Course Title: Participate in workplace health and safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2020

Class Number: All

Class Section: All

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Course Code: OHTH5908C

Course Title: Participate in workplace health and safety

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3393 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Program Manager: Ms Rachael Starr rachael.starr@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 20

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 describes the skills and knowledge required for workers to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others.

The unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, either under direct supervision or with some individual responsibility.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and safety
Element:	1. Follow safe work practices
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices 1.2 Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.3 Follow workplace emergency procedures
Element:	2. Implement safe work practices
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Identify and implement WHS procedures and work instructions 2.2 Identify and report incidents and injuries to designated persons according to workplace procedures 2.3 Take actions to maintain safe housekeeping practices in own work area
Element:	3. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures 3.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities 3.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area
Element:	4. Reflect on own safe work practices
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures 3.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities 3.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to;

Follow safe work practices
Implement safe work practices
Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace
Reflect on own safe work practices

Details of Learning Activities

Students will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency: • Face to Face classes • Written classroom tasks • Demonstration and classroom discussion • Group discussions • Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises • Clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session/completion of practical worksheets • Online learning via CANVAS • Self-managed research to support completion of assessments. • Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course

Teaching Schedule

As per Certificate III in Dental Assisting Timetable, which is issued as a hard copy on Induction Day and is also located in Canvas.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Modern Dental Assisting 12th Ed.

Modern Dental Assisting 12th Ed.

References

Other Resources

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through CANVAS.

CANVAS is an online learning resource with the clear instruction and guidance for each unit. Within CANVAS are course description, teaching schedule, assessments and all relevant information and due dates, resources and other materials required for completion of each unit of competency.

Additional materials may be provided in class and lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.

Overview of Assessment

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be demonstrated evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks at least once in line with state/territory WHS regulations, relevant codes of practice and workplace procedures:

contributed to a WHS meeting or inspection in workplace
conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results
consistently applied workplace safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role
followed workplace procedures for reporting hazards
followed workplace procedures for a simulated emergency situation.

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Regular attendance is necessary. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks and consist of theory and practical based tasks.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1:	Knowledge Assessment This assessment will be issued on Phase 1 Day 3. Students will be required to log into CANVAS and the assessment must be researched, completed and submitted via Canvas Phase 2 Day 2. The exact due date will be issued to each group. In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, students must complete ALL questions successfully. If the student does not achieve a satisfactory result, feedback will be provided via Canvas and the student to complete the re-submission.
Assessment Task 2:	WHS Inspection Assessment This assessment is conducted at RMIT during Phase 1 Day 4, as per timetable and the student's knowledge and skills will be observed in the simulated clinic. Detailed information will be provided via Canvas and to students during their class attendance. Students will attempt the WHS Inspection Assessment under supervision of the assessor and they will be marked with either a S (Satisfactory) or NS (Not Satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines and criteria outlined in the HLTWHS001 Assessment document. All assessment criteria must be successfully completed in order to achieve a satisfactory result. Student will receive verbal feedback on the assessments at the end of the workplace assessment.
Assessment Task 3:	Simulated Emergency Procedures Practical Assessment This assessment is conducted at RMIT during Phase 2, as per timetable and the student's knowledge and skills will be observed in the simulated clinic. Detailed information will be provided via Canvas and to students during their class attendance. Students will attempt the Simulated Emergency Procedures Practical Assessment under supervision of the assessor and they will be marked with either a S (Satisfactory) or NS (Not Satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines and criteria outlined in the HLTWHS001 Assessment document. All assessment criteria must be successfully completed in order to achieve a satisfactory result. Student will receive verbal feedback on the assessments at the end of the practical assessment.