Day 4 Assessment Task 3 - Part B

Everything that occurs in the workplace, must be done in accordance with the law. Access a copy of your jurisdiction's Work Health and Safety Legislation. With reference to the legislation, read the following incident scenario and respond to the questions.

As a Workplace Health & Safety Advisor for Australia-Wide Construction you are responsible to ensure that work activities and tasks are conducted safely and follow the WHSMS procedures.

You receive a telephone call from John Smith the Site Supervisor at 8 Pullen Avenue, a nearby site, advising that there has been an incident on site. The incident occurred at 9:20 am.

Craig Turner was working with Bruno Romano (spotter) and was installing tiles on the second story roof when he has fallen off the roof. The worker was not using a harness. The worker fell to the ground, landing upon a stack of timber. He has sustained severe back injuries and received internal injuries.

An ambulance was called and the worker was admitted to St Mathew's hospital.

The incident was observed by two other workers, one plant operator who was operating an excavator nearby and the worker who was acting as a spotter for the excavator operator.

Answer the following questions in regards to the scenario:

a)Does the PCBU have any responsibilities to the regulator in relation to this incident?

In your response make sure you reference the relevant Acts/Regulations/guidance documents that provide you with this guidance.

b)How long will you need to keep records of this incident for?

In your response make sure you reference the relevant Acts/Regulations/guidance documents that provide you with this guidance.

c)Does the PCBU have any legislative responsibilities in relation to the scene of this incident?

In your response make sure you reference the relevant Acts/Regulations/guidance documents that provide you with this guidance.

d)In reviewing the relevant legislative/guidance documentation on how to respond to an incident, you will now detail the actions against each step that the PCBU and you are going to implement in line with the investigation action plan.

Response - What are your initial actions for response?

"What does 5 wives and 1 husband stand for"?

What ____________________________________________________________ ?

When____________________________________________________________ ?

Why_____________________________________________________________ ?

Who_____________________________________________________________ ?

Where___________________________________________________________ ?

How_____________________________________________________________ ?

Identify six pieces of equipment you could include in your investigation kit:

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Investigation Preparation

a)Explain the actions/processes you will apply to undertake the investigation:

b)List and briefly explain four interview techniques you will apply during your investigation:

c)What additional sources of data will you include in your research during the investigation?

d)What data collection strategies and research objectives will you apply?

Research Objectives

Strategies for collection

e)How will you ensure that you are collecting reliable data?

f)What other resources will you use to gather your data/information?

g)You may seek legal advice during an incident investigation - List the legal advisors you may contact during an incident investigation to help you understand the PCBUs responsibilities and legalities around an incident investigation.