Course Title: Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2021

Course Code: OHTH5992C

Course Title: Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

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

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4397 - Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques

Course Contact: Rauha Quazi

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4277

Course Contact Email: rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 50

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 of competency describes the skills and knowledge to monitor and maintain work health and safety (WHS) within a work area where the person has supervisory responsibility for others.
This unit applies to laboratory technicians, senior technicians and laboratory managers in all industry sectors.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MSL944002 Maintain laboratory or field workplace safety

Element:

1. Perform all work safely

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Use established work practices
and personal protective equipment
(PPE) to ensure personal safety and
that of other laboratory personnel
1.2 Clean, care for and store
equipment, materials and reagents
as required
1.3 Minimise the generation of
wastes and environmental impacts
1.4 Ensure safe disposal of
laboratory/hazardous wastes

Element:

2. Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Ensure hazard controls and PPE
appropriate to the work requirements
are available and functional
2.2 Provide and communicate
current information about WHS
policies, procedures and programs
to others
2.3 Ensure hazards and control
measures relating to work
responsibilities are known by those
in the work area
2.4 Provide support to those in the
work area to implement procedures
to support safety
2.5 Identify and address training
needs within level of responsibility

Element:

3. Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Ensure workplace procedures
are clearly defined, documented and
followed
3.2 Identify any deviation from
identified procedures and report and
address within level of responsibility
3.3 Ensure personal behaviour is
consistent with workplace policies
and procedures
3.4 Encourage and follow up others
to identify and report hazards in the
work area
3.5 Monitor conditions and follow up
to ensure housekeeping standards
in the work area are maintained

Element:

4. Participate in risk management processes

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Report and address any
identified hazards and inadequacies
in existing risk controls within level of
responsibility and according to
workplace procedures
4.2 Participate in risk assessments
to identify and analyse risks
4.3 Support the implementation of
procedures to control risk (based on
the hierarchy of control)
4.4 Ensure records of incidents in
the work area and other required
documentation are accurately
completed and maintained according
to workplace procedures and
legislative requirements

Element:

5. Support the implementation of participative arrangements

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Inform and consult work group
on WHS issues relevant to the work
role
5.2 Promptly report outcomes of
consultation on WHS issues back to
the work group
5.3 Resolve, or promptly refer to
appropriate personnel, matters
raised relating to WHS

Element:

6. Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Ensure that workplace
procedures for dealing with incidents
and emergencies are available and
known by work group
6.2 Implement processes to ensure
that others in the work area are able
to respond appropriately to incidents
and emergencies
6.3 Participate, as required, in
investigations of hazardous incidents
to identify their cause

Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities include:

  • in class worksheets
  • class discussions
  • group work
  • online activities


Teaching Schedule

Week

Topic

In Class Work

Assessment

Due
1. Orientation

      

2.

Working in Groups

Form groups

Task 1 Team Work

  

3.

OHS Introduction

Work on Assignment 1

    

4.

Workplace Hazards

E.coli case study

    

5.

Risks and Controls

Complete Risk Assessment 

    

6.

Hierarchy of Controls

Complete Incident Report

 Assignment 1 20% 21/3/21

7.

Chemical Hazards

Work on Assignment 2

    

8.

Chemical Hazards

Work on Assignment 2

Visit Chemical Store Room

    

9.

Chemical Hazards

Death in Lab case study

    

10.

Easter

      

11.

Biological Hazards

Work on Assignment 2

Visit Biohazard Cabinet

Assignment 2 20%

16/4/21

12.

Biological Hazards

Work on Assignment 3

    

13.

Physical Hazards

RSI case study

    

14.

Physical Hazards

Work on Assignment 3

    

15.

Emergency Procedures

Lab Emergency case study

Assignment 3 20%

30/5/21

16.

Test

  

Test   20%  

Due 31/5/21
      Prac assessment 20% 1/6/21


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include observation in the laboratory, group work & quizzes


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1 Written Assessment Due 21/3/21
Assessment Task 2 Written Assessment Due 16/4/21
Assessment Task 3 Written Assessment 30/5/21
Assessment Task 4 Practical Assessment Due 1/6/21
Assessment Task 5 Knowledge Test Due 31/5/21

Please consult CANVAS for Assessment Task (AT) details.


Assessment Matrix

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