Course Title: Document occupational hazards and risks in electrical

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2013

Course Code: COMM5464C

Course Title: Document occupational hazards and risks in electrical

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6112 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical

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

jan jia 

Email: jan.jia@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 20

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 i) occupational work hazard identification, ii) identifying health and safety risks to workers, iii) classification of risks, iv) documenting control measures intended to eliminate or reduce the risk that could potentially arise during the conduct of work activities and v) consultation processes with those involved with electrical work. This unit primarily deals with the process involved in completing documentation and/or making appropriate modifications to pre-prepared documents.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEE033B Document occupational hazards and risks in electrical

Element:

1. Identify and document hazards and risks

Element:

2. Determine risk class and document control measures

Element:

3. Monitor and review the control measures


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Simulated work activities relating to occupational work hazard
Identification, includes:

• Identify Hazard
• Record hazards and assess the risk
• Determine the degree of risk in relation to different level of
voltages
• Identify control measures so as to eliminate the risk
• Monitor and review process
• Practice and processes


Teaching Schedule

Please refer to the Teaching Schedule of EEET6781C (Lay
wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage) in
the same cluster (LV Wiring and Electrical Hazards).


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

RMIT Student workbook: Electrical Wiring ‘Low Voltage’ - Design & Installation - Available for download by students


References

Electrical Wiring Practice – Keith Pethebridge and Ian Neeson

9780070286412

Electrotechnology Practice – Jeffrey Hampson

9781442523258


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

This is a progressive assessment, the students are required to undertake summative assessments as follows:
• Documentation of simulated workplace scenario tasks
• Assignment work related to occupational hazards, risks management practice and processes.


Assessment Tasks

Please refer to the Assessment Tasks of EEET6781C (Lay
wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage) in
the same cluster (LV Wiring and Electrical Hazards).


Assessment Matrix

Please refer to the Assessment Matrix of EEET6781C (Lay
wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage) in
the same cluster (LV Wiring and Electrical Hazards).

Other Information

This unit covers following Essential Knowledge & Associated Skills elements:

Refer to Course Guide Part B for EEET6781C for skills elements details.

This course is delivered in a cluster (LV Wiring and Electrical Hazards) in conjunction with EEET6781C (Lay wiring/cabling and terminate accessories for extra-low voltage circuits) and COMM5464C(Document occupational hazards and risks in electrical). All the learning and assessment activities will include the components of both competencies UEENEEE008B and UEENEEE033B.

In this cluster, minimum student directed hours are 12 in addition to 48 scheduled teaching hours.
Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignments, project work, individual student-teacher course-related consultation and writing lab reports.

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Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:

- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development

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Disability Liaison Unit:

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and
support to complete your studies.

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit

Late submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you 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. You will be notified within
no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for 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.

Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) 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 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.

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Other Information:

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