Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: OHTH5330C

Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5183 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Biotechnology)

Course Contact: Dinah van Ruyven

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4287

Course Contact Email: dinah.vanruyven@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Brian Long

brian.long@rmit.edu.au

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

Nil

Course Description

This unit of competency covers the ability to monitor and maintain the occupational health and safety (OHS) and environmental programs within a work area where the person has some supervisory responsibility for others. Personnel will be able to participate in risk assessment and management processes, such as working with other staff to assess and manage risks associated with technical activities, coaching others in participating in OHS and environmental management issues, being a safety representative or participating in a safety committee. Their work is done in accordance with defined enterprise policies and procedures.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

PMLOHS400A Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety

Element:

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

Performance Criteria:

1 Ensure hazard controls and personal protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional

2 Provide and communicate current information on OHS and environmental policies, procedures and programs to others

3 Ensure hazards and control measures relating to work responsibilities are known by those in the work area

4 Provide support to those in the work area to implement procedures to support safety

5 Identify and address training needs within level of responsibility

Element:

Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area

Performance Criteria:

1 Ensure enterprise procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed

2 Identify any deviation from identified procedures and report and address within level of responsibility

3 Ensure personal behaviour is consistent with enterprise policies and procedures

4 Encourage and follow up others to identify and report hazards in the work area

5 Monitor conditions and follow up to ensure housekeeping standards in the work area are maintained

Element:

Participate in risk management processes

Performance Criteria:

1 Report and address any identified hazards and inadequacies in existing risk controls within level of responsibility and according to enterprise procedures

2 Participate in risk assessments to identify and analyse risks

3 Support the implementation of procedures to control risk (based on the hierarchy of control)

4 Ensure records of incidents in the work area and other required documentation are accurately completed and maintained according to enterprise procedures and legislative requirements

Element:

Perform all work safely

Performance Criteria:

1 Use established work practices and personal protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel

2 Clean, care for and store equipment, materials and reagents as required

3 Minimise the generation of wastes and environmental impacts

4 Ensure safe disposal of laboratory/hazardous wastes

Element:

Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group

Performance Criteria:

1 Ensure that enterprise procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group

2 Implement processes to ensure that others in the work area are able to respond appropriately to incidents and emergencies

3 Participate, as required, in investigations of hazardous incidents to identify their cause

Element:

Support the implementation of participative arrangements

Performance Criteria:

1 Inform and consult work group on OHS and environmental issues relevant to the work role

2 Promptly report outcomes of consultation on OHS and environmental issues back to the work group

3 Resolve, or promptly refer to appropriate personnel, matters raised relating OHS and the environment


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

online activities

group work

role play

risk assessment


Teaching Schedule

week Date Activity
1 10/2 no class
2 17/2

Lab safety introduction
ergonomics
Lab survey

3 24/2 Biological safety overview
on line quiz
4 3/3 Chemical safety overview
On Line quiz
5 10/3

Review questions

6 17/3 Risk assessment
legislation review
On line quiz
7 24/3 Manual handling/Chemical safety review
On line quiz
8 31/3 Assignment
Retrieve information from MSDS
  7/4 easter break
9 14/4 no class, exam week
10  21/4 Electrical safety
On line quiz
11  28/4 Fire safety
On line quiz
12  5/5 Radiation/Biological safety review
Role Plays
13  12/5  First Aid
14  19/5  Psychological stress
15  26/5  Talks, Review
16  2/6  Talks, worksheet
 17  9/6  Test
 18  16/6  alternative asessments


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessments for this course typically consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam


Assessment Tasks

Students will not receive a grade for this course. Instead they will be assessed as competent or not yet competent.

To gain competence students must satisfactorily complete all assessment tasks as follows

  • online quizzes
  • assignments
  • group work
  • presentation
  • test


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited.
It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher. 


Students are required to submit work on the due date at the School Office using the cover sheets provided. The work will be accepted through the School Office and you will receive a receipt which you should keep as proof of submission. Students must NOT submit work directly to the teacher.
Late submission of work will incur a penalty of 5% of the maximum mark per day unless Special Consideration is applied for in writing using the required form. Marks can be deducted until the minimum pass mark is reached, after which no further marks will be deducted. Work will not be accepted more than 1 week after the due date.
Any student who, because of illness or other circumstances beyond their control, has been prevented from attending a test, or whose performance in a test was affected by illness or other circumstances beyond their control may apply for Special Consideration. This must be done within 48 hours of the missed assessment/ assignment by lodging the appropriate form (available at the 6th floor office) with medical certificate or other supporting documentation at the Reception Office on Level 6, Building 51. Note: It is the policy of the School of Life and Physical Sciences NOT to AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY OR DEFERRED EXAMS. You will be advised of the outcome of your application for Special Consideration. The taking of Annual Leave does NOT constitute grounds for special consideration.

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