Task 3 :

Role Play – Discuss Risk Elimination

Undertake a role play

For this task, you are to conduct a meeting with other staff members to discuss measures to eliminate and control the risks associated with the identified hazards.

The situation

You, Stanley Evans, the Operations Manager at The Naja Group of Colleges, are concerned about the cost cutting measures taken for the North Sydney Campus Cafeteria.

You have decided to conduct a detailed risk assessment for the Campus Cafeteria to ensure that the cost cutting does not cause any risks to the organisations.

In Step 1 you identified the hazards associated with the cost cutting measures taken by Mark Lukins, the Manager at the North Sydney Campus Cafeteria.

In Step 2 you performed a risk assessment of those hazards identified in Step 1.

You are now to meet with the staff members to discuss ways you can eliminate or control those risks.

Instructions for the role play:

• You are to play the role of Stanley Evans, the Operations Manager at The Naja Group of Colleges.

• Your Trainer / Assessor will play the role of a staff member at The Naja Group of Colleges' North Sydney Campus Cafeteria.

• Your fellow class mates will play the role of staff members at The Naja Group of Colleges' North Sydney Campus Cafeteria.

• You have 10 minutes to complete this activity

Participants :

• NGC Operations Manager- You.

• NGC North Sydney Campus Cafeteria staff member – your Trainer / Assessor or class mates

Participate in the role play with your Trainer / Assessor and fellow class mates.

• You are to prepare for the consultation session / meeting by:

o Preparing a “Hazards / Risks and Control Measures Form” provided in the “Risk Assessment Templates” of The Naja Group of Colleges to discuss the elimination and control measures with the other staff members.

• You are to participate in the consultation session / meeting by:

o Leading discussion with the other staff members on ways to eliminate and control the risks from the identified hazards.

Your Trainer / Assessor will document this activity and will use the list below as the criteria to assess you.

They want to see that you are able to:

• Discuss ways of eliminating or controlling the risk with others.

• take measures to eliminate or control the risks identified for each of the above hazards in line with organisational procedures.

• actively and cooperatively participate in group risk assessments

• suggest effective controls while incorporating the views of other people in the workplace.

You will need to be prepared to answer questions from the audience. These questions will be to clarify a point you have made, or request further information.

You will also be assessed on your ability to:

• Research and plan an information meeting appropriate to your purpose and intended audience.

• Present and seek your information using effective oral communication skills

• Respond to feedback and request for information from your audience

Your assessor will also consider the language, format, content and level of detail of your own delivery.

Task 3: Your assessor will be looking for:

• A completed “Hazards / Risks and Control Measures Form” provided in the “Risk Assessment Templates” of The Naja Group of Colleges