Course Title: Ensure workplace emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are implemented

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4379 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

Course Title: Ensure workplace emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are implemented

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 8

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.

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Course Contact: Namrita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4309

Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the competency required to implement workplace emergency prevention procedures within a workplace or a defined group of workplaces.
The person undertaking this work may be supervising some people in the workplace. All aspects of the unit must be undertaken in line with legislative requirements, workplace policies and procedures, and accepted safe practices.
This unit has been developed to cover the broad range of emergencies and workplaces as considered in Australian Standard 3745—2010.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	PUAWER002B Ensure workplace emergency prevention procedures, systems and processes are implemented
Elements:	1. Ensure workplace emergency prevention processes are implemented 2. Ensure appropriate hazard analysis is undertaken and results are implemented 3. Ensure workplace emergency protection systems, emergency control equipment and evacuation systems remain effective

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency to be deemed competent.

A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge.
Assessment in this course will involve the following activities

Task 1. Assignment. Emergency prevention, hazard analysis implementation
This task relates to Elements 1, 2

Task 2. Discussion forum. Emergency protection systems, emergency control equipment and evacuation systems
This task relates to Elements 3