1.1 Assignment 1 – Work Health and Safety Plan
1.1.2 Assignment brief
The aim of this assignment is to develop your knowledge and understanding of the
processes and activities involved in preparing a work health and safety plan for the
site establishment and the carrying out of a construction project in accordance with
the relevant WHS legislation.
This assignment relates to drawings uploaded
You are the design and build contractor appointed to undertake the change of use
and adaption of the general office buildings (detailed in the drawings) into one
bedroomed retirement homes for the elderly.
You will undertake all of the work by your own directly employed labour force.
Note:
The drawings detailed are the original as planned drawings (not the
original as built drawings).
On initial investigation of the existing buildings’ you have found there are a
number of discrepancies in the materials actually used when the buildings
were constructed from those that were specified to be used on the original
drawings. As a result, part of the project is to remove those materials (as
identified by the building control and planning approval requirements) and
replace them with suitable alternatives more in line with the original
drawing specifications.
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With this in mind, all building control and planning approvals, etc., have
been obtained (and you have poetic licence to assume that whatever
design you intend to carry out, and the materials you intend to use (within
reason) automatically comply with the approvals), and all works are to be
in accordance with current building code requirements.
The main concern of the authorities during the change of use and adaption
of these buildings is the existing original roof tiles. It has been discovered
that the roof tiles that were originally used for the roof covering were
manufactured with an asbestos based material. Therefore these must all
be removed and replaced with a suitable alternative.
Your organisation is known for its strong beliefs and commitment to work health
and safety, and as such your health and safety plan should demonstrate this.
Your submission should contain:
A company Work Health and Safety policy;
Details of the Work Health and Safety roles and responsibilities of the
management team involved in the project;
An outline of the necessary emergency procedures, materials storage
and handling procedures, and site boundary protection/hoardings, etc.,
to be implemented;
Consultation and hazard reporting procedures;
Details of the project health and welfare facilities required;
Examples of project documents and registers that will need to be kept.
Note: Do not include any hazard identification and risk assessment
Report Structure
Following a formal report structure, you have to include Executive Summary, Table of
Content, a short Introduction and Bibliography/List of References. You don’t have to exactly
follow last year examples but they are good sources of information to review the report
structure/format.
Materials storage and handling procedures
Q: For materials storage and handling procedures, is this for hazardous chemicals only?
A: In a way it does regard mostly towards hazardous materials and substances, though some
of it is generalised.
Please follow the Building Code AS3600, AS4964 and other relevant codes.
Materials to be replaced
You need to identify the safety measures that must be met in order to remove and
install fresh up to date materials, to ensure safe work for builders and residents
Asbestos Management Plan
Plan for asbestos should be included in the safety plan briefly.
WHS Management Roles
PCBU, Contractor/Sub-Contractor, Project Manager, Foreman/Site Supervisor,
Worker/Labourer, HSR, HSC
