TASK- In this assessment task you are required to develop an Occupational Health Management Plan for ONE identified occupational health hazard in ONE identified workplace. This could include drugs and...

Occupational Health Management Plan
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Executive Summary
Occupation or work place health hazard analysis is a major aspect in order to maintain the health and safety of the workers. This assignment also deals with one such workplace health hazard, which if not taken care of can lead to severe loss of capital as well as work force. Further, management strategies for the prevention and control of hazard is being provided along with the evaluation strategies, which can be used to identify the impact or the beneficial aspect of the emergency protocol suggested along the various training and all other management input.
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Contents
Executive Summary    ii
Industry or organisation name    2
An introduction    2
Definitions    2
Workplace demography    2
Assessment of risk    2
Critical review of relevant literature    3
Management Plan    3
Emergency Response    4
Evaluation    5
Conclusion    5
References    6
Industry or organisation name
BP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
ABN 53 004 085 616 (ABR, 2019)
An introduction
BP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD deals with oil and petroleum from extraction to selling. Therefore, at every point of business they are continuously exposed to the occupational health hazard related to fire. This is because the products are highly volatile and special care has to be taken. Therefore, with the help of this paper, it will be reflected, how to manage while working with volatile products and what could be the management strategies if fire out
eak occurs and also the strategies that can prove helpful in order to prevent fire (Worksafe, 2017).
Definitions
Volatile compounds – compounds that catch fire easily
Upstream and downstream – refers to crude extraction and refining process respectively.
Workplace demography
BP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD is an Australian based company that deals with the exploration, production as well as development of oil, natural gas, liquefied natural gas, petroleum and petroleum related products. They possess a very vast business that deals with exploration, development, production, refining, transportation as well as selling of the goods that they manufacture. It is the only Australian company dealing with the oil and gas and had employed more than 5,700 employees and long-term contractors across the country; the main office is in Perth and Melbourne (BP Australia, 2019). Dealing with oil and petroleum leads this company to every kind of hazard as well as health hazards for the workers however, fire due to heat stress or smoking is the major occupational health hazard that the company can face.
Assessment of risk
Since the company is dealing with highly volatile products, which as suggested by Dhillon (2016), is the most hazardous occupation and this is because fire is the major occupation hazard and if something happens, it could be uncontrollable. Even with in the offices where the research and development is going upstream in Perth and Downstream in Melbourne. Therefore, fire is the major occupational health hazard which can within the research and development offices due to numerous causes such as smoking, heat stress or even radiations and this is majorly because the products or the compounds under study are highly volatile and catches fire very easily and moreover, it can be very difficult to control fire caused by them.
Moreover, there are certain legal requirements that need to be fulfilled such availability of fire extinguisher at specified gaps not only in the offices but also in the co
idors and even in the parking areas. Further, workers needs to wear FR clothes which are 100% cotton or wool and do not melt even at high temperatures. Further, as the company deals with numerous business service stations are one of them where smoking is illegal, completely and moreover, it is against the law for the children below 15 to operate petrol pumps. Hence, fire safety is being maintained at every business level that the company deals with.
Critical review of relevant literature
Fire safety is an issue that needs to be taken care of very seriously and sensitively and this is because fire not only causes damage to the business but also can lead to loss of work force. Workers dealing with chemicals, oil, natural gas and petroleum or all the volatile compounds are advised to take safety precaution. As mentioned by Kennedy, Mendiola and Thomas (2015) thermal monitoring system is a must at every work place that deals with volatile compounds and AB Australia already had incorporate...