Course Title: Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2018

Class Number: All

Class Section: All

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Course Code: OHTH5730C

Course Title: Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures

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

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4317 - Certificate IV in Instrumentation and Control

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocenengineering@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

Nil

Course Description

This unit covers the mandatory requirements of persons in a supervisory role to implement and monitor an organisation’s occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs. It encompasses understanding an organisation’s OHS obligations, providing safety information to staff, implementing and monitoring participative arrangements, safety procedures and training and maintaining safety records.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEEE117A Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures

Element:

1. Provide OHS information to the work group.

Performance Criteria:

1.1

Relevant provisions of occupational health and safety legislation and codes of practice are accurately and clearly explained to the work group.

1.2

Information on the organisation’s occupational health and safety policies, procedures and programs is provided in a readily accessible manner and is accurately and clearly explained to the work group.

1.3.

Information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk control procedures is regularly provided and is accurately and clearly explained to the work group.

Element:

2. Implement and monitor participative arrangements for the management of OHS.

Performance Criteria:

2.1

Organisational procedures for consultation over occupational health and safety issues are implemented and monitored to ensure that all members of the work group have the opportunity to contribute.

2.2

Issues raised through consultation are dealt with and resolved promptly or referred to the appropriate personnel for resolution in accordance with workplace procedures for issue resolution.

2.3

The outcomes of consultation over occupational health and safety issues are made known to the work group promptly.

Element:

3. Implement and monitor the procedures for identifying hazards, assessing risk and controlling risks.

Performance Criteria:

3.1

Existing and potential hazards in the work area are identified and reported so that risk assessment and risk control procedures can be applied.

3.2

Work procedures to control risks are implemented and adherence to them by the work group is monitored in accordance with workplace procedures.

3.3

Existing procedures to control risks are implemented and adherence to them by the work group is monitored in accordance with workplace procedures.

3.4

Inadequacies in existing risk control measures are identified in accordance with the hierarchy of control and reported to designated personnel.

3.5

Inadequacies in resource allocation for implementation of risk control measures identified and reported to designated personnel.

Element:

4. Implement the procedures for dealing with hazardous events.

Performance Criteria:

4.1

Workplace procedures for dealing with hazardous events are implemented whenever necessary to ensure that prompt control action is taken.

4.2

Hazardous events are investigated to identify their cause in accordance with investigation procedures.

4.3

Control measures to prevent recurrence and minimise risks of hazardous events are implemented based on the hierarchy of control if within scope of responsibilities and competencies or alternatively referred to designated personnel for implementation.

Element:

5. Implement and monitor the procedures for OHS training.

Performance Criteria:

5.1

Occupational health and safety training needs are identified accurately, specifying gaps between occupational health and safety competencies required and those held by work group members.

5.2

Arrangements are made for fulfilling identified occupational health and safety training needs in both on and off-the-job training programs in consultation with relevant parties.

Element:

6. Implement and monitor the procedures for maintaining OHS records.

Performance Criteria:

6.1

Occupational health and safety records for work area are accurately and legibly completed in accordance with workplace requirements for occupational health and safety records and legal requirements for the maintenance of records of occupational injury and disease.

6.2

Aggregate information from the area’s occupational health and safety records is used to identify hazards and monitor risk control procedures within work according to organisational procedures and within scope of responsibilities and competencies.


Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements


Details of Learning Activities

Ref Workbook


Teaching Schedule

As per timetable


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

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

CANVAS is an online resource with the lesson plans for each unit. Within CANVAS are the session plans, assessments, resources and other materials required for completion of each unit of competency.

Additional materials maybe 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

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Task 1

Lab OHS and lab induction

Task 2

Implement and monitor energy sector OHS policies and procedures: Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1

Task 2

1.1

x

x

1.2

x 

x 

1.3

x 

x 

2.1

x 

x 

2.2

x 

x 

2.3

x 

x 

3.1

x 

x 

3.2

x 

x 

3.3

x 

x 

3.4

x 

x

3.5

x 

x 

4.1

x 

x 

4.2

x 

x 

4.3

x 

x

5.1

x 

x 

5.2

x

x 

6.1

x 

x 

 


Assessment Tasks

As Above


Assessment Matrix

As Above

Other Information

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):


You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:

  • Relevant
  • Current
  • Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

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Special consideration: 
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Plagiarism: 

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Other Information: 

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