Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: OHTH5476C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5222 - Diploma of Management
Course Contact : Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9171
Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Robyn Lyons 99259118
Ian Fisher 99259450
Nominal Hours: 60
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
None
Course Description
The unit is concerned with establishing, maintaining and evaluating the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements. All those who have (or are likely to have) a management responsibility for OHS should undertake this unit.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBOHS509A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
1.Establish and maintain an Occupational Health and Safety system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Occupational health and safety policies are developed which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the enterprise |
Learning Outcomes
•By he wend of the course you will be able to establish and maintain an OHS system, establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of OHS, establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks and establish and maintain a quality OHS management system
Details of Learning Activities
Students will study and learn through tutorials, case studies,group work and prescribed exercises and assessment work,
Teaching Schedule
Workshop Sequence |
Workshop | Workshop date | Discussion Topics |
Introduction Program |
Introduction |
2nd March |
Introduction of program • Assessment process • Project work for assessment • Building a portfolio of evidence |
Workshop 1 |
Manage Self |
9th March |
Personal work priorities • Individual learning styles and preferences • Building and maintaining networks |
Workshop 2 |
Manage Self |
16th March |
Workplace relationships • Reflective practice skills • Coaching and mentoring |
Workshop 3 |
Leading and managing |
3rd March |
Development of leadership and management within an organisational |
Workshop 4 |
Manage Operational plans | 30th March |
Develop and managing operational plans Planning and manage resources |
Workshop 5 |
Manage Operational plans | 6th April |
Monitor and review operational performance Reflecting on existing systems |
Workshop 6 |
Manage Projects | 20th April |
Define the proposed project Scope & limitations of the project Proposed subject areas |
Workshop 7 |
Facilitate & capitalise on change | 27th April |
Planning for change innovative approaches to change |
Workshop 8 |
Innovation |
4th May |
Emergent challenges and opportunities |
Workshop 9 |
Ensure team effectiveness |
11th May |
Group processes Group dynamics Team cohesion |
Workshop 10 |
Ensure team effectiveness |
18th May |
Review & evaluate management of individuals within the team |
Workshop 11 |
Portfolio review |
25th May |
Review and update of Evidence collection |
Workshop 12 |
Mid year project review |
1st June |
Review and update of project status |
Workshop 13 |
Manage quality customer service |
8th June |
Internal and external customer requirements Quality products and service |
Workshop 14 |
Facilitate continuous improvement |
15th June |
Improvement systems and processes Develop plans to introduce and facilitate change Manage the workplace to promote continuous improvement |
Workshop 15 |
OH&S |
6th July |
Establish and maintain systems and procedures Establish participative arrangements for OH&S management |
Workshop 16 |
OH&S |
13th July |
Establish procedures for identifying hazards Establish and maintain a OH&S management system |
Workshop 17 |
Revision |
20th July |
Individual project completions and deadlines |
Workshop 18 |
Manage projects |
27th July |
Computer workshops |
Workshop 19 |
Manage projects |
3rd August |
Computer workshops |
Workshop 20 |
No planned workshops |
10th August |
Work on projects and portfolios |
Workshop 21 |
Project presentation |
14th September |
Individual Project Presentations |
Workshop 22 |
No planned workshops |
26th October |
Portfolio submission |
Graduation | |||
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Management Theory and Practice by Kris Cole |
1-74103-241-5 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competence in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they are have an understanding of the principles and practices of effective Occupational Health and Safety management, principles and techniques associated with modelling safe work practices, hazard identification and risk management, plus the knowledge of how to develop and promote a safety culture. Assessment is done by the submission of a portfolio showing competency in work undertaken and application to theory to the work undertaken
Assessment Tasks
Assessment for this unit is by the submission of a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates:
- How the Occupational Health and Safety systems and procedures are established and maintained
- How participative arrangements for OH&S management are established ,undertaken and maintained
-What procedures are established and maintained for identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks.
Assessment Matrix
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