Australian Workplace Culture and WHS Assignment

Module 2: Australian Workplace Culture & WHS

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This assessment covers Module 2: Australian Workplace Culture & WHS, which includes course content for Working with Culture and Diversity as well as Work, Health and Safety, which are all part of the QIBA Professional Year Program curriculum

TASK 1: Individual Presentation on Australian Workplace Culture & Diversity (5 minutes)

a) Research Australian legislation which impacts on Diversity (e.g. racial discrimination, sexual harassment)
b) Deliver a short oral presentation to the class about your experience/understanding of Australian Workplace Culture & Diversity

Your presentation must include:

 The background to at least two of the following forms of diversity: mental and physical ability; age; belief systems/values; culture; race;
religion; gender and sexual orientation; language; politics
 Your understanding of the laws dealing with abuse or discrimination
 The impact of this diversity on the workplace (e.g. special considerations given to particular employees with a diversity)
 Which strategies you used to respond to those diversity issues (e.g. a change of behavior or attitude)
 How Australian practices of equal opportunity and social inclusion compare with those in your country of birth.

 

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Module 2: Australian Workplace Culture & WHS

EAW1 – Assessment information

TASK 2: Case Study Analysis (800 words)

Write a concise review of the WHS issues raised in our assessment Case Study: When WHS training, supervision, and communication fail.

Your review must include the following:

• A brief overview of the organizational responsibilities for managing WHS under current legislation.
• Your analysis of the Duty of Care of stakeholders and PCBUs (State Government Public Works Department, External Contracting Company, Supervisors, and Employees) and how the State Government failed to manage the general WHS risks in contracted public works before the incident.
• Your views on whether in this case Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS) or Tool Box Talks could have prevented the accident (or not)
• Your assessment of which of the changes introduced by the Department of Public Works will have the most impact on WHS and which will be more or less adding to the bureaucracy and unproductive paperwork.

 

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Module 2: Australian Workplace Culture & WHS

EAW1 – Assessment information

TASK 3: Roleplay of WHS scenarios for assessment in pairs

You and a partner in class will be given role-play cards that explain your roles and work situations. Each role-play involves an incident or complaint related to work health and safety. After discussing the scenario with your partner, demonstrate your understanding of WHS reporting protocol and your duty of care in safety monitoring in general.

Roleplay examples:

(Person 1) You work as an accountant for a medium-sized company and most of the work you do is at a desk. Your desk is located under an air conditioner and the screen may not be in the correct position. Recently you have been suffering from a lot of neck and shoulder pain, and it is getting worse. Report this problem to your supervisor. (Use your knowledge of WHS regulations)

(Person 2) You are a manager of the accounts department of a medium-sized business. One of your employees comes to you complaining of neck and shoulder pain. Respond to their complaint. (Use your knowledge of WHS legislation)

(Person 1) You work as an IT technician for a medium-sized company and most of the work you do is in client offices and construction sites. Some of those worksites are not fully compliant with WHS standards. You recently slipped down a narrow staircase without a railing and you sprained your ankle. At first, you did not worry, but the pain seems to be getting worse. Report this problem to your supervisor. (Use your knowledge of WHS regulations)

(Person 2) You are the manager of the IT department of a medium-sized company. You manage the technicians who are on outcalls doing cabling, network roll-outs, etc. One of your technicians comes to you complaining of a badly sprained ankle. Respond to their complaint. (Use your knowledge of WHS legislation)