Course Title: Prepare to work safely in the construction industry

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6188 Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)

Course Title: Prepare to work safely in the construction industry

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 6

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:

Please note that this course does have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

 

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.

Course Contact: Catherine Ciavarella

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819

Course Contact Email: catherine.ciavarella@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to undertake Occupational health and Safety (OHS) induction training within the construction industry. It requires the ability to demonstrate personal awareness of OHS legislative requirements and the basic principles of risk management and prevention of injury and illness in the construction industry. Licensing requirements will apply to this unit of competency depending on the regulatory requirements for each jurisdiction.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None
 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
Elements:	1. Identify health and safety legislative requirements of construction work. 2.Identify construction hazards and risk control measures. 3.Identify health and safety communication and reporting processes. 4.Identify incident and emergency response procedures.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.