Course Title: Apply safe working practices
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5235
Course Title: Apply safe working practices
Portfolio: DSC
Nominal Hours: 20.0
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) |
OHTH5484C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
320T Design (TAFE) |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2012 |
Course Contact: Tim McCarthy and Norman Ireland
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4717
Course Contact Email: tim.mccarthy@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit encompasses the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) guidelines for occupational health and safety. It describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to maintain a safe work environment for staff, customers and others. It involves observing basic safety and emergency procedures.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
NONE
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
SIRXOHS001A Apply safe working practices |
Elements: |
1. Observe basic safety procedures. |
2. Observe basic emergency procedures. |
Learning Outcomes
Required skills:
Interpersonal communication skills to:
* report unsafe work practices, faulty plant and equipment and incidents and accidents through clear and direct communication
* share information
* use and interpret non-verbal communication
* locating and using safety alarms, fire extinguishers and emergency exits
* identifying hazardous goods and substances
* interpreting symbols used for OHS signage
* storing and using chemicals and hazardous substances
* handling broken or damaged equipment
* manual handling procedures
* using personal protective gear and equipment
* appropriate waste disposal
* literacy skills in regard to reading and interpreting instructions
* numeracy skills in regard to estimating weights, size, quantities and mixtures.
Required knowledge:
* store policies and procedures, in regard to:
* OHS and emergency procedures
* state and territory legislation and regulations
* rights and responsibilities of designated personnel responsible for health and safety in the workplace
* relevant industry codes of practice
* management of OHS, including:
* communication and consultation processes
* reporting procedures
* manual handling procedures
* interpreting symbols for OHS signage
* first aid procedures
* identification of hazards in the workplace, including:
* managing broken or of faulty equipment
* storage of dangerous goods and hazardous substances
* fire, chemical and electrical hazards
* spills and leakage of materials
* waste
* slip, trips and falls
* controlling risks through the hierarchy of control, including:
* eliminating hazards
* isolating hazards
* use of engineering controls
* use of administrative controls
* appropriate use of personal protective clothing.
Overview of Assessment
Evidence of the following
• applies safe working practices, in all areas of the store, according to OHS legislation and codes of practice
• applies appropriate store policies and procedures and legislative requirements in regard to following basic safety procedures and for reporting faults and problems to relevant person, department or committee
• identifies hazardous situations and rectifies where appropriate, or reports to the relevant personnel according to store policy and procedures
• reads, interprets and applies manufacturer instructions for storage and use of hazardous goods
• knows store policies and procedures with regard to emergency situations, evacuation, or accident and illness in the store.