Participant Guide
Assessment 3 of 3
Portfolio of Evidence – Responding to an emergency
E1066 Diploma of Work Health and Safety
BSBWHS510 Contribute to implementing emergency procedures
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Assessment number: 32364/03
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Competency details
BSBWHS510 Contribute to implementing emergency procedures
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the implementation of planning and response procedures for emergencies. The focus is on implementation of procedures already developed for short-term emergency responses. It assumes that expert advice will be available in identifying potential emergencies and in formulating response plans.
This unit applies to individuals with supervisory responsibilities for managing work health and safety (WHS) in the workplace who contribute to the implementation of procedures for responding to emergencies. These people will work in a range of WHS roles across all industries and who apply a substantial knowledge base and well-developed skills in a wide variety of WHS contexts.
Note: The terms 'occupational health and safety' (OHS) and 'work health and safety' (WHS) are equivalent and generally either can be used in the workplace. In jurisdictions where the Model WHS Legislation has not been implemented Registered Training Organisations are advised to contextualise the unit of competency by refe
ing to the existing State/Te
itory OHS legislative requirements.
Assessment outline
All assessment tasks must be completed successfully to pass the unit.
Assessment task
Word limit
1: Auto-mark quiz
N/A
2: Portfolio of Evidence – Emergency plan
1,000 + Evidence requirement
3: Portfolio of Evidence – Responding to an emergency
1,200 + Evidence requirement
There are three assessments for this unit:
1. online quiz questions
2. develop an emergency plan
3. provide evidence of responding to an emergency
Instructions
Once you feel confident that you have covered the learning materials for this unit, you are ready to attempt this assessment. Write your assessment in a commonly used software program such as Microsoft Word, or you can download a Microsoft Word copy of this assessment from the relevant study period of your course in OpenSpace.
To help Open Colleges manage your assessment, please use the following file-naming convention when you save your Microsoft Word document. Your submission for each assessment must be incorporated into one file.
Your file should be named and saved to your computer’s hard drive using your [student number]_[assessment number].docx
For example, 12345678_21850a_01.docx
Assessment submission
When you are ready to submit your assessment, upload the file in OpenSpace using the ‘Assessment upload’ links in the relevant study period of your course.
Uploading assessments in OpenSpace will enable Open Colleges to provide you with the fastest feedback and grading on your assessment.
Please ensure that you keep a copy of all electronic and hard copy assessments you submit to Open Colleges.
Assessment 3: Responding to an emergency
Assessment description
Provide evidence of responding to an emergency.
You are required to complete this assessment with reference to the Le Del
ock Hotel Case Study provided in ‘Additional Resources’ or based on your own workplace.
Your evidence must include each of the parts specified below.
Part A
Outline your own roles and responsibilities in regard to responding to emergencies. Detail the initial response that you have taken/would take in response to a specific emergency incident
Part B
List five support people that will be needed in the second response phase and explain the role and responsibilities of each
Part C
Prepare a report detailing your evaluation of the emergency response
Part D
Identify emergency equipment requirements
Incident scenario
An incident has occu
ed resulting in spillage of hazardous material onto the floor in the maintenance workshop at Le Del
ock Hotel. There is an amount of hazardous material finding its way through the floor and into the lower levels. An emergency planning committee must be established to assess the emergency response outcomes. Eyewitness accounts suggest the spillage was not detected for some hours. You are required to address the WHS issues raised.
An emergency planning committee will be formed and be comprised of key personnel, specialist advisers and emergency services. You have a
anged for a meeting to be held in order to develop recommendations.
Issues highlighted during the meeting include:
1. No procedures in place for shutting down critical equipment.
2. Inadequate response time as there was no method of detecting that the spillage had occu
ed.
3. Lack of training in spillage containment and clean-up.
4. No designated emergency response team leader.
5. Some personnel did not know what assembly areas to go to.
This scenario will be used for the following activities.
Specifications
Your evidence must include the following as a minimum:
Part A – Your role
Review topic 8.4.2 of the module and outline your own role and responsibilities in regard to responding to emergencies.
Using the incident scenario above, assume that you are the first on the scene.
· What is your role and responsibility in responding to this emergency?
· What procedures should you follow?
Research normal workplace responsibilities associated with this role.
(300 words)
What is your responsibility and role when responding to this emergency
What procedures should you follow?
Detail the initial response you would take for this emergency scenario
Part B – Support personnel
Review topic 8.5.1 of your module and list five support people that will be needed in the second response phase. Explain the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder.
Use the template below for your response.
(100 words)
Support person
Role/Responsibilities
Part C – Monitor and de
ief
Following on from the incident scenario above, you have had an emergency planning committee meeting. The findings and results of the meeting need to be collated and disseminated to Management and other key personnel in the form of a draft report which should contain the identified emergency response deficiencies. In this Part, you are required to write a report (based on the above scenario) to identify the emergency response deficiencies, considering:
A. What are the priority actions that need to be taken to resolve this WHS issue?
B. Who will be responsible for each of the actions that you have identified in question A?
C. What are the timeframes for each of the actions identified in question A?
Complete the template below to compile your report.
(600 words)
Report and recommendations
Report fo
Scope
(What the report is about)
Reporting Office
Position
Date commenced
Date completed
Findings
(Refer to incident scenario points 1-5)
Recommendations
(Refer to Part C points A, B, C)
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Part D – Emergency equipment
For the incident scenario used previously in this assessment, identify what emergency equipment should be on hand to deal with this situation. Write an email to your manager and in the email include the following:
· specifying this equipment and when and how it should be serviced
· where the equipment should be stored or located
· the importance of keeping the equipment clean.
(200 words)
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