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Prepare the quarterly WHS trend report

You are the WHS Coordinator reporting to the WHS and Wellbeing Manager.

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The situation

What has happened

The General Manager has asked for a quarterly report on injuries, near misses and use of force for the leadership meeting on 6 October. The Incident and Use of Force Register holds the quarter's entries, and the Hazard and Risk Register lists open extreme, high and medium risks, including the Unit 4 assault risk that the staggered unlock was meant to control from 1 September. Two officers have lodged workers compensation claims for psychological injury this quarter. The Custodial Operations Manager is sceptical about the staggered unlock because it costs overtime, and the report will be read by the contract manager.

Your brief. Analyse the quarter's incident and hazard data, evaluate whether current controls are working, and write a clear trend report with recommendations, owners and dates that the General Manager can table at the leadership meeting and share with the contract manager.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Data tables by category, type, location and shift
  • Quarterly WHS trend report
  • Briefing notes for the leadership meeting
  • List of hazard register updates

Documents to use

Systems to use

Incident and Use of Force Register

Records every incident, use of force, injury and near miss with its category, response, reports attached and review status.

Roster and Post Allocation

Allocates officers to posts on each shift, records accreditation currency and flags vacant posts, overtime and fatigue limits.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Correctional Services Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

CSCWHS003Supervise work health and safety practices
CSCORG048Gather, analyse and report information
CSCORG050Prepare and write reports
CSCORG014Use information to make critical decisions

Qualifications

CSC50122Diploma of Correctional Administration
CSC40122Certificate IV in Correctional Practice
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The analysis must be accurate against the register data and must be honest about small numbers and short periods when evaluating the unlock control. Recommendations must be specific, owned and dated, and must address the psychological injury trend. Look for evidence of consultation with both managers and a report written for a contract manager audience, not internal shorthand.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.