Course Title: Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: OHTH5438C
Course Title: Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6069 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology
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
Alan Kellett
alan.kellett@rmit.edu.au
Darryl Cole
darryl.cole@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 10
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 covers a person planning their own work where tasks involve one or more steps or functions and are carried out routinely on a regular basis. It includes the concepts of following routine instructions, specifications and requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MEM13014A Apply principles of occupational health and safety in the work environment |
Element: |
1. Follow safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Work is carried out safely and in accordance with company policy and procedures and legislative requirements. |
Element: |
2. Report workplace hazards and accidents |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Actual and foreseeable workplace hazards are identified during course of work and reported to appropriate person according to standard operating procedures. |
Element: |
3. Follow emergency procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Appropriate personnel and emergency services and means of contacting them in the event of an incident can be identified. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
- Theory based lesson initially followed by practice in the workshop.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1, Theory and workbook.
Week 2, Workbook and safe work practices in workshop.
Weeks 3 - 36 Safe work practices in workshop and working on practical project.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Fitting and Machining by R Culley |
References
Other Resources
Material safety data sheets.
Library texts.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Evidence of student’s competence can be gathered through a variety of ways including:
• observation of processes and procedures;
• oral and/or written questioning on required knowledge and skills;
• testimony from supervisors, colleagues, clients and/or other appropriate
persons;
• inspection of the final product or outcome;
• a portfolio of documentary evidence.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment for this subject is ongoing throughout the semester.Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through the completion of short answer questions in workbook and safe work practices in the workshop. Practice assessed by instructor each lesson and covers performance criteria 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.2 3.1 and 3.2 if required.
Students will be graded as either being competent or not yet competent.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This unit is taught concurrently with 3 other units of the "Workshop" Cluster of courses in Semester 1, namely :-
VBN773 Produce Engineering Sketches and Drawings
MEM18001C Use Hand Tools
VBN769 Perform Basic Machining Operations
Other units which form part of the "Workshop" Cluster, which also require application of the principles of occupational health and safety, taught in Semester 2 are:-
VBN770 Apply Basic Fabrication Techniques
VBN779 Perform Cutting Grinding and Turning Operations
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to all RMIT students.
Services offered by SLC to support numeracy and literacy skills of the students are:
assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
maths and science developmental support and advice
English language development
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support
Disability Liaison Unit:
Students with disability or long-term medical condition should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to
complete their studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit
Late submission:
Students requiring extensions for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) must complete and lodge an Application
for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. The student will be notified within
no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
Students seeking an extension of more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special
Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days
after the official due date.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration:
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm (unresolved) to find more information about special consideration
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Other Information:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
Course Overview: Access Course Overview