Course Title: Residential Site Safety
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5016
Course Title: Residential Site Safety
Portfolio: SET
Nominal Hours: 40.0
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) |
BUIL5198 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv |
Face-to-Face |
Course Contact: Warwick Brewster
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4334
Course Contact Email: warbrew@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
Provide the participants with the knowledge to apply safety principles on residential work sites.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
ABC102 Residential Site Safety |
Learning Outcomes
This course will provide the learner to develop the following Knowledge & Skills:
• Occupational Health and Safety - Residential. Explain the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its application to residential site safety.
• The knowledge of OH&S Act first aid (emergency) requirements for residential building sites.
• Safety Procedures/Meetings/Committees - Residential. Implement safety procedures on residential sites.
• Fire Safety - Residential. Describe a procedure to implement the Occupational Health and Safety Legislation in regard to fire safety on residential sites.
• Site Planning Requirements - Residential. Implement the site planning requirements of the OH&S in regard to residential building sites.
• Work Area Requirements - Residential. Implement the requirements of OH&S for work areas on residential building sites.
• Employer/Employee Responsibility - Residential. Demonstrate a knowledge of the employer/employee responsibilities in respect to OH&S on residential building sites.
• Regulations - Residential. Apply the regulatory requirements of the OH&S Act and Construction Safety
• Act for residential site safety.
• Accident Reporting/Prevention - Residential. Carry out accident reporting and prevention procedure for residential sites.
• Statistics - Residential. Use the statistical analysis of occupational health and safety issues in identifying risks and training personnel on residential building sites.
• Plant and Equipment - Residential. Implement safety requirements for plant and equipment needed on residential sites.
• Relationship with Government Departments and mandatory inspections (Summary of Content)
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is done through a combination of:
• Learning outcome test
• Final examination.