Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: OHTH5596C
Course Title: Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5282 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Biotechnology)
Course Contact: Amberlee Mitton
Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 8053
Course Contact Email: amber.mitton@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Sam Cutri
Phone (03) 9925 4876
Email sam.cutri@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
This unit of competency has no prerequisite(s).
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: |
MSL944001A Maintain laboratory/field workplace safety |
Element: |
1. Perform all work safely |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Report and address any identified hazards and inadequacies in existing risk controls within level of responsibility and according to enterprise procedures |
Element: |
2. Ensure others in the work group are able to implement safe work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Use established work practices and personal protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel |
Element: |
3. Monitor observance of safe work practices in the work area |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Ensure hazard controls and personal protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the work requirements are available and functional |
Element: |
4. Participate in risk management processes |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Ensure enterprise procedures are clearly defined, documented and followed |
Element: |
5. Support the implementation of participative arrangements |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Ensure that enterprise procedures for dealing with incidents and emergencies are available and known by work group |
Element: |
6. Support the implementation of emergency procedures within the work group |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Inform and consult work group on OHS and environmental issues relevant to the work role |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities for this course may include:
• Teacher directed face-to face delivery of lessons
• Online study
• Whole class Discussion
• Pair/group discussion
• Small group workshops
• Revision quizzes
• Worksheets
• Presentations
• Research activities
Teaching Schedule
Week Date Topic/Activities/Assessments
1 Introduction
2 - 11 Activities/assignment
12 Test
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Health and safety programs: 658.383
Industrial and occupational health: 613.62
Occupational health and safety hazards: 363.11
Victorian WorkCover Authority / Worksafe Victoria
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation
http://www.ohs.anu.edu.au/
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course typically consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam
Assessment Tasks
Assignments 75 % Due 23/5/13
Test 25 % Due 30/5/13
Assessment Matrix
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