Course Title: Contribute to WHS processes

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5330 Diploma of Community Services Work

Course Title: Contribute to WHS processes

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS5689C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

Term1 2014,
Term1 2015

Course Contact: Zaina Nehme

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4552

Course Contact Email: zainaindira.nehme@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course specifies the workplace performance required by a worker to contribute to work health and safety (WHS) processes where there is responsibility for own work outputs and possibly limited responsibility for the work output of others. Application of this course should be contextualised to reflect any specific workplace risks, hazards and associated safety practices.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Not applicable.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTWHS300A Contribute to WHS processes

Elements:

1. Plan and conduct work safely

2. Support others in working safely

3. Contribute to WHS participative processes

4. Contribute to hazard identification, WHS risk assessment and risk control activities

5. Participate in the control of emergency situations


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course will consist of a series of online activities involving short answer questions based on case scenarios.