Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: OHTH5486C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5237 - Diploma of Spatial Information Services
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
William Ntuwah
+61 3 99254445
Nominal Hours: 60
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 unit has been adapted from Generic Competency C in the National Guidelines for Integrating Occupational Health and Safety Competencies into National Industry Competency Standards [NOHSC:7025 (1998) 2nd edition]. It is relevant for those with managerial responsibilities, either as an owner or employee manager, of a business. The unit is concerned with establishing, maintaining and evaluating the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements. All those who have (or are likely to have) a management responsibility for OHS should undertake this unit. This unit is related to BSBMGT603A Review and develop business plans, BSBMGT604A Manage business operations, BSBMGT608A Manage innovation and continuous improvement, BSBMGT609A Manage risk and BSBMGT610A Manage environmental management systems.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBMGT505A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain an Occupational Health and Safety system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Occupational health and safety policies are developed which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the enterprise |
Element: |
2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of Occupational Health and Safety |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Participative arrangements are established and maintained with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation |
Element: |
3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Procedures for ongoing hazard identification and assessment & control of associated risks are developed |
Element: |
4. Establish and maintain a quality Occupational Health and Safety management system |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 An Occupational Health and Safety induction and training program is developed and provided for all employees as part of the organisation's training program |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in establishing, maintaining and evaluating the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements and tasks associated with the elements above in a simulated workplace environment.
Teaching Schedule
This is an indicative teaching schedule, refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements.
Session/Date |
Topic |
Comment/Assessment |
1/9 Feb 2011 |
Induction Induction – OH&S - Covered in element 1 Identify potential hazards at RMIT- Covered in element 2 Develop inspection program that will identify what should be inspected, frequency recording and reporting procedures - Covered in element 4 |
Brief overview of Semester 1 |
2/16 Feb 2011 |
Toolbox meeting Participate in a Toolbox meeting- Covered in element 1 Prepare a summary of the details arising from the toolbox meeting - Covered in element 2
|
Class task |
3/23 Feb 2011 |
Field activities • RMIT OH&S policy - Covered in element 1 • Supervisor’s responsibility – duty of care - Covered in element 2 • Fill in Risk Assessment & Job Safety Analysis form - Covered in element 3 • Information on use of surveying equipment, clothing necessary for health and safety |
Class task |
4/2 March 2011 |
Threatening or Inappropriate Behaviour • State potential hazardous behaviours- Covered in element 1 • Fill in Risk Assessment form - Covered in element 3 • Hierarchy of Risk Controls |
Class task |
5/9 March 2011 |
Sun protection General information • Training on Health effects of exposure to UV radiation, Factors effecting levels of UV radiation, Correct use of sun protection measure on site and Early diction of skin cancer - Covered in element 2 • Assess the risk of heat illness |
Class task |
6/16 March 2011 |
Traffic Management - Worksite • Inspect the site - Covered in element 1 Traffic – low, medium or high risk |
Class task |
7/23 March 2011 |
Manual handling Use Risk identification form to identify Manual handling hazards- Covered in element 3 Develop control measures-Covered in element 3 |
Class task |
8/30 March 2011 |
Common construction hazards Define hazard Common hazards Develop control measures - Covered in element 3 |
Assignment 1 |
9/6 April 2011 |
Safety signs and symbols Meaning of colours on safety signs-Covered in element 1 Types of signs -Covered in element 1 |
Class task |
10/13 April 2011 |
General response procedure Accidents & Emergency response and procedure - Covered in element 1 |
Assignment 1 due date |
11/20 April 2011 |
First Aid Types of First Aid equipment- Covered in element 1 Who should give first aid-Covered in element 1
|
Class task |
12/27 April 2011 |
Fire Safety equipment Common causes of fire - Covered in element 1 Fire safety equipment - Covered in element 1 |
Class task |
13/4 May 2011 |
Yarra Bend - OH &Safety Students to fill in JSA form before fieldwork - Covered in element 4 |
Fieldwork |
14/11 May 2011 |
Yarra Bend OH &Safety Students to fill in JSA form before fieldwork - Covered in element 4 |
Assignment 2 |
15/18 May 2011 |
Yarra Bend OH &Safety Students to fill in JSA form before fieldwork - Covered in element 4
|
Fieldwork |
16/25 May 2011 |
Yarra Bend OH &Safety Students to fill in JSA form before fieldwork - Covered in element 4 |
Assignment 2 due date Fieldwork |
17/1 June 2011 |
Yarra Bend OH &Safety Students to fill in JSA form before fieldwork - Covered in element 4 |
Fieldwork |
18/8 June 2011 | Evaluation |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Acts and Regulations Occupational Health and Safety Commission. |
References
http://www.rmit.edu.au/ - Online@RMIT – Program and Course information, documents, resources and links. |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to demonstrate of a broad knowledge base incorporating theoretical concepts, with substantial depth in some areas.
• Ability to analyse the working environment in order to identify hazards, assess risks and control risks
• Ability to analyse relevant workplace data in order to identify hazards, assess and control risks
• Ability to analyse relevant workplace data in order to evaluate effectiveness of the OHS management system
• Functional literacy skills to access and use workplace information
• Communication skills including researching and analysing information, reporting
• Interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Problem-solving skills to deal with complex and non-routine difficulties
• Team work skills to work effectively with teams/groups
• Consultation skills to effectively consult with colleagues
• Select and use technology skills at the appropriate level
• Coaching and mentoring skills to provide support to colleagues
• Ability to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and physical and mental abilities
Assessment Tasks
Grading Criteria
NYC 0-49% Not yet competence
CP 50 – 59% Competence
CCR 60 – 69% Competence with credit
CDI 70 – 79% Competence with distinction
CHD 80-100% Competence with high distinction
Academic Misconduct
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable. The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course. Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student. Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright
material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the RMIT 2001 Guidelines for Students or to the RMIT University Homepage.
Assessment 1 = Assignment 20% due Week 10
Assessment 2 = Assignment 20% due Week 16
Assessment 3 = Field work 60%
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Task | Element | Percentage loading |
Assignment 1 | Element 1, 2, 3 | 20% |
Assignment 2 | Element 1,2,3 , 4 | 20% |
Assignment 3 | Element 1,2,3 , 4 | 60% |
This unit will be assessed in a simulated workplace under normal range of work condition
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