Course Title: Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C2224 Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology

Course Title: Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

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)

OHTH5929C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face

Term1 2017,
Term1 2018,
Term2 2018,
Term1 2019

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to follow safe working practices and environmental policy in the management of a telecommunications workplace.

It applies to telecommunications staff working under supervision in a technical environment and includes school based workers, entry-level workers, trainees and apprentices, and field officers deploying broadband access networks using optical technologies and other work on live systems.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

NIL



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICTWHS204 Follow work health and safety and environmental policy and procedures

Elements:

10 Identify minor traffic management   10.1 Assess traffic safety requirement of general location with respect to regulatory and enterprise requirements   10.2 Identify safe work zone around vehicle and work space using traffic cones and signs according to regulatory requirements   10.3 Identify changed traffic conditions and act in accordance

11 Recognise and respond appropriately to confined space   11.1 Identify confined space in accordance with regulatory or enterprise guidelines that can only be entered by personnel with specialist training   11.2 Refer identified confined space to appropriate personnel

1  Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislative requirements   1.1 Locate WHS legislative requirements relevant to own work, role and responsibilities   1.2 Explain own responsibilities in relation to duty of care   1.3 Identify the relationship between legislative requirements and safe work practices

2 Identify construction hazards and control measures   2.1 Identify basic principles of risk management   2.2 Identify common construction hazards   2.3 Identify measures for controlling hazards and risks

3  Follow workplace procedures for hazard identification and risk control   3.1 Recognise and report hazards in work area to designated personnel according to workplace procedures   3.2 Follow WHS legislative requirements, workplace procedures and work instructions to control risks   3.3 Comply with safe work practices   3.4 Implement duty of care requirements   3.5 Complete job safety analysis (JSA) sheets or safe work method statement (SWMS) according to work requirements, including hazard identification and risk assessment   3.6 Use and complete checks of personal protective equipment according to work requirements   3.7 Assess and test for harmful gases associated with workplace

4 Follow safety requirements for working with optical fibre equipment   4.1 Identify and use safe work practices when handling optical fibre, lasers and optical connectors according to the relevant Australian Standards   4.2 Identify and use safe working practices when handling and disposing of chemical waste

 

 

5 Identify and implement WHS communication and reporting processes   5.1 Apply WHS communication processes, information and documentation   5.2 Identify designated WHS personnel   5.3 Comply with safety signs and symbols   5.4 Identify procedures and relevant authorities for reporting emergencies, incidents and injuries

6 Follow WHS incident response procedures   6.1 Follow general procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies   6.2 Identify procedures for accessing first aid   6.3 Select and use relevant personal protective equipment   6.4 Explain and apply workplace procedures for fire safety

7 Contribute to management of WHS   7.1 Raise WHS issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant WHS legislation   7.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for WHS management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies

8 Contribute to management of workplace environmental issues   8.1 Raise environmental issues with designated personnel according to workplace procedures and relevant environmental requirements and legislation   8.2 Contribute to participative arrangements for environmental management in workplace, within organisational procedures and scope of responsibilities and competencies   8.3 Record and report all WHS issues, risks and hazards to designated personnel

9   Identify and respond appropriately to asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards   9.1 Identify asbestos containing materials (ACM) hazards or their likelihood   9.2 Respond to asbestos containing materials hazards or their likelihood   9.3 Report identified or suspected asbestos containing materials hazards to designated personnel according to workplace procedures

 


Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent. 

Assessments 
Assessment 1 Practical Test
Assessment 2 Closed book Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix 

Element/Performance Criteria covered

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