Course Title: Design safe buildings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: ARCH5193
Course Title: Design safe buildings
School: 320T Architecture & Design
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6136 - Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
Course Contact : Catherine Ciavarella
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819
Course Contact Email:catherine.ciavarella@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NA
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to
apply safe design principles to control occupational health
and safety (OHS) risk during the life of a building. It includes
the ability to identify and comply with legal responsibilities
and obligations and evaluate OHS hazards associated with
the design, construction and use of a building during its life
cycle. Applying safe design principles requires consultation
with stakeholders and specialist advisors and the ability to
make recommendations for alternative design solutions and
incorporate risk controls into the building design and end use.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification
requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
However this unit forms part of a minimum qualification
requirement for registration with the Building Practitioners
Board as a building designer (architectural).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU21592 Design safe buildings |
Element: |
Investigate OHS |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Legal responsibilities and obligations of building |
Element: |
Undertake hazard |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 OHS risks are identified and a risk analysis conducted |
Element: |
Design to facilitate |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Benefits of safe design are identified and communicated |
Learning Outcomes
This unit supports the attainment of the skills and knowledge
required for building designers to design safe buildings,
which comply with current OHS legislation and relevant
sections of the National Construction Code
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures
Teaching Schedule
Session 1 | Introduction | |
Session 2 | Legislative Framework | |
Session 3 | Occupational Health and Safety | |
Session 4 | Occupational Health and Safety | On Line Quiz |
Session 5 | Hierarchy Of Controls | |
Session 6 | Risk Analysis | |
Session 7 | Risk Register | On Line Quiz |
Session 8 | Essential Safety Measures | |
Session 9 | Life Cycle | |
Session 10 | Review | On Line Quiz |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Refer to class Notes
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency could be assessed in the
workplace or a close simulation of the workplace
environment, provided that simulated or project-based
assessment techniques replicate building design
drafting workplace conditions, materials, activities,
responsibilities and procedures.
Holistic or project-based assessment with other related
units is recommended.
Assessment Tasks
On Line Quiz 1 - 20%
On Line Quiz 2 - 20%
On Line Quiz 3 - 60%
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency.
These are available from https://my.rmit.edu.au/
Other Information
Student Charter:
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Student Responsibilities:
In undertaking this course students are required to be responsible for:
The time management of the course work in order to complete all work requirements satisfactorily and on time.
RMIT encourages students to attend all scheduled classes to optimise academic success.
To ascertain what content or assessment has been missed, and gather the information prior to next class.
To be proactive in mastering the academic material of the course by challenging, questioning and extending course outcomes.
To be responsible for the maintenance of a non-disruptive and scholastic attitude in the learning environment.
See RMIT Academic progress information, responsibilities and support for current students:
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Extension of Time for Submission of Assessable work Procedure:
Students must refer to the RMIT policy for eligibility and procedures.
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Equitable Assessment:
Students must refer to the RMIT policy for eligibility and procedures.
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Special Consideration:
Students must refer to the RMIT policy for eligibility and procedures.
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Assessment Principles:
Final assessment decisions can be reviewed and or appealed.
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Employability skills:
Employability skills describe non-technical skills and competencies that are an important part of effective and successful participation in the workplace.
The following Employability Skills are an inherent part of this course:
Communication, Teamwork, Problem solving, Initiative and enterprise, Planning and organising, Self management, Learning and Technology.
Plagiarism:
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Cover sheet for submission of work for assessment:
Whenever you submit work for assessment you must include a declaration of authorship.
All hard copy submissions of work for assessment should include a completed and signed ’Cover sheet for submission of work for assessment’ which can be found at the following link
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E-submissions
A condition of using the online e-submissions process is that you have read and agreed to the following statement:
I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the Assessment declaration found at the following link
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