Assessment task 2
Action plan
This action plan is for the better work safety at the workplace which is a kitchen in this scenario and the things regarding it to ensure the work safety with the safety of others it includes some of the most important things in it which are described below in points:
1 The policies and procedures – for any workplace to work smoothly it require some set of rules and regulation so that it can perform well and can contribute more to the growth of the firm.
2 knowledge to employee – it involves the providing the information of the WHS to each and every staff member who is working in there.
3 hazard inspections – to eliminate or identify it requires doing some interval of time and maintaining constant monitoring of the process for better results.
4 meeting with the employees – this includes the discussion session with professionals the professional in the field in presence of the project manager so that there could be better knowledge can be share for a better understanding.
5 training report – based on how the staff members have performed in the training and what are need must be met to ensure the better safety of the workplace.
6 management report – report on the whole process on each and every action so that if the issue based on the previous report can happen staff can handle it in a much better way (Bleakley, 2015).
Handouts
Handout 1: Legislation/ WHS administration policy
The basic purpose that has been served by the work health and safety legislationis to ensure the safety of the workers at the workplace and to ensure that every firm is maintaining the standards set by the government of Australia regarding the safety of workers and to avoid any kind of mishappening that can lead to the bad result for the growth of the company and also to the staff or employee.
The different laws around WHS are as follows:
1 Model WHS Act
2 Work health and safety Act 2020
3 Work health and safety Act 2011
The main aim of the WHS act is to maintain the safety at the workplace of the workers working there for the company and this is getting done by following some pre-given rules and regulations so that the risk at the workplace could be minimized not only but also the eliminate the potential risks which could be raise in the future.
The government is doing this to make sure that there is no casual behavior at the workplace and compromising with the safety measures can be avoided. And can provide the highest level of security to the workers (Bluff,2017).
Handout 2: Relevant WHS policy and procedures for the kitchen
This handout is about identifying the risk related to the kitchen area which could cause some serious injury to the worker and is having the potential risk of occurring in the workplace as follows
1 knife cut – because of not knowing the right way of using the different knives this could occur because of the lack of knowledge about the working utensils, etc.
2 burn hazards – this majority occurs at kitchen area because of not paying the right required attention from the staff that leads to such mishappening and it has some sevier result to other also if the staff is not doing his work right.
3 lifting injuries – generally to save some time many staff members avoid using the right equipment or the process and in many cases, there isn’t the instrument for the purpose and that leads to the injury
4 slips, trips, and falls – this mainly occur because of mistakes as sometimes the flour is slippery but the staff member who wasn’t there doesn’t know about it get fell and this is also one of the most common things that happen at the kitchen area and lack of motivation in the work by not putting the sign of wet surface, etc which could have worn the person about it lead to such kind of issues.
5 crowded workplace risk – in this when there is too much business at the place will lead to putting extra pressure on the staff who is working in the kitchen area and involvement of too many people cause everyone in the is under pressure and that sometimes results in mistakes which could be avoided just by applying the right method or on training for how to handle such situation (Board,2021).
Handout 3: WHS Consultation/ action plan
This is about the requirement of the WHS policy and procedure at the workplace and how it can help the organization in its growth. And under the policy, it is important to explain the purpose of this consultation
Asin this all the policies and the procedure regarding work safety that is being used at the company for the safety of the worker are going to be explained so that the awareness of the WHS can be provided.
For the business growth in a sustainable manner, it is very important to conduct such consultation sensation so that new and updated policies or new staff can know about the policies for better work safety at the place.
It includes things such as the safety of the worker or the employee who is working under the place provided by the firm and not only that it also include a training program in which different activities regarding the equipment use and right handling would be provided so that there is no risk at workplace (Boland, 2019).
Meeting room hazard inspection
| Item | Comments | Recommended immediate action | What action should be taken to make sure this action does not happen in the future? |
| Is the floor space free of debris? | There is no type of rubbish or remain present over the place.
But more cleanliness could be one of the actions that could be done |
Using the hygienic items for the work | The monitoring process by the supervisor can make sure that there is cleanliness all the time. |
| Is the area clear of electrical lead/network cables? | No there are no such things that were observed every wiring was completely covered | Just causal monitoring to maintain the scenario | There is no action required |
| Our waste paper bins are free of hazardous materials e.g. broken glass? | No, there is a broken piece of plastic and metals have been found and must be clear as soon as possible. | Must be thrown out to the trash area dedicated for it. | Proper cleaning at the workplace to make sure there is no such harmful thing present there. |
| Is there sufficient ventilation? | Yes, but it could be better by making the proper cleaning of the place.
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Cleaning is required at the workplace. | Proper cleaning is required at the workplace. |
| Are entrances and exits safe and uncluttered? | Yes
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No comments | No action required more than monitoring |
| Are all machinery, equipment, and material in safe working order and positioned safely? | Yes, but does require oiling so to ensure the smooth functioning
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Require the proper lubricants to make sure there is no noise | To remove the issue of friction in the equipment scheduled greasing is required. |
| Are there any sources of excessive noise? | yes
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The noise of the broken equipment at the place must be removed | Regular checking of the instrument to ensure a high quality of work. |
| Risk description | Likelihood | Impact | Priority | Preventative Action/Contingency Plan |
| Wet floor | 5 | 3 | Urgent action | Make sure there is a board present for the indication of an unknown |
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Broken furniture
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2 | 3 | Monitor | Checking before any kind of meeting or work. |
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Broken electrical wiring
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1 | 4 | monitor | Regular checks and safety measures to handle the electrical hazard must be present (Jeong, 2015). |
Risk management reporting
WHS management report
WHS briefing is all about the safety that must be included and implemented at the workplace which is a kitchen in this scenario and for that, with team members and different staff and employees the meeting has been conducted in which knowledge about the work safety and on different policy and procedure have been discussed. There has been an issue which was raised by the staff member which is very valuable and must not be avoided as one of the staff has raised the issue on negligence in the work was too much in the current situation and indeed that has attracted the attention of many and this could lead to the serious issue one day if not handled correctly.
Identification of non-compliance
The issue that has been observed at the place as many haven’t worn the mask at the place and that can cause some serious issues to the person at the place.
Many more things such as ignorance at the meeting don’t take the serious thing seriously and taking very not-so-right behavior at the place.
Actions
Many things could be done just after the scenario as the action sign on the wet floor the damaged wiring of the electrical wires and the glasses which are broken and the different hazardous items that must be corrected just after it (Kohli,& Mehta,2020).
Written response including the WHS filing system
Risk management plan
| Scope of assessment: | To identify the most common risk and safety measures that must be identified and resolved | ||||
| Critical success factors: | The result of the work | ||||
| Stakeholders: | Staff members, employees, and managers. | ||||
| Risk | Consequences | Severity Rating | Likelihood Rating | Treatment or control methods | Priority rating (high, medium, or low)
Order of priority |
| Wet floor | Chance of falling at the workplace | 2 | 3 | Monitor | h |
| Busy work area | Could lead to the chaotic situation | 5 | 4 | Stop | H |
| Lack in raw material | Can lead to bad customer service | 4 | 2 | Action | H |
| Fire burn issue | Can lead to serious health issue to the person or staff nearby | 3 | 1 | No action | H |
| Negligence at work | Could put everyone nearby in danger. | 4 | 2 | Action | H |
| Description of risk | The risk is generally kitchen area related |
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Summary of recommended response and impact |
Supervisors must take action and monitor the total work area to maintain the work at the place with proper safety |
| Proposed actions | Monitoring required to ensure the workplace safety |
| Resource requirements | Staff to make monitoring |
| Responsibilities | To ensure workplace safety by every mean |
| Timing | 18:00 |
| Reporting/Monitoring | Staff |
Updated action plan
This action plan is for the better work safety at the workplace which is a kitchen in this scenario and the things regarding it to ensure the work safety with the safety of others it includes some of the most important things in it which are described below in points:
1 The policies and procedures – there is a need of continuous improvement at the work policies so that the old policies are not working and must be changedso the better safety at the place can be ensure
2 knowledge to employees – it involves providing the information of the WHS to each and every staff member who is working in there.
3 hazard inspections – to eliminate or identify it requires doing some interval of time and maintaining constant monitoring of the process for better results.
4 meeting with the employees – this includes the discussion session with professionals the professional in the field in presence of the project manager so that there could be better knowledge can be share for a better understanding.
5 training report – based on how the staff members have performed in the training and what are need must be met to ensure the better safety of the workplace.
6 management report – report on the whole process on each and every action so that if the issue based on the previous report can happen staff can handle it in a much better way (Singh, et al., 2016)
Training report
Summary of WHS training
Date:
Time: 18:00
Location: meeting hall
Type of training: theory-based training program which includes the WHS policy and procedure explanation
Training options
The meeting was a success as everyone participated with their full attention and with the will of learning there are some ideas about safety at the workplace have been shared which must be shared with all staff members in the next training program which includes the practical knowledge of the theory portion so that staff can understand and grasp the knowledge in a much better way.
Training for the new staff around the use of equipment so that they can not get into the situation in which lack of experience is the reason and meanwhile continuous monitoring on their work so that it can be improved at the time of happening and things doesn’t get out of the hand.
General opinion on the outcomes of the training
- Staff adherence and compliance to the procedure
The staff understands the motive of the event and they do learn many things from it and want to apply them in the workplace.
- How staff reacted during the training and if there is any need for additional training or changes to procedures or training
Staff members give positive responses at and from the meeting but yes there is a need for continuous improvement which can be attended by providing this more such meeting.
- The effectiveness of the WHS practice – are current practices ensuring the health, safety, and security of all employees?
The new ideas and some old ways of doing things have been changed which resulted in better work health and safety at the workplace.
Feedback from staff who participated in the training
The staff has mentioned that negligence at the workplace generally leads to a hazardous situation and that must be avoided so that the safety at the workplace can be ensured
Hazard identification checklist for kitchen
| Date of incident | Name of the injured person | Hazard/injury/illness details. | Consequences | Comments on hazards and existing risk controls |
| Get burned from the fire at work | Get severe burn to need medical support | |||
| Get fall because of the wet floor | Get fall and because of that get the back pain | |||
| Get frustrated from the chaotic situation because of too much crowd at the workplace | This resulted in bad service with the customers | |||
| Get cut by using the knife in the wrong way. | Serious injury on hand needs medical support |
Hazard incident register
| Date of incident | Name of the injured person | Hazard/injury/illness details. | Consequences |
Comments on hazards and existing risk controls |
| 24 – 08 – 2022 | Jack | Get burned from the fire at work | Get severe burn to need medical support
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There is a need for extra care near the work of fire so that these things of burning can be avoided.
The kitchen is the place where fire is common there is a need for safety all the time because otherwise, it could lead to such safety issues. |
| 24 – 08 – 2022 | John | Get fall because of the wet floor | Get fall and because of that get the back pain
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Required the sign before and at the time of floor cleaning and also for some time after it also. |
| 24 – 08 – 2022 | Marry | Get frustrated from the chaotic situation because of too much crowd at the workplace | This resulted in bad service with the customers
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Require the observation of supervisor to manage such scene with proper knowledge
High customer day requires more attention to the employees also so that they can also get do their job correctly. |
| 24 – 08 – 2022 | Linda | Get cut by using the knife in the wrong way. | Serious injury on hand needs medical support
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Must be trained staff required for the job to avoid such mishappening in the future.
As it was just a minor cut but could be serious can happen with different instruments (Zhang, et al., 2020). |
Evidence of hazard incident register
E-Mail to Owner
| To: Owner@.au.in
Cc: BCC: Subject: solution for deficiency Attachment: Dear owner, This is to inform you that after completing the counselling and the provided training session to the workers and the staff members it has been observed that there is a need of putting some new action into the work health and safety policies so that the better result in terms of work safety can attend and the desired result which is the growth of the firm can be achieved. Some of the immediate actions have been implemented but there is a need for much more to make sure changes have been shared with you. Please take your time and review the provided solution and please provide us with your valuable feedback so that we can implement it soon and can attain the desired goal. Kindly Regards ABC |
References
Bleakley, A. (2015). WHS Innovation. Technology, 1(1).
Bluff, E. (2017). The regulation of work health and safety. Regulatory Theory, 611.
Board, A. D. B. F. B. (2021). Workplace Health and Safety Policy. Update, (6).
Boland, M. (2019). Review of the model Work Health and Safety laws.
Jeong, B. Y. (2015). Cooking processes and occupational accidents in commercial restaurant kitchens. Safety science, 80, 87-93.
Kohli, N., & Mehta, M. Occupational Stress: A Case Study among Chefs and Kitchen Workers.
Singh, A., Kamal, R., Mudiam, M. K. R., Gupta, M. K., Satyanarayana, G. N. V., Bihari, V., … & Kesavachandran, C. N. (2016). Heat and PAHs emissions in indoor kitchen air and its impact on kidney dysfunctions among kitchen workers in Lucknow, North India. PloS one, 11(2), e0148641.
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