Legislative Requirements

Question 1

What legal duty does a person have when undertaking HRW?

Answer 1

A “Duty of Care” not to expose themselves or others to harm or hazards.

Question 2

What are four things that could happen if a work health and safety regulator finds that you have not been operating a forklift safely?

Answer 2

1) Licence suspension or cancellation
2) Refusal to renew the licence
4) Licence holder to obtain a reassessment to determine competency
4) Taking legal action to prosecute you.

Question 3

What happens if you do not renew your HRWL within 24 months of expiry?

Answer 3

The existing licence cannot be renewed and you must re-enrol in a HRW course to be retrained by an RTO before you can apply for a new HRWL

Question 4

Your duty of care requires the following (3):

Answer 4

1) To take care of your own safety and the safety of others.
2) To cooperate with your employer in any way that ensures the health and safety of the workplace.
3) To avoid taking unnecessary risks, acting dangerously or using workplace equipment in unsafe ways, or ways it is not designed to be used.

Question 5

What are the 4 main types of WHS laws and guidelines?

Answer 5

1) Acts
2) Regulations
3) Codes of Practice
4) Australian Standards

Question 6

What is a Duty of Care

Answer 6

Everybody in the workplace has a responsibility to keep themselves and others as safe as possible while they are at work.

Question 7

Your employer must take steps to ensure that the workplace is as safe as possible for you and other workers. What can they do to make this happen (5)?

Answer 7

1) Provide a safe workplace with minimal risks.
2) Provide and maintain safe plant, equipment and structures.
3) Provide and maintain safe systems/procedures for work.
4) Provide facilities adequate for personnel on site.
5) Provide instruction, training, supervision and information for any work to be undertaken safely.

Question 8

Forklift instructions can include (3):

Answer 8

1) Manufacturer’s guidelines (instructions, specifications, checklists)
2) Industry operating procedures
3) Workplace procedures (work instructions, operating procedures, management plans, safety policies, checklists).

Question 9

Who can you speak to if you don’t know where to get your instructions, or you can’t understand them?

Answer 9

Your boss or supervisor

You can also speak with your WHS workplace rep.