Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: OHTH5330C
Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5183 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Biotechnology)
Course Contact: Dinah van Ruyven
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4287
Course Contact Email: dinah.vanruyven@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Brian Long
Nominal Hours: 50
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
Nil
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to monitor and maintain the occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental programs within a work area where the person has some supervisory responsibility for others. Personnel will be able to participate in risk assessment and management processes, such as working with other staff to assess and manage risks associated with technical activities, coaching others in participating in OHS and environmental management issues, being a safety representative or participating in a safety committee. Their work is done in accordance with defined enterprise policies and procedures.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
PMLOHS400A Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety |
Element: |
Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Ensure hazard controls and personal protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional |
Element: |
Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Ensure enterprise procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed |
Element: |
Participate in risk management processes |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Report and address any identified hazards and inadequacies in existing risk controls within level of responsibility and according to enterprise procedures |
Element: |
Perform all work safely |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Use established work practices and personal protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel |
Element: |
Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Ensure that enterprise procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group |
Element: |
Support the implementation of participative arrangements |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Inform and consult work group on OHS and environmental issues relevant to the work role |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
online activities
group work
role play
risk assessment
Teaching Schedule
week | Date | Activity |
1 | 10/2 | no class |
2 | 17/2 | Lab safety introduction |
3 | 24/2 | Biological safety overview on line quiz |
4 | 3/3 | Chemical safety overview On Line quiz |
5 | 10/3 | Review questions |
6 | 17/3 |
Risk assessment legislation review On line quiz |
7 | 24/3 | Manual handling/Chemical safety review On line quiz |
8 | 31/3 |
Assignment Retrieve information from MSDS |
7/4 | easter break | |
9 | 14/4 | no class, exam week |
10 | 21/4 | Electrical safety On line quiz |
11 | 28/4 | Fire safety On line quiz |
12 | 5/5 | Radiation/Biological safety review Role Plays |
13 | 12/5 | First Aid |
14 | 19/5 | Psychological stress |
15 | 26/5 | Talks, Review |
16 | 2/6 | Talks, worksheet |
17 | 9/6 | Test |
18 | 16/6 | alternative asessments |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course typically consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam
Assessment Tasks
Students will not receive a grade for this course. Instead they will be assessed as competent or not yet competent.
To gain competence students must satisfactorily complete all assessment tasks as follows
- online quizzes
- assignments
- group work
- presentation
- test
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
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It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher.
Students are required to submit work on the due date at the School Office using the cover sheets provided. The work will be accepted through the School Office and you will receive a receipt which you should keep as proof of submission. Students must NOT submit work directly to the teacher.
Late submission of work will incur a penalty of 5% of the maximum mark per day unless Special Consideration is applied for in writing using the required form. Marks can be deducted until the minimum pass mark is reached, after which no further marks will be deducted. Work will not be accepted more than 1 week after the due date.
Any student who, because of illness or other circumstances beyond their control, has been prevented from attending a test, or whose performance in a test was affected by illness or other circumstances beyond their control may apply for Special Consideration. This must be done within 48 hours of the missed assessment/ assignment by lodging the appropriate form (available at the 6th floor office) with medical certificate or other supporting documentation at the Reception Office on Level 6, Building 51. Note: It is the policy of the School of Life and Physical Sciences NOT to AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY OR DEFERRED EXAMS. You will be advised of the outcome of your application for Special Consideration. The taking of Annual Leave does NOT constitute grounds for special consideration.
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