Course Title: Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2021

Course Code: OHTH5992C

Course Title: Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4397 - Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques

Course Contact: Rauha Quazi

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4277

Course Contact Email: rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Renu Shankar

renu.shankar@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 of competency describes the skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain work health and safety (WHS) within a work area where the person has supervisory responsibility for others.
This unit applies to laboratory technicians, senior technicians and laboratory managers in all industry sectors.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MSL944002 Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Element:

1. Perform all work safely

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Use established work practices and personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel
1.2 Clean, care for and store equipment, materials and reagents as required
1.3 Minimise the generation of wastes and environmental impacts
1.4 Ensure safe disposal of laboratory/hazardous wastes

Element:

2. Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Ensure hazard controls and PPE appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional
2.2 Provide and communicate current information about WHS policies, procedures and programs to others
2.3 Ensure hazards and control measures relating to work responsibilities are known by those in the work area
2.4 Provide support to those in the work area to implement procedures to support safety
2.5 Identify and address training needs within level of responsibility

Element:

3. Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Ensure workplace procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed
3.2 Identify any deviation from identified procedures and report and address within level of responsibility
3.3 Ensure personal behaviour is consistent with workplace policies and procedures
3.4 Encourage and follow up others to identify and report hazards in the work area
3.5 Monitor conditions and follow up to ensure housekeeping standards in the work area are maintained

Element:

4. Participate in risk management processes

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Report and address any identified hazards and inadequacies in existing risk controls within level of responsibility and according to workplace procedures
4.2 Participate in risk assessments to identify and analyse risks
4.3 Support the implementation of procedures to control risk (based on the hierarchy of control)
4.4 Ensure records of incidents in the work area and other required documentation are accurately completed and maintained according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements

Element:

5. Support the implementation of participative arrangements

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Inform and consult work group on WHS issues relevant to the work role
5.2 Promptly report outcomes of consultation on WHS issues back to the work group
5.3 Resolve, or promptly refer to appropriate personnel, matters raised relating to WHS

Element:

6. Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Ensure that workplace procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group
6.2 Implement processes to ensure that others in the work area are able to respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies
6.3 Participate, as required, in investigations of hazardous incidents to identify their cause

Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities include:

  • in class worksheets
  • class discussions
  • group work
  • online activities


Teaching Schedule

2021 Schedule

Week

Friday Date

Topic

In Class Work

Assessment Task Due

1.

16-Jul

Intro to Course & Group work

Form working groups

2.

23-Jul

Topic 1:

OHS Introduction

Start work on Assignment 1

3.

30-Jul

Topic 2:

Workplace Hazards, Risks & Controls

E. coli case study

4.

6-Aug

Topic 3:

Hierarchy of Controls

Complete Risk Assessment & Incident Report

5.

13-Aug

Topic 4:

Chemical Hazards

Start work on Assignment 2

Visit chemical storeroom

Assignment 1 due on 13-Aug

6.

20-Aug

Topic 4 (cont):

Chemical Hazards

Death in Lab - case study

 

 

7.

27-Aug

Topic 5:

Biological Hazards

Work on Assignment 2

RSI - case study

MID SEMESTER BREAK

8.

10-Sept

Complete assignments/corrections

Visit Biohazard Cabinet

Assignment 2 due on 10-Sept

9.

17-Sept

Topic 6:

Physical Hazards

Start work on Assignment 3

 

10.

24-Sept

Topic 6 (cont):

Physical Hazards

Lab Emergency - case study

 

11.

1-Oct

Topic 7:

Emergency Procedures

 

 

12.

8-Oct

Complete assignments/corrections

 

Assignment 3 due on 25-Sept

13.

15-Oct

Complete assignments/corrections

 

 

14.

22-Oct

 

 

 

15.

29-Oct

 

 

Lab safety Quiz due on 8-Oct

16.

5-Nov

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include observation in the laboratory, group work & quizzes


Assessment Tasks


Assessment When
Assessment  1 - Written Assessment (group work)  Due in Week 5
Assessment  1 - Written Assessment (group work)  Due in Week 8
Assessment  1 - Written Assessment (group work)  Due in Week 12
Assessment  4 - Practical Assessment   Assessed in Weeks 12 - 16
Assessment  5 - Knowledge Test   Due in Week 15

Please consult CANVAS for Assessment Task (AT) details.


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment

CA Competency Achieved  
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment

Submission of Assessment Tasks

It is expected that any work presented for assessment in this course will be your own. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher.

Extensions of time for submission of assessable work

If you are prevented from submitting an assessment on time by circumstances outside your control you may apply for an extension of up to seven (7) calendar days by filling in the application form at least one working day BEFORE the due date. The application form should be emailed to your Program Coordinator, Rauha Quazi, rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au


Eligibility criteria for application and the form is available from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work

If you require an extension of time longer than 7 days, you must apply for Special Consideration.

Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected.

Special consideration

If you are unable to sit a test, exam or lab-based assessments due to unexpected circumstances (e.g., illness), you should apply for Special Consideration for the missed assessment. Information on applying for Special Consideration can be found from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration. Applications for Special Consideration should NOT be submitted to the course or program coordinator.


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