breaches of health, safety and security procedures that need to be reported.

The three breaches of health, safety and security procedures that need to be reported are:

 Large amount of uncollected rubbish

 Lost keys
 Incorrect manual handling of heavy boxes

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Activity 6

1 Write a short definition of the word hazard.

A hazard is anything that has potential to harm a person.

2 List four ways workplace hazards can be identified.

The four ways the workplace hazards can be identified are:

 Observation
 Feedback or suggestions from workers
 Review of workers compensation statistics
 Formal workplace inspections

3 Write a short sentence to describe how workers could safely remove each of these hazards from
the workplace.

Hazard Safe removal of hazard

Faulty equipment or Turn it off, put an out of order sign on it

machinery

Heavy boxes that need to be Use correct manual handling techniques, use a trolly
moved

Water on the floor Wipe up with mop

Boxes stored in a walkway Use correct manual handling techniques to move them to a more
appropriate storage area

Activity 7

1 What is an emergency?

An emergency is any situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment.
Emergencies can happen any time in any type of workplace.

2 List five emergencies travel, tourism and hospitality industry workers should be prepared for.

The five emergencies travel, tourism and hospitality industry workers should be prepared for are as
follow:

 Fire
 Flood
 Power failure

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  Personal threats
 Accidents

Activity 8

1 How should workers respond to an emergency warning?

If workers receive an emergency warning they should respond promptly and in a calm manner. They
should follow the organisations emergency procedures and any additional instructions given to them
at the time by emergency/ fire wardens, team leaders/ supervisors, HSRs or emergency service
personnel such as fire or ambulance officers.

2 What steps might be included in a typical response procedure for a medical emergency?

These following steps might be included in a typical response procedure for a medical emergency:

 Immediately call an ambulance on 000

 Notify a first aid officer
 Assist with first aid procedures
 Do not attempt to move the person unless they are in immediate danger

Activity 9

1 List five internal or external sources workers can seek assistance from in emergency situations.

The five internal or external sources workers can seek assistance from in emergency situations are:

 Supervisors or managers
 Emergency services
 HSRs
 Fire/emergency wardens
 First aid officers

2 What types of assistance could colleagues or emergency services personnel provide?

Colleagues or emergency services can provide different kinds of assistance. Some of them are:

 Help and advice with solving problems

 Suggestions on course of action
 Exchange of ideas
 Giving feedbacks
 Encouragements
 Medical assistance

Activity 10

What type of information might workers need to provide for emergency incident reports?

During the time of incident these types of information workers might need to provide for emergency
incident reports:

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  What happened
 When it happened
 Who was involved
 How the emergency situation was resolved
 Suggestions to prevent further emergencies

Activity 11

How can workers participate in health and safety management practices developed by their
organisation?

Workers can participate in health and safety management practices by:

 Becoming HSR
 Joining the HSC
 Raising health and safety issues with HSRs or supervisors
 Offering suggestions for new

Activity 12

1 What is consultation and why should employers and workers consult on health and safety issues?
Consultation is a two-way process in which you and your employees: - discuss about health and
safety issues - listen to their problems and express your own concerns - seek and exchange
perspectives and information, and - evaluate what your employees say before making judgements.

A safe workplace is more easily achieved when everyone involved in the work communicates with
each other to identify hazards and risks, talks about health and safety concerns and works together
to find solutions. This includes cooperation between duty holders, the people who manage or
control the work and those who carry out the work or who are affected by the work.

By drawing on the knowledge and experience of their workers, PCBUs can make more informed
decisions about how the work should be carried out safely.

Effective health and safety consultation also has other benefits:

− greater awareness and commitment—because workers who have been actively involved in how
health and safety decisions are made will better understand the decisions

-positive working relationships—because understanding the views of others leads to greater

cooperation and trust.

2 List five opportunities workers might have to participate in health and safety consultation
processes.

The five opportunities workers might have to participate in health and safety consultation processes
are:

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 - Team meetings
- Suggestions boxes
- Completing questionnaires
- Workplace inspections
- Raising issues with supervisors

Activity 13

1 List three relevant personnel that workers might raise health and safety issues with.

The three relevant personnel that workers might raise health and safety issues with are:

- HSRs
- HSC members
- Supervisors

2 How might workers raise health and safety issues in the workplace?

WHS issues can be raised verbally by workers speaking to the workplace supervisor or nominated
Health and Safety Representative. Simple ways to raise a WHS issue may be by Speaking or reporting
it to the Supervisor or Manager. Organisations will have procedures in place for raising health and
safety issues with designated personnel.

For example, some organisations might require issues to be raised in writing by using email or a
variety of health and safety reporting forms. Other organisations might require all health and safety
issues to be reported directly to HSRs, rather than to team leaders or supervisors.

3 A worker has raised a health and safety issue with their supervisor but it does not seem that any
action has been taken to resolve the issue. What should the worker do?

If a supervisor takes no action on health and safety issue raised by the worker, the worker should
definitely raise it at a team meeting or ask their HSR to raise the issue on their behalf at the team.

Assessment 2- Project

On Monday at about 9.30am a worker tripped over a power cord that was lying across a walkway in
the bar storage area. The worker fell to the ground with their hands out in front of them. There was
no blood at the scene but the worker’s left hand and wrist were very tender and looked quite
swollen. Two other workers saw the accident happen and helped the worker into a sitting position
on the floor. They called for the first aid officer who applied ice to the injured worker’s left wrist. The
first aid officer was concerned that the worker might have broken their left wrist so they arranged
for them to be taken to the emergency department of the nearest hospital. The HSR visited the site
of the accident and had the power cord taped to the floor to avoid any further accidents.

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1 Use the information provided in the scenario to complete the incident/ accident reporting form.

What Happened Give a brief description of the event — include a description of the work being
done at the time

A worker tripped over a power cord that was lying across a walkway.

Injury Give a brief description of the nature and extent of any injury

The worker fell to the ground with their hands out in front of them causing his
left hand very tender and quite swollen.

No
Admitted to hospital Yes/ No

Damage Give a brief description of the nature and extent of any damage to plant or
property

There was no any damage to the property.

9:30 am
When Time of incident

23/03/2023
Date

Where Location of incident Specify site within workplace e.g. Loading Dock

Bar storage area

Address of workplace Street Address Phone

12345678

John
Who Injured person Name

waiter
Position

Employer

Sam and Kim

Witness/es Name/s

Workplace Registered Business Name

A. C. N.

Registered Address

Phurba
Reported by Name

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 Supervisor
Position

23/03/2023
Date

A power cord that was lying across the walkway in the bar storage area
Why Probable causes of the incident

To avoid this happening in the future the power cord was tapped to the floor. It
What you will do to prevent this will also be checked time to time to make sure the power cord is not in the way.
happening again

2 Prepare a poster showing 10 health and safety tips to remind workers about their health and
safety responsibilities and safe work practices.

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