Business Risk Assessment

Business Risk Assessment
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This assessment requires you to:
•    Complete a risk assessment.
•    Implement and monitor adherence to workplace health and safety procedures.
•    Coordinate consultative processes.
•    Coordinate WHS training and the maintenance of records.
•    Demonstrate management practices that must be implemented for compliance with WHS.

You are required to do the following.

•    Complete the tasks.
•    Organise a team meeting on WHS procedures.
•    Answer all the questions.

Task 1:Complete a risk assessment
•    You are required to complete a risk assessment in your workplace or a simulated workplace.
•    You are required to identify risks in the workplace related to the following situations:
•    Evacuation of staff and customers.
•    Security management of cash, documents, equipment, keys or people.
•    Handling chemicals and hazardous substances.
•    Workplace accidents.
•    Hazard identification and reporting.
•    You are then required to complete a risk assessment matrix based on these risks to assess the risks from most important to least important to address.

•    Go to your ‘Course files’ and open Assessment D_Risk Assessment template.
•    Save the template locally to your computer and complete the risk assessment template.
•    Place the risks you identified on the risk assessment matrix and prioritise at least three of these in order from most important to least important to address.
•    Save and submit your template to your assessor when completed
Task 2: Question and answer
Q1:    What tasks do you complete when organising a risk assessment?
Q2:    What steps are involved in a risk assessment according to your organisation’s procedures?
Q3:    Who is involved in a risk assessment in your organisation?
Q4:    Explain any new preventative measures that you would implement for the three areas you identified in your risk assessment
Task 3:Action plan
•    You are to create threenew workplace health and safety procedures based on the risk assessment you completed in Task 1.
•    These need to be related to:
•    evacuation of staff and customers
•    security management of cash, documents, equipment, keys or people
•    handling chemicals and hazardous substances
•    workplace accidents.
•    hazard identification and reporting.
•    You need to complete an action plan for the three new WHS procedures.
•    You need to include information about:
•    the new procedure.
•    who is responsible for implementation
•    areas and team members involved
•    timeframe for roll-out of new procedures
•    any training to educate team members on the new procedures
•    whenthe new procedures will be reviewed for effectiveness.
•    Go to your ‘Course files’ and open Assessment D_Action plan template.
•    Save the template locally to your computer and complete the action plan for the new WHS procedures you are implementing in your workplace.
•    Save and submit your template to your assessor when completed.

Task 4: Communicate new procedures
•    You are to run a team meeting outlining the three new procedures you identified in Task 3.
•    You will organise a suitable time for the meeting with your assessor and your team members.
•    During the meeting you must include the following.
•    Explanation of new WHS procedures.
•    Any changes to WHS policies as a result of this.
•    Any changes to hazard identification, risk assessment or reporting.
•    Ask for input from team members about the new WHS procedures.
•    Outline how the team’s ideas can be applied to the new WHS procedures.
•    Outline when and how the new procedures will be rolled out to all team members.
•    Explanation of how the new procedures comply with WHS legislation or hospitality industry safety codes of practice/standards.
•    Explanation of where documents of the new procedures can be accessed.
•    Explanation of any training that will be provided to team members.
•    You need to organise a meeting agenda and meeting invitations (as required in your organisation).
•    You need to use appropriate tools and documentation during the meeting, for example, a PowerPoint presentation, technological equipment (laptop, projector, etc.), handouts.
•    Copies of the agenda, PowerPoint presentations and handouts are to be given to the assessor prior to the meeting.
•    Conduct your team meeting.
•    Your assessor will use the provided checklist to assess your performance during the meeting.