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Table of ContentsProfessional Experience Workplace Health and Safety Overview……………………………….3

Responsibilities.............................................................................................................3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CHECKLIST FOR WORK PLACEMENT……………………………… 4

SECTION 1..................................................................................................................... 4

SECTION 2..................................................................................................................... 5

NEXT STEPS................................................................................................................... 6

OFFICE USE....................................................................................................................6

TAFE NSW HE Course Coordinator................................................................................7

WIL TAFE NSW HE WIL WHS Risk Assessment checklistDisclaimer: Printed copies of this document are regarded as uncontrolled. July 2017

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY OVERVIEWThe NSW TAFE Commission through the Treasury Managed Fund (TMF) provides Public Liability Indemnity for students undertaking Professional Experience.This indemnity covers legal liability for damage to property or injury to persons involving the Student during the Professional Experience.Incidents involving the Student or the Professional Experience must be reported immediately to the Professional Experience Coordinator.Under the NSW Work, Health and Safety Act 2011, all employers have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of anyone working at their place of work by:

providing systems of work and work environments that are safe and without risks to health; providing the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary to ensure the safety of

employees; maintaining places of work under their control in a safe condition; making arrangements for the safe use, handling and storage of substances, tools and equipment;

and providing adequate facilities for the welfare of employees

Responsibilities

Host organisations

The responsibilities of an organisation hosting TAFE NSW Higher Education students include: ensuring students are provided with a safe workplace ensuring students are informed of relevant health and safety requirements and procedures as

part of an appropriate induction to the workplace immediately informing the relevant TAFE NSW Course Coordinator of any accident, injury or

safety incident involving the student/s

TAFE NSW Higher Education staff

TAFE NSW Higher Education staff who supervise student placements have a responsibility to seek assurances from organisations hosting the students that the health and safety of these students is well-managed.The Professional Experience Coordinator should request that the work-based learning provider, through the nominated Host Company Contact, completes the checklist below.

Significant health and safety hazards

If the workplace of the host organisation has significant health and safety hazards, then in addition to having the supervisor from the host organisation sign the declaration in the checklist, the Professional Experience Coordinator should:

discuss health and safety management system procedures with the supervisor from the host organisation,

request the Host Company Contact to send evidence of these procedures, or sight evidence of the health and safety management system themselves.


Checklist

The checklist may be customised by the Professional Experience Coordinator prior to the commencement of professional experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CHECKLIST FOR WORK PLACEMENTThe WHS checklist is required to ensure that TAFE NSW Higher Education and host companies provide safe workplaces for students as per Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

Student details, emergency contacts and the checklist must be returned by the host company at least two (2) weeks prior to intended commencement of the student placement.

SECTION 1.THIS SECTION IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TAFE NSW HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT PRIOR TO SENDING THIS FORM TO THE HOST COMPANY

Student undertaking placement

Student Name: Student ID Number:

Home phone number:

Work phone number:

Mobile phone number:

Email address:

Emergency Contact Details

Emergency Contact Name/s:

Home phone number:

Work phone number:

Mobile phone number:

Email address:

Details of Professional Experience Coordinator

Name:

Faculty/Unit:

Postal address:

Phone number:

Email address:


SECTION 2.

THIS SECTION IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE HOST COMPANY ACCEPTING THE STUDENT

Name of Host Company:

Address:

Phone number:

Fax number:

Email address:

Summary of host company’s business:

Environments applicable:

Office

Laboratory

Workshop

Hospital/clinic

Educational institution

Factory

Other

Please specify if other:

Summary of potential student placement duties/activities:

WH&S Checklist for Host Company YES NO N/A

HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1. Does your organisation have a work health and safety management system in place?

2. Does your organisation have processes in place to satisfy its duty to ensure the health and safety of workers and other persons at your workplace? Are staff and visitors advised what to do in an emergency situation? (Evacuation and Lockdown?)

INDUCTION AND TRAINING

3. Are site-specific safety inductions or orientation programs conducted for all workers, including students on placement?

4. Are workers and students trained in safe work practices in the course of their employment or placement?

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

5. Is an emergency plan in place?

6. Are staff trained to deal with emergency situations?

WORK ENVIRONMENTS

7. Are regular inspections of work environments conducted to identify and control health and safety hazards?


ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS AND FIRST AID

8. Is there a first aid procedure for the workplace?

9. Does the First Aid procedure include advice about who are First Aid Officers and how to contact them?

10. Will your organisation report accidents or incidents involving the student/s to TAFE NSW Higher Education – to the Course Coordinator or Campus Manager?

WORK ENVIRONMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

11. Are health and safety risks arising from work practices identified and controlled?

12. Are safe work practices documented?

DECLARATION

The above statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signed: Date: / /

Name Phone

Position title

NEXT STEPSThank you for completing this checklist. Please return it by post or email, attaching all required documentation, to the TAFE NSW Higher Education Professional Experience Coordinator identified in Section 1.

OFFICE USEFaculty check

Approved Insufficient assurance


TAFE NSW HE Course Coordinator

Actions

List actions to address prior to commencement of work placements.

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