Case Study

You are a high-school teacher teaching in a demountable classroom located in suburban Western Sydney, with 25 students in the unit. With multiple health concerns including wet weather, dampness and mould, as well as concerns regarding COVID-19 transmission, the issue of WHS of teachers in these classrooms has been raised to the School's WHS representative.

You have been asked to work with the WHS rep in preparing a report on the WHS issues associated with your classroom, and as part of this, you are undertaking self-directed research to learn more about your employer's (PCBU) roles and responsibilities in managing health and safety in the workplace.

This includes the PCBU's (employer) responsibilities under the relevant WHS legislation, as well as other legislation that may be called up, along with other relevant publications. In your report, you must provide a response to each question and sub-questions.

Australian Standards

List the relevant Australian Standards you would consider for this case study. In your response you need to consider AS/NZS 31000: 2018 Risk Management and AS/NZS 45002:2018 Occupational health and safety, as well as other relevant standards to the case study i.e. laboratory management, personal protective equipment, ventilation. Provide a brief discussion on the purpose of each standard i.e. name, what is it trying to manage/control, etc.