Competency Details
Unit code/s & title/s BSBWHS418 - Assist with managing WHS compliance of contractors
Qualification code/s & title/s BSB41419 - Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
Business unit/Work group BJIT - WHS
Instructions
Method/s of assessment This is a written assessment.
Overview of assessment This assessment task is designed to assess your knowledge of managing the work health and safety (WHS) implications of using contractors.
Task/s to be assessed This assessment task will require you to answer twelve (12) questions.
Time allowed You should refer to the study plan within Learn for assessment due dates. Final submission for all assessments in this unit is the end of the study period.
Location of assessment This assessment task will be provided online and will be completed in your workplace or simulated workplace environment.
Decision making rules All questions within this assessment task must be answered. The outcome of this assessment task will be Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory.
Assessment conditions • You must answer all questions using your own words.
• There is no minimum word count for the length of your responses. However, at this level of study, you are expected to research and explain your point, the process and techniques you used, address all parts of the question, and reflect on the experiences you gained. One sentence responses are rarely able to provide sufficient detail and are, therefore, unacceptable.
• You have two attempts to complete this assessment task.
• If you need to re-attempt any of the assessment tasks in this unit, your Lecturer will give you clear and direct feedback.
Further guidance on how to submit online assessments is provided within the Learn site.
Resources required No additional assessment booklets are required. However, you are encouraged to refer to your learning resources (Learn site) for additional information and support.
Result notification and reassessment information You will be advised of the outcome of your assessment approximately two weeks after the due date of this assessment task. If your assessment task is submitted after this date, via an approved extension, your assessment will be marked within approximately two weeks of submission
For online submissions you will be provided feedback via the feedback function within Learn, which will generate a notification sent to your student email account.
If you are required to re-attempt this assessment task, you will be allowed two weeks to address the corrections unless otherwise negotiated with your lecturer.
Files uploaded to Learn must be saved with a file name that clearly indicates the document pertains to a resubmission; for example: “UnitCode_DocumentName_StudentName_Attempt2”
Your lecturer will ensure the feedback provided is sufficient to enable you to address the corrections required.
Knowledge Assessment
Throughout this assessment task you will be asked to access documents relevant to the Awesome Landscapes. You will be required to log in to access the documents. Please use the following log in details:
(username: tafesalearner password: TafeSA@123)
For your assessor’s reference:
• Identify your State/Territory below.
• Identify the work health and safety (WHS) legislation applicable in your State/Territory.
• Identify the WHS regulations applicable in your State/Territory.
When answering the questions in this Knowledge Assessment, base your responses on the WHS legislation and regulations you identified here.
Your assessor will review your responses against the WHS legislation and regulations you identified here.
State/Territory
WHS legislation applicable in your state/territory
WHS regulation applicable in your state/territory
• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer. Access and review their workplace documents below and answer the questions that follow:
Awesome Landscapes
• Identify one internal source for each of the following information and data.
• Outline the steps for accessing each source in the Awesome Landscapes intranet site.
Internal sources of information and data may include files maintained by your organisation, such as policies and procedures and records.
WHS Information and Data Internal Source Procedure for Accessing
Number of incidents reported (data)
Procedures for risk management (information)
• Below is information that is sourced externally or sourced outside the organisation. For each type of information:
• Identify one external source from where you can obtain this information.
• Outline the steps you would take to access the source you identified.
External sources of information and data may include statistics or research conducted by regulatory bodies and comments from industry experts or networks.
WHS Information and Data Source Procedure for Accessing
Contractor safety management process (information)
Statistics on workplace-related fatalities by industry (data)
• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer. Access and review the following workplace documents:
Awesome Landscapes
• Contractor Management Policies and Procedures
• Work Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
After reviewing the workplace documents above:
• Outline the steps contractors need to follow in order to comply with the incident reporting procedure.
• Outline the steps a contractor must follow before they are allowed to begin work on Awesome Landscapes’ projects.
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• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer and review the given scenario to answer the questions that follow:
Awesome Landscapes has been hired by one of their clients to fix up their garden for an outdoor event on 24 September. However, Awesome Landscapes does not have any electricians currently on their employee roster to handle the lighting, so Awesome Landscapes hires a contractual electrician for the project and gives them 10 business days to finish the lighting requirements. The contractual electrician is required to come to the worksite from Tuesdays to Fridays, and work from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. They have a one-hour lunch break, a 15-minute morning break, and a 15-minute afternoon break.
Given the information above, answer the following questions using the template provided below:
• What project needs a contractual electrician for its execution?
• Why is a contractual electrician needed for this project?
• How many hours in a week are the contractual electrician required to work on the project?
• What is the expected end date for the contractual electrician’s role?
• What project needs a contractual electrician for its execution?

• Why is a contractual electrician needed for this project?

• How many hours in a week are the contractual electrician required to work on the project?

• What is the expected end date for the contractual electrician’s role?

• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer and review the given scenario to answer the questions that follow:
For the organisation’s anniversary, Awesome Landscape plans to hold a dinner for its employees. Management decides to hire caterers to handle the food for the anniversary dinner because there are no caterers on their current employee roster. The anniversary dinner will be on 17 December, with the entire program lasting from 6:00–10:00 PM. The caterer is expected to be at the venue to start prep at least one hour before the event and expected to stay at least one hour after the event to clean up.
Given the information above, answer the following questions using the template provided below:
• What project needs caterers for its execution?
• Why are caterers needed for this project?
• How many hours in a week are the caterers required to work on the project?
• What is the expected end date for the caterers’ role?
• What project needs caterers for its implementation?

• Why are caterers needed for this project?

• How many hours in a week are the caterers required to work on the project?

• What is the expected end date for the contractual electrician’s role?

• Consider the commonwealth WHS act and the WHS law applicable to your state/territory.
• Identify one provision under the commonwealth law regarding WHS management of a contractor.
• Identify one provision under your State/Territory law regarding WHS management of a contractor.
Commonwealth Law State/Territory Law

• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer and are going to induct the contractual electrician hired for the project in Knowledge Assessment Question 5. Access and review the following workplace documents:
Awesome Landscapes
• Contractor Management Policies and Procedures
• Work Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
After reviewing the workplace documents above, answer the following questions using the template given below:
• Identify the required clothing for contractors specifically conducting electrical work.
• Identify WHS-related requirements for contractual electrician work.
WHS-related requirements can be licences that the contractor should have or what training they must have taken.
• Identify the aspects of the organisation’s WHS Policies and Procedures that you need to explain to the contractual electrician.
• Required clothing for contractors conducting electrical work:

• WHS-related requirements for contractual electrician work:

• Aspects of the organisation’s WHS Policies and Procedures that need to be explained to the contractual electrician:

• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer. Access and review the following workplace documents and answer the questions that follow:
Awesome Landscapes
• Casual Contract – Johann Pricely
• Contractor Management Policies and Procedures
Awesome Landscapes has decided to engage Johann Pricely as a contractor and has come up with a casual contract for him.
• What should Johann submit to Awesome Landscapes before he can commence work?
• What services will Johann supply?
• What is the notice period if Johann wishes to terminate his contract?
• What WHS activities is Johann expected to participate in?
• What should Johann submit to Awesome Landscapes before he can commence work?

• What services will Johann supply?

• What is the notice period if Johann wishes to terminate his contract?

• Consider you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer. Access and review the following workplace documents and answer the questions that follow:
Awesome Landscapes
• Casual Contract – Kevin Riley
• Contractor Management Policies and Procedures
Awesome Landscapes has decided to engage Kevin Riley as a contractor and has come up with a casual contract for him.
• What training should Kevin attend before he can commence work?
• What services will Kevin supply?
• What is the notice period if Kevin is unavailable to take the engagement offered?
• What WHS activities is Kevin expected to participate in?
• What training should Kevin attend before he can commence work?

• What services will Kevin supply?

• What is the notice period if Kevin is unavailable to take the engagement offered?

• What WHS activities is Kevin expected to participate in?

• Consider the WHS laws in your State/Territory and in the commonwealth.
Also, consider that you are working for Awesome Landscapes as a safety officer. Access and review their workplace documents below and answer the questions that follow:
Awesome Landscapes
Identify what WHS law requirement is fulfilled by the following:
• The given section from Johann Pricely’s contract.
• The given section of Awesome Landscapes’ Hazard and Risk Management Policies and Procedures.
Law requirements may also include regulations enforced in your State/Territory, codes of practice, and other similar documents.
Indicate the specific section in the legislation you based your response on, e.g. Division 2.3 (Section 20).
Source Section WHS Law Requirement Being Fulfilled
Casual Contract – Johann Pricely Before your employment can commence, you must submit proof that you possess the following:
(a) Licence to operate a paver or other heavy machinery
Reference:
Hazard and Risk Management Policies and Procedures The following control options, based on the Hierarchy of Controls (Appendix B), are available
Reference:
• Consider the WHS legislation in your State/Territory.
• List two duty holders in relation to contractor management.
• Describe the following in relation to the supply of services by contractors:
• Duties
• Obligations
Duty Holders Duty Obligation


• Consider the WHS legislation in your State/Territory.
• Identify one individual and one party in relation to contractor management.
• Identify one of their rights according to your State/Territory legislation.
Rights
Individual:
Party: