Day in the life of a tour guide/Activities/Legislation



=Objective= Unit Standard 23768 - Describe the legal rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in a tourism workplace - Level 3, Credit 5, Version 1- Element 3

=Activity= Describe the provisions of health and safety legislation in relation to a tourism workplace

Task
The Health and Safety in Employment Act requires all employers to take all practicable steps to ensure the safety and health of employees and others while at work.

The following are the duties of employers under the Act.

1.	Please complete the sentences from the options provided.

Identify and manage .......... by either eliminating them, isolating them or minimising them

Provide suitable ........... clothing and equipment for staff

Provide ........ information, training and/or supervision so that work is done safely

Monitor the........ of employees to ensure that their work is not having a detrimental effect on their health

Provide opportunities for their .........to contribute to all of the above

Safety, hazards, health, protective, staff

2.	Please answer the following multi choice questions relating to the 	responsibilities of employees

a)	You are a new employee at Madcap Adventures and you have been provided with protective safety clothing.

i.	Its not your favourite colour, so you don’t wear it

ii. It is very uncomfortable so you only wear it when the supervisor is watching

iii. Wear it because it is provided to keep you safe

b)	You are concerned that the jet boat you are driving has not been 		maintained in the last year and you are concerned about its safety.

i.	Forget it because you are not paid enough to worry

ii. Report the facts to your supervisor/manager

iii. Get your mate, who is a mechanic, to check the boat

c)	The tour company has scheduled a meeting for all staff to discuss the new Health   and     Safety regulations.

i.	Not attend because you already have your first aid certificate

ii. You are aware that you are responsible for your own safety and the safety of others  at your work place so you go to the meeting

iii. You are too busy to attend

d)	In your role as coach driver/tour escort, you have just returned from a 21 day trip and you are extremely tired. Your manager has requested you escort another 21 day tour departing the next morning.

i.	Escort the tour because you need the extra money

ii. Explain you are extremely tired and refuse to drive because it will not be safe for you or the passengers

iii. The tour company was very supportive during a recent illness so you feel obliged to escort the tour

3.	 Please provide two examples of breaches of the Health and Safety in Employment Act in the tourism area. You must state penalties and fines imposed. You must reference your 	 sources or provide copies of the information.

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