Course Title: Follow health, safety and security procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: OHTH5322C
Course Title: Follow health, safety and security procedures
School: 340T Art
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5234 - Diploma of Visual Art
Course Contact : Ninna Cikoja
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4472
Course Contact Email:TAFEArt@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Steve Cox: steve.cox@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 15
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
This unit develops the skills and knowledge required to use materials in accordance with appropriate Occupational Health and Safety procedure and operate safely in a workplace environment
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFSAF01B Follow health, safety and security procedures |
Element: |
1. Follow workplace procedures on health, safety and security |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Comply with health, safety and security procedures in accordance with organisational policy, relevant legislation, insurance requirements and safety plan where appropriate |
Element: |
2. Deal with emergency situations |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Recognise emergency and potential emergency situations, and determine and take required action within scope of individual responsibility |
Element: |
3. Maintain personal safety standards |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Use appropriate safety clothing, footwear and personal protection equipment |
Element: |
4. Provide feedback on health, safety and security |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Identify occupational health and safety issues requiring attention |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- Follow established procedures and understanding of the implications of disregarding those procedures
- Understand the legal requirement to work in accordance with health, safety and security procedures
1. In-class activities:
- lectures
- teacher directed group activities/projects
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- peer teaching and class presentations
- group discussion
- class exercises to review discussions/lectures
- studio work.
2. Out-of-class activities include:
- practical exercises
- reading articles and excerpts
- preparing for discussion
- project work
- independent research.
You are expected to manage your learning and undertake an appropriate amount of out-of-class independent study and research and industry guests speak about professional practice.
Details of Learning Activities
There is a range of learning activities including:
• Participation in practical workshops conducted by a teacher. Workshops also provide the opportunity for student to practise & perform under supervision and coaching from a teacher
• Attendance at lectures with question and answer sessions
• Keeping a visual journal (diary) which contains evidence OH&S requirements
Teaching Schedule
Week 1: Orientation
Week 2: Introduction
Week 3-5: Lectures in Health, Safety and Secutity
Week 6-17: Practical Demonstration in the workplace
Week 18: Assessment
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
As advised during the semester
Overview of Assessment
Students’ ability to apply to follow health safety and security procedures will be assessed by:
- Direct observation of the candidate explaining workplace safety or emergency procedures to others
- Direct observation of the candidate demonstrating safe working practices for particular job roles.
- relevant occupational health and safety acts,
- regulations and codes of practice
- relevant protective equipment.
Assessment Tasks
• Demonstration of safe and healthy use of equipment, materials and workspaces in workshops and studios
• Visual journal
Assessment Matrix
Assessment evidence | Element |
Essential skills | Essential knowledge | Critical aspects of assessment |
Visual diary | 3. Provide feedback on health, safety and security |
literacy skills sufficient to interpret symbols used for occupational health and safety signs |
• general knowledge of relevant industry safety guidelines as they apply to particular areas of work, |
• understanding of the legal requirement to work in accordance with health, safety and security procedures |
Observation of performance | 1. Follow workplace procedures on health, safety and security 2. Deal with emergency situations 3. Maintain personal safety standards 4. Provide feedback on health, safety and security |
literacy skills sufficient to interpret symbols used for occupational health and safety signs |
• general knowledge of relevant industry safety guidelines as they apply to particular areas of work, major causes of workplace accidents relevant to the work environment • workplace hazards relevant to a given context |
• following established procedures and understanding of the implications of disregarding those procedures • understanding of the legal requirement to work in accordance with health, safety and security procedures |
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