Course Title: Maintain work health and safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2018
Class Number: All
Class Section: All
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Course Code: OHTH5950C
Course Title: Maintain work health and safety
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4385 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Manager:
Ms. Rachael Starr
9341 1420
Ms. Sandra Torbica
Vocational Educator
9341 1408
Ms. Eleanor Schroeder
Vocational Educator
9341 1412
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
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.
This unit applies to workers who have a key role in maintaining WHS in an organisation, including duty of care for other workers.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety |
Element: |
1. Contribute to workplace procedures for identifying hazards and controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify existing and potential hazards and record them according to workplace procedures. 1.2 Contribute to the development of strategies for implementing risk controls in line with workplace procedures and policies. 1.3 Implement risk controls in line with the hierarchy of risk control and workplace and legislative requirements. 1.4 Identify and report issues with risk controls, including residual risk, in line with workplace and legislative requirements. |
Element: |
2. Implement safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Regularly provide information about WHS policies and procedures to the work team. 2.2 Provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of risk assessment and risk controls to the work team. 2.3 Monitor housekeeping practices to ensure that WHS policies and procedures are followed. 2.4 Maintain WHS incident records in the work area according to workplace procedures and legislative requirements. |
Element: |
3. Support consultation, cooperation and communication |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Support workplace consultative procedures by encouraging work team participation in consultative activities. 3.2 Report health and safety issues in line with workplace procedures and legislative requirements. 3.3 Encourage and assist work team members to contribute to WHS. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Students will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency:
- Face to Face classes
- Written classroom tasks
- Demonstration and classroom discussion
- Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration
- Group discussions
- Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
- Clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session/completion of practical worksheets
- Online learning via CANVAS
- Self-managed research to support completion of Study Guides.
- Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course
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 lessons 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
Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.
Assessment: Task 1 |
Report 1 |
Assessment: Task 2 |
Report 2 |
Assessment: Task 3 |
Report 3 |
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.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment:Task 1 |
WHS Audit and Report including emergency procedures |
Assessment:Task 2 |
Provided WHS information to at least two workers, including: • explanation of WHS policies and procedures • demonstration of safe housekeeping practices • correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) |
Assessment:Task 3 |
Consistently monitored safety procedures in the day-to-day work activities required by the job role |
Assessment Matrix
Elements/Performance Criteria Covered |
Ass1 |
Ass 2 |
Ass 3 |
1.1 |
X |
|
X |
1.2 |
X |
|
|
1.3 |
X |
|
X |
1.4 |
X |
|
X |
2.1 |
|
X |
|
2.2 |
|
X |
|
2.3 |
X |
X |
X |
2.4 |
|
|
X |
3.1 |
|
|
X |
3.2 |
|
|
X |
3.3 |
X |
|
X |
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
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
Study and learning Support:
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support
Equitable Learning Services (ELS):
Please refer to https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services to find more information about services offered by Equitable Learning Services (ELS).
Late submission:
Please refer to https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/forms/assessment-forms to find more information about late submissions.
Special consideration:
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration to find more information about special consideration
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Email communications
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
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