Safe Work Practices

Work Health and Safety Practices

1.) Identify and briefly describe three Work Health and Safety (WHS) practices relevant to an organization.

The three WHS practices relevant to an organization include:

* Provision of Safe plant and structures: If an organization includes management or control of plant then this practice facilitates practical guidance to persons associated with it.

* Provision of adequate facilities for welfare of workers: This practice includes provision of basic facilities like first-aid and toilets for welfare of workers and volunteers.

* Provision of appropriate training: This includes provision of training, adequate information or supervision in order to protect the workers against any kind of risks involved at workplace.

2.) Give three examples of areas within Tourism/Hospitality organization where you need to apply safe work practices.

The three areas for application of Safe Work practices include:

* Machinery and Equipment: Many type of machinery and equipments are used in this particular kind of organization like, slicers, vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners, pressure cleaners etc. These may cause sprains, strains, open wounds, fractures or amputations. Hence the staff needs to be deliberately trained by employers to correctly use them and moreover the machines should not be operated with guards off.

* Electricity: Damaged electrical cords attached to electrically operating machines may lead to common electrical hazards. For avoidance of such mishaps, electrical lead should not be wrapped over the appliances and water leakage in electrical appliance should be avoided.

* Hazardous Substance and Dangerous goods: The chemical cleaning agents, such as detergents, cleaning fluids or air fresheners are most common hazardous substances that may risk health of the employees.

3.) When following safe work practices:

a.) Whom would you report an unsafe work practice to?

Unsafe work practices threaten the employees...