Course Title: Implement and monitor OH&S in the workplace

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2009

Course Code: OHTH5451C

Course Title: Implement and monitor OH&S in the workplace

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Contact : Roze Elizabeth

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9127

Course Contact Email:roze.elizabeth@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

This course has no prerequisites however students will be expected to undetake OHS inductions in practical workshops offered in the Diploma

Course Description

This unit covers the knowledge and skills required to implement and monitor workplace Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTGN4010A Implement and monitor OH&S in the workplace


Learning Outcomes


On completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrates skills to:


• analyse the work environment in order to identify hazards, assess risks and judge when intervention to control risks is necessary
• analyse relevant workplace data to identify hazards, assess risks and evaluate the effectiveness of risk control measures
• assess the resources needed to apply different risk control measures and make recommendations to management on that basis
• read, interpret and follow information on work specifications, standard operating procedures and work instructions and other reference material
• maintain accurate records
• communicate within the workplace
• sequence operations
• meet specifications
• clarify and check task-related information
• carry out work according to OHS practices


Details of Learning Activities

Introduction to Oh&S act, implications & definitions.
View short movies of Oh&S aspects.
Roles of ohs officer

Risk Assessment

Students sign in at class & go off to undertake Risk assessment

Students present report to group/ class

Discuss workplace controls. How do we deal with hazards? What is training? Record keeping.

Review from students & return multi –choice. Discuss
Students go over campus to review OH&S visibility

Presentation of report
In other programs -
View other short movies
View short movies


Teaching Schedule

This course will run for 12 weeks of 1 hour per class. Student will be expected to undertake outside of class activities & tasks.

Week activities:

1.Introduction to Oh&S act, implications & definitions.
View short movies of Oh&S aspects.
2. Roles of ohs officer
3. Risk Assessment
4. Students sign in at class & go off to undertake Risk assessment
5. Students present report to group/ class
6. Discuss workplace controls. How do we deal with hazards? What is training? Record keeping.
7. Review from students & return multi –choice. Discuss
8. Students go over campus to review OH&S visibility
9. Presentation of report
10. In other programs -
11. View other short movies
12. View short movies


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Officewise - a guide to health & Safety in the office /worksafe booklet.


References

Consultation on health and safety - A handbook for workplaces / Worksafe booklet.

Code of Practice  - Hazardous Substances , workcover booklet.


Other Resources

Class notes to be handed out.


Overview of Assessment


To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of Competency.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each element in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework and in class exercises, written tests, practical problem solving exercises and practical tests.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.


Assessment Tasks

Create reference folder with 5 Priciples of OH&S.

Create chart of risk assesment undertaken on campus.

Classroom report of findings.

Create support document on campus arrangements for monitoring of all OH&S issues, including names of OH&S officers. Include information on campuus visibility .

multi-choice questionaire to fill out & report on.

Review hazard issues in other classes.

Review of short films shown to class.


Assessment Matrix

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