Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5236 Diploma of Surveying

Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 60

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OHTH5658C	City Campus	TAFE	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2012, Term1 2013

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate the organisation’s occupational health and safety (OHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

NONE

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBOHS509A Ensure a safe workplace
Elements:	1. Establish and maintain an Occupational Health and Safety system 2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of Occupational Health and Safety 3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks 4. Establish and maintain a quality Occupational Health and Safety management system

Learning Outcomes

Refer to elements

Overview of Assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to demonstrate of a broad knowledge base incorporating theoretical concepts,
with substantial depth in some areas.
• Ability to analyse the working environment in order to identify hazards, assess risks and control risks
• Ability to analyse relevant workplace data in order to identify hazards, assess and control risks
• Ability to analyse relevant workplace data in order to evaluate effectiveness of the OHS management system
• Functional literacy skills to access and use workplace information
• Communication skills including researching and analysing information, reporting
• Interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
• Problem-solving skills to deal with complex and non-routine difficulties
• Team work skills to work effectively with teams/groups
• Consultation skills to effectively consult with colleagues
• Select and use technology skills at the appropriate level
• Coaching and mentoring skills to provide support to colleagues
• Ability to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and physical and mental abilities