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BSBWHS521
ENSURE A SAFE WORKPLACE
FOR A WORK AREA
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 Contents

Section 1: Assess the existing WHS Management System 5

Section 2: Adapting and Adopting the WHS Management System 8
Section 3: Maintain and evaluate the WHS Management System 12

BSBWHS521 PROJECT PORTFOLIO Assessment Pack | V2.0 | Oct 2021

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Student name:

Assessor:

Date:

Business this assessment is

based on:

Work area:

Job role:

Existing WHS policies and

procedures:
 Section 1: Assess the existing WHS Management
System

Provide business overview

Provide an overview of
the business, including:

 name of business

 brief description of
what the business does
(e.g. key functions,
vision)

 your job role within the

business (or the role
you’re assuming if you
are basing this
assessment on the
case study

 selected work area

Identify legislative and
organisational requirements
Identify the WHS legislative
and organisational
requirements relevant to
the work area. Include:

 a summary of the
relevant
legislation,
including:
o Purpose and
definitions of
WHS Act,
Regulations
o Meaning of duty
of care
o Obligations of
workers at
work
o Obligation of a
business to
consult and
communicate with
workers
 a summary of existing
WHS organisational
policies and
procedures
 an explanation of how
the WHS policy
illustrates the
organisation’s
commitment to
comply with WHS
legislation
Note: legislation should be
the WHS legislation that
applies to the state/territory in
which you are studying.
Attach any relevant policies
to your portfolio.
Identify WHS personnel
Identify all personnel
associated with the
work area’s WHS.
Include the following people
in your answer:

 Persons within the

organisation who
are responsible for
WHS

 Their responsibilities
(as per policy and
procedures)
Explain how they are
connected to the work
area and WHS (e.g.
represents contractors in
consultative WHS
discussions).
Research WHS best practice
Research and summarise
WHS best practices for the
selected work area related
to:

 hazard identification
and risk control

 WHS communication
and consultation
practices

 health and safety

requirements for
working from home.
Assess policy and procedure
adaptation requirements
Assess the requirements
for adapting the existing
WHS policy and
procedures by:

 setting at least two

goals for adapting the
existing WHS policy

 outlining shortfalls of
the existing policy and
procedures.

Attach: Organisational policies and procedures ☐

 Section 2: Adapting and Adopting the WHS
Management System

Summarise the WHS meeting

Summarise the outcomes
of the WHS consultative
arrangement meeting.
Provide information about
the meeting participation and
outcomes to any relevant
personnel (e.g. email a
summary or minutes of
meeting to the management
team).
Follow any required
organisational policies and
procedures when
providing the information.
Attach proof of your
communication to
your portfolio.

Adapt WHS policy and

procedures
Adapt the existing WHS
policy and procedures to:

 reflect legislative
and best practice
requirements

 meet set goals

 address shortfalls in
the existing policy

 include any additional

requirements
established at the
meeting.
Attach the adapted policy
to your portfolio.
Calculate required resources
Calculate the resources
required to support policy
and procedure requirements
by:

 identifying financial
and human resources

 using mathematical
and problem-solving
strategies to perform
calculations (e.g.
brainstorming, budget
information).

 explaining how you have

adhered to
organisational
requirements.
Develop and maintain hazard
identification and risk control
procedures
Develop and maintain
procedures reflect legislative
and best practice
requirements and include
any additional requirements
established at the meeting,
by:

 Identifying and reporting

on one hazard and its
associated risk in a risk
management report (use
Fatigue Management
Report Template if
applicable). In your report
include:
o Problems
associated with
hazard
o Signs of the hazard
o Risks associated
with hazard and
procedures for
managing the risk
o Proposed strategies
for managing risk and
relationship to
hierarchy of control
(e.g. implement
 safe working hours
guidelines)
o Sources of
information used for
the report, as well as
sources of expert
advice that could be
used if further advice
is needed in the area.

 Considering expert
advice, including:
o Applying hierarchy
of control (e.g.,
email requesting
permission from
CEO to incur costs)
o An appropriate
request for advice
(e.g. draft an email
or telephone script)
o Providing a resource
for implementing the
risk control measure
(e.g. poster for
workplace notice
board, draft email
etc).
Attach the Risk Management
report to your portfolio (e.g.
completed Fatigue
management report
template).
Attach request for
expert advice.
Attach resource for
implementing the hierarchy
of control.

Develop a WHS induction and

training program.
Use the work you have done
in section 1 and 2 to develop
a WHS induction and
training program for your
chosen
organisation in an
appropriate format (e.g. MS
PowerPoint presentation).
Your presentation must
address:

 Persons within the

organisation who are
responsible for WHS
and each of their
responsibilities (as
identified from the
Health and Safety Policy
and Procedure).

 A review of the key

changes made to
the existing Health
and Safety Policy
and Procedure

 An outline of the revised

Grow Management
Consultant’s Work
Health and Safety Policy
and associated
procedures

 Outline of hazard
identification and
risk control
procedures.
Attach your training and
induction program to
your portfolio.
Attach: Adapted policy and procedures ☐

Risk Management Report ☐

Hierarchy of control – permission for expert advice ☐

Request for expert advice ☐

Resource for risk control ☐

Training and induction program ☐

 Section 3: Maintain and evaluate the WHS
Management System

Summarise and act on

induction meeting outcomes
Summarise the outcomes
of the training and
induction.
Complete any
improvement requests/
instructions (e.g. develop
an internal work from home
checklist).
Update policy and
procedures if
required.
Attach proof of completed
improvement requests and
updated policy/procedures to
your portfolio.
Apply record keeping
Use a system for WHS
record keeping (e.g. cloud-
based filing of WHS
documents). In your
system, include:

 Filing system for

WHS documentation
(e.g. screen shot of
cloud- based filing of
WHS documents)

 Record of all WHS

decisions including
why the decision was
made in this
assessment (e.g.
electronic MS Excel
WHS decision register
recording all WHS
decisions made during
this course).
Attach proof of your WHS
record keeping to your
portfolio (e.g. screen shot
of cloud-based filing
system,
completed WHS
decision register).

 Report on your
organisations WHS
performance. include:
o an evaluation
according to the
Performance
Reporting Matric
(see Performance
Reporting Matrix
document)
o two
recommendations
for improvement
per area.

Establish performance
indicators:
Conduct research and establish
performance indicators for your
organisation. In your answer:

 identify four suitable

WHS performance
indicators for your
organisation

 explain the rationale for

each

 explain how regularly

performance should be
measured
 write a short one-page
report on the
performance indicators
(Use Performance
Indicator Report
template if applicable).

Attach: Record keeping system ☐

Proof of WHS decision records ☐

Proof of implemented improvements ☐

Updated policy and procedures ☐

Performance Indicators Report ☐

Performance report ☐