Course Title: Conduct safe handling of perchloroethylene & other dry cleaning chemicals and solvents

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3220

Course Title: Conduct safe handling of perchloroethylene & other dry cleaning chemicals and solvents

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH5508C

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

350T Fashion & Textiles

Workplace

Term2 2010,
Term1 2011,
Term1 2012

Course Contact: Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email: peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to handle and work with perchloroethylene and other dry cleaning chemicals and solvents commonly used in dry cleaning operations.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

LMTDC2002A Conduct safe handling of perchloroethylene & other dry cleaning chemicals and solvents

Elements:

1. Access workplace information on dry cleaning chemicals and solvents

2. Identify control measures

3. Apply safe handling of dry cleaning chemicals and solvents


Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you will be able to access workplace information on dry cleaning chemicals and solvents, Identify control measures and apply safe handling of dry cleaning chemicals and solvents.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to access workplace information on dry cleaning chemicals and solvents, identify control measures, apply safe handling of dry cleaning chemicals and solvents and by questioning for underpinning knowledge.