Course Title: Manage work health and safety

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5426 Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Title: Manage work health and safety

Portfolio: Vocational Education

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5909C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

 Term1 2024

Course Contact: Toby Glennon

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0320

Course Contact Email: toby.glennon@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

his unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area, according to WHS legislative requirements.

This unit applies to workers who have responsibility for WHS as part of their role, including workers with obligations under WHS legislation, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), or their officers (as defined by relevant legislation).

 

 

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit is clustered with HLTINF004



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTWHS004 Manage work health and safety

Elements:

1. Establish work health and safety practices

2. Facilitate consultation, cooperation and communication

3. Monitor compliance with risk control processes

4. Evaluate and maintain WHS

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Elements of Competency above


Overview of Assessment

Assessments may include any of the below :

  • Case studies
  • Quizzes
  • Knowledge assessment
  • Portfolio assessment
  • Role play
  • Clinical logbook 
  • Practical assessments