WHS quiz: duties, consultation and HSRs (Australia)
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The model WHS Act in 13 questions: PCBUs, officers and workers, reasonably practicable, consultation, health and safety representatives (HSRs), committees and notifiable incidents. Free quiz with instant feedback and a short explanation citing the rule for every answer. Based on the model Work Health and Safety laws used in every state and territory except Victoria, which has its own OHS Act; check your regulator for local differences. Practice material written by Quizhat: these are not the questions of any official assessment, and Quizhat is not affiliated with Safe Work Australia, any state regulator or any RTO. Sources: Model Work Health and Safety Act 2011; Model Work Health and Safety Regulations, reg. 21; Safe Work Australia, Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination.
Which of these is NOT one of the matters in deciding what is "reasonably practicable"?
Whether the business made a profit last year
The likelihood of the hazard or risk occurring
The degree of harm that might result
Whether the cost is grossly disproportionate to the risk
Question 3 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
What is the duty of an officer, such as a company director?
Personally inspect every job every day
Hold a White Card
Elect the health and safety representative
Exercise due diligence to ensure the PCBU complies with its duties
Question 4 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
When must a PCBU consult workers on health and safety?
Only once a year
Only if the workers are union members
When identifying hazards, deciding on controls, proposing changes and in other matters set out in the Act
Never: it is optional
Question 5 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Who elects a health and safety representative (HSR)?
The PCBU's managers
The workers in the work group the HSR will represent
The regulator
The local council
Question 6 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
What training is an HSR entitled to under the model WHS Regulations?
An initial 5-day course and 1 day of refresher training at least every 12 months
A 1-hour online module
A 3-day course every 5 years
No training is required
Question 7 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Who pays for an HSR's approved training?
The HSR
The union
The regulator
The PCBU pays the course fees and reasonable costs, and pays the HSR for the training time
Question 8 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
When must a PCBU set up a health and safety committee?
Only when there are 500 workers
Only after a fatality
When asked by an HSR or by 5 or more workers at the workplace
Never: committees are optional in every case
Question 9 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
What must an HSR have done before issuing a provisional improvement notice (PIN)?
Asked the police
Completed the initial HSR training and consulted the person about the issue
Waited 30 days
Collected signatures from all workers
Question 10 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
When can an HSR direct a worker to stop unsafe work?
When there is a serious risk from immediate or imminent exposure to a hazard, normally after trying to resolve it with the PCBU
Whenever they disagree with a manager
Only with written permission from the PCBU
Never: only inspectors can
Question 11 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Which of these is a "serious injury or illness" under the WHS Act?
A minor cut treated with a plaster
A headache that goes away
A bruise from a door
One needing immediate treatment as an in-patient in a hospital
Question 12 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
How long must a PCBU keep a record of each notifiable incident?
6 months
1 year
At least 5 years
Until the injured worker returns
Question 13 · Single choice · 60s · 1 pt
Which state is NOT covered by the model WHS Act?
New South Wales
Victoria, which has the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004
Queensland
Western Australia
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