Assessment 2

Case Study – ACCI Dent Window Cleaning.

(55 Marks)

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You should use the following Internet resources to help understand the

questions:

http://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/

Acci Dent Window Cleaning is a 4 year old company currently having workplace

safety issues. The company is under investigation by Safework NSW and icare after twoof their employees suffered major injuries when the extension ladder used by the saidemployees accidentally toppled from the 2nd-floor of a building.

One worker sustained a compound fracture to one arm, injuries to the liver, fracturedribs and a fractured pelvis. The other employee suffered a fractured pelvis, loss of severalteeth, and injuries to his tendon, cheek and mouth. Both are found to have basic Englishlanguage skills and have no concept of WHS principles. The company is facing a$75,000 fine by Safework.
There was an error of judgement of the part of Acci Dent as the shift supervisorassigned is found inexperienced and was incompetent. Internal investigation revealsthat lack of a systematic way to manage WHS in the workplace is a major contributingfactor to the cause of the accident. For example, they do not have formal consultationprocedures to handle safety issues.

Eddy Mann, the manager is the unofficial workplace safety officer who’s responsible inall safety issues. For example, if a safety concern is identified by one of the staff, Eddywill look at it, evaluate it, and make a decision as to how to remedy the problem. Noformal documentation is made on each of the safety issues identified. The only recordingof these issues is on Eddy’s diary where incidents are jotted down when, where, and whois involved, including some of the relevant details of the incident. The owners are alsototally negligent in managing workplace

safety issues. They have an “It won’t happen to us” attitude regarding workplaceaccidents.
As part of its legal obligations under the WHS Act 2012, Acci Dent is looking atdeveloping a comprehensive system that will prevent these kinds of WHS issueshappening in the future. The first course of action for the company is to appoint a WHSAdministrator that will handle all WHS policies and procedures including proceduresfor effective consultation, implementation, control and review of workplace safetypractices. The management is totally committed to this process after the incident.

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Assessment 2

You should use the following Internet resource to answer these Questions:

http://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/

1. Identify five (5) external motivators that will prompt Acci Dent WindowCleaning to develop an a WHS management system. (10 marks)
2. Identify five (5) internal motivators that will prompt Acci Dent WindowCleaning to develop a WHS management system. (10 marks)
3. The Acci Dent Window Cleaning management decided to develop a WHSmanagement system to manage safety in the workplace. In developing aWHS management system, stakeholders need to be consulted. Identify five(5) stakeholders which management needs to consult when developing aWHS management system. (10 marks)
4. Name at least five (5) workplace processes that can be combined in amethodical and ordered manner to minimise the risk of injury or ill health inthe workplace. (5 marks)
5. What changes need to be made to the present Work Health SafetyManagement System (WHSMS) of the company? (10 marks)
6. How will you ensure that staff maintain an ongoing commitment to the new

WHSMS?

Notes:

(10 marks)

Assessment 2 Total Marks –