Course Title: Assist with compliance with WHS laws
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4379 Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
Course Title: Assist with compliance with WHS laws
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 40
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.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5890C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2016, Term2 2016 |
Course Contact: Warren James
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4632
Course Contact Email: warren.james@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist with providing advice about the legislative duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties prescribed in work health and safety (WHS) legislation. It includes identification of WHS legislation, duties, rights and obligations and the necessary actions to ensure compliance in the workplace.
This unit applies to individuals who assist with providing advice about the legislative duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties prescribed in WHS laws as part of a systematic approach to managing WHS. This unit applies to people who work in a broad range of WHS roles across all industries.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
There are no pre-requisites for this unit.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBWHS402 Assist with compliance with WHS laws |
Elements: |
1 Assist with determining the legal framework for WHS in the workplace 2 Assist with providing advice on WHS compliance 3 Assist with WHS legislation compliance measures |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Cluster 1: The following table details the process of assessment for this cluster of units:
BSBWRT401 - Write complex documents
BSBRES401 - Analyse and present research information
BSBWHS402 - Assist with compliance with WHS laws
Assessment Tasks |
% |
|
Task 1 |
Forum discussion |
10 |
Task 2 |
Online Quiz – Complex Documents (Blackboard) |
10 |
Task 3 |
Online Quiz – WHS Law (Safetyline) |
15 |
Task 4 |
Assignment |
65 |