PUBH6002 Assessment Brief XXXXXXXXXXdocx Page 1 of 8 ASSESSMENT BRIEF Subject Code and Title PUBH6002: Global and Environmental Health Issues Assessment Assessment 2: Work health safety assessment...

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ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Subject Code and Title PUBH6002: Global and Environmental Health Issues
Assessment Assessment 2: Work health safety assessment
Individual/Group Individual
Length 1,500 words (+/- 10%)
Learning Outcomes
B. Describe key agencies, institutional structures, political
processes, influences on and challenges for environmental
health.
D. Understand the way in which globalisation and the
social, economic and political determinants of health
influence disease, including identification of vulnerable
groups.
E. Understand the concept of sustainable development.
F. Identify and critique ethical elements relevant to
environmental health protections, policies, and industry
practices, from global to local scale.
G. Critically analyse the relationships between
environmental risk factors and social, economic and
political determinants of illness and injury from global to
local scale.
H. Apply skills in conducting an environmental health
assessment and designing an intervention to mitigate
environmental health risks.
Submission By 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Week 10
Weighting 30%
Total Marks 100 marks
Context:
Each state in Australia has legislative requirements that govern work health safety.
Australian workplaces are obligated to conduct work health safety assessments and provide
methods by which safety incidents can be reported. Work health safety has significant
implications for public health, but all workplaces are required to put work health safety
policies and procedures in place to promote safety in the workplace.
Instructions:
To prepare for this assignment:
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 Locate a suitable environment for conducting a work health safety risk assessment.
This may be your own workplace, the workplace of a friend or family member, or a
home office space. Make sure that you seek permission to conduct an assessment in
a professional environment.
 Download the work health safety risk assessment template.
 Review the resources at the Health and Safety Handbook website, and the steps to
undertaking a Work Health and safety assessment here:
https:
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
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To complete your work health safety risk assessment:
1. Work through the steps of completing a work safety risk assessment and use the
template provided to record any hazards identified, existing controls in place, the
elative risk level, and any controls that are needed to further reduce risk. Remember
that the purpose is to reduce risk and mitigate the effects of risks where risk is
inherently present.
2. In a diverse workplace there may be subpopulations that are more vulnerable to the
effects of a safety risk than others. Identify and describe any vulnerable populations,
and propose solutions for mitigating risks for these groups.
To write up this case study:
1. Identify and describe any key agencies or institutions that govern work health safety in
this type of working environment, and any policies that are relevant to maintaining a
safe work environment (policies can be organisational, discipline-specific and/or
national).
2. Summarise the findings of your work health safety assessment, including details
elevant to managing risk for vulnerable populations, and provide recommendations to
esolve the work safety risks identified.
Assessment criteria
The following factors will impact the assessment of your review:
1. Knowledge, understanding and application (40%)
 Understanding of the concepts that underpin work health and safety assessment
 Application of the six steps of risk assessment to identify and evaluate elements of risk in
the environment
2. Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge (30%)
 Development of recommendations appropriate to the risk and context
3. Ethico-moral reasoning (10%)
http:
www.healthandsafetyhandbook.com.au/how-to-conduct-a-health-and-safety-audit
https:
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
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 Awareness of vulnerable groups in the workplace ie disability, gender, ethnicity, and the
effect of identified work health safety risks for those vulnerable groups
4. Academic conventions (20%)
 Is well written with appropriate sentence construction and without typing, grammar or
punctuation e
ors
 Adheres to academic conventions and appropriate terminology
 Uses APA style for in-text citation and references
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Learning Ru
ics
Assessment
Attributes
Fail (Unacceptable)
Pass
(Functional)
Credit
(Proficient)
Distinction
(Advanced)
High Distinction
(Exceptional)
Grade Description
(Grading Scheme)
Evidence of unsatisfactory
achievement of one or more of the
learning objectives of the course,
insufficient understanding of the
course content and/or
unsatisfactory level of skill
development.
Evidence of satisfactory
achievement of course
learning objectives, the
development of relevant
skills to a competent level,
and adequate
interpretation and critical
analysis skills.
Evidence of a good level
of understanding,
knowledge and skill
development in relation
to the content of the
course or work of a
superior quality on the
majority of the learning
objectives of the course.
Demonstration of a high
level of interpretation and
critical analysis skills.
Evidence of a high
level of
achievement of
the learning
objectives of the
course
demonstrated in
such areas as
interpretation
and critical
analysis, logical
argument, use of
methodology and
communication
skills.
Evidence of an
exceptional level of
achievement of
learning objectives
across the entire
content of the
course
demonstrated in
such areas as
interpretation and
critical analysis,
logical argument,
creativity,
originality, use of
methodology and
communication
skills.

1. Content, Audience
and Purpose


General description of
the level of
attainment
Does not meet minimum standard




Demonstrates no awareness of
context and/or purpose of the
assignment.

Meets minimum standard




Demonstrates limited
awareness of context
and/or purpose of the
assignment
Moves beyond minimum
standard



Demonstrates consistent
awareness of context
and/or purpose of the
assignment.

Exceeds
minimum
standard



Demonstrates an
advanced and
integrated
understanding of
context and/or
Exceeds minimum
standard and
exhibits high levels
of independence

Consistently
demonstrates a
systematic and
critical
understanding of
context and
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purpose of the
assignment.


purpose of the
assignment.
2. Knowledge and
understanding
 Understanding of
the concepts that
underpin work
health and safety
assessment
 Application of the
six steps of risk
assessment to
identify and
evaluate elements
of risk in the
environment
Limited understanding of required
concepts and knowledge


Key components of the assignment
are not addressed.
Knowledge/understanding
of the field or discipline.


Resembles a recall or
summary of key ideas.


Often conflates/confuses
assertion of personal
opinion with information
substantiated by evidence
from the research/course
materials.
Thorough
knowledge/understanding
of the field or discipline/s.
Supports personal opinion
and information
substantiated by evidence
from the research/course
materials.


Demonstrates a capacity
to explain and apply
elevant concepts.
Highly developed
understanding of
the field or
discipline/s.


Discriminates
etween
assertion of
personal opinion
and information
substantiated by
obust evidence
from the
esearch/course
materials and
extended reading.


Well
demonstrated
capacity to
explain and apply
elevant
concepts.
A sophisticated
understanding of
the field or
discipline/s.


Systematically and
critically
discriminates
etween assertion
of personal opinion
and information
substantiated by
obust evidence
from the
esearch/course
materials and
extended reading.


Mastery of
concepts and
application to new
situations/further
learning.

4. Analysis and
application with
Limited synthesis and analysis.

Demonstrated analysis
and synthesis of new
Well-developed analysis
and synthesis with
application of
Thoroughly
developed and
creative analysis
Highly sophisticated
and creative
analysis, synthesis
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synthesis of new
knowledge
 Development of
ecommendations
appropriate to the
isk and context

















Limited
application
ecommendations
ased upon analysis.















knowledge with
application.

Shows the ability to
interpret relevant
information and
literature.











ecommendations linked
to analysis/synthesis.














and synthesis
with application
of pretested
models and / or
independently
developed
models and
justified
ecommendations
linked to
analysis/synthesis





of new with existing
knowledge.

Strong application
y way of pretested
models and / or
independently
developed models.
Recommendations
are clearly justified
ased on the
analysis/synthesis.
Applying knowledge
to new
situations/other
cases.

5. Ethico moral
easoning
(recognises ethical
and moral issues
within a discipline
and is able to
eason based on
these principles)
Difficulty in formulating own
opinion and lack of recognition of