BSBWHS211 Student Assessment Tasks

STUDENT
ASSESSMENT
TASKS
BSBWHS211
CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF SELF AND OTHERS
BSBWHS211 Contribute to the health and safety of self and others | Assessment Pack | V2.0 | Oct 2021
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Contents
Introduction 4
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions 5
Assessment Task 1: Checklist 10
Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio 11
Assessment Task 2: Checklist 17
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Introduction
The assessment tasks for BSBWHS211 Contribute to the health and safety of self and others are
outlined in the assessment plan below. These tasks have been designed to help you demonstrate
the skills and knowledge that you have learnt during your course.
Please ensure that you read the instructions provided with these tasks carefully. You should also
follow the advice provided in the Business Works Student User Guide. The Student User Guide
provides important information for you relating to completing assessment successfully.
Assessment for this unit

BSBWHS211 Contribute to the health and safety of self and others describes the skills and
knowledge required to work in a manner that is healthy and safe in relation to self and others, and
to assist in responding to incidents. It covers following work health and safety (WHS) policies,
procedures, instructions and requirements; and participating in WHS consultative processes.
For you to be assessed as competent, you must successfully complete two assessment tasks:
• Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions – You must answer all questions correctly.
• Assessment Task 2: Project – You must work through a range of activities and complete a
project portfolio.
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Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions
Information for students

Knowledge questions are designed to help you demonstrate the knowledge which you have
acquired during the learning phase of this unit. Ensure that you:
• review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in the Business
Works Student User Guide
• comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
• adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
• answer all questions completely and correctly
• submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
• submit a completed cover sheet with your work
• avoid sharing your answers with other students.
i Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix
A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
• where this task should be completed
• the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task
• whether or not this task is open-book.

Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A
template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO
has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.

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Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
1. Explain the purpose of workplace safety procedures and instructions.
2. Explain at least three safety procedures that an administration officer should follow when they
are checking their office systems and equipment at the start of their working day.
3. Assume you are conducting routine work operations. What are two examples of WHS
documents that guide your work.
4. Provide two examples of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) a worker may use for each of
the jobs in the table below:
Job Example of PPE needed
Nurse
Construction worker
Landscaper/gardener
5. Provide at least three examples of the types of WHS records that need to be kept.
6. This question is based on the college you are studying this course with and requires you to
have access to the WHS policy related to risk management (you will find this in your Student
Handbook). Who do you need to report incidents and injuries to, for e.g., if a fellow student at
your RTO seriously injured themselves during a break?
7. This question is based on the college you are studying this course with and requires you to
have access to the WHS policy related to risk management, fire, emergencies and evacuation
procedures.
Summarise the emergency procedures that should be followed in each of the following cases
in the table below (you will find this in your Student Handbook):
If there is a fire

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If there is an emergency such as a
bomb threat or other incident
8. Describe the meaning of each of the following commonly used hazard signs and safety
symbols.
Sign Meaning
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

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g.
9. Outline at least two Work Health and Safety (WHS) responsibilities of workers while at work.
10. Summarise the responsibilities of managers and business owners (PCBUs) in regard to work
health and safety.
11. Outline at least two Work Health and Safety (WHS) responsibilities of WHS Officers.
12. Outline at least two Work Health and Safety (WHS) responsibilities of “others”, for example,
visitors.
13. Explain the difference between hazards and risks.
14. Describe four typical WHS hazards that could be present in a workplace. Include a description
of the harm they can cause and how this harm occurs.
Hazard Harm it causes and how this harm occurs
Radiation
Poor or inadequate
lighting
Lifting stock or
equipment incorrectly
Slip, trip and fall

hazards

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Hazard Harm it causes and how this harm occurs
Electrical hazards
Fire hazards
15. Explain what is meant by each of the three steps in hazard identification and risk reduction.
Steps to control risk Description
Hazard Identification
Risk Assessment
Risk Control

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Assessment Task 1: Checklist
Student’s name:
Did the student provide a Completed

sufficient and clear answer successfully? Comments
that addresses the
suggested answer for the Yes No
following?
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12
Question 13
Question 14
Question 15
Task outcome:  Satisfactory  Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:

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Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio
Information for students

In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by working through a
number of activities and completing and submitting a project portfolio.
You will need access to:
• a suitable place to complete activities that replicates a business environment including a

meeting space and computer and internet access
• your learning resources and other information for reference
• Project Portfolio template.
• WHS policies and procedures related to the reporting of WHS issues
• at least one Standard Operating Procedure.

Ensure that you:
• review the advice to students regarding responding to written tasks in the Business Works
Student User Guide
• comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
• adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
• answer all questions completely and correctly
• submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
• submit a completed cover sheet with your work
• avoid sharing your answers with other students.
Assessment information
i
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found in Appendix
A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix for information on:
• where this task should be completed
• how your assessment should be submitted.

Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your work. A
template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide. However, if your RTO
has provided you with an assessment cover sheet, please ensure that you use that.

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Activities
Complete the following activities:
1. Carefully read the following:
This project requires you to participate in two different work activities that contribute
to the health and safety of self and others.
To complete this assessment, you will carry out pre-start checks under your
supervisor and complete work activities following all the procedures and
instructions that apply to your work setting.
Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical
skills that are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen
career. For this reason, we are giving you the choice to base this project on a
real workplace or you may base this on the college where you are taking this
course (your RTO). This will mean that you are applying your knowledge and
skills in a relevant, practical and meaningful way to your own situation!
To do your assessment, you will need access to the following (from your real
workplace or RTO/college):
• The WHS laws that apply to your work environment/state
• Organisational Policy and Procedure documents
• At least one Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• Work instructions to complete your activities
• Workplace equipment and resources needed to perform work activities.

You will also need to interact and consult with others. This may be either directly
with your actual supervisor and colleagues at a real workplace, or your assessor
and fellow students can play the roles of the relevant colleagues.
You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The steps you
need to take are outlined below.
Before you begin, open your Project Portfolio and complete page 4.
2. Identify work tasks, policies and procedures
You must identify two activities you will complete for this project and the review the
WHS documents that apply to your work environment before you carry out work.
If you are basing the assessment on your own workplace (or a workplace where
you are doing a traineeship), you must choose two activities you will perform. You
must also review the WHS laws, and organisational policies and procedures you
need to follow to report and record WHS issues.
If you are basing this project on the college where you are taking this course your
assessor will give you two activities to perform at the facilities of your RTO. Your

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assessor will also provide the documents you must review. This will include
relevant WHS laws, policies and procedures that apply to your specific RTO setting.
You may also use your Student Handbook for information.
Open your Project Portfolio to Section 1 and complete the questions. In order to do
this, you must:
• Outline the two activities you will perform as part of this project (these may be
two of your regular work activities)
• Outline the WHS laws that apply to your work environment/state
• List the organisational policies and procedures that apply to your work
environment
• List the individuals or parties that you must contact when you have questions
and concerns about safety in your workplace
3. Meet with your supervisor to carry out pre-start checks and tasks
As part of this assessment, you will perform two activities in a way that is healthy
and safe for yourself and others. In order to do this, you must first carry out pre-
start systems and equipment checks according to the WHS policies and procedures
that you have identified.
assessor will choose the activities and give you a time and place for performing
your pre-start checks. They will be playing the role of your supervisor and you will
be use the equipment at the college to do the pre-start checks and activities.
If you are basing this project on your own workplace, you must do your pre-start
equipment and system checks with your supervisor present. You must attach
evidence of carrying out pre-start checks to Section 1 of your Project Portfolio (this
may be a Checklist you must complete in your work setting that your supervisor can
confirm, or a video of you performing the checks).
Open your Project Portfolio to Section 1 and continue completing the questions.
While you are performing the checks, you must:
• make sure you follow all instructions, protocols, procedures and WHS
legislative requirements (you will be assessed on this).
• tell your supervisor (assessor) what you are doing as you perform the checks,
and how the checks will help to prevent injury
After you have completed the checks, you must
• ask your supervisor to describe any recent incident that has happened in your
work environment
• participate in responding to the incident by telling your supervisor how you

think such an incident can be prevented in future
Record this in Section 1 of your Project Portfolio.

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During the meeting, you must demonstrate effective interpersonal and
communication skills including:
• Speaking clearly and concisely
• Using appropriate language and non-verbal communication (such as your

body language, tone, etc.)
assessor will assign the activities and give you a time and place to complete them.
4. Prepare to operate safely within the requirements of your own role
Before you do the work activities, open your Project Portfolio to Section 2 and
complete the Hazard Report. In order to do this, you need to:
• Inspect the area where you will perform each activity and identify any existing
and potential hazards
5. Report hazards
You must report any existing or potential hazard you identified in the previous
activity, to your supervisor.
Develop a short email to your supervisor and attach the Hazard Report.
The text of the email should be error free, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
You must attach proof of your email to Section 2 of your Project Portfolio.
6. Complete your activities according to WHS instructions
You must carry out two activities in a safe way. This will include using at least one
Standard Operating Procedure to perform your two activities.
Open your Project Portfolio to Section 2 and continue completing the questions. In
order to do this, you need to:
• Review the Standard Operating Procedure you must follow
• Ensure you are wearing the necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
before you start if this is necessary
• Complete your activities.
7. Report incidents and injuries
You must identify and report an incident. This may be an incident that happened
while you completed your work activities, or you may report the incident your

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supervisor described at your meeting imagining that it has really occurred now
(activity step 3 of this assessment task).
Use the Incident Report Template in Section 2 of your Project Portfolio to report the
incident.
Develop an email to the designated person (you identified this person in activity
step 2) and attach your report.
The text of the email should be error free, written in an appropriate (polite,
business-like) style.
You must attach proof of your email to Section 2 of your Project Portfolio.
Complete Section 2 of your Project Portfolio and submit to your assessor.
8. Participate in WHS consultative processes
You must meet with at least two colleagues to seek assistance on WHS issues you
have identified.
If you are basing the assessment on a real workplace, the colleagues you meet
with must be the designated WHS persons you identified (activity step 2 of this
assessment task). You must attach evidence of your meeting to Section 3 of your
Project Portfolio.
If you are basing the assessment on your RTO setting, your assessor and a fellow
student will play the roles of designated persons.
At the meeting, you will:
• Provide a clear description of the hazards you identified while doing your
activities
• Participate in minimising or eliminating at least one workplace hazard by

suggesting ways to eliminate it or reduce the risk.
During the meeting, you are required to demonstrate effective interpersonal and
communication skills including:
• Speaking clearly and concisely
• Using appropriate non-verbal communication skills
• Responding to questions
• Asking questions to seek feedback
• Use of active listening techniques to understand main ideas.

After the meeting, open your Project Portfolio to Section 3 and complete the
questions.

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9. Submit your completed Project Portfolio
Make sure you have completed all sections of your Project Portfolio, answered all
questions, provided enough detail as indicated and proofread for spelling and
grammar as necessary.
Submit to your assessor for marking.

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Assessment Task 2: Checklist
Student’s name:
Completed
successfully? Comments
Did the student: Yes No
Operate safely in their own work

environment by:
• identifying organisational WHS

policies and procedures that apply
to own work setting
• carrying out work tasks according to

WHS instructions
• carrying out pre-start systems and

equipment checks under
supervision and according to
organisational policies and
procedures
• participating in responding to
incidents according to
procedures?
Operate safely within the requirements

of their own role by:
• identifying individuals and/or parties

to whom queries and concerns
about safety in the workplace
should be directed
• identifying existing and potential

hazards relating to own role, and
recording and reporting them
according to organisational policies
and procedures
• identifying and contributing to

implementing WHS instructions and
procedures specific to own work
area

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• identifying and reporting incidents
and injuries to required personnel
according to organisational policies
and procedures?
Participate in WHS consultative

processes by:
• contributing to workplace meetings,

inspections, and other WHS
consultative activities
• identifying existing and potential

WHS hazards and reporting them to
designated persons according to
procedures
• participating in actions to minimise

or eliminate workplace hazards and
to reduce risks?
Communicate effectively by:
• using verbal communication to

communicate
• using non-verbal behaviour to

communicate
• extracting meaning and main ideas

from verbal descriptions, opinions
and explanations?
Task outcome:  Satisfactory  Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:

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Assignment Cover Sheet
Copy and attach with each assessment task as needed. For group/team tasks, attach a separate sheet for each member.
Student ID Batch/Group
Student Name
Unit
Assessment Task - Title/Number Trainer/Assessor
Task Type Individual Group/Team
Date Submitted
Note: Plagiarism/Cheating is a serious offence. If a student is found plagiarising/cheating, it may result in a penalty of
suspension/cancellation of student’s enrolment. In submitting their work, students must be aware of college’s Plagiarism and Academic
Misconduct Policy available in student handbook, college’s website and student administration.
Declaration of Originality:
By submitting this assignment for assessment, I acknowledge and agree that:
▪ This assessment task/work is submitted in accordance with the college’s Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy. I also
understand the serious nature of academic dishonesty (such as plagiarism) and the penalties attached to being found guilty
of committing such offence
▪ No part of this assessment task/work has been copied from any other source without acknowledgement of the source
▪ No part of this assessment task/work has been written by any other person, except to the extent of team and/or group
work as defined in the unit/assessment task
▪ A copy of the original assessment task/work is retained by me and that I may be required to submit the original assignment
to the trainer/assessor upon request
▪ The trainer/assessor may, for the purpose of assessing this assessment task/work:
o Provide a copy of this assignment to another member of the faculty for review and feedback; and/or
o Submit a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism checking service. I acknowledge that a plagiarism checking
service provider may then retain a copy of this assessment task/work on its database for the purpose of future
plagiarism checking
Late submission: Late submission without a prior approval of the trainer/assessor will not be accepted and may delay the assessment
outcome. You may also need to resubmit work as per college’s Reassessment Policy.
I declare that this assessment is my own work.
Student
Date:
signature:
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Stamp
Comments (if
any)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Student to retain this receipt as a proof of submitting Assessment.
Student
Student Name
Number
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Assessment Submission
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Assessment for this unit

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Information for students

• adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines

• answer all questions completely and correctly

• submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced

• submit a completed cover sheet with your work

• avoid sharing your answers with other students.

• where this task should be completed

• the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task

• whether or not this task is open-book.

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1. Explain the purpose of workplace safety procedures and instructions.

Job Example of PPE needed

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13. Explain the difference between hazards and risks.

Hazard Harm it causes and how this harm occurs

Slip, trip and fall

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Steps to control risk Description

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Did the student provide a Completed

Task outcome:  Satisfactory  Not satisfactory

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Information for students

• a suitable place to complete activities that replicates a business environment including a

• your learning resources and other information for reference

• Project Portfolio template.

• WHS policies and procedures related to the reporting of WHS issues

• at least one Standard Operating Procedure.

• adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines

• answer all questions completely and correctly

• submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced

• submit a completed cover sheet with your work

• avoid sharing your answers with other students.

• where this task should be completed

• how your assessment should be submitted.

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1. Carefully read the following:

• The WHS laws that apply to your work environment/state

• Organisational Policy and Procedure documents

• At least one Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

• Work instructions to complete your activities

• Workplace equipment and resources needed to perform work activities.

2. Identify work tasks, policies and procedures

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• Outline the WHS laws that apply to your work environment/state

• participate in responding to the incident by telling your supervisor how you

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• Speaking clearly and concisely

• Using appropriate language and non-verbal communication (such as your

4. Prepare to operate safely within the requirements of your own role

6. Complete your activities according to WHS instructions

• Review the Standard Operating Procedure you must follow

• Complete your activities.

7. Report incidents and injuries

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Complete Section 2 of your Project Portfolio and submit to your assessor.

8. Participate in WHS consultative processes

• Participate in minimising or eliminating at least one workplace hazard by