Work health and safety policy
This task requires you to develop a work health and safety (WHS) policy and procedure relevant to the case study which must be communicated to the organisation. In the template provided, write a policy that must be included in the staff handbook regarding the situation. Your policy must specifically cover the following:
a. Roles and responsibilities of different workers on infection control
b.Procedures for ongoing hazard identification and risk assessment.
c. Risk controls and measures to be implemented (must be specific to the scenario).
d. Reporting and documentation procedures, including a policy in protecting client information.
e. Consequences if the policy has been breached.
To guide you in drafting the policy, research on relevant and current legislation, practice standards, or source documentation (e.g. workplace handbooks, policies and procedures similar to this incident), and include any legal information in the template. Here are some samples of infection control policies you can refer to for guidance: Mount Hood Community College (MHCC) infection control policy University of Sydney Infection Control Procedures Department of Education and Child Development (SA) Infection Control Procedure Guidance: For the purpose this assessment, use the current date.


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