Course Title: Participate in workplace health and safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: OHTH5852C
Course Title: Participate in workplace health and safety
School: 365T Global, Urban and Social Studies
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4352 - Certificate IV in Youth Work
Course Contact: Dianne Mackay
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4454
Course Contact Email: dianne.mackay@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Angela Hassell
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
None.
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others and applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, either under direct supervision or with some individual responsibility.
This course is delivered with CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety |
Element: |
1. Follow safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices |
Element: |
2. Implement safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and implement WHS procedures and work instructions |
Element: |
3. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures |
Element: |
4. Reflect on own safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify ways to maintain currency of safe work practices in regards to workplace systems, equipment and processes in own work area |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities for this course will include the following:
- class discussion
- media clips
Teaching Schedule
Students will participate in
- a face-to-face class February 11 which will address emergency procedures in a half day workshop on campus
- an 45-60 minute online quiz
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Additional resources will also be available ‘Blackboard’. A set of readings will be made available to you including journals and texts that may support you in the program.
Overview of Assessment
This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks.
This course is assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment.
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete the following assessment tasks to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher when you have completed the assessment tasks.
Assessment 1
This assessment requires you to consider what it means to work within a legal and ethical framework as a youth worker.
Case study scenario with written answers to questions on working with a client as a youth worker within the legal and ethical framework for youth work practice. Word limit 50 – 100 words per question.
Assessment 2
This assessment requires you to consider what it means to work within the Workplace Health and Safety Regulations as youth worker with clients.
Case study scenario with written answers to questions on responding to a client “episode” as a youth worker to demonstrate your knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety concerns in youth work practice. Respond to the case study scenario with a Risk Assessment template found online and in Blackboard.
You should refer to the assessment plan which is available on Blackboard for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria.
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 Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your
Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions
which are available for review online:http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=c15i3ciaq8ca
Assessment Tasks
There will be an online quiz for assessment for this task You will be asked to answer a number of questions to demonstrate your competency in this course.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant course. These are available from the Program Co-ordinator.
Other Information
Attendance: It is strongly advised that you attend all workshops in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Feedback: You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your competency. Information regarding student feedback can be found at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=9pp3ic9obks7
Student Progress: Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. The Student progress policy can be found at:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=vj2g89cve4uj1 (unresolved)
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission): All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Information regarding application for special consideration can be found at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=g43abm17hc9w
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. For more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity Web site: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=kw02ylsd8z3n
• A Police Check and a Working With Children Check are required to do this course and must be shown to staff before placement can commence and be counted towards your hours.
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