Course Title: Contribute to OHS processes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: NURS5121C
Course Title: Contribute to OHS processes
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4215 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
Course Contact: Veemita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4662
Course Contact Email: veemita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Christine Smith
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
There are no pre-requisites and co-requisites for this course.
Course Description
This course specifies the workplace performance required by an allied health assistant to contribute to OHS processes where there is a responsibility for own work outputs and possibly limited responsibility for work output of others. This course helps to identify workplace risks, hazards and associated safety practices.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTOHS300A Contribute to OHS processes |
Element: |
Contribute to hazard identification, OHS risk assessment and risk control activities |
Element: |
Contribute to OHS participative processes |
Element: |
Participate in the control of emergency situations |
Element: |
Plan and conduct work safely |
Element: |
Support others in working safely |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
The learning activities include-
• Reading and understanding on line resource documents
• Online work
• Observation and discussions in the class room
• Face to face teaching for OHS principles and procedures
• House keeping audit
• Clinical placement work
Teaching Schedule
The face to face teaching to give an outline about OHS policies and procedures will be held according to the time table available to the students. Timetable will also be accessible through RMIT learning hub.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text for this course. The resources can be downloaded from the topic section from RMIT learning hub of this course. |
References
State, National and overseas Occupational Health & Safety sites: |
Other Resources
The students can access library for more resources like-
• Videos
• Articles of interest
• useful external links
• Learning Lab
Overview of Assessment
The assessment will include participation in scheduled teaching sessions, online learning activities and housekeeping audit.
Demonstrate elements of competence to the required standard during clinical placement.
Assessment Tasks
The assessment tasks include-
1. Online assessments for topics 1-5 to determine and assess the underpinning knowledge of various aspects of OHS
2. House keeping audit to assess the planning, conducting and understanding of OHS activities
3. Clinical placement review about conduction of OHS in workplace settings
The dates for assessment submission are available at Assessment schedule in Online program blackboard site.
Assessment Matrix
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