Course Title: Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PUBH1369 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
135H Applied Sciences |
Internet |
Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
PUBH1369 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
171H School of Science |
Internet |
Sem 2 2017 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Neale Jackson
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2681
Course Coordinator Email: neale.jackson@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 3.2.20
Course Coordinator Availability: Email, phone or appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil
Course Description
This course is designed to develop a learner’s skill in developing and maintaining safe systems of work, quality systems, and environmental systems in laboratory and fieldwork settings. The course covers managing and developing teams, developing and maintaining laboratory documentation, implementing and monitoring OHS, environmental and quality management systems, conducting an internal audit, application of laboratory construction principles and risk management aspects of fieldwork safety.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This Course is a Student elective
On successful completion of this course you should be able to:
- identify, interpret and apply the relevant sections of the Health and Safety legislation to a laboratory scenario;
- summarise the legislative requirements in relation to emergency management and incident reporting within the workplace;
- identify and catergorise hazards found in the laboratory environment as well as identifying an applying the relevant controls;
- simulate a Laboratory Safety Audit in a virtual laboratory environment and prepare industry standard report of your findings; and
- identify potential risks associated with the undertaking of fieldwork activities and develop a risk management plan.
Overview of Learning Activities
This PUBH1369 is run entirely online and learning activities are based on the undertaking of activities rather than being content based. Students use The Chemical Laboratory Safety Net (SNET) is a multimedia virtual laboratory. This resource can be accessed via Canvas.
Total Study Hours
Eighty (80) hours one semester comprising online activities via Canvas. There is an expectation that students will undertake 8 hours of independent study per week
Overview of Learning Resources
Learning resources will be available to each student via Canvas and through the RMIT Library online database Australian Standards Online.
There is no prescribed text for this course, however access to ‘Communication Skills Handbook’ by Jane Summers and Brett Smith is highly recommended.
Online Resources (Available via RMIT Library Online Databases)
AS/NZS 2234 Safety in Laboratories Series
AS/NZS 2982; Laboratory Design and Construction
Online Resources (Available via Canvas)
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
Other Resources
Nil
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
The Chemical laboratory Safety Net (SNET) Virtual Laboratory
Overview of Assessment
Note that:
☒This course has no hurdle requirements.
☐ All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).
There will be 4 set assessment covering the key topic of laboratory and field work health and safety. Each topic are a will have specific assessment criteria. Assignments 3 and 4 require the preparation of a report to industry/business standards.
In order to pass this course it is a requirement that you gain a mark total of 50 or higher, there is no requirement for you to pass each assignment individually however each must be attempted
Assessment tasks
Assessment Task 1: OHS Audit Report
Weighting 25% This assessment task supports CLOs 3 and 4
Assessment Task 2: Fieldwork Safety Report
Weighting 25% This assessment task supports CLOs 3 and 4
Assessment Task 3: Examination
Weighting 50% This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 and 5
Marked assessments will be returned via the Canvas site for this unit. Marked student work will normally be returned with written comments and a grade or mark within 2 weeks after submission.