Course Title: Apply safe working practices

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: OHTH5087C

Course Title: Apply safe working practices

School: 320T Design (TAFE)

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5177 - Diploma of Visual Merchandising

Course Contact : Jo Beckerleg

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4211

Course Contact Email:joanne.beckerleg@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 18

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 incorporates the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) guidelines for occupational health and safety. It encompasses the skills, knowledge and attitudes to maintain a safe work environment for staff, customers and others.
It involves observing basic safety and emergency procedures.
Expand upon existing skills to enable you to design and manufacture props for the retail, exhibition, event and advertising industries.
Ongoing observation of appropriate occupational and safety procedures, relevant to materials machinery and the working environment ,appropriate clothing and footwear.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

WRRLP1B Apply safe working practices

Element:

Observe basic emergency procedures

Performance Criteria:

Fire and emergency procedures, including store evacuation, are followed in accordance with store policy and relevant State and Territory legislation.

Designated personnel responsible for first aid and evacuation procedures identified correctly.

Safety alarms identified accurately.

Element:

Observe basic safety procedures

Performance Criteria:

Procedures to achieve a safe working environment followed and maintained in accordance with all relevant occupational health and safety legislation, including codes of practice, relating to particular hazards in the workplace or industry.

Unsafe work practices, including faulty equipment and plant are followed and reported according to store policy.

Dangerous goods and substances managed in accordance with store policy and relevant State and Territory legislation.

Tasks identified for potential manual risks and managed according to store policy.

Reporting of work related incidents and accidents to designated personnel observed. 

Consultative processes for occupational health and safety demonstrated and procedures followed.


Learning Outcomes


1. Observe basic safety procedures
2. Observe basic emergency procedures


Details of Learning Activities

On your timetable this competency will be referred to as Studio 2.
This competency is delivered and assessed with MKTG 5704C and OHTH 5088C

In this unit you will undertake further development, and to expand upon existing skills to enable you to design and manufacture props for the retail, exhibition, event and advertising industries.
These 2D and 3D props will be finished to a professional standard suitable for industry/commercial applications.
Ongoing observation of appropriate occupational and safety procedures, relevant to materials machinery and the working environment ,appropriate clothing and footwear.
Exclusion from production area will apply if appropriate footwear ,and acceptable clothing is not adhered to.
Activities could include.
The manufacture of timber frames and screens.
The use of the vacuum forming process.
Appropriate materials selection in response to a brief.
Produce a range of products which demonstrate the application of design processes to 3 dimensional work.


Teaching Schedule

 SEMESTER 1

WEEK CLASS CONTENT
1 Introduction to, & explanation of individual job briefs.
O.H.S. issues. Brief 1.
Preparation and rejuvenation of existing frames and recovering frames with canvas.
Preparation of 2D and 3D surfaces for painting faux finishes.
2 Preparation of 2 small canvases for painting faux finishes.
3 Preparation background treatments, begin faux finishes and Trompe”
4 Trompe” and faux finishes should be completed today.
5 Preparation of large canvas for fashion illustration,50’s style.
6 Produce the frame base and stretch canvas, prime canvas.
7 Apply background finishes and begin illustration.
8 Ongoing production of fashion illustration.
9 All 3 canvases must be completed today.
10 Brief 2. Students will select an Artist or Designer and use that designers/artists style to produce a design for a 3 panel screen.
Students will be given specific dimensions and various locations in which the screen may be used.
The screen will be used with Homewares.
11 Ongoing production and manufacture, various techniques will be discussed and demonstrated, vacuum forming , etc.
12 Various materials and their application will vary, dependant on the design influence., screen should be finished today.
13 Brief 3..Working from previously produced designs from , Design for Merchandise ,students will produce point of sale and merchandisers to a given scale.
14 Working to scale, material usage, adhesives ,construction methods.
15 Ongoing production,apply finishes.
16 Ongoing production.
17 All work must be complete today.

SEMESTER 2
 WEEK  CLASS CONTENT
1  O.H.S. units OHTH 5087 and OHTH 5088 are included in this course . Students will engage in the necessary activities to realize the installation of Open Day, and the ongoing preparation for interior windows , and showcases . Students will have been briefed in V.M.P. for all studio requirements. All props and studio activities are in direct support of V.M.P.2.
Themes. Open Day, Sale windows ,Black and White.
2  Ongoing preparation for Open Day ,Sale and Black and White.
3  Ongoing preparation for Open Day, begin production for Hardware windows.
 4  Continued preparation for Open Day, hardware, and Food windows.
 5  Open Day is installed this week ,ongoing food and hardware prep,
RMIT University OPEN DAY 12TH August.
 6  WINDOW PREPARATION - company TBA
 7  Ongoing production, all teams.
 8  Complete preparation
 9  Ongoing preparation for sale, hardware ,toys and games
 10  Continued preparation for sale, hardware, toys, games.
 11  Complete prep, for sale, toys, and games ongoing prep for hardware.
 12  Complete prep, for sale, toys, and games ongoing prep for hardware.
 13  Continued preparation for S.O.D. Window and Christmas.
 14  Ongoing preparation for S.O.D. and Christmas.
 15  Ongoing preparation for S.O.D. and Christmas.
 16  Final prep, and installation this week.
 17  Completion of outstanding work


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

TBC


Overview of Assessment

• Reflective journaling
• Research project
• Workplace simulations
• Studio based workshops
• Report writing


Assessment Tasks

TBC


Assessment Matrix

TBC

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