Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2024

Course Code: OHTH5910C

Course Title: Follow safe work practices for direct client care

School: 535T Social Care and Health

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4432 - Certificate IV in Community Services

Course Contact: Melinda Brown

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4580

Course Contact Email: Melinda.Brown@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 25

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 for a worker to participate in safe work practices to ensure their own health and safety, and that of others in work environments that involve caring directly for clients. It has a focus on maintaining safety of the worker, the people being supported and other community members.

This unit applies to all workers who require knowledge of workplace health and safety (WHS) to carry out their own work, in both centre-based and home-based service provision.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Element:	1. Follow safe work practices for direct client care
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Follow workplace policies and procedures for safe work practices 1.2 Identify existing and potential hazards in the workplace, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.3 Identify any client-related risk factors or behaviours of concern, report them to designated persons, and record them according to workplace procedures 1.4 Follow workplace policies and procedures to minimise risk 1.5 Identify and report incidents and injuries to designated persons according to workplace procedures
Element:	2. Follow safe work practices for manual handling
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Follow manual handling procedures and work instructions for minimising manual handling risk 2.2 Identify manual handling hazards and report in line with workplace procedures 2.3 Apply control measures for minimising manual handling risk
Element:	3. Follow safe work practices for infection control
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Follow standard precautions as part of own work routine to prevent the spread of infection 3.2 Recognise situations when additional infection control procedures are required 3.3 Apply additional precautions when standard precautions alone may not be sufficient to prevent transmission of infection 3.4 Identify risks of infection and report them according to workplace procedures
Element:	4. Contribute to safe work practices in the workplace
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Raise WHS issues with designated persons according to organisational procedures 4.2 Participate in workplace safety meetings, inspections and consultative activities 4.3 Contribute to the development and implementation of safe workplace policies and procedures in own work area
Element:	5. Reflect on own safe work practices
Performance Criteria:	5.1 Identify ways to maintain currency of safe work practices in regards to workplace systems, equipment and processes in own work role 5.2 Reflect on own levels of stress and fatigue, and report to designated persons according to workplace procedures 5.3 Participate in workplace debriefing to address individual needs

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

Classes are delivered face to face where information is shared through talks and discussions, and workshops where exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during classes for students to work on group and individual assessment tasks.

In your own time, you will be expected to keep up-to-date with the readings and videos that will be made available to you on Canvas. The classes, readings and videos will prepare you to be able to complete your course assessments

Teaching Schedule

Please refer to Canvas for weekly outline of teaching schedule.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

There are three individual assessment tasks consisting of case study analysis, role plays, and short answer questions. 

Assessment Tasks

You will be given two (2) attempts for each assessment to demonstrate the required knowledge and skills. A third (3rd) attempt can only be offered after discussions between teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic. Resubmissions beyond two (2) attempts are at the discretion of the teacher and/or coordinator. Assessment Task 1 - Perform a workplace risk assessment.

 

Assessment Task 1 - Complete Hand Hygiene on-Line Module & Fire Safety

This assessment requires you to demonstrate knowledge and learning for safe house keeping practices and client safety with home based fires.

 

Assessment Task 2 - Hazard Report, Risk Assessment & Incident report

Students are required to complete three task as part of this assessment to demonstrate skills in reporting risk related issues, develop measures for prevention and gain understanding in reporting procedures. 

 

Assessment 3 - Short Answer Questions:

Student are required to complete and provide responses to questions and case scenario's to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and learning from this unit.

 

 

 

 

Assessment Matrix

A marking rubric for each assessment task is located on Canvas 

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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