Course Title: Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5205

Course Title: Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 25.0

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)

OHTH5450C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face


Course Contact: Clem Simonetto

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5426

Course Contact Email: clem.simonetto@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

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

It requires the application of healthy and safe working principles to jobs in the financial services industry including complying with legislative responsibilities, identification of hazards and risk control, awareness of emergency procedures and contributing to the organisational systems for management of health and safety in the workplace. This unit is relevant for employees working under supervision. It is applied in all sectors of the financial services industry.




Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None applicable



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

FNSICGEN304B Apply health and safety practices in the workplace

Elements:

1. Follow workplace safety procedures

2. Contribute to occupational health and safety at work

3. Identify and follow workplace procedure for hazard control and other emergency situations


Learning Outcomes

You will learn how to follow workplace safety procedures.

You will contribute to occupational health and safety at work.

You will identify and follow workplace procedure for hazard control and other emergency situations.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be based on you being able to demonstrate the ability to work without causing harm to yourself or other workers.

You will need to be able to identify workplace hazards, demonstrate what should be done in case of an emergency and to contribute to the workplace strategy for managing the safety and health of the organisation.

Assessment of performance will be undetaken within your industry context and will cover aspects of personal and financial responsibility and accountability.

Aspects of competency, including attainment of the relevant knowledgeand skills, will be assessed ina relevant workplace or simulation or other appropriate means which meet the competency’s requirements.