Course Title: Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4296
Course Title: Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment
Portfolio: BUS
Nominal Hours: 30.0
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) |
OHTH5630C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T TAFE Business |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2012,
Term2 2012 |
Course Contact: Callie Harvey
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99255772
Course Contact Email: callie.harvey@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to contribute to occupational health and safety (OHS) hazard identification and risk assessment to promote the maintenance of OHS in the workplace. It includes determining relevant legislation and contributing to any actions to ensure compliance with OHS legislation, codes and standards. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
If you are undertaking this course in Melbourne from semester 2, 2012 onward your class will be held in a device-equipped teaching space. Each student group will have access to a laptop. It is however recommended that you have access to a mobile computing device to allow greater flexibility in terms of where you can work on campus both in and outside class times.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Nil.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBOHS303B Contribute to OHS hazard identification and risk assessment |
Elements: |
1. Contribute to workplace hazard identification |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical tests, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.
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. Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.