PUBH6002 Assessment Brief XXXXXXXXXXdocx Page 1 of 8ASSESSMENT BRIEF Subject Code and TitlePUBH6002: Global and Environmental Health Issues AssessmentAssessment 2: Work health safety assessment...

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PUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 1 of 8ASSESSMENT BRIEF Subject Code and TitlePUBH6002: Global and Environmental Health Issues AssessmentAssessment 2: Work health safety assessment Individual/GroupIndividual Length1,500 words (+/- 10%) Learning OutcomesB. Describe key agencies, institutional structures, political processes, influences on and challenges for environmental health.D. Understand the way in which globalisation and the social, economic and political determinants of health influence disease, including identification of vulnerable groups.E. Understand the concept of sustainable development.F. Identify and critique ethical elements relevant to environmental health protections, policies, and industry practices, from global to local scale.G. Critically analyse the relationships between environmental risk factors and social, economic and political determinants of illness and injury from global to local scale.H. Apply skills in conducting an environmental health assessment and designing an intervention to mitigate environmental health risks. SubmissionBy 11:55pm AEST/AEDT Sunday of Week 10 Weighting30% Total Marks100 marksContext:Each state in Australia has legislative requirements that govern work health safety. Australian workplaces are obligated to conduct work health safety assessments and provide methods by which safety incidents can be reported. Work health safety has significant implications for public health, but all workplaces are required to put work health safety policies and procedures in place to promote safety in the workplace.Instructions:To prepare for this assignment:PUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 2 of 8 Locate a suitable environment for conducting a work health safety risk assessment. This may be your own workplace, the workplace of a friend or family member, or a home office space. Make sure that you seek permission to conduct an assessment in a professional environment. Download the work health safety risk assessment template. Review the resources at the Health and Safety Handbook website, and the steps to undertaking a Work Health and safety assessment here: https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/riskTo complete your work health safety risk assessment:1. Work through the steps of completing a work safety risk assessment and use the template provided to record any hazards identified, existing controls in place, the relative risk level, and any controls that are needed to further reduce risk. Remember that the purpose is to reduce risk and mitigate the effects of risks where risk is inherently present.2. In a diverse workplace there may be subpopulations that are more vulnerable to the effects of a safety risk than others. Identify and describe any vulnerable populations, and propose solutions for mitigating risks for these groups.To write up this case study:1. Identify and describe any key agencies or institutions that govern work health safety in this type of working environment, and any policies that are relevant to maintaining a safe work environment (policies can be organisational, discipline-specific and/or national).2. Summarise the findings of your work health safety assessment, including details relevant to managing risk for vulnerable populations, and provide recommendations to resolve the work safety risks identified.Assessment criteriaThe following factors will impact the assessment of your review:1. Knowledge, understanding and application (40%) Understanding of the concepts that underpin work health and safety assessment Application of the six steps of risk assessment to identify and evaluate elements of risk in the environment2. Analysis and application with synthesis of new knowledge (30%) Development of recommendations appropriate to the risk and context3. Ethico-moral reasoning (10%)PUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 3 of 8 Awareness of vulnerable groups in the workplace ie disability, gender, ethnicity, and the effect of identified work health safety risks for those vulnerable groups4. Academic conventions (20%) Is well written with appropriate sentence construction and without typing, grammar or punctuation errors Adheres to academic conventions and appropriate terminology Uses APA style for in-text citation and referencesPUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 4 of 8Learning Rubrics Assessment Attributes Fail (Unacceptable) Pass (Functional) Credit (Proficient) Distinction (Advanced) High Distinction (Exceptional)Grade Description (Grading Scheme)Evidence of unsatisfactory achievement of one or more of the learning objectives of the course, insufficient understanding of the course content and/or unsatisfactory level of skill development.Evidence of satisfactory achievement of course learning objectives, the development of relevant skills to a competent level, and adequate interpretation and critical analysis skills.Evidence of a good level of understanding, knowledge and skill development in relation to the content of the course or work of a superior quality on the majority of the learning objectives of the course. Demonstration of a high level of interpretation and critical analysis skills.Evidence of a high level of achievement of the learning objectives of the course demonstrated in such areas as interpretation and critical analysis, logical argument, use of methodology and communication skills.Evidence of an exceptional level of achievement of learning objectives across the entire content of the course demonstrated in such areas as interpretation and critical analysis, logical argument, creativity, originality, use of methodology and communication skills.1. Content, Audience and PurposeGeneral description of the level of attainmentDoes not meet minimum standardDemonstrates no awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment.Meets minimum standardDemonstrates limited awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignmentMoves beyond minimum standardDemonstrates consistent awareness of context and/or purpose of the assignment.Exceeds minimum standardDemonstrates an advanced and integrated understanding of context and/orExceeds minimum standard and exhibits high levels of independenceConsistently demonstrates a systematic and critical understanding of context andPUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 5 of 8purpose of the assignment.purpose of the assignment.2. Knowledge and understanding Understanding of the concepts that underpin work health and safety assessment Application of the six steps of risk assessment to identify and evaluate elements of risk in the environmentLimited understanding of required concepts and knowledgeKey components of the assignment are not addressed.Knowledge/understanding of the field or discipline.Resembles a recall or summary of key ideas.Often conflates/confuses assertion of personal opinion with information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials.Thorough knowledge/understanding of the field or discipline/s. Supports personal opinion and information substantiated by evidence from the research/course materials.Demonstrates a capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts.Highly developed understanding of the field or discipline/s.Discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading.Well demonstrated capacity to explain and apply relevant concepts.A sophisticated understanding of the field or discipline/s.Systematically and critically discriminates between assertion of personal opinion and information substantiated by robust evidence from the research/course materials and extended reading.Mastery of concepts and application to new situations/further learning.4. Analysis and application withLimited synthesis and analysis.Demonstrated analysis and synthesis of newWell-developed analysis and synthesis with application ofThoroughly developed and creative analysisHighly sophisticated and creative analysis, synthesisPUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 6 of 8synthesis of new knowledge Development of recommendations appropriate to the risk and contextLimited application/recommendations based upon analysis.knowledge with application.Shows the ability to interpret relevant information and literature.recommendations linked to analysis/synthesis.and synthesis with application of pretested models and / or independently developed models and justified recommendations linked to analysis/synthesisof new with existing knowledge.Strong application by way of pretested models and / or independently developed models. Recommendations are clearly justified based on the analysis/synthesis. Applying knowledge to new situations/other cases.5. Ethico moral reasoning (recognises ethical and moral issues within a discipline and is able to reason based on these principles)Difficulty in formulating own opinion and lack of recognition of ethical principles and competing interests.Does not clearly demonstrate moral-ethical reasoning.Difficulty in justifying conclusions based on moral-ethical principles but recognises different viewpoints.Conclusions are justified based on moral-ethical principles.Formulates and justifies conclusions based on moral-ethical principles.Can recognise the competing interests inUses ethical principles to identify competing interests and views.Sophisticated understanding of the ethical and moral positions.PUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 7 of 8 Awareness of vulnerable groups in the workplace ie disability, gender, ethnicity, and the effect of identified work health safety risks for those vulnerable groupsarguments and identify ethical issues embodied in them.Well-articulated viewpoint based on moral-ethical reasoning.6. Use of academic and discipline conventions and sources of evidence Is well written with appropriate sentence construction and without typing, grammar or punctuation errors Adheres to academic conventions and appropriate terminology Uses APA style for in-text citation and referencesPoorly written with errors in spelling, grammar.Demonstrates inconsistent use of good quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas.There are mistakes in using the APA style.Is appropriately written for a professional email, and has accurate spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph construction.Demonstrates consistent use of credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas, but these are not always explicit or well developed.There are no mistakes in using the APA style.Is well-written and adheres to standards for a professional email.Demonstrates consistent use of high quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop ideas.There are no mistakes in using the APA style.Is very well-written and adheres to the standards for academic writing.Consistently demonstrates expert use of good quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop appropriate arguments and statements. Shows evidence of reading beyond the key readingExpertly written and adheres to the standards for academic writing.Demonstrates expert use of high-quality, credible and relevant research sources to support and develop arguments and position statements. Shows extensive evidence of reading beyond the key readingThere are no mistakes in using the APA Style.PUBH6002 Assessment Brief 2 131118.docx Page 8 of 8There are no mistakes in using the APA style.
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Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Background of the company    3
Risk Assessment    4
Work health and safety standards relevant to mental healthcare facility    5
Objectives of health and safety standards of psychiatric hospitals    6
Institutions responsible for work health safety    7
Australian Act and guidelines    8
Conclusion    9
References    10
Appendix    13
Introduction
    Workplace health
and safety is crucial as employee turnover depends on it. Thus, the organizations are focused to generate effective policies in alignment with workplace health and safety. In this study, the focus is made on an Australian mental healthcare organization, Thomas Embling Hospital and a thorough risk assessment is carried considering employee health and safety. The study aims to highlight the rules and standards developed by the Australian government to safeguard the employees of mental healthcare facilities. A detailed risk assessment is outlined in the Appendix section of the study.
Background of the company
    One of the most secured forensic mental hospitals is the Thomas Embling Hospital and is located in the suburban regions of Melbourne. The hospital is found to provide continuing and acute care programs along with a separate and dedicated women’s unit. In this hospital, patients are admitted from the criminal justice system based on the Mental Health Act 2014, Sentencing Act 1991 or Crimes Act 1997 (Forensicare, 2020). The hospital regulations allow admission of small groups of patients every year related to distinct public mental health services under the Mental Health Act 2014. The hospital was designed with the aim to deliver advanced clinical care to treat the patients affected by acute mental health problems. Additionally, the hospital generates an array of therapeutic programs that are innovative and are delivered within the recovery architecture. The activities of the healthcare services are associated with societal and individual values.
    The hospital recruits external contracted providers to generate recreation and education programs, which are implemented by Healthstream and Kangan Institute. In order to assess the quality of care, the hospital collaborates with staff, patients, carers and definite service agencies so that the needs of the consumers are attained (Forensicare, 2020). Healthstream generates individual structured and tailored fitness programs for workers, as well as the patient in the hospital. The program is designed around the sports hall, swimming pool and strength and cardio rooms, which are located at a secure and separate campus of the hospital.
Risk Assessment
    The assessment of risk with respect to mental healthcare workers is challenging but provides an opportunity to engage in the hospital’s environment and interact with a different hierarchy of the employees to promote worker's safety, recovery and wellbeing (Olashore et al., 2018). A good risk assessment is found to include an amalgamated approach towards social factors such as employment status and relationship problems and psychological factors such as current mental health status. This is defined to b a part of the comprehensive review of the mental healthcare workers to acquire their care needs and evaluate the risks of harm to other people or themselves. The hospital’s unit must analyze the various risks encountered by the staff and their causal factors such as severity, imminence and likelihood of the negative events such as elf-neglect, self-harm or violence. Perry et al. (2017) stated that in most of the risk assessments in mental health departments are based on prediction and assumptions. The workers are categorized as low, medium or high risk in alignment with a specific outcome.
    In this context, the risk assessors have developed risk scales or checklists of characteristics so that they can estimate the events of harmful acts. On the contrary, Ryan et al. (2018) argued that risk categorization can develop numerous challenges such as working peacefully, work-life balance and others in guiding the wellness and safety among the mental healthcare staffs. However, stated that in spite of common risks associated with every mental health workers, the risk is evident to be individual and thus, requires a personalized solution.
Table 1: Risk Matrix
    RISK MATRIX
    LIKELIHOOD
    
CONSEQUENCES
    Risks
    Rare (1)
    Unusual (2)
    Possible (3)
    Frequent (4)
    Extreme (5)
    
    Provoked by patients
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Abuse, harassment, sexual assault and others by...
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