Age Care certIV

The prerequisite for this unit is NIL.

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks at least once in line with state/territory WHS regulations, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures:

contributed to a workplace WHS meeting or inspection

conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results

consistently applied workplace safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role, including:

· infection control

· hazardous manual tasks

· use of personal protective equipment

· reporting incidents

followed workplace procedures for at least one simulated emergency situation

state/territory legislation and how it impacts on workplace regulations, codes of practice and industry standards, including:

· state/territory WHS authorities

· rights and responsibilities of employers and workers, including duty of care

· hazardous manual tasks

· infection control

safety symbols and their meanings, including signs for:

· poisons

· emergency equipment

· personal protective equipment (PPE)

· specific hazards such as sharps, radiation

hazard identification, including:

· definition of a hazard

· common workplace hazards relevant to the industry setting including hazardous manual tasks, infection control risks and personal safety risks

· workplace procedures for hazard identification

· strategies minimising risk

safety considerations when working in a home-based environment, including:

· rights and responsibilities of workers and clients

· basic home fire safety including high-risk groups, behaviour that contributes to fire injury and fatalities, and smoke alarm placement, installation and maintenance.

· risks to personal safety

· common sources of infection and means to minimise transfer of infectious diseases

· fundamentals of the muscoskeletal system and practices to minimise injury to self and clients

workplace emergency procedures

workplace policies and procedures for WHS

For all documentation on the performance criteria and assessment requirements of the unit HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care, please refer to the training.gov.au website with this link: https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTWHS002.

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What do I need in order to complete this assessment?

· Access to textbooks and other learning materials.

· Access to a computer and the Internet (if you prefer to type your answers).

When do I do this task?

· You will do this task in your own time.

what do I need to do if I get something wrong?

If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, they will talk to you about resubmission. You will need to do one of the following:

Answer the questions that were incorrect in writing.

Answer the questions that were incorrect verbally.

Question 1

What is the definition of a hazard?

Which of the following are hazards? Tick the correct answers

What could be the consequence if you did not correctly follow your workplace’s policies and procedures in the following areas? Provide one consequence for each.

· Hazard management

· Care plans

· Manual handling

· Using mobility equipment

· Using personal protecting equipment

· Duress alarm system

· Emergency procedures

· Incident procedures

· Infection control

Question 2

List six things you would check when you are doing a fire safety check on a client’s home.

Question 3

Why is it important that you report this particular hazard, rather than just moving it out to the bin like you did last time?

· Does Jenny have a responsibility to report this as a WHS issue to management? Explain your answer.

What possible solution could Jenny could suggest?

· Jenny’s solution (see your response above) has been approved. She has been asked to assist with putting her solution into effect. Suggest at least three ways that she can do this.

Question 4

Fill out the table below.

Question 5

1. What responsibility does the client have to the worker?

1. What infectious disease do you think it is likely your client has?

What are three things that should be done to minimise the risk of this spreading to other people?

Why is this a risk for workers – even though the client is in her own home?

Question 6

List five things you can do to remain up to date with safe work practices.

Question 7

Fill out the table after each scenario.

Question 8

Source: http://www.thesafeness.com/manual-material-handling.php

Look at the diagram above.

Why does this method of lifting produce less strain on the musculoskeletal system than bending at the waist?

Question 9

1. Did the employer show a duty of care to Jenny? Explain your answer.

Did Jenny fulfil her duty of care? Explain your answer.

Jenny works in Victoria. She would like to find out more about her WHS responsibilities. What is the name of the WHS authority that Jenny should contact?

Question 10

In the table below, give a brief explanation of what each of the safety signs mean

Question 11

b) List three key pieces of information you should be familiar with that you can find in emergency procedures.

What do I need in order to complete this assessment?

· Hazard inspection policies and procedures (from your workplace)

· Hazard Inspection checklist (from your workplace).

When do I do this assessment?

· You will do this task in your workplace.

what do I need to do if I get something wrong?

If your assessor sees that you have not completed the form correctly, they will give you some feedback and you will need to do the task again.

Instructions:

Select a work area from your workplace that you are very familiar with. For example, you might like to choose a client’s room, the common area, toilets/bathroom facilities, kitchen, reception area etc.

Ask your supervisor for a copy of your workplace’s WHS checklist for that area and conduct a workplace inspection.

Once you have completed your checklist you must answer the following questions.

1. Did you find any things during the inspection that were not compliant? What were they?

(If you did not find any non-compliances, think of one thing that could have been non-compliant.)

1. What did you do about the non-compliant items?

(If you did not find any non-compliances in your safety check, refer to the item you identified above.)

2. According to your workplace policies and procedures, how often is this area required to be inspected?

What do I need in order to complete this assessment?

· Your workplace’s hazard identification and risk assessment policies and procedures

· Supporting documents (included in this assessment):

Risk Assessment Control Form

Risk Assessment Matrix

Consequence Table

Hierarchy of Control Table.

When do I do this task?

· You will do this task in your workplace.

what do I need to do if I get something wrong?

If your assessor identifies that you did not complete all parts of each form correctly, you will be asked to fix the parts that are wrong and resubmit.

Instructions:

Read your workplace’s hazard identification and risk assessment policies and procedures to prepare for this task.

Choose a task you are very familiar with at your workplace. For example, you may choose the task of transferring a client to the dining room; providing a personal care activity; providing a client with a hot beverage or assisting people who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices.

You will need to do a hazard identification and risk assessment for this task.

1. Use the risk assessment control form and identify at least 5 potential hazards for your chosen work activity or task.

4. Now use the risk assessment rating matrix and the consequence table to:

· consider the consequences of the hazard

· consider the likelihood of those consequences occurring

· calculate the risk rating.

5. Enter your risk assessment data in the Risk Assessment Control form and the Hierarchy of Control table.

Think about the following questions when completing the documents:

· What type of harm or injury could the hazard potentially cause?

· What is the likelihood of that harm occurring?

· Are there current controls in place?

· How effective are these controls?

· Are workplace procedures being followed?

· What further controls might be required?

· How would you put these controls in place?

6. Now add each of your recommendations into the Hierarchy of Control table. You may double up on some of the hierarchy levels. An example has been completed for you as a guide.

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Risk Assessment Control form
Workplace
Site supervisor/manager		Date
Name of person completing risk assessment
Description of activity:

Hazard identification and initial risk rating	Control measures and actions
Hazard	Potential harm	Likelihood of harm occurring	Consequence level	Risk level rating	Current control measures & effectiveness	Further action/controls required	Responsible?	Date

Hierarchy of Control table
Summary of control requirements	Control/further action	Hazards	Action by	Due date:
Elimination
Substitution/Isolation
Engineering (example)	Recommence regular maintenance schedule and ensure maintenance occurs at scheduled times	Poor maintenance of wheelchair	HSR Maintenance Manager	15/10/2015
Engineering
Administration
Personal Protective Equipment

RISK ASSESSMENT RATING MATRIX

Use this table to determine the current risk for each identified hazard.

	LIKELIHOOD
	Rare The event will only occur in exceptional circumstances	Unlikely The event is not likely to occur in a year	Possible The event may occur within a year	Likely The event is likely to occur within a year	Almost certain The event is almost certain to occur within a year
CONSEQUENCE	Severe/Catastrophic (Accidental death/ serious injury)	MEDIUM	HIGH	EXTREME	EXTREME	EXTREME
	Major (serious injury)	MEDIUM	MEDIUM	HIGH	EXTREME	EXTREME
	Moderate (Lost time due to workplace injury)	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH
	Minor (Minor workplace injury – no lost time)	LOW	LOW	MEDIUM	MEDIUM	MEDIUM
	Minimal (no injury)	LOW	LOW	LOW	LOW	LOW

RISK LEVELS

Resolution at each level involves reducing the risk level to a lower level of risk

· Extreme – requires immediate assessment with management consideration. A detailed plan, regular monitoring and reporting is required with a target resolution within 1 month timeframe

· High – requires immediate assessment with senior staff consideration, planning and reporting. Target resolution should ideally be within 3 months

· Medium – reviewing of existing controls and planning required. Resolution timeframe should be within 1 year

Low – the risk may be tolerable and controlled if managed with high quality process and procedures

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