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BSBWHS616 Apply Safe Design Principles to Control WHS Risks

 Contents

Section 1: WHS principles and safe design advice 6

Section 2: WHS risk management advice 10
Section 3: WHS consultation advice 12

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Student name:

Assessor:

Date:

Products (2) this assessment Product 1:

is based on (title of product
only, a full description is
required as part of Section
1): Product 2:

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 Section 1: WHS principles and safe design advice

Some of the questions in this section are general and relate to both products, others require specific
answers in relation to the products. Make sure you carefully read each question to determine whether the
question is general or requires a specific reference to each product you have chosen.

Products Product 1:
Provide a detailed description
of the 2 products that you
have based your assessment
on. This should also include
materials that the product will
use, as well as technologies
and systems relevant to the Product 2:
product.

WHS requirements
Outline the duties that
persons with control have
under WHS laws to manage
WHS risks throughout a
product’s life cycle. Make
sure you include the name of
the WHS legislation that
applies.
Make sure you also explain
how a design brief or draft
specifications can assist with
ensuring a safe design
approach.

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Legal liability
In terms of providing advice
about safe design, outline
your legal liability.

Sources of information
Research and interpret
relevant sources of
information and provide an
outline of the key principles of
safe design as they relate to
WHS and managing risks.
Make sure you research and
interpret at least two sources
of information.
In your answer provide
statistical data that
demonstrate the importance
of safe design.
Indicate the sources of
information that you accessed
to provide the above
information.

Materials, technologies and Product 1:

systems

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In the description of products, Product 2:
you outlined materials used in
your chosen products, as well
as technologies and systems
used.
For each product, research
and interpret sources of
information that will inform
safe design as relevant to the
materials, technology and
systems for each product.
Provide an outline of your
findings from the information
you researched.

WHS identification and risk

assessment
Outline at least two methods
that can be used for hazard
identification and risk
assessment.

Further, outline a least two

tools that can be used for
hazard identification and risk
assessment.

Learning and development

needs
Assuming that decision
makers are uninformed about
WHS risks, including design
related risks, that may occur
during a product’s life cycle,
identify the learning and
professional development
they would need to participate
in to be fully informed. This
should include:
Key information that they
need to know – give at least
three examples.
Possible ways of learning –
outline at least two methods
Sources of information that

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may be useful – identify at
least two internal and two
external sources.

Consultation Product 1:
For each product, who are the
known/potential users of the
product? List them, explaining
why they are users of the
product.
For each product, also outline
possible ways of consulting
with these users during the
design phase. Outline at least
three ways.

Product 2:

Specialists
Sometimes specialist and
other advisors’ input may be
needed as part of applying
safe design principles to
control WHS risks. Explain
why this might be needed.
For each of the two products,
list who these
specialists/other advisers
could be.

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 Section 2: WHS risk management advice

All of the questions in this section are general and relate to both products.

WHS risk controls

Explain the hierarchy of
controls and how it assists in
selecting and implementing
appropriate risk controls.

Documentation requirements
Outline the documentation
that should be kept in relation
to decision-making made
during a risk assessment
process. Give at least three
examples. This should also
include the purpose, function
and communication of a risk
register.

Purchased WHS hazards and

risks
It is important that decision
makers who are involved in
purchasing and contractual
arrangements are advised of
systems that will minimise
‘purchased” WHS risks and
associated risks.
Give examples of a risk in
relation to each of the
products you have chosen.

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Outline your advice on
methods to ensure
‘purchased’ risks are
minimised. Provide advice on
at least three methods.

Monitoring requirements
Outline ways that could be
used to monitor the design to
identify as it evolves to
identify and manage potential
WHS hazards and their
associated risks.

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 Section 3: WHS consultation advice

All of the questions in this section are general and relate to both products.

User needs
Explain the importance of
considering the needs of
those using or interacting with
product throughout its life
cycle. Identify at least three
ways that decision makers
can consult with users to
identify these needs.

Technical experts Product 1:

Assume that the organisation
allows and has the budget to
incorporate technical experts
into the consultation process.
Identify a suitable technical
expert for each of the
products you have chosen.
Explain who this is.
Write up a sample email to
each technical expert, asking
them to be part of the process

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and explaining how their Product 2:
involvement will occur.

Consultation arrangements
Explain a best practice
consultation process that
should be used during all
phases of design process to
identify WHS hazards and
control WHS risks that may
occur throughout a product’s
life cycle. Make sure you
indicate personnel that should
be involved.

Communicating residual risks

Explain the concept of
residual risks and how any
residual risks in products
identified should be
communicated to those
involved in consultation.
Outline at least three ways
that residual risk can be
communicate.

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