WORK PLACEMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM

Student Activity Book

Name ______________________

Advisory group _____

Please complete the following activities and return the completed book to your teacher.

INTRODUCTION

1. List three benefits of participating in work experience or structured workplace learning.1. _______________________________________________________

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2. Why must you participate in a workplace orientation program beforestarting work experience or structured workplace learning.

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SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

1. A safe working environment is a workplace that is free of ___________ and ____________ to the people working there.

2. What does SOP mean (circle a, b or c)

(a) student operating procedure

(b) standard operating procedure

(c) safe operating procedure

3. What are three things you can do at work to ensure your safety?

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2. ______________________________

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THE LAWS and EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. What is the name of the Act that is the safety law protecting employees whilst at work?

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2. The Equal ________________ Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against people in the workplace.

3. Circle the corresponding letters for the things your employer must provide in the workplace in relation to Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare:

a. A safe working environmentb. A canteenc. Information, instruction and training (including how to use equipment)d. First aid equipmente. Phone for personal usef. Workplace free of discrimination and harassment

CASE STUDY

Tuna Boat Incident – Work Experience Student

Andrew, a Year 11 student, had an interest in aquaculture and arranged to do his work experience with a tuna farm to see how the fishing industry operated.

On his first day, Andrew was doing jobs like untangling and mending nets. Later in the day he helped clean one of the vessels and do other general tasks.

On the second day, it was arranged that Andrew would be picked up at 4.00pm and would go out on a vessel to the tuna farms. However, due to a mix up with telephone calls, Andrew missed the pick up time. Arrangements were made to take Andrew out to the vessel on another boat.

When Andrew got to the vessel he was told by the skipper to “keep out of the way” and watch what was being done.

When they got to the tuna farm, Andrew and a deckhand shovelled feed into the tuna nets, then Andrew untied the vessel and it travelled to the next farm.

Again they shovelled feed into the nets, the deckhand was about to ask Andrew to untie the vessel but Andrew had already started to do so. The boat moved in the sea swell and he caught his fingers in the rope, injuring them.

Andrew suffered a fracture and de-gloving* injury to his right index finger and laceration to his left index finger.

The owners of the tuna vessel were prosecuted in the Industrial Court for, among other charges, failing to:

ensure the safety of an employee induct an employee supervise an employee

Key points raised by the magistrate:

Andrew was deemed an employee under the safety laws because he was performing work gratuitously for an employer.

The skipper failed to ensure that Andrew was provided with a full induction when he started work experience.

Andrew was not provided with an induction when he boarded the vessel. The skipper did not ensure Andrew was properly supervised while on the vessel and

failed to provide adequate information, instruction, training and supervision.

A de-gloving injury is when the skin is taken off – like when a glove is taken off the hand.

Source:SA Industrial Relations Tribunal and SafeWorkSA websites.

Questions for discussion:

1. List some of the OHSW responsibilities of Andrew’s employers.

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2. What is an induction? How might the situation have been different for Andrew if he had received an induction?

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The magistrate in the Industrial Court said Andrew was not properly supervised. Give some examples of the supervision Andrew should have received.

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3. What are some of the difficulties in relation to workplace safety for a new employee or work experience student such as Andrew?

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WORK RELATED INJURY AND ILLNESS

1. What is a work related injury?

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2. List five examples of work-related injuries.

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3. What should you do if an injury occurs in the workplace?

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WORKPLACE HAZARDS

List three hazards that you might find in the following workplaces:

Office

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Hotel

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Factory

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Building Site

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Farm

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List injuries that may result from each of the following hazards:

Manual Handling

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Noise

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Hazardous substances

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List 3 hazards, the risk and control in the workplace you will be attending:

Hazard Risk Control

Example:

Water on the floor Slipping Signs/clean up

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Hazardous Substances

Material Safety Data Sheets

Your teacher will provide you with a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), using this answer the following questions:

1. Describe the actions you would take if the hazardous substance was spilt on you:

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2. Describe the actions you would take to clean up a spillage of the substance:

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3. List the personal protective equipment you would use when working with the substance:

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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

MATCH EQUIPMENT TO JOBSWhat PPE would you wear if you were a …

FIREFIGHTER

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PEST CONTROL WORKER

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WELDER

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KITCHEN HAND IN A CAFÉ

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CLEANER IN AN AUTOMOTIVE WORKSHOP

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Select from:

Face shield Respiratory mask Safety glasses Earplugs Gloves Earmuffs Boots Goggles Helmet Apron Sunglasses Sunscreen Broad-brimmed hat

SAFETY SIGNS

Match the pictures with the correct words

1. Beware – radiation2. First aid3. Breathing apparatus must be worn4. Hearing protection must be worn5. Beware – electricity6. Eye protection must be worn7. Gloves must be worn8. No smoking 9. Fire extinguisher10. Beware – forklift

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

1. List 5 examples of workplace emergencies.

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2. What are the steps that should be taken in an emergency plan?

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DISCRIMINATION

Read the following article and list at least five examples of discrimination against people mentioned.

The Advertiser – Saturday February 1999

Employers and recruitment agencies have been accused of subjecting women to blatant discrimination in job interviews.

The Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Ms Susan Halliday, says women face job questions which men are not asked to answer. And she says asking the questions breaches the federal Sex Discrimination Act.

Ms Halliday said one woman in her mid-30s was asked if she was married. “When she said no, the interviewer said back, What’s wrong with you?”, she said. “Another woman who refused to answer a question about how many children she had was told by a recruitment agency, ‘with an attitude like that, you won’t get the job anyway’.

Ms Halliday said in one case an interviewer knew that the woman being interviewed was a lesbian and asked: “What does your same sex partner do?” Another case brought before her involved a young woman who wore an engagement ring during an internal company interview.

The woman failed to get the job after revealing that she planned to get married within the next 18 months and start a family.

“You can guarantee the male applicants going for the same jobs on all accounts were not asked any of these questions,” Ms Halliday said.

Ms Halliday hit out at employers and recruitment agencies, which asked women marital and family questions. She said discrimination against women during interviews was worse than in job advertisements. Some women were still being asked to sleep with employers or agency interviewers if they wanted a job, she said. “Discriminatory recruitment practices prevail,” Ms Halliday said. “However, they are more covert, with questions often framed in a way to hide the discriminatory intent.” She said people do not have to reveal their marital status, but women who decline to do so are often accused of withholding information. “Women are asked abut the age of their kids and their ability to raise and handle them while working, “ MsHalliday said. “Asking about family responsibilities is not the way to determine the number of hours a job applicant can actually work of the types of shift they can do.”

Ms Halliday says some employers just look for white Anglo-Saxon men in job applications and throw the rest in the bin. “They can do that but it is a strategy that lacks incredible business acumen and common sense,” she said. Other employers ask for a phot ‘to try and differentiate on the base of gender, age and race.”

Ms Halliday said that while business and recruitment agencies needed to make short lists, I was best for them to start with a broad and diverse pool of applicants and narrow the list down based on criteria related to the job in question.

Now, list at least five examples of discrimination against people mentioned:

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CASE STUDY

Oswald has a Nigerian background. Having worked part-time for a few months, he applies for a full-time position that has become vacant in his department. His manager, Peter, says that he has to choose between several candidates, but has found in the past that Nigerians and other African people are not as responsible or reliable as others and does not get the job.

In this case Oswald has experience what type of discrimination?

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HARASSMENT

CASE STUDY 1

Jane, a year 10 student is doing her work experience at a local retail outlet. Her supervisor, John, asks her many personal questions that make her feel uncomfortable. The types of questions he asks her are if she has a boyfriend, does she like older men. He tells Jane it is mandatory for all work experience students to give him their mobile phone number in case of OHSW emergencies. John then starts sending Jane messages after work. These messages are very personal and make her feel uncomfortable. Jane often catches John just staring at her and one day he brushes up against her.

1. What type of harassment has Jane experienced?

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2. What should Jane do?

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CASE STUDY 2

Wilhelm’s family came to Australia from Holland when he was 15. He picked up the English language quickly, but speaks it with a strong Dutch accent. Yul, whose family is Russian, came to Australia as a baby. He often mocks Wilhelm about his accent saying that he “speaks lie a wog”. Their employer, Zara, laughs when she hears this, and tells Wilhelm not to worry; he’ll soon lose his accent and be able to speak properly.

1. What type of harassment has Wilhelm experienced?

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2. How do you think the employer, Zara should have handled this situation?

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Workplace Bullying

List three examples of workplace bullying.

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