Course Title: Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2017
Course Code: OHTH5929C
Course Title: Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4387 - Certificate IV in Telecommunications Engineering Technology
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Luigi La forgia
Phone: +61 3 9925 4864
Email: luigi.laforgia@rmit.edu.au
Eddie Vanda
Program Manager
Phone:9925 4456
Email: eddie.vanda@rmit.edu.au
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to follow safe working practices and environmental policy in the management of a telecommunications workplace.It applies to telecommunications staff working under supervision in a technical environment and includes school based workers, entry-level workers, trainees and apprentices, and field officers deploying broadband access networks using optical technologies and other work on live systems.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTWHS204 Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures |
Element: |
1 Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Locate WHS legislative requirements relevant to own work, role and responsibilities |
Element: |
10 Identify minor traffic management |
Performance Criteria: |
10.1 Assess traffic safety requirement of general location with respect to regulatory and enterprise requirements |
Element: |
11 Recognise and respond appropriately to confined space |
Performance Criteria: |
11.1 Identify confined space in accordance with regulatory or enterprise guidelines that can only be entered by personnel with specialist training |
Element: |
2 Identify construction hazards and control measures |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify basic principles of risk management |
Element: |
3 Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Recognise and report hazards in work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures |
Element: |
4 Follow safety requirements for working with optical fibre equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify and use safe work practices when handling optical fibre, lasers and optical connectors according to the relevant Australian Standards |
Element: |
5 Identify and implement WHS communication and reporting processes |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation |
Element: |
6 Follow WHS incident response procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Follow general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies |
Element: |
7 Contribute to management of WHS |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Raise WHS issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant WHS legislation |
Element: |
8 Contribute to management of workplace environmental issues |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Raise environmental issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation |
Element: |
9 Identify and respond appropriately to asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards |
Performance Criteria: |
9.1 Identify asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards or their likelihood |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered in a cluster (Workshop Practice) in conjunction with ICTTEN202 (MIET7600C). You must enroll in both courses delivered in this cluster. All the learning and assessment activities will include the components both competencies ICTWHS204 and ICTTEN202. Please refer to the course guide Part B ICTTEN202 (MIET7600C) for the learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
As this course is delivered in a cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for the course ICTTEN202 (MIET7600C) for the teaching schedule.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessments | |
Assessment 1 |
Practical Test |
Assessment 2 |
Closed Book Test |
These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Element / Performance Criteria Covered |
Assessment 1 |
Assessment 2 |
1.1 |
X |
X |
1.2 |
X |
X |
1.3 |
X |
X |
2.1 |
X |
X |
2.2 |
X |
X |
2.3 |
X |
X |
3.1 |
X |
X |
3.2 |
X |
X |
3.3 |
X |
X |
3.4 |
X |
X |
3.5 |
X |
X |
3.6 |
X |
X |
3.7 |
X |
X |
4.1 |
X |
X |
4.2 |
X |
X |
5.1 |
X |
X |
5.2 |
X |
X |
5.3 |
X |
X |
5.4 |
X |
X |
6.1 |
X |
X |
6.2 |
X |
X |
6.3 |
X |
X |
6.4 |
X |
X |
7.1 |
X |
X |
7.2 |
X |
X |
7.3 |
X |
X |
8.1 |
X |
X |
8.2 |
X |
X |
8.3 |
X |
X |
9.1 |
X |
X |
9.2 |
X |
X |
9.3 |
X |
X |
10.1 |
X |
X |
10.2 |
X |
X |
10.3 |
X |
X |
11.1 |
X |
X |
11.2 |
X |
X |
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency.
Assessment Tasks
As this course is delivered in a cluster; please refer to the course guide Part B for the course ICTTEN202 (MIET7600C) for assessment tasks.
Assessment Matrix
As this course is delivered in a cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for the course ICTTEN202 (MIET7600C) for assessment matrix.
Other Information
• As this course is delivered in a cluster, please refer to the course guide Part B for the course UEENEEE102A (EEET6993C) for the information about student directed hours.
Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:
- Relevant
- Current
- Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
Study and Learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support.
Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit
Late Submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special Consideration:
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration to find more information about special consideration
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Email Communication:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
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