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Participate in workplace safety procedures

Content

• Section 1: Identify hazards and assess risk
  • Health and safety at work
  • Workplace hazards and risks
  • Causes of injury
  • A risk management approach
  • Types of hazards
  • Reporting a hazard
  • Risk assessment
  • Risk management strategy
  • Control measures
  • Self check
  • Summary
  • Bibliography
• Section 2: Follow procedures and strategies for risk control
  • Legislative requirements
  • Organisational policy
  • Workplace induction
  • Reporting mechanisms
  • Hazard reporting procedures
  • Notifiable incidents
  • Less serious incidents
  • Managing aggression
  • Reporting incidents
  • Participating in WHS procedures
  • Emergency plans
  • Self check
  • Summary
  • Bibliography
• Section 3: Contribute to OHS in the workplace
  • A culture of safety
  • Continuous improvement
  • Employees' WHS rights
  • Employer and employee responsibilities
  • Supporting WHS processes
  • Consultation
  • Formal consultative processes
  • Participative arrangements
  • Supporting risk control procedures
  • Assist with health and safety audits
  • Providing feedback
  • Self check
  • Summary
  • Bibliography

Introduction

Hazardous situations and objects are all around us – at home, in public places and at work. Every worker has a role to play in making the workplace as healthy and safe as possible. As you go about your daily work, it is important that you recognise potential hazards and assess risks so that appropriate action can be taken.

This section discusses skills and knowledge you will need to contribute to a safe and healthy work environment, including:

• identifying workplace hazards
• assessing the level of risk.

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