Course Title: Assist with responding to incidents
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: OHTH5894C
Course Title: Assist with responding to incidents
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4379 - Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety
Course Contact: Warren James
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4632
Course Contact Email: warren.james@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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 for this unit.
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to assist with actions and activities performed in response to incidents.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBWHS406 Assist with responding to incidents |
Element: |
1 Assist with identifying legislative and other requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Apply knowledge of work health and safety (WHS) legislation to identify duty holders and legislative requirements regarding responding to incidents |
Element: |
2 Assist with implementing initial incident response procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Assist with providing first aid according to workplace procedures and processes, where necessary |
Element: |
3 Assist with collecting WHS information and data relevant to an investigation |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assist with obtaining information and data from those involved using appropriate data collection techniques, about actions and events leading up to, occurring during or after, an incident |
Element: |
4 Assist incident investigations |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Assist investigators and provide relevant information during investigations |
Element: |
5 Assist in implementing recommended measures and actions arising from investigations |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Communicate recommendations arising from investigations to relevant others |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Details of Learning Activities
Following learning activities will be used:
• lectures(online)
• online activities
• online research
• independent project based work
• other activities as decided by teaching staff
Teaching Schedule
The course will be taught entirely online - facilitatator led learning activities with access to learning resources 24X7 using "myRMIT".
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Online learning materials can be accessed by going into the RMIT web sites Online Learning Hub. The online learning materials listed under each topic include: |
References
Further online learning materials are available and include: |
Other Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems and access to specialised facilities and relevant software. The University Library provides extensive services, facilities and study space as well as comprehensive collections of books, periodicals and other course related materials, such as DVD’s, magazines, slides, films etc. Computer laboratories with access to a wide range of desktop publishing software are also available. The library also has an expanding virtual collection of electronic resources and networks, including product data, e-books, electronic journals and newspapers, web based tutorials, online reference and document delivery services etc., all of which are accessible on campus, and off campus 24 hours per day. More information on library resources and services can be found at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library
If you need additional support, visit RMIT’s Learning Lab, either in person or online:
http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/
Overview of Assessment
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Cluster 4: The following table details the process of assessment for this cluster of units:
BSBWHS406A Assist with responding to incidents
BSBWHS407A Assist with claims management, rehabilitation and return-to-work (RTW) programs
Assessment Tasks |
% |
|
Task 1 |
Quiz – Respond to Incidents |
10 |
Task 2 |
Assignment – Respond to Incidents |
40 |
Task 3 |
Quiz - RTW |
10 |
Task 4 |
Assignment - RTW |
40 |
Assessment Tasks
1Online Quiz
2 Incident Investigation Report
Assessment Matrix
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