Occupational Health and Safety Quiz
Establish, Maintain and Evaluate Occupational Health and Safety System – Occupational Health and Safety Framework – 20 marks
1)Explain the principle of duty of care
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- Duty of care is a statutory responsibility to take reasonable care
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2)What general duty is imposed upon the employer in relation to the safety of employees?
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- An employer is required to provide and maintain, so far as is practicable for employees, a working environment that is safe and without risks to health.
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3)List at least five practical requirements of the employer in relation to their duty of care in protecting the health and safety of their employees?
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- ·providing and maintaining a safe plant, safe systems and safe working environment;
- providing adequate facilities for the welfare of employees;
- providing the necessary information on hazards, and instruction, training and supervision to employees to enable them to work safely;
- Employers are also required as far as is practicable to:
- monitor the health of their employees
- keep information and records relating to the health and safety of their employees;
- employ or engage suitably qualified persons to provide advice to them in relation to the health and safety of their employees;
- monitor conditions at any workplace under their control and management; and
- provide information to their employees, in such languages as are appropriate, with respect to health and safety at the workplace, including the names of persons to whom an employee may make an inquiry or complaint in relation to health and safety.
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4) What responsibilities for health and safety are imposed on employees?
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- Employees have a duty to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others. They must not intentionally or recklessly interfere with, or misuse safety equipment that is provided. They must not wilfully put at risk the health and safety of others.
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5) Describe the general legislative framework with regard to OHS as it operates in Australia
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- Commonwealth, States and Territories all have their own Acts and Regulations for OHS. There is a National Occupational Health and Safety Commission with the role of leading and coordinating national efforts to prevent workplace death, injury and disease in Australia. Codes of Practice and Standards support the legislation, but are only legal requirements if they are specifically referred to in the legislation..
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6)List at least four current OHS Acts from Australia and New Zealand
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- NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (OHS Act 2000)
- NT Work Health Act 1986 and amendments(2004)
- QLD Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
- SA Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (OHSW) 1986
- TAS Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
- VIC Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004
- WA Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984
- NZ Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 (amended 2002)
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7) List at least four Acts or Regulations that specifically mention diving from Australia and New Zealand
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- NSW Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001
- NZ Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995
- WA Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984
- QLD Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997
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