Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: OHTH5813C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5332 - Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Rebekha Naim
Phone: 03 9925 4849
Email: rebekha.naim@rmit.edu.au
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
This course will give you the skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs for a relevant work area according to WHS legislative requirements.
This unit is delivered and assessed with CUAPPM501 Manage small-scale live productions and BSBWOR502B Ensure team effectiveness.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBWHS501A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain a WHS management system. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Locate, adapt, adopt and communicate WHS policies that clearly define the organisation’s commitment to complying with WHS legislation 1.2 Identify duty holders and define WHS responsibilities for all workplace personnel according to WHS legislation, policies, procedures and programs 1.3 Identify and approve financial and human resources required by the WHS management system (WHSMS) |
Element: |
2. Establish and maintain effective and compliant participation arrangements for managing WHS |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Work with workers and their representatives to set up and maintain participation arrangements according to relevant WHS legislation 2.2 Appropriately resolve issues raised through participation and consultation arrangements according to relevant WHS legislation 2.3 Promptly provide information about the outcomes of participation and consultation to workers and ensure it is easy for them to access and understand |
Element: |
3. Establish and maintain procedures for effectively identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks 3.2 Include hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any change in the workplace to ensure that new hazards are not created by the proposed changes and existing hazards are controlled 3.3 Develop and maintain procedures for selecting and implementing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements 3.4 Identify inadequacies in existing risk controls according to the hierarchy of control and WHS legislative requirements, and promptly provide resources to enable implementation of new measures 3.5 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice as required |
Element: |
4. Evaluate and maintain a WHS management system |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Develop and provide a WHS induction and training program for all workers as part of the organisation’s training program 4.2 Use a system for WHS recordkeeping to allow identification of patterns of occupational injury and disease in the organisation, and to maintain a record of WHS decisions made, including reasons for the decision 4.3 Measure and evaluate the WHSMS in line with the organisation’s quality systems framework 4.4 Develop and implement improvements to the WHSMS to achieve organisational WHS objectives 4.5 Ensure compliance with the WHS legislative framework so that, as a minimum, WHS legal requirements are achieved |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
You will be able to:
•demonstrate detailed knowledge and application of all relevant WHS Acts, regulations and codes of practice
•demonstrate how to establish and maintain arrangements for managing WHS within the organisation’s business systems and practices
• identify requirements for expert WHS advice.
Details of Learning Activities
• lecture and class discussions
• peer learning
• research
• group activities/projects
• ‘work shopping’ of student projects including peer/lecturer feedback
• simulated workplaces
Out of-class self-directed learner activities for this course include, but are not limited to; private research, revision of notes to reinforce classroom content, preparation for assessment, possible out of class assessment tasks. This will be monitored during classes through question/answer sessions.
Teaching Schedule
Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
| 1 | Course and assessment overview and introduction to resources, expectations and BluePulse | Manage 1-6, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 | |
| 2 | Overview of Manage and expectations of a Project Manager | Manage 1-6, Team 2&3 & Safe 1 | |
| 3 | Overview of Team and expectations of a leader | Manage 1-4, Team 1-4 & Safe 1 | |
| 4 | Planning, organising, predicting, being accountable,a leader etc | Manage 1-6, Team 2&3 & Safe 1 | |
| Labour day | |||
| 5 | Safe Hazard and risk identification, SWMs and JSA and Risk Analysis and implementation on productions | Manage 1-4, Team 1 & Safe 1-4 | |
| 6 | Implementing Safe work practices on productions | Manage 1-4, Team 1 & Safe 1-4 | |
| 7 | Implementing Safe work practices on productions | Manage 1-4, Team 1 & Safe 1-4 | |
| Mid semester break | |||
| 8 |
Verbal feedback on Assessment 1, WHS theory test. Managing technical and creative rehearsals |
Assessment 1 due to be completed by April 13 to be reviewed in this class: WHS theory test | Manage 1&3, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 |
| 9 | Time management | Manage 1-3, Team 1 & Safe 1 | |
| 10 | Managing pre-production and post production | Manage 1-3, Team 1 & Safe 1 | |
| 11 | Technical roles and responsibilities & key creative / technical production processes required for different types of live productions | Manage 1-3, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 | |
| 12 | Issues and challenges that typically arise. Also security of information, duty of care, anti-discrimination, industrial awards and enterprise agreements, WHS | Manage 1-6, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 | |
| 13 | Industry exposure | Manage 1-6, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 | |
| 14 | Industry / venue exposure |
Assessment 2 due: WHS component of the small-scale live production Assessment Task 4 due: Management of a small scal live production
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Manage 1-6, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 |
| 15 | Review and feedback | Assessment task 5 due: Reflection on small scale live production | Manage 1-6, Team 1-4 & Safe 1-4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
None |
References
You are advised to look at the course links and references in Blackboard for ongoing updated information. |
Other Resources
Your teacher will provide you with the necessary resources in classes but it is recommended that you bring note taking materials and a mobile device ie tablet, laptop, mobile phone.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include the demonstration of practical tasks and testing of underpinning theory knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive written feedback on all assessment (refer to MyRMIT for assessment criteria).
For the assessment of these three units of competency, you need to source a production to manage. Your teacher can support you with this and will need to approve your choice of production. From this production your skills and knowledge across the three units will be demonstrated and assessed in the following 5 assessment tasks.
Assessment Task 1: Theory test in Blackboard
Written questioning to assess your knowledge of WHS and WHS legislation.
You will need to complete this assessment outside class hours, after the class in Week 7 and complete it before the class in Week 8. You will be given verbal feedback in class 8.
Assessment Task 2: WHS component of the small-scale live production
Establish and maintain procedures for effectively identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks for your Production and identifying any requirements for expert WHS advice.
This assessment is due in class 14 with verbal feedback to be given in week 15.
Assessment Task 3:Teamwork on your small scale live production
Full participation and observation of candidate’s teamwork performance in the Production, which is then reviewed by peers and assessor. This assessment will be conducted at a date to be negotiated between you and your teacher, once your production has begun.
Assessment Task 4:Management of a small scale live production. For this assessment you will demonstrate you knowledge and skills in the management of a small-scale production through the development of a comprehensive production folder for the project that addresses the planning and management of the pre-production, production and post-production activities of your event.
Assessment Task 5: Self Reflection task. Review of performance plans developed for the work team and policies and procedures developed to ensure Production team members take responsibility for their own work.
This assessment will occur in class 15 with verbal feedback in the same class.
Grades that apply to courses delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are:
- CA: Competency Achieved
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NYC: Not Yet Competent
- DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Cover Sheet for Submissions
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning (web link)
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process through which people can gain entry to, or credit in, recognised courses based on competencies gained. The competencies may have been gained through experience in the workplace, in voluntary work, in social or domestic activities or through informal or formal training or other life experiences. Recognition of Current Competency (RCC) applies if a student has previously successfully completed the requirements of a unit of competency or module and is now required to be reassessed to ensure that the competency has been maintained.
Assessment and Feedback (web link)
You will receive verbal feedback during scheduled class times, and written feedback from teachers on your work . Where appropriate, this feedback will also include suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Student Progress (web link)
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential.
Special consideration for Late Submission (web link)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. You can apply in writing for up to a week’s extension from your course teacher. If you need a longer extension, you wil need to apply for special consideration.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism (web link)
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
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