Course Title: Apply principles of occupational health & safety to the food industry

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: OHTH5091

Course Title: Apply principles of occupational health & safety to the food industry

School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5184 - Diploma of Food Science & Technology

Course Contact : Sam Cutri

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4876

Course Contact Email:sam.cutri@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 40

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

Nil

Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to effectively handle OH&S issues in the food industry.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBP040 Apply principles of occupational health & safety to the food industry

Learning Outcomes


This is a competency based program


Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities for this course may include:
• Teacher directed face-to face delivery of lessons
• Online study
• Whole class Discussion
• Pair/group discussion
• Small group workshops
• Revision quizzes
• Worksheets
• Presentations
• Research activities


Teaching Schedule

1 Introduction
2 - 11 Activities/assignment
12 Test


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Health and safety programs: 658.383
Industrial and occupational health: 613.62
Occupational health and safety hazards: 363.11
Victorian WorkCover Authority / Worksafe Victoria
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
http://www.ohs.anu.edu.au/


Other Resources

Health and safety programs: 658.383
Industrial and occupational health: 613.62
Occupational health and safety hazards: 363.11
Victorian WorkCover Authority / Worksafe Victoria
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
http://www.ohs.anu.edu.au/


Overview of Assessment

Assessments for this course consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam


Assessment Tasks

 

Assignment 60 % Due 23/5/12
Test 40 % Due 6/6/12


Assessment Matrix

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