work pace Flashcards
responsibilities employees have to have in a workplace
1.identify and potential hazards
2.follow and comply with any workplace policies
3.always wear PPE required equipment
4.not put themselves or others at risk of injury
5.dont work if impaired with drugs or alcohol
steps for risk management assessment
identify, assess,control,monitor
commen hazards in sport and rec industry
1.slips, trips and falls
2.equipment that is not well maintained, that is broken,damaged
3.hygiene practices not being adheard to
4. inappropriate behavior
hazards can be:
physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic, psychosocial
when identifying a hazard
conduct site safety audit, physical inspection, investigating near misses, reviewing employee complaints, reviewing available documentation
hazrad identifaction
1.An organisation is new
2.new forms of work is being implemented
3.changes to prcess or practice is made
4.A hazard has been identified
5. changes to equipment are made
risk matrix
catastrophic, major, moderate, minor, insignificant
what is the hierarchy of control
The hierarchy of control identifies the preferred options for controlling risks
what are 3 housekeeping practices
- cleaning spills
-not leaving items on the floor - check the floor regularly
3 things you need to write down on an incident report
name, DOB,gender
what are the 4 steps of emergency procedure
- take care of self
- understand the situation
- follow organisations procedures and polices for acting in emergencies
- check on injured
what are the 4 hierarchy of control
PPE
- administrative control
- engineering controls: substitution, engineering, isolation
- elimination
what are the 5 categories of hazards
biological
chemical
physical
ergonomical
psychosocial-
who sets out the whs requirements
worksafevictoira
define a hazard
a hazard is any source or situation that could cause potential harm or injury to people, environment or property
