Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: OHTH5596C
Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5283 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Pathology Testing)
Course Contact: Amberlee Mitton
Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 8053
Course Contact Email: amber.mitton@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Mr Sam Cutri
Tel: (03) 9925 4876
Email: sam.cutri@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
This unit of competency has no prerequisite(s).
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to monitor and maintain the occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental programs within a work area where the person has some supervisory responsibility for others. Personnel will be able to participate in risk assessment and management processes, such as working with other staff to assess and manage risks associated with technical activities, coaching others in participating in OHS and environmental management issues, being a safety representative or participating in a safety committee. Their work is done in accordance with defined enterprise policies and procedures.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MSL944001A Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety |
Element: |
1. Perform all work safely |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Use established work practices and personal protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel |
Element: |
2. Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Ensure hazard controls and personal protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional |
Element: |
3. Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Ensure enterprise procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed |
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 enterprise procedures |
Element: |
5. Support the implementation of participative arrangements |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Inform and consult work group on OHS and environmental issues relevant to the work role |
Element: |
6. Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Ensure that enterprise procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities for this course may include:
• Teacher directed face-to face delivery of lessons
• Online study
• Whole class Discussion
• Pair/group discussion
• Small group workshops
• Revision quizzes
• Worksheets
• Presentations
• Research activities
Teaching Schedule
Week/Topic | In Class Work |
1. Orientation | Orientation |
2.Working in Groups | Form groups |
3. OHS Introduction | Work on Assignment |
4. Workplace Hazards | E.coli case study |
5. Risks and Controls |
Complete Risk Assessment in class |
6. Hierarchy of Controls | Complete Incident Report in class |
7. Hierarchy of Controls | Work on Assignment 1 |
8. Easter | |
9. Test Week | Work on Assignment 2 |
10. Chemical Hazards | Death in Lab case study |
11. Biological Hazards | Work on Assignment 2 |
12. Physical Hazards | Work on Assignment 3 |
13. Physical Hazards | RSI case study |
14.Emergency Procedures | Work on Assignment 3 Lab Emergency case study |
15. Review |
Prepare for Test |
16. test |
Test |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Health and safety programs: 658.383
Industrial and occupational health: 613.62
Occupational health and safety hazards: 363.11
Victorian WorkCover Authority / Worksafe Victoria
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
http://www.ohs.anu.edu.au/
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course typically consist of:
• online activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam
Assessment Tasks
Week Assessment Due Date
1 -2 Assignment 1: Topics 1-3 23/3/16
3-6 Assignment 2: Topics 4-5 22/4/16
7-11 Assignment 3: Topics 6-7 20/5/16
11 Prac assessment (in Chem tests 18/3/16
prac class)
12 Test 3/6/16
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
• To pass the course you need to demonstrate satisfactory completion of all assessments tasks
• Extension of time for submission of assessable work- A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available on the web http://mams.rmit.edu.au/seca86tti4g4z.pdf ) at least the day before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 6, Bdg 51. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for Special Consideration (form available on the Web). For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged at the HUB or online with supporting evidence (eg medical certificate), prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination.
• Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected
• If you miss an assessment task due to unavoidable circumstances, you need to follow the procedure of special consideration and apply within the allowed time frame.
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