Course Title: Assist with compliance with WHS laws
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: OHTH5890C
Course Title: Assist with compliance with WHS laws
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4379 - Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
Course Contact: Warren James
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4632
Course Contact Email: warren.james@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no pre-requisites for this unit.
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist with providing advice about the legislative duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties prescribed in work health and safety (WHS) legislation. It includes identification of WHS legislation, duties, rights and obligations and the necessary actions to ensure compliance in the workplace.
This unit applies to individuals who assist with providing advice about the legislative duties, rights and obligations of individuals and parties prescribed in WHS laws as part of a systematic approach to managing WHS. This unit applies to people who work in a broad range of WHS roles across all industries.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBWHS402 Assist with compliance with WHS laws |
Element: |
1 Assist with determining the legal framework for WHS in the workplace |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Access current WHS legislation and related documentation relevant to the organisation’s operations |
Element: |
2 Assist with providing advice on WHS compliance |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Assist with providing advice to individuals and parties about their legal duties, rights and obligations, and the location of relevant information in WHS legislation |
Element: |
3 Assist with WHS legislation compliance measures |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assist with assessing how the workplace complies with relevant WHS legislation |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Details of Learning Activities
The course commences with an introductory Face to Face workshop held in week 1 of Program Commencement. All learning and assessment resources are provided online and facilitator led activities are conducted for successful completion of this course.
Teaching Schedule
This course is taught entirely online.,
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Cluster 1: The following table details the process of assessment for this cluster of units:
BSBWRT401 - Write complex documents
BSBRES401 - Analyse and present research information
BSBWHS402 - Assist with compliance with WHS laws
Assessment Tasks |
% |
|
Task 1 |
Forum discussion |
10 |
Task 2 |
Online Quiz – Complex Documents (Blackboard) |
10 |
Task 3 |
Online Quiz – WHS Law (Safetyline) |
15 |
Task 4 |
Assignment |
65 |
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task |
Based on |
Released on |
Due on or before |
1 |
Legal Framework (Forum)
|
15th Feb 2016 |
11th April 2016 |
2 |
Complex Documents (Quiz)
|
15th Feb 2016 |
11th April 2016 |
3 |
WHS Law (Quiz)
|
15th Feb 2016 |
11th April 2016 |
4 |
Assist with Compliance with WHS Laws (Assignment)
|
15th Feb 2016 |
11th April 2016 |
Assessment Matrix
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