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Golden Trevally N.T

Just having arrived back in Darwin, Northern Territory Australia, and still being on holiday, I decided to embark on a fishing safari of my own making.

Not really expecting to catch anything, but happy to be out under the clear blue sky and enjoying the fresh sea breeze, I threw out a couple of 60 pound hand lines loaded with fresh squid.


The distinctive sound of plastic dragging across concrete alerted me that I had a hit, I yanked the hand line and Blam My arm was nearly torn from it's socket as the strength of the run took my breath away and very nearly my arm along with it.

If you have never used a mailable hand line in the range of 40 to 60 pound to catch a large fish, then you are missing out on one of fishing's true pleasures, the 20 minute battle that ensued was a highlight of my fishing adventures in the Northern Territory, it may not be the biggest fish that I have ever caught, but it certainly was the best fight and most memorable fight.


In fact the golden trevally is one of the underrated sports fish found around Darwin and the north of Australia.Most people up here are obsessed with Baramundi fishing, and rate the trevally as poor catch, but if you look closely at the tail of a trevally you can get some idea of it's power, I believe there are some giant trevallyare so big they defy capture, a giant trevally of a hundred pounds is a frightening prospect that will humble any tackle short of a full blown Marlin Sport fishing rig.


The smile really says it all, having felt the awesome strength of this fish between my torn and bloody fingers the thought of actually landing it was inconceivable all that I could hope for was to get a look at it before what seemed like the inevitable and heart rendering Bust off.

Amazingly I wore the fish down, and with the last of my strength I did in fact manage to land it.

If you do make your way to the Northern Territory make sure you book a reef fishing trip and have a go at some of the reef species we have around here, there is a lot more to fishing in Darwin than just Baramundi.

Task 6

Part 1

I have found, working at home to be rather pleasant but it has been hard to implement the ideal OH&S solutions within my home work space as the budget never seems to stretch far enough.For example check out the photos of my work station on my PhotoBucket account

And you will have an idea of the issues that I have had to face while working at home.Having spent all of my money on a 32 inch high definition screen and stylish notebook, there is none available to purchase a suitable chair.So for the mean time I will have to persevere with the old rickety chair, but soon a new chair will be purchased and this particular OH&S issue can then be resolved.

So I guess what this Image really highlights about OH&S is that these issues need to be considered when you are doing your budgeting, and funds need to be left aside for OH&S issues that may arise in the future as otherwise, once an issue is identified there will be no way to resolve the issue, if solving the problem requires monetary expenditure.

Part 2

The report on the OH&S issues at Real Fresh brought up a number of issues that will need to be dealt with.The task of identifying these issues is made a lot easier having used a text based form as opposed to a form that over relies on check boxes.

The height of the benches on which the computers that are used for invoicing reside was found to be problem, and a suggestion on how to fix this was recorded in the report.The habit of removing chairs from the work area by members of other departments, was also noted and rightly identified as an issue that affects the ergonomics of the work place.

Overall the report results suggested that the ergonomics of the work place were mostly OK, with only the problem of desk height being of any real concern.The results do indicate that staff training as regards safety issues such as use of fire extinguishers and the storing of hazardous chemicals will need immediate attention.

Assesment1

Task 1

Occupational health and safety plays an important role in the workplace for many reasons, The fact that so many Australian's are injured while at work is evidence of it's importance.

According to the Australian Bureau of statistics 6.8% of employees in Australia were injured in the 2005-2006 financial year, this relates to approximately 700 thousand Australian's a year injured while at work, the economic as well social implications of such a vast number of injured persons is what has prompted all states and Territories within the Commonwealth of Australia to enact Legislation that deals with OH&S issues in the work place.

Task 2

1. All employers are required to 'provide and maintain a means of access to and egress from the workplace which allows safe and rapid egress from the workplace in an emergency' as found in the Work Health Act section 47(1)(b).This mean that things like fire exits need to be kept clear at all times and that an evacuation plan must be in place in case of a fire or similar emergency.
   
2. All floors of a workplace must 'as far as is practicable, be slip resistant and free from an obstruction that may cause a worker to trip or fall.' this a requirement of section 51 of the Work health Act.So for example in a fast food outlet if there is a floor that is likely to have grease spilt all over it then, there needs to be a slip resistant surface, and a policy on footwear in place.
   
3. An employer has a duty of care to ' provide and maintain at a workplace first aid equipment and first aid amenities for use by a worker at the workplace.'The duty of care that an employer owes his employees at the workplace can be found in section 51(1) of the Work Health Act.So for example a first aid kit needs to be on hand so that cuts and other accidents can be dealt with.
   
4. An employer needs to ensure that a supply of drinkable water is available for his employees.This really is self explanatory, If an employee is expected to work then he needs to, and is entitled to have access to drinkable water.

Task 3
If the employee has created the work environment by positioning the desk where it is then, he will be responsible for fixing the problem, because he owes a duty of care to his employee to ensure that lighting conditions are adequate for the work at hand.This is a requirement of section 57(1) of the Work Health Act.