QUESTION 1

What are the three expert technical approaches to occupational health and safety? What do these three disciplines have in common and how do they differ in terms of their concerns and methods and the solutions they offer to health and safety problems? What are the strengths and limitations of these three approaches?

QUESTION 2

What are the key elements of a WHS management system and what factors need to be taken into account in designing a WHS system? What are some of the common flaws of WHS management systems?

QUESTION 3

How could you know if you are in a potentially hazardous noise environment, without the use of measuring instrumentation? Under Victorian law, when must an employer conduct a noise determination? Describe the preferred ways of controlling hazardous noise exposure consistent with the hierarchy of controls.

QUESTION 4

What are the main obligations on Victorian employers in regards to health and safety representatives and health and safety committees? What are designated work groups and how are they established?

QUESTION 5

Outline the legal obligations on Victorian employers in regards to accident compensation and insurance, and return to work.

QUESTION 6

According to Archer et al. (2018), organisations should use a combination of outcome indicators and process indicators to measure OHS performance. What is meant by outcome indicators and process indicators of OHS performance? Give some examples of each. What are the potential problems with measuring OHS performance using outcome indicators alone?