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ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title PUBH2105 Health Protection and Environmental Health
Assessment Assessment 4: Work health safety assessment
Individual/Group Individual
Length 500 words
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify and describe environmental risk factors and determinants of illness and injury in a range of environments, from global to local scale
3. Understand legislation and policy relevant to health protection and environmental health
5. Be able to conduct workplace health and safety risk assessments
6. Design interventions to promote health protection and mitigate environmental health risks, including injury
Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Week 11
Weighting 15%
Total Marks 15 marks
Context:
Each state has legislative requirements that govern work health safety. Australian workplaces are obligated to conduct work health safety assessments and provide methods by which safety incidents can be reported. Work health safety has significant implications for public health, but all workplaces are required to put work health safety policies and procedures in place to promote safety in the workplace.
Instructions:
To prepare for this assessment:
• Locate a suitable environment for conducting a work health safety risk assessment. This may be your own workplace, the workplace of a friend or family member, or a home office space. Make sure that you seek permission to conduct an assessment in a professional environment.
• Download the work health safety risk assessment template. • Review the six steps to completing a work safety assessment outlined at the
WorkSafe ACT website: http://www.worksafe.act.gov.au/page/view/1039
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To complete this assessment:
Work through the six steps of completing a work safety assessment and use the template provided to record any hazards identified, existing controls in place, the relative risk level, and any controls that are needed to further reduce risk. Remember that the purpose is not necessarily to eliminate risk, but to reduce risk and mitigate the effects of risks where risk is inherently present.
Remember that in a diverse workplace there may be subpopulations that are more vulnerable to the effects of a safety risk than others, and consideration should be given to identifying and mitigating risks for these groups as well.
In 500 words summarise your findings and recommended solutions to the work safety risks identified.
Assessment criteria
The following factors will impact the assessment of your review:
1. Knowledge, understanding and application • Understanding of the concepts that underpin work health and safety assessment • Application of the six steps of risk assessment to identify and evaluate elements of risk in
the environment
2. Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge • Development of recommendations appropriate to the risk and context
3. Ethico-‐moral reasoning
• Awareness of vulnerable groups in the workplace ie disability, gender, ethnicity, and the effect of identified work health safety risks for those vulnerable groups
4. Academic conventions • Is well written with appropriate sentence construction and without typing, grammar or
punctuation errors • Adheres to academic conventions and appropriate terminology • Uses APA style for in-‐text citation and references
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Learning Rubrics
Assessment Attributes Fail (Unacceptable) Pass
(Functional) Credit
(Proficient) Distinction (Advanced)
High Distinction (Exceptional)
Grade Description (Grading Scheme)
Evidence of unsatisfactory achievement of one or more of the learning objectives of the course, insufficient understanding of the course content and/or unsatisfactory level of skill development.
Evidence of satisfactory achievement of course learning objectives, the development of relevant skills to a competent level, and adequate interpretation and critical analysis skills.
Evidence of a good level of understanding, knowledge and skill development in relation to the content of the course or work of a superior quality on the majority of the learning objectives of the course. Demonstration of a high level of interpretation and critical analysis skills.
Evidence of a high level of achievement of the learning objectives of the course demonstrated in such areas as interpretation and critical analysis, logical argument, use of methodology and communication skills.
Evidence of an exceptional level of achievement of learning objectives across the entire content of the course demonstrated in such areas as interpretation and critical analysis, logical argument, creativity, originality, use of methodology and communication skills.
1. Content, Audience and Purpose
General description of the level of attainment
Does not meet minimum standard Demonstrates no awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment.
Meets minimum standard Demonstrates limited awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment
Moves beyond minimum standard Demonstrates consistent awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment.
Exceeds minimum standard Demonstrates an advanced and integrated understanding of context and/or purpose of the assignment.
Exceeds minimum standard and exhibits high levels of independence Consistently demonstrates a systematic and critical understanding of context and purpose of the assignment.
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2. Knowledge and understanding
• Understanding of the concepts that underpin work health and safety assessment
• Application of the six steps of risk assessment to identify and evaluate elements of risk in the environment
Limited understanding of required concepts and knowledge Key components of the assignment are not addressed.
Knowledge/understanding of the field or discipline. Resembles a recall or summary of key ideas. Often conflates/confuses assertion of personal opinion with information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials.
Thorough knowledge/understanding of the field or discipline/s. Supports personal opinion and information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials. Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts.
Highly developed understanding of the field or discipline/s. Discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Well demonstrated capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts.
A sophisticated understanding of the field or discipline/s. Systematically and critically discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading. Mastery of concepts and application to new situations/further learning.
4. Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge
Limited synthesis and analysis. Limited application/recommendations.
Demonstrated analysis and synthesis of new knowledge with application.
Well-‐developed analysis and synthesis with application of recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis.
Thoroughly developed and creative analysis and synthesis with application of
Highly sophisticated and creative analysis, synthesis of new with existing knowledge.
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• Development of recommendations appropriate to the risk and context
Shows the ability to interpret relevant information and literature.
pretested models and/or independently developed models and justified recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis
Strong application by way of pretested models and/or independently developed models. Recommendations are clearly justified based on the analysis/synthesis. Applying knowledge to new situations/other cases.
5. Ethico moral reasoning (recognises ethical and moral issues within a discipline and is able to reason based on these principles)
• Awareness of vulnerable groups in the workplace ie disability, gender, ethnicity, and the effect of identified work health safety risks for those vulnerable groups
Difficulty in formulating own opinion and lack of recognition of ethical principles and competing interests. Does not clearly demonstrate moral-‐ethical reasoning.
Difficulty in justifying conclusions based on moral-‐ethical principles but recognises different viewpoints.
Conclusions are justified based on moral-‐ethical principles.
Formulates and justifies conclusions based on moral-‐ethical principles. Can recognise the competing interests in arguments and identify ethical issues embodied in them.
Uses ethical principles to identify competing interests and views. Sophisticated understanding of the ethical and moral positions. Well-‐articulated viewpoint based on moral-‐ethical reasoning.
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6. Use of academic and discipline conventions and sources of evidence
• Is well written with appropriate sentence construction and without typing, grammar or punctuation errors
• Adheres to academic conventions and appropriate terminology
• Uses APA style for in-‐text citation and references
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Poorly written with errors in spelling, grammar. Demonstrates inconsistent use of good quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas. There are mistakes in using the APA style.
Is appropriately written for a professional email, and has accurate spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph construction. Demonstrates consistent use of credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas, but these are not always explicit or well developed. There are no mistakes in using the APA style.
Is well-‐written and adheres to standards for a professional email. Demonstrates consistent use of high quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas. There are no mistakes in using the APA style.
Is very well-‐ written and adheres to the standards for academic writing. Consistently demonstrates expert use of good quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop appropriate arguments and statements. Shows evidence of reading beyond the key reading There are no mistakes in using the APA style.
Expertly written and adheres to the standards for academic writing. Demonstrates expert use of high-‐ quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop arguments and position statements. Shows extensive evidence of reading beyond the key reading There are no mistakes in using the APA Style.
