Cluster B Assignment

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Course name: Certificate IV of Occupational Health and Safety

Unit/Cluster title: Identify Hazards and Assess OHS Risks

Student name: Too Kuan Loong

Student number: ID: 0407078

Student address: 10 Jalan Ketam Merah, Drumsite Christmas Island Indian Ocean, WA 6798

Date written: 05/07/2012

Table of Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………2

Main Causes of injury……………………………………………………………………………………….....3

Graphs and Tables………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Distribution List…………………………………………………………………………………………………….5

Legislative Requirements……………………………………………………………………………………..6

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………7

Reference…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8

Introduction

To identify the five main causes of injury in the industry, analyze the information, as well as to identify the potential causation factors.

Main causes of injury/potential causation factors

Fatigue

• Not following procedures and policies

• Cultural factors – Language barriers, Literacy problems. Eg. Not understanding any safety instructions given clearly

• Fitness for health and work. Eg. Lack of sleep

• Lack of experience

• Poor supervision

• No team work

• Not being proactive – Lack of initiative, not reporting incidents and hazards

• Bad communication with others

Manual Handling

• No proper manual handling safety training

• Not following procedures and policies

• Cultural factors – Language barriers, Literacy problems. Eg. Not understanding any safety instructions given clearly

• Fitness for health and work. Eg. Lack of sleep

• Lack of experience

• Poor supervision

• No team work

• Not being proactive – Lack of initiative, not reporting incidents and hazards

• Bad communication with others

Slips, trips, fall

• No proper safety training

• Cultural factors – Language barriers, Literacy problems. Eg. Not understanding any safety instructions...