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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

Bibliography

2006 Queensland Department of Employment and Industrial Relations, A Quick Start to the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995

Queensland Department of Industrial Relations, Health and Community Services Industry Action Plan 2004–2007

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland 2004, The Health Care Facility/Service Safety Management System: Element – Aggressive Behaviour Prevention and Management 2004.

Queensland Department of Employment and Industrial Relations website
www.deir.qld.gov.au/workplace/index.htm

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