Course Title: Monitor a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: OHTH5470C
Course Title: Monitor a safe workplace
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4222 - Certificate IV in International Trade
Course Contact : John Fowler
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5666
Course Contact Email:john.c.fowler@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Barry Whyms 9925 5437
barry.whyms@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor the organisation’s occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area to meet legislative requirements.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements applt to this unit at time of endorsement
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBOHS407A Monitor a safe workplace |
Element: |
1. Provide information to the workgroup about OHS policies and procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Accurately explain relevant provisions of OHS legislation and codes of practice to the workgroup |
Element: |
2. Implement and monitor participative arrangements for the management of OHS |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Explain the importance of effective consultative mechanisms in managing health and safety risks |
Element: |
3. Implement and monitor the organisation's procedures for providing OHS training |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Systematically identify OHS training needs in line with organisational requirements |
Element: |
4. Implement and monitor procedures for identifying hazards and assessing risks |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Identify and report on hazards in work area in accordance with OHS policies and procedures |
Element: |
5. Implement and monitor the organisation's procedures for controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1. Implement procedures to control risks using the hierarchy of controls and organisational requirements |
Element: |
6. Implement and monitor the organisation’s procedures for maintaining OHS records for the team |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1. Accurately complete and maintain OHS records of incidents of occupational injury and disease in work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements |
Learning Outcomes
This course applies to indivuals with a broad knowledge of OHS policies who contribute well developed skills in creating solutions to unpredictable problems through analysis and evaluation of information from a variety of sources. They provide supervision and guidance to others and have limites responsibility for the output of others.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative class room based activities.
The self-based activities will be delivered through various technology platforms and will include student contribution to wikis and discussion threads, reflective journals, quizzes and interactive sessions.
The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice skills in a simulated workplace environment.
Teaching Schedule
Week and detail
1. Course requirements and organisation
2. OHS legislation and codes of practice
3. OHS Policies and procedures
4. Assess risk
5. OHS consultation
6. Facilitate OHS participation
7. OHS training needs
8. OHS training budget
9. Identify hazards
10. Hazard reporting procedures
11. Hierarchy of risk controls
12. Develop risk control procedures
13. OHS incident reporting
14. Analyse work safety data
15. Course revision
16. Course feedback
17. Finalisation of results and follow up
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Available on line free from WorkSafe, ground floor, 222 Exhibition Street Officewise- A guide to health and safety in the office - WokSafe Victoria Consultation on health and safety - A Handbook for Workplaces - Worksafe Victoria Managing Safety in Your Workplace - WorkSafe Victoria |
References
Burton, Kaye, 2002, Maintaining workplace sdafety, Tertiary Press (extracts on line) Heyes, F and Stewart, M, 2004 Occupational Health and Safety, McGraw Hill, Sydney (chapter 3 on line) Archer, R et al, 2009, OHS a management guide, Cengage, Australia |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This unit shall be assessed as per the performance criteria for each element and must ensure:
a. access to an actual workplace or simulated environment
b. access to office equipment and resources
c. examples of documentation relating to hazards in the work place
d. examples of documents relating to workplace safety, hazard identification and risk assessment
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress
Assessment comprises: Individual report on OHS legislation, Group Project of a worksite and Presentation
Assessment Tasks
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including in-class exercises, problem-solving exercises, assignments, group or individual projects, presentations and written or practical tests, as well as homework activities.
Other activities may be workplace-based or simulate work practices. These may include the production of technical requirements documents, direct observation of workplace practices and the presentation of a portfolio of evidence. This portfolio may include documents, photographs, video and/or audio files.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.
One Test - open book with in class assignments
Critical aspects of assessment
The critical aspects of assessment are:
• Validity – the assessment tool is designed and implemented so that it measures performance accurately and precisely
• Reliability – the assessment tool is designed and implemented so that the measurements received are consistent over a period of time or a number of assessment events
• Fairness – the assessment tool is designed and implemented so that it is non-discriminatory and unambiguous
• Flexibility – the assessment tool is designed to allow for its application in a range of different contexts and conditions, and uses a range of methodologies.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Graded Assessment at RMIT
At RMIT, the grades to be used for VET programs are:
DNS - Did not submit for assessment
NYC - Not yet competent
CAG - Competency achieved – graded
CC - Competent with credit
CDI - Competent with distinction
CHD - Competent with high distinction
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