Case Study
You have recently been elected as the Health and Safety officer in the Macquarie Institute.
You have a new team of employees commencing work who will participate in an initial WHS training session. You are requested to prepare this training session providing information on a range of topics
- Task 1
What information would you present on the following topics and how:
• WHS Legislation
• Codes of Practice
• National Industry Standards
• WHS policies, procedures and programs
- Task 2
What costs, both tangible and intangible would be involved in running these kinds of training courses? What would be the tangible and intangible benefits?
- Task 3
Identify who you would need to consult with in your work place to effectively identify the training needs of the various different roles. Choose one of these roles and describe what WHS skills, training and equipment they would need in order to complete their job safely. Describe how you would determine that someone in this role lacked these skills or equipments and how you would remedy this.
- Task 4
WHS requires an ongoing commitment by all stakeholders in a workplace. Rules and regulations as well as work place procedures can change rapidly. How do you ensure that the information you provide to your staff members in training sessions and on a daily basis is correct, up to date and readily accessible?