Work Place Health and Safety

Question 1

James Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model First layer?

Answer 1

People: putting in work safe policies, safety procedures,

Question 2

Second Layer?

Answer 2

Engineering: putting in physical barriers, alarms, auto shut downs,

Question 3

Third Layer?

Answer 3

Procedural: Having a set of instructions, safe work NZ

Question 4

Fourth Layer

Answer 4

Administrative: Employing people with the right skill set, PPPE, Proper safety training

Question 5

Work Safe NZ: Systems Based Approach 3 Steps:

Question 6

Step One:

Answer 6

Regulatory Confidence: Implemeting WHS policies/procedures enforced by worksafe and under the employment relations act and workplace health and safety act of 2015

Question 7

Step Two:

Answer 7

Harm Prevention: Targeting critical Risk ie latent conditions, active conditions, putting barriers in place

Question 8

Step Three:

Answer 8

System of Leadership: adhering to the law, educating employees on safety

Question 9

WHS Framework to follow Work safe NZ

Answer 9

1: Commitment and policy

Question 10

2.

Answer 10

Planning

Question 11

3.

Answer 11

Implementation

Question 12

4.

Answer 12

Measurement and Evaluation

Question 13

5.

Answer 13

Review and improvement

Question 14

Work Place Definitions

Question 15

Policy

Answer 15

A set framework put in place to tackle and issue

Question 16

Procedure

Answer 16

Having a specific action plan to tackle a risk

Question 17

Definition of WHS from World Health Organisation

Answer 17

All aspects of work place health and safety and having a strong focus on primary prevention of hazards

Question 18

Flexible Culture

Answer 18

Anyone from anywhere within the organisation can report a WHS isssue

Question 19

Reporting Culture

Answer 19

Establishing the comfortability of employees to report WHS issues

Question 20

PCBU

Answer 20

person or organisation conducting a business undertaking

Question 21

Work place Health and Safety Legislation

Question 22

Role of Work Safe NZ

Answer 22

Stated under Section 191 of workplace health and safety act 2015

Question 23

What is noted in part 2 of the health and Safety act?

Answer 23

Health and safety duties: management of risk: gives power for an inspector to issue a prohibition notice of a PCBU is imposing a serious health and safety misconduct

Question 24

Act enforcing the Prohibition notice

Answer 24

under section 105 of health and safety act 2015

Question 25

Les Mills WHS Misconduct

Answer 25

It poses a health and safety risk on contrsuction workers
PCBU: Failure to implement safe systems of work
failure to prodive a work envrionment without risk
under this act: workers, employees, contractors are protected

Question 26

Action taking by contractor to manage this risk
worksafe NZ: section 105 of health and safety act

Answer 26

inspector issued a ban under work safe NZ due to issues related to working at that height

Question 27

action of a contractor in response

Answer 27

can take a civil proceeding like an employee can take a personal grievance

Question 28

Les Mills failure of management system- Swiss model

Answer 28

no concerns of people or engineering- an example of a latent condition however good reporting culture