The following sections examine kpis relating to work

questions about WHS performance. The following sections examine KPIs
relating to work-related injury and illness and explore which metrics are
most useful for understanding different aspects of WHS performance. In
particular, monitoring the profile of work-related injuries and illnesses is an
important part of evaluating the success of an active injury prevention
program or initiative. Organizations’ with an immature WHS culture tend to
view injury as the primary means of identifying WHS risks rather than as a
means of understanding hazard control effectiveness.
Assurance of WHS systems, processes and
performance
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Assessment Task 1 BSBWHS501 Ensure a safe workplace
1. Plant technical assurance – review of all plant and
processes conducted by specialists
2. Assurance relating to specific topics – human factors or
hazardous substances
3. Site technical assurance – reviews all work of a specified
type, is conducted at predetermined intervals and
involves workers and specialists.
4. Compliance assurance
5. Validation assurance
6. Management safety assurance
Fact of Australian Hardware
List of areas and types of injuries of particular concern
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manual lifting of outdoor furniture and hardware goods in warehouses
and in customer service areas
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hazardous materials handling by forklift drivers, drivers and customer
service staff.
Consideration
The company hasn’t got any systems for WHS it cannot be sure how good
it’s safety and health systems are and if it is compliant
The main needs of Australian Hardware with respect to the proposed WHS
management system are:
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legal compliance across jurisdictions
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the safest possible workplace conditions for workers (objective: bring
LTIFR and Injury Rate (IR) to 10% below national averages)
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works with all other company systems
to advertise and demonstrate Australian Hardware’s commitment to WHS.
Conclusions
The standards of due diligence required of workers under the model
WHS Act requires them to:
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Assessment Task 1 BSBWHS501 Ensure a safe workplace
Understand the business or undertaking and its WHS risks
Ensure that the Australian Hardware meets its WHS duties
a collection of evidence, including:
○ change WHS policy to apply nationally
○ list costs and who can authorise
WHS heavy lifting, pushing and pulling (manual
handling)
Whether it’s stacking shelves, working on a conveyor line or
entering data into a computer, most jobs involve carrying out some
type of manual task.
If poorly designed or done incorrectly, manual tasks can become
hazardous.
 If the risks associated with hazardous manual tasks are not
eliminated or minimised they can cause significant and even
irreversible injuries or disorders.