Safe@work 1 (worksheet)

VCAL WORK RELATED SKILLS - SENIOR - Unit 1

Worksheet Health & safety Responsibilities Health & Safety laws Short Answer Exercises RESOURCES: •

safe@work document: (from https://vcalmpsc.wordpress.com/wrs/unit-1/)

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WorkSafe Victoria provides useful information about Acts and Regulations here:

http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Laws+and+Regulations/Acts+and+Regulati ons/ •

and about Compliance Codes here:

http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/Laws+and+Regulations/Occupational+Heal th+and+Safety/Compliance+Codes/D_Compliance+Codes

WORK INDIVIDUALLY OR WITH A PARTNER AND COMPLETE THE SIX QUESTIONS BELOW:

1. What sorts of workplaces are covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (the ‘OHS Act’)?

2. Why is consultation an important part of Victoria’s health and safety laws?

3. What are Compliance Codes? What sort of things do they cover?

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4. List five of the hazards covered by Victoria’s Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007?

5. Select one group of people who have specific responsibilities under the OHS Act.

What are their

responsibilities?

6. The OHS Act says that a person’s responsibility (or duty of care) applies only as far as is ‘reasonably practicable’. What does this mean?

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Health and Safety Laws Crossword 1

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ACROSS 1. The _________________ Health and Safety Act 2004.

4. Employers must by law ensure the _________________ of their employees.

8. Small particles of stone or sand that can get into your eyes.

10. International distress signal.

11. A fracture means a broken or cracked _________________.

12. WorkSafe makes OHS laws to create _________________ workplaces in Victoria.

DOWN 1. Short for ‘Occupational Health and Safety’.

2. There are laws in Victoria to prevent _________________ at work.

3. Something required by law is said to be a _________________ requirement.

5. There are laws which cover work at heights, to prevent injuries from _________________.

6. Safety gloves protect your fingers and _________________.

7. A responsibility under the Act is called a “_________________ of care”.

9. Short for ‘health and safety representative’.

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