Course Title: Maintain work health and safety
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5428 Diploma of Youth Work
Course Title: Maintain 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.Important Information:
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH5950C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2024 |
Course Contact: Dianne MacKay
Course Contact Phone: +61399254454
Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Applicants must have completed a Certificate IV in Youth Work or a related field (Community Services, Disability & Alcohol & Other Drugs) and have been employed/volunteered (within the last 2 years) or are currently employed in a youth work/community services organisation working with young people.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety |
Elements: |
1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks 2. Implement policies and procedures into work team processes 3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the listed elements.
1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks |
1.1 Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures 1.2 Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies 1.3 Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements 1.4 Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements |
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2. Implement policies and procedures into work team processes |
2.1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team 2.2 Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team 2.3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed 2.4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements |
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3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication |
3.1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities 3.2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements 3.3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS |
Overview of Assessment
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive written feedback on all assessment.
Assessment will include:
1 of 3 Knowledge Questions
2 of 2 WHS Policies & Procedures Report
3 of 3 Workplace Risk Assessment
Grades that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Unit if you would like to find out more (https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services)
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