1 Summarise the general aims and objectives of existing Comm

1. Summarise the general aims and objectives of existing Commonwealth and State OH&S legislation, policies and agreement. ( Australian WHS)

2. What are codes of practice?

Solution

1. Aims and objectives of existing common wealth: The members of the common wealth are the countries that were colonized by the British. London being the head quarters, it ha a membership of 53 countries.Common wealth aims in having a strong bond between its members in industrial development, sports, cultural exchange and education. The members of the common wealth meets once in every two years to discuss about the problem faced by the common wealth counries, once in every four years sports events are conducted to build up smooth relationship between the member countries. The leaders of the common wealth discuss on how to develop the countries economically. The objective of common wealth being \"suspicion, prevention, detention\", the leaders of the common wealth work hard to prevent any economic disaster that would hppen to their countries by exporing new horizons of business with the available raw material sources.

OH&S legislation, policies and agreement: The jurisdiction of common wealth implies priority to the health and sfety of the employees in the work place. The Australian business owners should follow the WHS rules violating from which my result in penality.Safety compensation and rehabilitation commission carries out the required claims for the victims under the SRC Act. The occupational health and safety of the construction and building in Australia will be carried out by Office of federal safety commissioner. The hazardous substances information gives information from its HSIS database about the consolidated list of substances contained inthe medium.

OH&S policy simply includes the policies that the employees, visitors, owners and contractors shouls follow when they are in the company premises to ensure \"safe system of work\". This should be witten in a simple format so that it can be implemented easily. This implies that there will be method for communicating, duplicating and implementing the policy. The OHS policy manual should include the following:

a) Occupational health and safety

b) Equal emplorement opportunity and anti discrimination.

c) Drugs, alcohol and chemical management.

d) Environmental policy

e)Incident reporting

f)Return to work policy

g)Stress fatigue policy

h)Smoke free work place policy are some of them. These polocies are implemted for the welfare of the employeees.

OH&S Agreement: The Australian government has made it mandatory for the business people to sign the common wealth agreement for health and safety. The workers safety and wellbeing should not be compromised at any cost. The council of ministers would make it sure that the employees are not under the threat of injury or death. Incase of any mishappenings the concil make it sure that victims are paid suitable panaity by the concerned.

2. Codes of Practice:Codes of prctice are approved under the WHS Act. They are considered as the prcatical guide lines in acheiving the welfare, safety and health standards. An approved codes applies to every one in the business premises. The court can hold the pproved code as an evidence in case of any hazard, risk or control.

Some of the codes of practices in WHS are stated below.

1. How to Mange Work Health and Safety Risks.

2. Consultation Cooperation and co ordinaion

3. Abrasive Blasting

4. Confined Spces

5. Construction Work

6. Demolition work

7. Hazardous Manual Tasks

8. How to Manage and Control Asbestos in the Workplace etc.