CPCCBC4009B Builder Legal Portfolio Assignment: 1336869

Question 1

Part a

In the state of Victoria, there is establishment of effective body which manages consultants of the construction. The consultant firms are only licensed based on their qualifications and area of specializations. This implies that the processes of the consultations must only target the specific area with the concern (Provan and Pryor 2019).

Part b

The process or the activities of the consultation should commence early enough to allow for the necessary measures be put in place. This implies that it should begin right from the stage of identification of the type of the project, suitable sites for the construction; viability of the project in terms of is area of location. It is after the above factors have been established through effective consultation that the design aspect may be considered (De Cieri et al.2016).

Part c

In the case  of Victoria state some of the Acts will include regulations of 2011 among others.

Question 2

Effective means of communication involves the use of emails, organizations of open meetings and finally use of the visuals. Communication can as well as be done by the use of training programs.

Question 3

Part a

The newly employed workers of the construction company will have to be taken through a vigorous process of training. Such kind of the training will actually involve induction to the facilities as well as health and safety regulations of the company, Such kind of the training must be organized in the morning hours since this is the time which is considered to be effective for active participation  for the trainees.

The schedule for he programs o training will therefore include the following sample.

Part b

The operation of the crane training will involve the programs which focus on the safety. This will involve activities like inspection, rigging as well as maintenance. The training will therefore involve both practices as well as classroom activities. In general the training will involve the following:

1. Strategies of rigging
2. Maintenance as well as inspection
3. Use of slings
4. Commands of signals
5. Safety during safety
6. Assembly of the crane

Part c

In the state of Victoria, the training regarding the crane operations  are being offered in various technical institutions which have had their activities approved by the ministry of education and curriculum development. These are the best places to obtain relevant training.

Question 4

The Victorian Work Cover which is commonly known as Work Safety for Victoria has shown responsibility for the enforcement of the laws of the OHS.

In the case of the Victoria State, the concept of OHS has been operational while offering advisory roles including:

Dangerous Goods

This focuses on the handling as well as storage as per the interim regulations of 2011. In the Victoria state, the transport, manufacture as well as sale of the dangerous goods are usually governed by a series of Act, codes as well as regulations.

Firearm Act 1996

Through this particular Act there was establishment of a regulating as well as licensing possession in regard to the use as well as carriage of the firearms. This law on firearms is very important as far as safety is concerned since it defines how they should be handled.

Road safety as stipulated in the Rules of Roads of 2009

This is basically applicable to the users of the roads including farmers for example a rider of the motorcycle is not allowed to carry an animal between the handlebar and themselves

Question 5

In order to establish whether the communication is effective, the following will have to be looked into as per the provision of the work regulation in the state of Victoria

• Checking for the preferred language of the target customer or recipient
• Provision of the interpreter where it has been found to be necessary
• Has the language used is very simple and has no ambiguity
• The on-site communication must be aided with other forms like visual or pictorial just ensure that understanding is enhanced (Tan et al.2018)

Question 6

Part a

In the year 2007 there were changes which were made in regard to the use of forklifts as well as their operations in Western Australia. The changes affected not only the users but also designers. The National Licensing Standard or the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work comes into effect and hence any issue to do with poor design of the forklift, they are the right people to be consulted. The forklift designers as well as operators according to these new design parameters are supposed or rather expected to hold a license to perform high risk work. This should be accompanied with appropriate LO endorsement or with the appropriate LF.( Morong et al.2017)

Part b

In the case of Australia, the design as well as erection of the scaffold must be done and registered in accordance with model WHS. This implies that  getting the concern of poor erection addressed would mean  application must be done to the WHS regulator within the state of Victoria in Australia  since it is the body responsible for  the issuing of the license (Turner, et al.2016).

Policy document

• Usually, document policies are strategically placed in areas where they can easily be accessed to be every party involved in the operation. This involves pinning document policies on the notice board. WHS document policy sample is as the one indicated below.

An example of WHS policy document

• Engagement of employees in safety movements

Responsibilities of both employers and employees in H&S measures

As observed within the set policies of this company in particular concerning health issues, the employer plays the role of safety protection, as well as protection of the health and welfare of the employees together with the public likely to be affected in any way by company operations. Responsibilities of the employed members of the organization include participating in matters that promote safety within the site and report any kind of misbehavior to the supervisor (Bong et al.2015).

• WHS representative is usually chosen within any company or health facility. WHS is usually the person pointed by the company workers to present their views and represent their interest as far as health and safety measures are concerned.
• The pointed individual whose major role is to monitor and maintain first aid facilities within the premises is referred to as First Aid Officer who works hand in hand with WHS officer within the site to dispense first aid. First aid kits should be placed at strategic sites for easy access by the involved members of the company as the occurrence of accident is impromptu and calls for an immediate attention.
• Within the company is a fire warden a chosen individual whose major role is to ensure safety management regarding fire breakout. This will ensure that the involved team members are protected from possible risks of fire within the site of operation (Matthews et al.2019).

Identification and definition of different hazard types and management of risks

The term hazard refers to any possible danger within the place of work. The commonly known hazards likely to be encountered within any construction work include:

1. Biological Hazards: these involve dangers posed to the involved workers are a result of working with other people, infectious species of plant and other animals. These may involve body fluids like blood, insect bites etc.
2. Physical Hazards: these refer to factors within the actual site of operation with potential danger on the body of an individual without necessary coming into contact with them. These may comprise of adverse temperature conditions, high radiations etc.
3. Ergonomic Hazards: this is the type of danger whereby an individual is subjected to body strain following the types and conditions of work and may comprise of poor posture developed by an individual and frequent carrying of loads.
4. Chemical Hazards: these are dangers in which the involved members are exposed to factors relating to chemical preparations such as fuel and paints.
5. Hazards within the organizational work: these include dangers with either short or long term stress or both and comprises of conflicts within the site and workload demands among others.
6. Psychological Dangers
7. Safety Hazards: these may involve poor working conditions likely to expose workers to injuries, illness or deaths. Safety dangers comprise of factors that may lead to falling of an individual from high levels of the construction building.

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Bong, S., Rameezdeen, R., Zuo, J., Li, R.Y.M. and Ye, G., 2015. The designer’s role in workplace health and safety in the construction industry: post-harmonized regulations in South Australia. International Journal of Construction Management, 15(4), pp.276-287.

De Cieri, H., Shea, T., Cooper, B., Sheehan, C., and Donohue, R., 2016. A multi-stage validation study to assess an OHS leading indicators tool.

Matthews, L.R., Johnstone, R., Quinlan, M., Rawlings-Way, O. and Bohle, P., 2019. Work fatalities, bereaved families and the enforcement of OHS legislation. Journal of Industrial Relations.

Morong, J.J., Martin, J.K., Ware, R.S., Colditz, P.B. and Robichaux, A.G., 2017. Comparison of In-Hospital Maternal Mortality Between Hospital Systems in Queensland, Australia, and Louisiana, United States. Ochsner Journal, 17(3), pp.243-249.

Provan, D.J. and Pryor, P., 2019. The emergence of the occupational health and safety profession in Australia. Safety Science, 117, pp.428-436.

Tan, G.P., McArdle, N., Dhaliwal, S.S., Douglas, J., Rea, C.S. and Singh, B., 2018. Patterns of use, survival and prognostic factors in patients receiving home mechanical ventilation in Western Australia: a single Centre historical cohort study. Chronic respiratory disease, 15(4), pp.356-364.

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