Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2023

Course Code: PUBH9422C

Course Title: Apply work health and safety practices

School: 515T Creative Industries

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4422 - Certificate IV in Screen and Media

Course Contact: Suzanne Thomson

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8428

Course Contact Email: suzanne.thomson@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Teacher: Tim McCarthy
tim.mccarthy@rmit.edu.au 
+61 3 9925 4815

Program Coordinator:Suzanne Thomson
suzanne.thomson@rmit.edu.au
+61 3 9925 8428

Nominal Hours: 30

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

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to apply work health and safety (WHS) requirements, including implementing safe work practices, participating in risk assessment and control, and following emergency procedures in the creative industries.

The course applies to those who are required to identify their individual WHS responsibilities and implement procedures to work safely in creative industry work contexts.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CUAWHS312 Apply work health and safety practices
Element:	1. Implement safe work practices
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Develop and maintain own knowledge of WHS legislation, codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures 1.2 Apply legislative requirements, safety documentation and signage to work tasks 1.3 Comply with duty of care requirements relevant to work tasks 1.4 Use personal protective equipment and other measures as required to prevent injury or impairment 1.5 Use tools, equipment and materials according to safe work practices 1.6 Participate in WHS consultative activities
Element:	2. Participate in hazard identification and risk assessment and control
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Identify and report hazards or WHS issues in the workplace to required personnel 2.2 Assess and control risks in line with workplace procedures 2.3 Document risk control actions as required according to workplace procedures 2.4 Contribute to reporting workplace WHS, hazard, accident and incident reports as required
Element:	3. Follow emergency procedures
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Report emergencies and incidents promptly to required personnel or authorities according to workplace procedures 3.2 Respond to emergencies in line with own level of responsibility 3.3 Implement evacuation procedures as required

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Details of Learning Activities

This course consists of 1 Units of Competency. 
CUAWHS312 Apply work health and safety practices. 

In class learning activities may include, but are not limited to:

• lectures and/or lab work
• teacher directed group activities and projects
• concept development of group and individual projects
• group discussions 
• peer and teacher feedback
• self directed online, library and industry research

Out of class activities may include, but are not limited to:

• maintaining secure daily backups of all assessment and project data to your RMIT OneDrive account
• accessing online tutorial resources
• self directed online, library and industry research
• self directed project production work and reflection
• class excursions to events and locations outside of RMIT

 

Teaching Schedule

Please note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the weekly order is subject to change depending on class needs and the availability of speakers and resources.

Week Topic Assessment / Learning activities

Week 1	Safety Procedures  Report emergencies and incidents Identify Hazards & Risks
Week 2	Safety Legislation
Week 3	Safety Guidelines & Codes of Practice
Week 4	Duty of Care & Safety Signage
Week 5	Review AT1 Safety Knowledge questions	AT1 Due
Week 6	Communicate WHS Issues
Week 7	Practical use PPE and Safety Signage
Week 8	Report risks & create risk documentation
Week 9	Report incidents and emergencies
Week 10	Review AT2 Safety Knowledge questions	AT2 Due
Week 11	Time dedicated to work on related tasks
Week 12	Time dedicated to work on related tasks
Week 13	Time dedicated to work on related tasks
Week 14	Time dedicated to work on related tasks
Week 15	Time dedicated to work on related tasks
Week 16	Time dedicated to work on related tasks
Week 17	Time dedicated to work on related tasks

 

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS. 

Assessment Tasks

Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency.  To be assessed competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills at a standard expected in the workplace. To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.

You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for full assessment criteria

Assessment 01: WHS Safety Research 

In this assessment you will demonstrate an understanding of how to follow safe work practices and maintain personal safety in creative industries context. Collaborate to work safely and maintain a safe workplace. Implement safe work practices. Understand ‘duty of care’. 

Due Week 5

Assessment 02: WHS Safety Procedures

In this project you need to apply your knowledge of WHS and demonstrate your understanding of how to follow safe work practices and maintain personal safety. 

Due Week 10

Assessment in this course uses the following grades:

CA - Competency Achieved
NYC - Not Yet Competent
DNS - Did Not Submit

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix for this course demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the unit of competency. These matrices are available through Program Administration.

Other Information

Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters.

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