Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: OHTH5486C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 130T Engineering (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5236 - Diploma of Surveying
Course Contact : Thierry Demathieu
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359
Course Contact Email:thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
William Ntuwah
+61 3 99264445
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NONE
Course Description
This unit has been adapted from Generic Competency C in the National Guidelines for Integrating Occupational Health and Safety Competencies into National Industry Competency Standards [NOHSC:7025 (1998) 2nd edition]. It is relevant for those with managerial responsibilities, either as an owner or employee manager, of a business. The unit is concerned with establishing, maintaining and evaluating the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements. All those who have (or are likely to have) a management responsibility for OHS should undertake this unit. This unit is related to BSBMGT603A Review and develop business plans, BSBMGT604A Manage business operations, BSBMGT608A Manage innovation and continuous improvement, BSBMGT609A Manage risk and BSBMGT610A Manage environmental management systems.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBMGT505A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain an Occupational Health and Safety system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Occupational health and safety policies are developed which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the enterprise |
Element: |
2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of Occupational Health and Safety |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Participative arrangements are established and maintained with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant Occupational Health and Safety legislation |
Element: |
3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Procedures for ongoing hazard identification and assessment & control of associated risks are developed |
Element: |
4. Establish and maintain a quality Occupational Health and Safety management system |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 An Occupational Health and Safety induction and training program is developed and provided for all employees as part of the organisation's training program |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in establishing, maintaining and evaluating the organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area in accordance with OHS legal requirements and tasks associated with the elements above in a simulated workplace environment.
Teaching Schedule
This is an indicative teaching schedule, refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements.
Week No |
Topic Delivered |
Assessment/ Task |
1 | Introduction to OHS |
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2 | OH&S Fundamental | |
3 | Risk Assessment | |
4 | Work environment | |
5 | Manual handling | Assignment 1 |
6 | Electrical Safety | |
7 | Hazard Management | |
8 | Workplace inspections | |
9 | Legal responsibilities | |
10 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
11 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | Assignment 2 |
12 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
13 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
14 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
15 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
16 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
17 | Yarra Bend OH &Safety | |
18 | Evaluation |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Acts and Regulations Occupational Health and Safety Commission. |
References
http://www.rmit.edu.au/ - Online@RMIT – Program and Course information, documents, resources and links. |
Other Resources
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
Assessment Tasks
Students to use Job Safety Analysis forms to assess the risks of a simulated workplace projects and determine what precautionary measures are to be taken to avoid any risks of injury to themselves and damage to the equipment.
Assessment Matrix
Element 1 | Establish and maintain an Occupational Health and Safety system. | Assignment 1 |
Element 2 | Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the management of Occupational Health and Safety | Assignment 1 |
Element 3 | Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks | Assignment 2 |
Element 4 | Establish and maintain a quality Occupational Health and Safety management system | Assignment 2 |
Note: Assignment due dates will be issued on commencement of the course
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