Course Title: Follow OHS and environmental policy and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: OHTH5546C
Course Title: Follow OHS and environmental policy and procedures
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C2195 - Certificate II in Telecommunications Cabling
Course Contact: Kenneth falzon
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4716
Course Contact Email: Kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 20
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
No prerequisites
Course Description
This unit applies to individual work and work with others in a telecommunications technology. This unit has been developed with reference to ICAITTW011B Work individually or as a team member to achieve organisational goals. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTC170A Follow OHS and environmental policy and procedures |
Element: |
1. Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Recognise and report hazards in the work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures. |
Element: |
2. Contribute to the management of OHS |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Raise OHS issues with designated personnel in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant OHS legislation. |
Element: |
3. Contribute to the management of workplace environmental issues. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Raise environmental issues with designated personnel in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning and simulated work activities to demonstrate an understanding and documentation of Occupational Health and Safety, which includes:
Classroom learning activities involve the following topics:
Electrical conditions, Energy levels,
Radiation levels, Toxic substances, Airborne particles,
Pressure discharge, Explosive atmosphere, Work-site
location, General work-site conditions, Specific work
location, Moving parts, Tools and equipment, Workers
competence and/or capacity and/or personal effects
Teaching Schedule
This competency will be delivered in conjunction with competencies UEENEED043B Install and Configure a computer Operating system (ISYS5678C), UEENEED043B Install and Configure a Computer Operating System (ISYS5678C) and UEENEEE001B Apply OH&S Practices in the Workplace (OHTH5464C)
Week 1 Introduction to course:
• Course guide
• Assessment
• Overview of course Content
• Resources
• OH&S issues
Lecture/tutorial:
• Lab procedures, tools and safety
Laboratory:
• Exercise 1 – Lab safety and electrostatic discharge
Week 2 Lecture/tutorial:
• PC components, OH&S - Hazards associated with job type
Laboratory:
• Exercise 2 - Physical inspection of PC and identification of components
Assignment
Week 3 Lecture/tutorial:
• How PC components inter-operate, OH&S - Safety risk control
Laboratory:
• PC dis-assembly and reassembly
Week 4 Lecture/tutorial:
• Preventative maintenance and troubleshooting, The OH&S documentation process
• Operating systems fundamentals
Laboratory:
• Fault finding
Week 5 Lecture/tutorial:
• Printers and scanners, OH&S - Electrical hazards
Laboratory:
• Lab exam 1 Lab exam 1
Week 6 Lecture/tutorial:
• Networking fundamentals, OH&S - Radiation hazards
Laboratory:
• Boot process and BIOS configuration
• Installation of operating system
Week 7 Lecture/tutorial:
• Network security, OH&S - Toxic substances
Laboratory:
• Installation of dual boot system, configuration and management
Week 8 Lecture/tutorial:
• Communications skills, OH&S - Airborne particles
• Advanced personal computers
Laboratory:
• Peer to peer networking
• Security
Week 9 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced operating systems, OH&S - Explosive hazards
• Command line interface
Laboratory:
• Command line interface
Week 10 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced operating system
• Recovery console, Industrial work site hazards
Laboratory:
• Recovery console
Week 11 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced laptops and portable devices, OH&S - Tools and equipment
Laboratory:
• Unattended installation
• Configuring a UPS
Week 12 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced networks, OH&S - Rotating machinery hazards
Laboratory:
• Peer to peer networking and troubleshooting
Week 13 Lecture/tutorial:
• Advanced security, OH&S - Electrical storage devices; capacitors and inductors
Laboratory:
• PC security
Week 14 Lecture/tutorial:
• Disk and resource management, Correct use of electrical measuring devices
Laboratory:
• Disk resource management
Week 15 Lecture/tutorial:
• Revision,
Laboratory:
• Catch up and revision
Week 16 Lecture/tutorial:
• Revision
Laboratory:
• Lab exam 2
Lab journal submission
17 Final exam
Final exam
Week 18 Assessment feedback, catch-up and finalisation for exams, laboratory work, and project
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Internet and trade journals
Overview of Assessment
Written Examination
Practical Examination
Assessment Tasks
Assessment task 1 (project): 30%
Written assignment to demonstrate an understanding of industrial hazards
Assessment task 2 (Practical demonstration in simulated workplace): 30%
Written examination to demonstrate an understanding of assessing risk, implementing risk control and documentation (40%)
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
As this is a course of competency based delivery and assessments, the nominal hours of the enrolment include scheduled hours and student directed hours. Student directed hours may involve any combination of activities such as reading online resources, completing assessments, project work, individual student-teacher course-related consulting, organised industrial visiting, or other activities.
In this course a student’s directed hours are expected to be a minimum of 3 hours to balance with the nominal hours.
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