Course Title: Construction Safety
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5016
Course Title: Construction 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) |
BUIL5216 |
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
To provide the learner with the knowledge to apply safety principles on medium rise and wide span building sites.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
ABC096 Construction Safety |
Learning Outcomes
This course will provide the learner to develop knowledge & skills and be able to:
• Apply the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Construction Safety Act to medium rise and wide span building sites.
• Organise OH&S Act first aid requirements.
• Implement OH&S Safety Committee procedures.
• Implement OH&S and Construction Safety Acts legislation and requirements in regard to fire safety.
• Organise the site safety planning requirements of the OH&S Act and Construction Safety Act.
• Organise the work area requirements of the OH&S Act and Construction Safety Act.
• Implement accident reporting and prevention procedures.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of the statistics relating to OH&S issues.
• Apply OH&S safety requirements for plant and equipment.
• Deal with Government Departments and organise mandatory inspections.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is done through a combination of:
• Assignment
• Learning outcome test(s)
• Written examination.