1.Develop health and safety information

You are required to develop three health and safety information handouts, which are to be provided to, and discussed with, your team at information and training session about health and safety information.

Read the requirements for each of the handouts below and then conduct research using the Internet to identify the information needed for each of the handouts.

You should also review the organisation's Health and Safety Policy and Procedures provided to you, and reference this as required in your handouts.

The format and style for the handouts are as follows:

Create clear and concise one (1) page handouts.

Using simple and clear language that takes into account social and cultural diversity. For, example, use simple English and avoid colloquial language or slang

Consider race, religion, culture, age and disabilities when referring to any examples.

Using appropriate sized fonts and present well-formatted, grammatically correct information.

Ensure that the handouts you create use the same layout, font, colours and style.

You will be required to present the handouts that you have developed at an information and training session in the next part of the assessment task.

Handout 1: Legislation

The purpose of this handout is to clearly and simply explain important information about legislation. Your handout should:

g.-Explain the purpose of Work Health and Safety/Occupational Health and Safety OHS legislation, including the function of a OHS Act, OHS regulation and Code of Practice. Provide an overview of OHS legislation including name of Act, regulations and examples of code of practice.Outline key roles and responsibilities under OHS legislation. Include at least 3 references for further sources of useful information.

Handout 2: Identifying hazards and risk control in the office environment

The purpose of this handout is to provide information about identifying hazards and risk control, and organisational procedures for dealing with hazards in an office environment. You should briefly explain the process of identifying hazards and risk control and provide 5 common examples of hazards that may occur in an office environment. Choose one of the common hazards that you have identified and include a simple step-by-step procedure for dealing with that hazard (risk control), using diagrams to illustrate each step where possible. Your handout should also address and explain the hierarchy of control and how it is to be used in the workplace.

Handout 3: OHS Consultation

The purpose of this handout is to explain the requirements for OHS consultation under legislation and to indicate how the business communicates OHS legislation and consults with staff as indicated in the organisation's health and safety policy and procedure. You should also explain why it is important for a business to conduct OHS communication and consultation.