Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5300

Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 60.0

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)
OHTH5829C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2014, Term2 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015

Course Contact: Swati Dave

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5811

Course Contact Email: swati.dave@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area according to WHS legislative requirements.

This unit is delivered using a blend of classroom based and self-paced learning activities online.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBWHS501A Ensure a safe workplace
Elements:	1. Establish and maintain a WHS management system
	2. Establish and maintain effective and compliant participation arrangements for managing WHS
	3. Establish and maintain procedures for effectively identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks
	4. Evaluate and maintain a WHS management system

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency to be deemed competent.

A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge, for example:
• direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
• review of authenticated documents from the workplace or training environment
• demonstration of techniques

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.