MUH103 Occupational Health and Safety I

Psychosocial risk factors

WHS laws use the term plant to describe machinery, equipment, appliances, containers, implements and tools, any part of those things or anything fitted or
connected to those things.
Effective consultation with workers improves decision-making about health and safety matters and assists in reducing work-related injuries and illness.
Workers can identify tasks or aspects of their work that cause or expose them to psychosocial hazards and may have practical suggestions or potential
solutions to address those hazards. For example, workers may have ideas to improve work design to minimise the risks of psychological harm.
You should establish a mechanism for workers to report hazards. This should protect the privacy of workers who make reports and allow for anonymous
reporting where possible. Your reporting mechanism should suit your business size and circumstances and be proportional to the risks in your business. For
example, a small café could have a board in the kitchen for workers to write up hazards they identify, a locked box for making confidential reports and the
duty manager taking reports of any hazards posing an immediate risk.
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Fire, fire prevention, egress and emergency action plan
The fourth component for combustion would be an uninhibited chemical chain reaction.
This aspect guarantees heat gain during the combustion process when supportive molecules such as oxygen collide in the combustion zone with flammable or combustible molecules, such as
carbon and hydrogen.
Fire suppression materials seek to eliminate these chemical chain reactions, thereby removing heat gain and then leading to suppression.
Training and education is required upon initial employment/assignment and at least annually thereafter.
“Incipient Stage Fire” means a fire which is in the initial or beginning stage and which can be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguishers
To properly use a fire extinguisher, the acronym PASS should be remembered.

P=Pull the pin to activate the extinguisher,

A=Aim the nozzle or horn at the base of the fire,

S=Squeeze the handles together to expel the agent, and

S=Sweep the extinguisher from side to side to distribute the agent.