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Assessment-2-PBH.docx· Please use exemplar 1 template for disaster risk assessment
· Please use exemplar 2 template for risk reduction strategies
· Please use the organization paragraph given “Goldstone Walking Tours” in the screenshot and use their community profile, regional map and town map attached here for the assessment.
Community Profile: Community profile: Goldstone
Historical background
Goldstone was established in 1889 as part of the broader push within regional Australia for more
gold fields. The early excavation of gold was undertaken with intensive manual labour, reaching a
peak in 1923, when the town’s population grew to 15,000. Other industries gradually became
established from the 1930s, including timber production, agriculture and the pastoral industry.
While the gold production fell to a low in the 1970s, more recent advances in gold extraction
methods have revitalised this industry and production is again increasing, albeit not at the same
rates as earlier in the century. This diversity in economic base has led to a gradual increase in
population throughout the 20th century so that in 2014 the population in Goldstone and its
surrounding district (6,856 km2
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Environment
Location
Goldstone is located in Central Queensland about 316 km inland from the coast. The local
government area covers 2,987 sq kilometres (or 0.095% of the total area of Queensland).
Topography
The urban areas of Goldstone have developed primarily over a flood plain adjacent to a river. The
south east part of town is slightly more elevated than the remaining urban area. The Goldstone
town is predominantly low standing sloping slightly in the direction of the north east.
The topography of the surrounding region consists mainly of low hills resulting from active erosion
by a detailed, dendritic drainage pattern. Locally, especially where the basement rocks are
dominated by softer shales, the flanks of the streams are flat and covered by a thin veneer of fine
sand and silt.
The vegetation can be described as ‘grassy tree areas’, with extensive grass established among
scattered eucalypt trees of maximum 20 metres height. The vegetation of mainly semi -prone
‘paperbark’ trees is also quite open, which presented no problem in past years for substantial local
clearing from the areas to be mined.
Climate and weather
Goldstone is situated within a dry tropics region, which extends approximately 56,000 square
kilometres .The climate may be described as being ‘moderate, sub-tropical’, with maximum
summer daily temperatures occasionally as high as 38°C, winter as low as 5°C. Most of the year is
dry, rain falling mainly within the period late-November to early-March. Occasional extreme rainy
seasons occur and severe storms can affect the community in the wetter summer months. Such
storms may produce a complex hazard of heavy rain and land floods with associated soil erosion
and riverbank erosion and depositing of sediments.
Community
Demography
Population by age and sex: Table 1 provides an overview of the estimated resident population by
age in Goldstone as of 30 June 2014.
0-14 years 15-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65+ years
Goldstone 20% 10% 19% 29% 22%
Table 1 Estimated resident population by age
Over the past decade, there has been a gradual aging of the population, in line with the national
aging, whereby there is 22% of residents aged 65 and older, an increase of 17% since 2004. As
such the mean age is now 44.8 years, up from 40.5 years in 2004.
The rate of growth has slowed over the past decade. However, the projected population for
Goldstone in 2024 is 37,560 and in 2034 a projected population of 43,780 persons. These figures
are based on the continuing high price of gold as well as an expansion of the food related
industries as Goldstone’s surrounding area is prime agriculture land and there is a projected
shortage in food production in the coming decades.
The current breakdown of the population according to sex is similar to Australian averages with
51.8% females and 48.2% males. There is a higher proportion of women in the older age brackets
that is consistent with the slightly longer life expectancy of women.
The Indigenous population of Goldstone is 2.8%, slightly lower than the Australian average of 3.6%.
This equates to 887 persons, the majority of whom identify as Aboriginal (812), while 35 identify
as Torres Strait Islander or both.
Goldstone has been the region of settlement for a number of migrants for more than 40 years.
There is a strong Vietnamese community, primarily involved in commerce within the town, as well
as strong Mediterranean and Eastern European communities, primarily involved in the agriculture
and pastoral industries. In the past decade, a small number of Middle Eastern refugees have
settled in Goldstone. The total number of population in Goldstone who were born overseas is
6081 (19.2%). The following table provides an overview of the population born in English speaking
(ESB) countries and non-English speaking countries (NESB).
Born in Australia Born in ESB
countries
Born in NESB
countries
Goldstone 82.9% 11.5% 5.5%
National 73.9% 11.9% 10.5%
Table 2 Country of birth, Goldstone region 2014
The family composition is similar to Australian averages with 35.5% of total families consisting of a
couple family with children (defined as under 15 years of age or as dependent students aged 15-24
years); 47.2% couple family with no children (includes same-sex couples); 16.3% one-parent family;
1% other family arrangements.
Goldstone has a relatively easy-going lifestyle, warm weather during the autumn and relatively
undisturbed natural surroundings. The local tourism board sees potential to attract touring
exhibitions and entertainment as being most important towards increasing and widening the
tourism season.
Economy
The mean total personal income for Goldstone region is $415 per week which is considerably
lower than the national average of $587. However, this is offset by cheaper housing prices, such
that the median mortgage repayment in Goldstone is $1347 (cf $1850 national average) and
cheaper rentals ($260 per week cf $350 per week for a 3 bedroom house).
Unemployment has remained relatively consistent for more than a decade, at around 8%. While
significantly higher than the national average of 5.9%, this reflects the seasonal nature of much of
the agricultural work in this region. What is encouraging is that employment has remained steady
while the population has increased throughout a period of relatively economic instability
nationally and internationally. Employment by industry is outlined in Table 3.
Industry Goldstone (%) National (%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 8.8 2.7
Mining 2.1 2.6
Manufacturing 11.5 8.4
Electricity, gas, water and waste services 0.9 1.2
Construction 9.1 9.0
Wholesale trade 3.1 3.6
Retail trade 12.0 10.7
Accommodation and food services 6.8 7.0
Transport, postal and warehousing 4.6 5.3
Information media and telecommunications 0.7 1.2
Financial and insurance services 1.2 2.7
Rental, hiring and real estate services 1.4 1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.3 6.5
Administrative and support services 2.7 3.2
Public administering and safety 5.4 6.7
Education and training 7.8 7.9
Health care and social assistance 11.1 11.9
Arts and recreation services 0.8 1.4
Other services 4.1 3.9
Total 100% 100%
Table 3 Breakdown of employment by sector, Goldstone 2014
Tourism
Tourism is relatively light year round, but during the winter months grey nomads flock to
Goldstone for its rich mining history. The peak of tourism is during the months of July – August,
the weakest months being December – January. The local tourism board views the winter months
as most important to the local economy with potential for expansion. Given the distance from any
local attractions outside of the gold mine Goldstone does relatively well to attract the tourists to
this region. The main accommodation for tourists is the caravan park situated adjacent to the Golf
Course in the north of town and beside the river.
Housing
In 2014, 70.6% of all households consist of one-family households; 1.2% contained multiple family
households; 2.8% contained group households; and 24.4% lone person households. This is mostly
consistent with Australian averages, with slightly lower rates of multifamily and group households
than seen nationally. The gradual population rises seen in Goldstone has meant housing has been
able to keep up with population growth such that occupancies are consistently high. Table 4
outlines the types of occupied private dwellings by dwelling structure for 2014.
Separate
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Semi-
detached
Apartment Caravan Other Total
Goldstone 91.1% 1.9% 4.4% 1.8% 0.8% 100%
Table 4 Occupied private dwellings by dwelling structure, Goldstone 2014
The relatively stable employment within the region has meant a higher than national average of
occupants are able to own their own homes: 38.5% (cf 29% national ownership) of occupied
private dwellings are fully owned by residents; 31.5% (cf 34.5 national average) are being
purchased; 26.5% (cf 33.2 national average) are rented premises; and there are 0.7% of dwellings
where tenure has not been specified.
Many of the dwellings in Goldstone are one storey, constructed over a timber frame with block or
brick external walls and metal roofs. The remainder of the roofs in Goldstone are tiled although
many older buildings having fibro roofing. The majority of roofs are high pitched although some
pockets contain flat roofs. There are no high rise apartments and only a small number of visitor
accommodation constructions. A significant percentage of the building stock is over 40 years old
and was constructed prior to the introduction of improved wind-rated building codes. Light
industry facilities where they exist usually have steel frames and iron roofing and cladding. Newer
buildings have fared reasonably well during major storms in recent times. Older structures,
however, have been more susceptible to damage.
Education
Goldstone is serviced by 3 early childhood and day-care centres, a State Primary School, Catholic
Primary School and a State High School.
There is no university located in the region, although one of the regional universities has located a
study centre within Goldstone that caters for its distance students in the region. Table 5 outlines
the highest level of schooling completed in Goldstone regional area.
Year 8 or below Year 9 or 10 or
equivalent
Year 11 or 12 or
equivalent
Goldstone 10.4% 41.0% 39.3%
Table 5 Highest level of schooling completed, Goldstone 2014.
Bachelor degree
or higher
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diploma or
diploma
Certificate Persons with a
qualification
Goldstone 7.6% 6.0% 22.5% 47.8%
Table 6 Post schooling qualifications completed, Goldstone 2014.
Table 6 outlines the level of post-schooling qualifications in the region. Somewhat more men than
women have post-schooling qualifications. This data is displayed in Table 7.
Goldstone (%) National (%)
Males
15-24 years 30.8 33.5
25-44 years 57.1 67.4
45-64 years 55.4 63.0
65 years and older 50.4 55.3
Total Males 51.2 58.1
Females
15-24 years 35.7 35.6
25-44 years 54.0 64.5
45-64 years 45.3 50.2
65 years and older 36.2 36.9
Total Females 44.5 50.5
Table 7 Breakdown of post-schooling qualifications by age and gender, Goldstone 2014.
Community facilities and organisations
– Child care centres, schools, and other educational facilities including a university study
centre;
– Two nursing homes, hostels and a retirement village;
– a shopping centre;
– churches and community centre; and
– social and recreational facilities such as clubs and sporting venues.
Transport
The size and relative isolation of Goldstone has long been seen as an impediment to attracting
tourism and industry to the region. The Goldstone train station and highway access are the
lifeblood of the town and greater region. The regional location of Goldstone has contributed to a
higher than national average of car ownership. This is associated with few public transport options
within Goldstone itself and almost no public transport in the surrounding district. As such, the
number of vehicles per occupied private dwelling in the Goldstone region is outlined in Table 8.
No motor
vehicles
1 motor
vehicle
2 motor
vehicles
3 or more
motor
vehicles
Total
Goldstone 4.8% 36.7% 37.6% 20.9% 100%
Table 8 Number of motor vehicles per occupied private dwelling, Goldstone 2014.
With the gold mine’s expansion in recent decades the use of the road system has increased, and
though this has had limited effect on local traffic it has meant the road system has had to undergo
routine maintenance.
Internet
The level of internet connection to households in Goldstone is slightly lower than the national
average, with 70.9% of households having either Broadband or Dial-up connection, compared to
78.3% nationally.
Essential services
A wide range of facilities, are considered important to the local community, at stages before,
during and after a disaster event. The loss of dislocation of these critical facilities would greatly
impact upon the local community.
Some critical facilities, both important to the local economy and the region, include the following:
– Police and emergency services facilities (police station; ambulance station; fire station; and
SES);
– Medical facilities (Goldstone Hospital; one doctor’s surgery; three pharmacies)
– Fuel storage and supply.
Critical infrastructure
Transport
Roads and bridges
The following creek crossings and roads are critical to the operation of the state-controlled road
network. During major rain events, these crossings are likely to be impacted by floodwaters
resulting in lengthy road closures. Other creek crossings do flood as well, but do not often result in
lengthy outages. All of the affected roads service the mining and agricultural industries and have
relatively high traffic volumes.
Airport
The main commercial airport for the region is the Goldstone Airport, on the Frederick Highway,
south of the town. The airport is owned and operated by the Goldstone Regional Council. Regular
daily commuter services operate between Goldstone and Brisbane.
Rail
The Great Western rail line (electrified as far as Goldstone) passes through the Council area with a
major station at Goldstone and there is a critical spur line to the Goldstone mine, which is often
affected by floods.
Water Supply
Dams
Stewart Dam, situated on the Nogoa River, 19km upstream of Goldstone on the Humboldt River
and is a zoned rock filled embankment dam with a central clay core and lined with rock. The dam
was completed in 1965. The dam supplies water for the Goldstone Irrigation Area, Goldstone Mine
and for the town water supply. The Dam was not designed as a flood mitigation dam but does
provide a small measure of protection under normal conditions.
Treatment and reticulation
Potable water for Goldstone is sourced by pipeline from Stewart Dam and treated at a plant
located on the south west side of town. Treated water is pumped to a two tower reservoirs at the
north and south of the town and gravity fed through underground trunk mains and reticulation
conduits constructed of PVC, asbestos cement and concrete- lined iron.
Sewerage
Residents in urban Goldstone have a reticulated underground sewerage system, properties in rural
areas have septic tank systems. A sewage treatment plant is located on the outskirts of town to
the north.
Power
Sub transmission, Distribution and Low voltage power reticulation from various subs, and
extensive SWER lines throughout Council area; one substation is located in Goldstone and
numerous ground- and pole-mounted transformers are in place throughout the region. There are
275kV and 152kV transmission lines carried on steel towers, maintained and operated by StarLink
throughout the Council area as part of the State and National grid. Reticulation of the power
supply is operated by Marathon Energy.
Communications
Telephone
In Goldstone, the telephone network infrastructure is primarily constructed aboveground and is
predominantly copper wire. Testra operates one telephone exchange in the town centre. Recent
improvements in mobile telephony systems have enabled extended mobile telephone coverage to
some outlying areas, but many smaller settlements are still devoid of coverage. Many isolated
rural properties rely on solar - powered telephone systems, utilising a battery back-up, which is
vulnerable to failure in extended periods of inclement weather. Similar problems have been
experienced with the failure of batteries and generators at exchanges.
Television, broadcast radio and internet
The whole area is covered by broadcast radio, via ABC and commercial radio. The area is
reasonably well served by free to air broadcast television, and subscription satellite television is
becoming more popular in all parts of the Region. High speed internet connection is available in
the larger centres, with wireless service available in the areas covered by the 3G mobile
telephone network, but dial-up or satellite-based access is still required in the more remote areas
of the Region.
Hazardous sites
The local council identifies and licences sites throughout Goldstone, where hazardous materials,
thought to be of potential risk to the community including flammable liquids and material as well
as bulk storage of agricultural and industrial chemicals, are stored. The council licence premises
storing flammable and combustible liquids as defined in AS1940, which is reviewed and updated
annually.
The mine site is located on higher ground to the west of the town. Historical underground and
open cut workings resulted in a large pit which has, over the years, collected approximately 5
gigalitres of highly polluted acid metalliferous drainage (AMD). AMD is generated when sulfidic
rocks that have been brought to the surface during mining operations are exposed to water and
oxygen in the surface environment. These sulfides react with water and oxygen to form
sulfuric acid – which in turn dissolves extreme concentrations of salts and metals, including
potentially copper, arsenic, nickel, cadmium, zinc, aluminium, iron and many more. Runoff from
the mine has resulted in significant pollution in the streams to the east of the mine. Additionally,
after several unusually heavy rainfall events out of season, the pit is close to being full.
Otherwise, except at peak floods, the current mining resource area lies
Town Map:
Regional Map
Exemplar Template 1- Risk assessment
Part A
TASK / ACTIVITY RISK ASSESSMENT FORM
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RISK MATRIX CHART AS PER AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 RISK MANAGEMENT
An obligation holder must decide on the appropriateness of risk treatment measures. Obligation holders must start at the top of the hierarchy illustrated below and select measures from the highest order possible.
Firstly try to Eliminate the hazard.
Secondly if this is not possible the risk must be minimised by measures considered in the following order:
· Substituting: Substitute with a less hazardous material, process or equipment.
· Isolating: Isolate the hazard.
· Redesigning : Redesign equipment or work process.
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· Personal Protective Equipment: Provide equipment or clothing designed to protect the worker.
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Note: You only need to list the top 5 risks and hazards you have identified.
Part B
Address
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To: The General Manager
RE: Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies for Organisation
Example –
The following report discusses the disaster risk reduction strategies that will assist your organisation in setting a strategic direction to meet relevant WHS legislation and improve the wellbeing and resilience of the organisation. I recommend and authorise that this report be reviewed to assist in formalising action for reducing the disaster-related hazard risk.
List your hazards and the strategies recommended to control for these hazards, the partner organisation will want to know this from your letter.
Kind regards,
Name
Please note: this layout below is a suggestion only . You are free to use the structure, including headings and subheadings that best suit you.
Please remove this message before submitting
Part B of this report must describe the strategies (plural) targeting the top 5 disaster hazards you identified above in your risk assessment, i.e., floods, cyclones, bushfires, severe weather events, etc. Give a brief description of each prevailing disaster hazard, undertake your SWOT analysis of each hazard, and then describe the strategies you propose for controlling each hazard.
1.1 Introduction
This document provides Assessment 1 Part A & B tips and demonstrates how a report should look formatted in American Psychological Association (APA) style. The Library has a guide to APA 7th Edition referencing that you should follow for your citations and references. Just follow the formatting and referencing instructions.
Your first section is the introduction, which typically states the purpose of the report/paper and what it will cover. The introduction should be concise, generally consuming little more than 10% of your word count.
Introduction – include a description of the assessment questions, the chosen organisation, and how a disaster’s hazards will impact the organisation.
1.2 Organisation Profile
Description of where the organisation is based (maps and diagrams are useful), statistics/overview of the population covered by the organisation), other supporting services covering the area. Each of these can be a sub-heading in itself (see sub-headings below for ideas).
1.2.1 Community Context
1.2.2 Geography
1.2.3 Climate and weather
1.2.4 Population
1.2.5 Industry
1.3 Identification of disasters likely to impact the area/organisation
Hazards, Emergencies and Disasters – What are hazards, emergencies and disasters (research this and reference the sources using CQU APA).
Hazards – what are the hazards that impact the organisation during a disaster.
Disaster Risk Reduction – Describe it (research and reference your sources).
1.4 Organisation Disaster Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment – Describe it and include the relevant tools for measuring it (there are other tools that are in use other than what I have provided here). Figures must also be referenced to a source using the examples provided in the CQU APA referencing guide.
1.5 Impacts/risk analysis for the organisation
Risk Identification and analysis - Prioritise your risk for further action (this is where the risk matrix scores will be your guide). You can put this in a table if you like. Consider doing this in landscape, it is much easier to develop considering how many columns you will have and much easier for me to read. Now you can put a column in for strategies/recommendations.
1.6 Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies (based on analysis/organisational capacity)
1.6.1 Strategies for identified Hazard 1 (Format as landscape if needed)
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Your conclusion should be no more than 5% of your total word count; it is a brief summary, this is what I said, and as it introduces nothing new, it should have no citations. Remember, you are saying what you have said, not reporting others’ findings anymore. Briefly, i.e. one to two paragraphs, describe the importance of this risk assessment to the organisation, what you have achieved and what the information can be used towards assisting your partner organisation in the event of a disaster.
After the conclusion comes the reference list, which must start on a new page, the reference list must be strictly alphabetised and formatted per APA 7th Edition. Consider using an electronic referencing program if you are not already (Mendeley, Endnote).
References
Poor grammar and spelling can be avoided with new apps like Grammarly, so consider these as you are permitted to use these for academic writing.
Exemplar Template 2- Risk Reduction strategy:
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Goldstone |
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Goldstone Road |
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123456789 |
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Shannon Delport |
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Head of Human Resources, Supervisor
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During this partnership, I agree to act in an ethical manner at all times, in accordance with the rules of the partner organisation. If advised that any particular information is privileged, I agree to maintain confidentiality of that information. I understand that the partner organisation is in no way required to implement any of the strategies I recommend. |
I confirm that I am eligible to represent my organisation. I agree to provide information to the student about relevant facets of the organisation to assess disaster risks and develop appropriate risk reduction strategies. I understand that my organisation is in no way required to implement any of the recommended strategies. |
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Date: 24/06/2022 |
Date: 24/06/2022 |
DSMG29001 Disaster Risk Reduction
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List of events/steps in the activity or identified hazard/s |
Describe the hazard and possible risk |
Risk |
Inherent Risk Ranking/Score |
Control measures |
Risk |
Residual Risk Ranking/Score |
Controls Implemented? |
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26. Fall/trips |
1.1 Fall or trip due to foot being in foot brace (recent injury) with limited range of motion/weakened muscles |
Moderate |
Possible |
9 |
Take care & slow down looking for possible trip or fall hazards
Take ramp not steps where possible
Avoid water areas, look for wet floor signs |
Minor |
Unlikely |
4 |
YES |
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27. Travel |
2.1 Injury in car accident to either self or client |
Acute |
Possible |
15 |
Drive with due care & attention
Not going with client during travel |
Acute |
Unlikely |
10 |
YES |
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28. Emotional Impact from conversation/involvement with clients/staff |
3.1 Depression/anxiety or emotional upset |
Minor |
Possible |
6 |
Talk to staff or chaplain if needed
Staff assistant program
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Insignificant |
Unlikely |
2 |
Yes |
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29. RSI from excessive hand massage to clients |
4.1 RSI injury, agitation of previous RSI injury |
Minor |
Unlikely |
4 |
Limit hand massages given to clients
Appropriate warm up of hand muscles
Rest periods |
Insignificant |
Rare |
1 |
YES |
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30. Injury to self or client with manual handling technique |
5.1 Body injury to self or client due to various incorrect manual handling, wheelchair use or transfer technique |
Major |
Possible |
12 |
Manual handling training including wheelchair operation/maintenance & transfer technique
Extra and regular updated training as needed
Not doing manual handling while in foot brace to prevent possible injury
Seeking assistance from staff when needed for various manual handling tasks |
Insignificant |
Rare |
1 |
YES |
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31. Illness/infection transfer between staff/volunteers/clients |
6.1 Spread of infection/other contaminants |
Acute |
Possible |
15 |
Vaccinations up to date
Hand hygiene training
Apply correct personal hygiene techniques
Use PPE if appropriate
Nutrition |
Moderate |
Possible |
9 |
YES |
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RISK MATRIX CHART AS PER AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 RISK MANAGEMENT
An obligation holder must decide on the appropriateness of risk treatment measures. Obligation holders must start at the top of the hierarchy illustrated below and select measures from the highest order possible.
Firstly try to Eliminate the hazard.
Secondly if this is not possible the risk must be minimised by measures considered in the following order:
· Substituting: Substitute with a less hazardous material, process or equipment.
· Isolating: Isolate the hazard.
· Redesigning : Redesign equipment or work process.
· Administrative: Introduce administrative controls such as policies, procedures, signs and training to reduce the hazard.
· Personal Protective Equipment: Provide equipment or clothing designed to protect the worker.
RISK MATRIX CHART
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Likelihood How likely could it happen |
Assess the likelihood and consequences to estimate the risks associated. Consequences: How severely could the hazard hurt someone? |
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Insignificant First Aid Injury |
Minor Medical treatment No lost time |
Moderate Serious bodily injury requiring hospital treatment |
Major Disability or extensive bodily injury |
Acute or Catastrophic Fatality |
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Almost Certain is expected to occur at most times |
LOW 5 |
MOD 10 |
HIGH 15 |
HIGH 20 |
HIGH 25 |
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Likely will probably occur at most times |
LOW 4 |
MOD 8 |
HIGH 12 |
HIGH 16 |
HIGH 20 |
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Possible might occur at some time |
LOW 3 |
MOD 6 |
MOD 9 |
HIGH 12 |
HIGH 15 |
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Unlikely could occur at some time |
LOW 2 |
LOW 4 |
MOD 6 |
HIGH 8 |
HIGH 10 |
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Rare may occur in rare circumstances |
LOW 1 |
LOW 2 |
LOW 3 |
MOD 4 |
MOD 5 |
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The five step risk management process Step 1 Identify the hazard / risks associated with the work (find out what could cause harm). Step 2 Assess and prioritise the risks (understand the nature of the harm that could be caused by the hazard, how serious the harm could be and the likelihood of it happening). Step 3 Decide on risk treatment measures including risk treatment hierarchy. Step 4 Implement risk treatment measures to treat the risks. Step 5 Evaluate the effectiveness of the control measures (Electrical Safety Risk Management Code of Practice 2010). |
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Hierarchy of risk controls |
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HIGH |
HIGH RISK – Highest management decision required urgently. |
ELIMINATE SUBSTITUTE
ISOLATE
MINIMISE BY REDESIGN
ADMINISTRATE
PPE |
· Treat the hazard/risk at the source. · Replace the hazard/risk with an alternative that has a lower risk. · Remove or separate people from the source of the risk. · Change the physical characteristics of the Plant or workplace to remove or reduce the risk. · Use policies, procedures, signs and training to treat the risk. · Provide equipment or clothing designed to protect the worker. |
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MOD |
Moderate risk – Follow management instructions. |
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LOW |
Low risk – OK for now. Review if situation or procedures change. |
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Description of the task being assessed? |
Activities involved in Individual companionship. |
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Note: List the risk assessment control measures in this section that have not been implemented as part of the original assessment, however these outstanding controls require the supervisor’s action/authorisation for the task to be conducted safely. If these control measures are not agreed to by the supervisor then the risk task process is to be re-evaluated and new controls agreed upon to reduce the risk to an acceptable level. |
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9. Didn’t supply vaccination history. |
Written request |
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Supervisor’s authorisation: Risk assessment reviewed and believe that the risks as evaluated have been reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable. |
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Signed copy previously emailed
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ORIGINAL document to be filed by the Work Unit. Electronic Copy of the completed document to be sent to the CQUniversity Safety Unit (Building 41/G.10) to be stored on the CQUniversity Risk Assessment database. |
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