Course Title: Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4222

Course Title: Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 50.0

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)

OHTH5785C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2014

Course Contact: Tim Wallis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5423

Course Contact Email: timothy.wallis@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course applies to workers with supervisory responsibilities for implementing and monitoring the organisation’s WHS policies, procedures and programs in a work area. Learners will be contributing well-developed skills in creating solutions to unpredictable problems through analysis and evaluation of information from a variety of sources.
 


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None required



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BSBWHS401A Implement and monitor WHS policies, procedures and programs to meet legislative requirements

Elements:

2. Implement and monitor participation arrangements for managing WHS

3. Implement and monitor organisational procedures for providing WHS training

4. Implement and monitor organisational procedures and legal requirements for identifying hazards and assessing and controlling risks

1. Provide information to the work team about WHS policies and procedures

5. Implement and monitor organisational procedures for maintaining WHS records for the team


Learning Outcomes

This course provides the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor the organisation’s work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in order to meet legislative requirements.


Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignments, journals, presentation and written or test. 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.