Course Title: Maintain work health and safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2017

Course Code: OHTH5950C

Course Title: Maintain work health and safety

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4385 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@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

Not applicable

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.

 This unit applies to workers who have a key role in maintaining WHS in an organisation, including duty of care for other workers.

 The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety

Element:

1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures.

 

1.2 Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies.

 

 

1.3 Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements.

 

1.4 Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements.

 

Element:

2. Implement safe work practices

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team.

 

2.2 Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team.

 

 

2.3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed.

 

2.4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements.

 

Element:

3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities.

 

3.2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements.

 

3.3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS.

Learning Outcomes


 Refer to elements

 


Details of Learning Activities

A combination of learning activities have been designed to help students to achieve learning outcomes of this unit:

  • Facilitator led classroom based lecture and or workshop using PowerPoint Presentations
  • Written classroom tasks
  • Demonstration and classroom discussion
  • Group discussions
  • Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
  • Clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session/completion of practical worksheets
  • Online learning resources accessed via myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard)
  • Self-managed research to support completion of assessment tasks. 


Teaching Schedule

This unit is scheduled for delivery as per the timetable issued on Induction Day and is also located on BlackBoard. The classes will be delivered, on level 3 or 2 of Building 154, RMIT (within the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne).

Notification will be provided via student email if the date or location change.

The following schedule is as per the timetable issued on Induction Day and is provided on BlackBoard (subject to change at the discretion of RMIT, in this event notification will be provided to your student email).


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Students will be expected to utilise a range of recent and appropriate library, electronic, text and other resources. Students will be provided with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard).

  • Evolve Website:
    https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/store?role=student   This website has been set up by the publisher of the textbook, Modern Dental Assisting and offers free student learning resources and is and highly recommended.
  • RMIT Studies (Blackboard) for RMIT Online resources.
  • RMIT Library for textbooks and other resources.
  • RMIT Library (Dental Guides): http://rmit.libguides.com/dental  
  • Workplace Procedure Manuals and Workplace checklists.


Overview of Assessment

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks at least once in line with state/territory WHS regulations, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures:

  • conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results
  • provided WHS information to at least two workers
  • consistently monitored safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role
  • completed a workplace incident report
  • followed workplace procedures for a simulated emergency situation

 

Assessment

Assessment: Task 1

WHS Audit and Report including emergency procedures

 

Assessment: Task 2

provided WHS information to at least two workers, including:

• explanation of WHS policies and procedures

• demonstration of safe housekeeping practices

• correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

 

Assessment: Task 3

consistently monitored safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

 

Elements/Performance Criteria Covered

Ass1

Ass 2

Ass 3

1.1

X

 

X

1.2

X

 

 

1.3

X

 

X

1.4

X

 

X

2.1

 

X

 

2.2

 

X

 

2.3

X

X

X

2.4

 

 

X

3.1

 

 

X

3.2

 

 

X

3.3

 

 

 

 

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.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Task 1: WHS Audit and Report including emergency procedures

The WHS Audit and Report Assessment will be completed by students at their working clinic. Detailed instruction and assessment criteria will be provided during student attendance to scheduled classes.  Assessment task is required to be submitted via Turnitin. Due date for submission is Tuesday 28 February 2017.  In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, all assessment criteria must be completed successfully. Students will receive their feedback via the marked assessment submitted via Turnitin.

 

Assessment: Task 2 WHS Induction to staff

The WHS Induction to Staff Assessment will be completed by students at their working clinic. Detailed instruction and assessment criteria will be provided during student attendance to scheduled classes.  Assessment task is required to be submitted via Turnitin.  Due date for submission is Tuesday 21 March 2017.  In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, all assessment criteria must be completed successfully. Students will receive their feedback via the marked assessment submitted via Turnitin.

 

Assessment: Task 3 Self-Reflection Portfolio

The WHS Induction to Staff Assessment will be completed by students at their working clinic. Detailed instruction and assessment criteria will be provided during student attendance to scheduled classes.  Assessment task is required to be submitted via Turnitin.  Due date for submission is Tuesday 4 April 2017.  In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, all assessment criteria must be completed successfully. Students will receive their feedback via the marked assessment submitted via Turnitin.


Assessment Matrix

AS PER ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

Other Information

Please refer to the RMIT Student Page for extensive information about study support, assessments, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: 

http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students

 

RMIT provides all students with an extension range of online and campus based study support services ranging from:

 

Plagiarism

RMIT University requires that you present only YOUR work for assessment.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is the presentation of the work or idea of another person. Plagiarism is NOT acceptable. Penalties can include charges of academic misconduct, cancellation of results and exclusion from your course. Please note: It is also a disciplinary offence to allow your work to be plagiarised by another student. When signing the coversheet (electronic or paper based), you are declaring that the work is not plagiarised.

 

Special Consideration

Please note: Students may apply for Special Consideration as per the information via the RMIT website http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  if they believe that to complete assessment for this unit by the submission date has been affected by factors beyond their control. Special consideration must be lodged prior to or within 48 hours of the scheduled assessment time or assessment submission date. The application for Special Consideration is NOT granted automatically on application.

 

RMIT Assessment Appeal Process

Students may appeal against their assessment result as per the information via the RMIT website. The Appeals Against Assessment policy and procedure applies to all coursework programs in all careers. The appeal process is staged and students are required to follow each stage in order to ensure their full entitlement to appeal, this is available on http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=nwjxaifdrgle (unresolved) 

 

Attendance

It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensure the maximum opportunity to gain competency. 

 

Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer

If you think you have some or all of the knowledge and competencies described, please discuss the Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer options that may be available to you with the Program Coordinator. For more information go to:

 http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit

 

 

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