Course Title: Follow defined OH&S policies and procedures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: OHTH5471C

Course Title: Follow defined OH&S policies and procedures

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3286 - Certificate III in Laundry Operations

Course Contact : Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 30

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

In this course you will acquire the knowledge and skills to follow defined OHS policies and procedures relating to work being undertaken.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTGN2001B Follow defined OH&S policies and procedures

Element:

1Identify and follow workplace practices for hazard identification and risk control

Performance Criteria:

1.1Initiative and enterprise is used to recognise hazards in work
area and report to designated personnel.
1.2Workplace practices and work instructions for controlling risks are
identified and followed accurately.
1.3OHS practices and workplace practices for dealing with hazards
are identified and followed.

Element:

2Apply OHS practices to own work

Performance Criteria:

2.1Employee OHS obligations are identified.
2.2Concepts of duties of care are identified.
2.3Problem solving strategies are used to address safety problems, inconsistencies or concerns
2.4Role of team approach in maintaining OHS is identified
2.5Participate in OHS training

Element:

3 Contribute to participative arrangements for management of OHS

Performance Criteria:

3.1OHS issues are raised with designated personnel
3.2 Contributions are made to participative arrangements
for OHS management in the workplace within workplace
practices and scope of responsibilities.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to Identify and follow workplace practices for hazard identification and risk control, apply OHS practices to own work and contribute to participative arrangements for management of OHS.


Details of Learning Activities

In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.

Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.

When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.

You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.

RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training.


Teaching Schedule

In general you will be taught by 6 menas within a workplace training context as follows:

1. Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours
2. Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3. Workshop 6 hours
4. Complete manuals 4 hours
5. Supervised skill development to competency 14 hours
6. Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours

You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation and your ability to identify and follow workplace practices for hazard identification and risk control, apply OHS practices to own work and contribute to participative arrangements for management of OHS. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you identify and follow workplace practices for hazard identification and risk control, apply OHS practices to own work and contribute to participative arrangements for management of OHS (you can check the performance criteria above fore more details of these skills.) You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all the operations.


Assessment Matrix

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