Work Health and Safety

Lecture One

Maryline.lamy@telfair.ac.mu
Well hello there
Agenda – Week One

 Unpacking the unit

• My expectations
• Emails
• Things to remember this semester
• Materials needed for this unit
• DAP – Delivery Assessment Plan
• Assessment Outlines
 Lecture 1 – Topic One
 My Expectations
1. Be in class on time
2. If you are unable to attend class, email me
3. Participate and Collaborate
4. Respect deadlines
5. Submit quality work
6. If you miss an assessment you must provide
a medical certificate
 Email – maryline.lamy@telfair.ac.mu

• Ensure that you check your Telfair email address

regularly (at least once a week is recommended!)
• When you are emailing me please ensure that you do
the following.
• Tell me what class you are emailing me about
• Describe your attachment (if there is one)
• From …. Your First and Last Name
Email Example
 Some important things to remember:

1. Time management is very important! Don’t let

yourself fall behind as it will be difficult to catch
up
2. Come to class prepared and organized – print the
lecture notes beforehand!
3. Team assignments require you to work as a team.
Make sure you set meetings outside class to work
on assessments in your own time
As your lecturer for this unit I
am always here to help and
offer assistance when you need
it. Please just remember a few
things:
1. I have MANY students that I
am teaching this semester.
Therefore if you need to
speak with me outside class
time please email me to book
an appointment

2. I don’t work weekends and as

such I am rarely contactable
on weekends. Therefore if
you have an urgent request or
concern about assessment
please do not try contacting
me on Friday at 4pm.
Planning your time is
important!
 Materials needed for this class
• Laptops – do you have one? While we may not use them
EVERY class it is important to bring one if you can
• Pen and Paper for taking notes and completing activities
• Lecture slides will be emailed to you, check your Telfair
email and are on Dropbox (link emailed to you)
• A Diary to keep track of assessment deadlines
• An open mind that wants to share and learn
Secrets of Success

How will you PASS this unit?

You must receive a satisfactory result in ALL assessments.
You will do this by:
1. Having effective time management
2. Attending all lectures and participating fully
3. Working well in teams
4. Submitting quality assessment
 Assessment in this Unit

• DAP
• Assessment A – Group Presentation based on
video analysis
• Assessment B – Individual Exam
Topics in this unit
 1. Provide information to the work team about WHS
policies and procedures
 2. Implement and monitor participation arrangements for
managing WHS
 3. Implement and monitor organisational procedures for
providing WHS training
 4. Implement and monitor organisational procedures and
legal requirements for identifying hazards and assessing
and controlling risks
 5. Implement and monitor organisational procedures for
maintaining WHS records for the team
Student declaration

 Please ensure you fill out and sign the student

declaration
Lecture One
Team Formation

Teams for Assessment A

 Assessment A – Video analysis and
presentation
 Groups of 4-5 students

 You have time to do the following:

1. Elect a team leader
2. Share your contact details and agree on the form of
communication amongst team members
3. Read over the assignment together and decide how you
want to complete it
4. Set individual deadlines for submission
5. Set a date for your next meeting regarding this
assessment
A Useful Website for your studies in this
unit…

 http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/
 Brainstorm:

What is Workplace Health and Safety?

Workplace Health and Safety

 “Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) is the discipline

concerned with protecting the health and safety of all
stakeholders in the workplace from exposure to hazards and
risks resulting from work activities” (Consult Australia 2015)
Hazards
A hazard is a source or potential source of human
injury, ill health or disease. Anything which might
cause injury or ill health to anyone in your
workplace is a hazard
Activity and Video
 Thereare many hazards in the workplace! How
many can you name?

ACTIVITY
In your teams brainstorm common workplace
hazards

 Let’swatch this clip ‘Top 10 Work Fails’ – take note

of each of the different hazards that you see
Occupational Health and Safety:

involves legislation, codes of practice, regulations, standards,

licenses and permits, policies, procedures, work practices and
activities that aim to protect the health and safety of all
people in the workplace.
 Legislation
-An organization is under an obligation to comply with certain legislation (laws) and
regulations.

e.g. Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 (Mauritius)

-The objectives of the legislation include:

*identifying, assessing, eliminating and controlling risk
*promoting and maintaining health & safety at work
*protecting people against risks, injury and illness
*provide for consultation and participation
(i.e. Health & Safety committees,
Health & Safety representative/officer/First Aid Officer,
Fire Warden/Fire Marshall)
Legislation (Aus)

 10 OHS Statutes
 Purpose of the WHS Act
 The WHS Act provides a framework to protect the health, safety and welfare of all
workers at work and of other people who might be affected by the work. The WHS Act
aims to:
 protect the health and safety of workers and other people by eliminating or minimising risks
arising from work or workplaces
 ensure fair and effective representation, consultation and cooperation to address and
resolve health and safety issues in the workplace
 encourage unions and employer organisations to take a constructive role in improving work
health and safety practices
 assisting businesses and workers to achieve a healthier and safer working environment „
 promote information, education and training on work health and safety
 provide effective compliance and enforcement measures, and
 deliver continuous improvement and progressively higher standards of work health and
safety
 Regulations
-Regulations support the legislation – these are
requirements, duties and procedures that apply to all
workplaces or to specific industries

An example of OHS regulations

would be:
1) requirements/qualifications
for undertaking specific tasks
2) Testing equipment prior to
use
3) Using effective signage
 Codes of Practice

- rules outlining the responsibilities or proper practices for an individual,

party or organization What would be an example of this?

CODES OF PRACTICE FOR

DANGEROUS GOODS

-workers should wear conductive

clothing and footwear; and avoid the use
of non-conducting plastics or
rubber hoses, containers or funnels.

Question: What’s the difference between Regulations and Codes of Practice??

Answer: Codes of Practice are not legally enforceable whereas Regulations are
Standards
 -Standards -specify the requirements that apply to equipment,
products, materials and systems that are used in workplaces;
 for example: the way items are designed, the performance,
endurance and quality
 Licenses and permits
-Workplaces that perform activities that are
potentially hazardous to the community
and the environment may be controlled by
granting licenses or permits

-Organizations that store or dispose of

dangerous goods, may be required
to obtain license or permit from the
relevant authority
What is another example of this?

Liquor License, Drivers License

Penalties

 -Organizations and individuals who do not comply with the

legislation may incur fines, penalties and/or non-monetary
penalties
Activity
 Video – It Happened in Bopal

 Ingroups write your answers to

the following:
1. What happened in Bopal?
2. Why did it happen?
3. What could have been done to
prevent it?
To-do before next week
1. Part 1 students – access your emails.
Any issues let IT know
2. Go over your deadlines FOR EACH UNIT See you
next
and schedule dates of assessment and week!
other important deadlines