Q1: In your workplace, where are the WHS policies and procedures located so they’re accessible to staff? How are they communicated to you?

Q2: Describe some strategies you can use to ensure you communicate WHS information to personnel in a systemic way.

Q3: In your workplace, how does reviewing near miss reports assess the effectiveness of your WHS system? Explain using an example.

Q4: Describe how you get hold of hazard identification and risk assessment template documents that incorporate assessment criteria for assessing risks.

Q5: Identify five people or groups you should consult with when designing and eliciting feedback on the WHS management system.

Q6:      List five benefits of ongoing consultation with a range of personnel to elicit feedback on WHS policies, procedures and practices.

Q7: Identify the WHS information you need to communicate to staff. List at least six.

Q8: How can you access and get updated information on the Acts, regulations or codes of practice which apply to you? How is this achieved in your workplace?

Q9: You must be able to develop comprehensive WHS policies. Write a brief outline of what information you should include in a WHS policy.

Q10: A staff member has slipped, fallen, split their head on a piece of equipment and is lying unconscious on the floor. Describe the steps you would take to respond to this incident from beginning to end.

Q11: Describe how you should store WHS records and reports such as accident and incident reports.

Q12: List ten records you need to monitor and maintain as part of your established WHS record keeping system.

Q13: Under what conditions must you report accidents and incidents to the regulatory authority in your state/territory? What is the main reason for reporting them?

Q14: Health, safety and security records are legal documents used as evidence in case of legal action. They’re also referred to by other staff, medical experts and WorkCover authorities. How do you make sure these documents are legible and accurate?

Q15:       Outline the steps you would take to develop and implement a WHS training plan.

Q1. What is risk control?

Q2:       State the control element from the hierarchy of control used in each situation.

• A generator on the premises used for blackouts is extremely noisy so you decide to enclose it
• A chemical cleaner is causing a staff member to become nauseous, so you decide to use a less toxic, non-allergenic substance
• A very tall staff member is getting back and neck aches due to their low desk so you redesign their workstation
• Customers often break glassware in your nightclub, so you decide to use plastic instead

Q3:      To properly implement existing risk control measures, you need to develop written procedures which nominate the roles and responsibilities of personnel. List the four main procedures to develop in this area of your WHS management system.

Q4:      A staff member has told you that one of the delivery trolleys has a wobbly wheel that appears ready to fall off. Describe what you would do.

Q5:      In relation to your response to Q19, what information would you communicate to employees and how?

Q6:      The WHS Act requires employers to give employees the training they need to perform their work safely and without risk to their health. State the training you’re required to provide by law.

Q7:       What is a senior manager’s responsibility regarding WHS training?

Q8:      Identify four responsibilities of employees.

Q9:      How should you document employee WHS responsibilities?

Q10:       What is the purpose of a code of practice? Provide three examples from your workplace.

Q11:        Using your research skills, find two WHS codes of practice related to your area of work and complete the details below.

You have just been brought in as the HR Manager for a rapidly growing start-up company.  Founded in 2014, employment has grown from 26 employees in 2014 to 214 employees last year. Until you were hired, the CEO’s secretary was handling recruiting and benefits administration, and other functions such as payroll were outsourced.

With the rapid growth of employment in the company, the CEO decided to hire a full-time HR Manager and brought you on board. Since the company is seeking to hire a number of new employees within the next few months, you decided to review its online employment application (attached), and you’ve spotted a number of problems with some of the questions contained on the application. The job application form is posted immediately preceding this applied discussion exercise.
Questions:

1. After reviewing the application, what specific questions should be eliminated, and why? Your discussion should include references to the specific employment law(s) is/are violated?
2. With respect to each application question identified above, how would you rephrase the question so that it complies with the law?
3. What legally defensible questions would you suggest adding to this application?

Using the four phases of the strategic training model explain your process for handling a request from one of your operational leaders who has asked you to conduct a workshop on restaurant table set-up protocols for the students employed at Conestoga College’s “Bloom” Restaurant in Waterloo. Describe each phase of the model and identify one key question you would be asking in each of the four phases. Be specific and avoid generalizations

How social media is affecting our lives in ways that we probably don’t even realize?

In your initial post, objectively summarize the various positions within your topic. Who is debating the topic (this can be specific individuals or groups of people)? What are they saying? What evidence do they point to as support?.

Then, explain what you find most interesting about your topic. What perspective do you find intriguing and necessary for your readers to understand? What will you focus on for your expository essay?

Finally, draft a potential thesis statement that captures the essence of the topic you’ll be discussing in your essay. Remember, your essay should be written in the third person. Your thesis statement should avoid stating, “I will be discussing…”