Course Title: Manage work health and safety
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
Course Code: OHTH5926C
Course Title: Manage work health and safety
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5345 - Diploma of Community Services (Case Management)
Course Contact: Melinda Brown
Course Contact Phone: 9925 4580
Course Contact Email: Melinda.Brown@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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 course describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, maintain and evaluate work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area, according to WHS legislative requirements.
This course applies to workers who have responsibility for WHS as part of their role, including workers with obligations under WHS legislation, persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), or their officers (as defined by relevant legislation).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTWHS004 Manage work health and safety |
Element: |
1. Establish work health and safety practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Access and interpret legislation, regulations, code of conduct and workplace policies and procedures for WHS 1.2 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks 1.3 Ensure risk controls and hazard-specific procedures are consistent with the hierarchy of control and are monitored to support compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements 1.4 Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice as required |
Element: |
2. Facilitate consultation, cooperation and communication |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Develop and provide consultative WHS activities to provide advice in relation to work health and safety issues 2.2 Monitor processes for ensuring that workers have an opportunity to contribute feedback on health and safety issues 2.3 Document outcomes of consultation and communicate to workers 2.4 Develop and implement processes to ensure that responsibilities and duties are documented and accountability processes are in place 2.5 Implement and monitor training programs to ensure identified WHS training requirements are addressed, including induction process |
Element: |
3. Monitor compliance with risk control processes |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Develop WHS record-keeping policies and procedures and provide information to workers 3.2 Monitor hazard, incident and injury reporting processes to meet legislative requirements and to inform future prevention strategies 3.3 Evaluate WHS record-keeping policies and procedures for compliance with legislative requirements |
Element: |
4. Evaluate and maintain WHS |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Determine WHS priorities in consultation with work group 4.2 Develop a WHS action plan taking account of priorities and training needs 4.3 Identify potential barriers to improvement 4.4 Establish processes to monitor achievement against the plan and update plans as required |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
This course involves classes where information is shared through talks and group discussions, and workshops where exercises are conducted to apply learning. Time is spent during classes and workshops for students to work on group and individual assessment tasks. This course is also assessed in students Work Integrated Learning activity (student placement).
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Topic |
Week 1 |
Determining OHS requirements
Undertake Assessment 1 (Information/Consultation session) |
Week 2 |
Develop WHS policy/procedure
Coordinating emergency procedures
Undertake Assessment task 2 (Develop WHS policy/procedure and coordinate an emergency evacuation drill) |
Week 3 |
Facilitating consultation, cooperation and communication
Assessment task 3 preparation
|
Week 4 |
Workplace hazard & Risk Assessment
Monitoring and evaluating risks and procedures
|
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The learning Lab
www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/learning-lab
The Study Support Hub
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/study-support-hub
English for uni workshops
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support/workshops/english-uni-workshops
Overview of Assessment
Assessment task 1: Presentation
Assessment task 2: Simulated Workplace Assessment
Assessment task 3: Short Answer Questions
Assessment task 4: Workplace Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 - Information/Consultation session (Presentation)
Assignment Task 2 - Develop WHS policy/procedure and coordinate an emergency evacuation drill
Assessment Task 3 - Short Answer Questions
Assignment Task 4 - Placement Assessment: Workplace hazard and risk assessment/Short Answer Questions
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix is located in canvas at the end of each assessment task.
Other Information
Please refer to the RMIT student page for extensive information about study support, assessment, extensions, appeals and a range of other matters: rmit.edu.au/students
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