Course Title: Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2008

Course Code: OHTH5089C

Course Title: Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

School: 650T TAFE Business

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5180 - Diploma of Financial Services (Conveyancing)

Course Contact : Margaret Stewart

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925-5455

Course Contact Email:Margaret.Stewart@rmit.edu.au


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Nominal Hours: 25

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

Training Package Pre-requisites: Nil

RMIT Co-requisite: FNSICIND401A Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry [SOSK 5138C]

Course Description

This unit covers the competency to work safely in the financial services industry and follow sound occupational health practices at work.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

FNSICGEN304A Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

Element:

Contribute to occupational health and safety at work

Performance Criteria:


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Element:

Follow workplace safety procedures

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Element:

Identify and follow workplace procedures for hazard control and other emergency situations.

Performance Criteria:



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Learning Outcomes



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Learning Resources

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Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include navigating around a virtual office, completing incident and accident reports, assessing hazards, evaluating workstations, and/or delivering group presentations on subjects such as ergonomics and workplace violence.
Tutorial activities may also include problem solving and responding to case studies.
The aim is to provide students with the opportunity for formative feedback to help them determine areas for improvement.


Assessment Tasks



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Assessment Matrix

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