Course Title: Manage work health and safety

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2018

Course Code: OHTH5909C

Course Title: Manage work health and safety

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5357 - Diploma of Remedial Massage

Course Contact: Joshua Davies

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4333

Course Contact Email: joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Sonny Shoduri 

9925 4212

 

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

This unit is co-delivered with HLTINF004/NURS5360 Manage the prevention and control of infection

Course Description

This unit 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 unit 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:	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
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:	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

Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Elements of Competency above.

Details of Learning Activities

 

All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT

at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.

A combination of activities will support student’s learning in this course, such as:

• Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in

the course

• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the

student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning

• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a

valuable part of your learning experience

• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your

ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics

• Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course

and debate and discuss ideas

• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health

information

• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen

your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts

• To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication

tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow

students by using the online learning platform

• It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice

assessment, treatment and palpation techniques

 

Teaching Schedule

 

 

 

 

Manage Workplace Health and Safety                                       HLTWHS004/OHTH5909C Manage the Control and Prevention of Infection                  HLTINF004/NURS5360C
Wk	Date	Class & Activities
1	6/02/18	Looking at legislation, regulation and codes of practice
2	13/02/18	Hazard identification: WHS and infection control
3	20/02/18	Hierarchy of control and its application to WHS and Infection control
4	27/02/18	Workplace policies and procedures Identify and report incidents and injuries

 

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

http://www.rmit.edu.au/library

Learning Resources on Canvas

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks
The skills to be assessed within this unit replicate real work skills within the industry.
 
1. Clinic skills checklist  
  
2. Workbook

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks

In order to be deemed satisfactory you will need to perform the following tasks and upload each assessment task on Turnitin: 

WHS004/INF004 AT1 Case Studies: Due week 5: Tuesday 6th April 2018 Submitted via Turnitin

Each student will be required to provide a detailed response to Workplace Health and Safetyand Infection Control Case Studies.

Each Case Study will start with a scenario that requires you to apply the knowledge gained during the course in order to make the workplace safe ensuring compliance with WHS Legislation and Infection Control requirements.

WHS004/INF004 AT2 Group ProjectWHS and Infection ControlPowerPoint Presentation: Due date: 29th May 2018 Submitted via Turnitin

 Step 1: Identify 2x risks or hazards within a clinical setting for Workplace Health and Safety and Infection control

Step 2: Conduct a risk assessment for both hazards/risks identified

Step 3: Develop control measures to manage and reform the workplace around these two workplace risks.

Step 4: Develop a training session to train staff on both hazards. This information session should include workplace policies, procedures and use/demonstration of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) where required for the job role. Training must provide a detailed understanding of why these hazards present a risk, how a hazard can occur, how to comply with WHS/Infection Control procedures, how to minimise/prevent the risk.

Step 5: Develop a simulated emergency plan for your staff and provide training on how to perform the evacuation.

Step 6: Create a written feedback form in order to review your presentation and present your training session to the class. Provide the class with  two feedback forms to review your presentation.

Step 7: Develop an action plan based on the findings above and demonstrate how you will monitor training, legislation changes (state & national), council regulation updates and association updates. Furthermore, please explain how you will keep track of this information and how you will review this process.

Step 8: Submit all documentation via Turnitin

 Your Group Project WHS and Infection ControlPowerPoint Presentation must include the following documentation:

-Two (2) Risk Assessment forms (Step 2 in your assessment) for both hazards: WHS and Infection Control 
- 1 WHS

- 1 INF Control Hazard
- Control Measures to manage and reform the workplace around these hazards using Workplace Policies and Procedures
- use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE ) where required
- understanding of why these hazards are present
- how a risk and hazard can occur
- how to comply with WHS / Infection Control Procedures 
- What are your legal WHS / Infection Control obligations as an employer 
- How to minimise the risk and hazard
- How to monitor and control the risk/ hazard
- How staff will keep informed in regards to updated information 
- Simulated emergency plan for your staff and evacuation ( include how you will train your staff, what will you need to keep everyone informed of changes to the evacuation procedure)
- A WHS and Infection Control Action Plan ( how will you action upon your WHS and Infection Control hazards, how will you monitor and review training, legislation changes, council regulations and association updates, who will be in control of this information

- Two (2) Feedback forms and

- your Reflection / Modification on the feedback provided by your peers in the Feedback forms.

This documentation should be submitted via Turnitin as one document under the 

WHSINF004 AT2 Group Project  link provided on Canvas

 

3. WHS and Infection Control Observation Forms 

Due: 29th May 2018

 

Each student will be required to complete a Skills Evidence Checklist which will be undertaken within the clinical setting of the RMIT Student Remedial Massage Clinic. During your clinic shift your supervisor will mark you off as either Satisfactory (S) or Not Yet Satisfactory (NYS) for the skills listed in the Skills Evidence Checklist on an on-going basis.

 

Please note:

 If you require help with these assessments, please contact your RMIT teacher or Program Coordinator as soon as possible. If you leave it to the last minute there may not be enough time to submit the assessments by the due date.

 You must answer all questions to (S) Satisfactory standard in order to be deemed competent in this course.

 Refer to RMIT website and course guide regarding RMIT policy on plagiarism, presentation and submission of assessment.

 Staff Contact:

Joshua Davies

joshua.davies@rmit.edu.au

 Jeremy Sager

jeremy.sager@rmit.edu.au

Assessment Matrix

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS/TYPES OF EVIDENCE:

Interview/ Verbal Questioning A

Self-Reflections B

Assignment/ Project C

Case Study or Role Play D

Third Party Verification E

Workplace Performance F

Research or Report G

Portfolio of Evidence H

Written Tasks  I

 

NATIONAL UNIT CODE : HLTWHS004 NATIONAL UNIT NAME :Manage Work Health and Safety	RMIT CODE: OHTH5909C	Co-Delivered with: Manage the Prevention and Control of Infection
Elements	Performance Criteria	Related Assessment Tasks	Assessment Method/ Types of Evidence
1.       Establish work health and safety practices	1.1   Access and interpret legislation, regulations, code of conduct and workplace policies and procedures for WHS	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I G
1.2   Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I G
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	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I G
1.4   Identify requirements for expert WHS advice, and request this advice as required	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I G
2.       Facilitate consultation, cooperation and communication	2.1.  Develop and provide consultative WHS activities to provide advice in relation to work health and safety issues	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I
2.2.  Monitor processes for ensuring that workers have an opportunity to contribute feedback on health and safety issues	Case Studies/Group Project	C   I
2.3.  Document outcomes of consultation and communicate to workers	Case Studies/Group Project	C   I
2.4.  Develop and implement processes to ensure that responsibilities and duties are documented and accountability processes are in place	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I
3.       Monitor compliance with risk control processes	3.1   Develop WHS record-keeping policies and procedures and provide information to workers	Case Studies/Group Project	C   I G
3.2   Monitor hazard, incident and injury reporting processes to meet legislative requirements and to inform future prevention strategies	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I G
3.3   Evaluate WHS record-keeping policies and procedures for compliance with legislative requirements	Case Studies/Group Project	C   I G
4.       Evaluate and maintain WHS	4.1   Determine WHS priorities in consultation with work group	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I
4.2   Develop a WHS action plan taking account of priorities and training needs	Case Studies/Group Project	C   I
4.3   Identify potential barriers to improvement	Case Studies/Group Project	C D  I
4.4   Establish processes to monitor achievement against the plan and update plans as required	Case Studies/Group Project	C   I
Assessment Conditions
1.       Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace.	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2.       In addition, simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely. These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe or is impractical.	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3.       Simulated assessment environments must simulate the real-life working environment where these skills and knowledge would be performed, with all the relevant equipment and resources of that working environment.	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
4.    In addition, assessment must ensure use of: current workplace policies and procedures for WHS. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training         Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Performance Evidence
conducted a workplace risk assessment and recorded the results, including: -      identification of hazards and potential hazards -      risk assessment -      evaluation of policy/procedure in line with state/territory legislation and industry guidelines -      development of risk controls and measures	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
conducted the following consultative activities with at least two workers: -      information session about workplace policies and procedures, including demonstration of personal protective equipment (PPE) where required for the job role -      consultative discussion regarding outcomes of a workplace risk assessment, including risk controls and measures developed as part of the risk assessment process	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
monitored workplace compliance with WHS procedures	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
developed a WHS action plan, including strategies for monitoring and review	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
coordinated workplace procedures for a simulated emergency situation.	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Knowledge Evidence
state/territory legislation and how it impacts on workplace regulations, codes of practice and industry standards, including: -      state/territory WHS authorities -      rights and responsibilities of persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs), officers and workers, including duty of care -      legislative requirements for record-keeping and reporting -      due diligence and general duty requirements -      regulatory requirements relevant to the particular industry/type of work site -      legislative requirements for consultation -      hazardous manual tasks -      infection control	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
hazards common to the work environment and strategies for minimisation	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
requirements for WHS policies, including: -      hazard, incident and injury reporting -      hazard identification, risk assessment and control -      human resources policies and procedures -      consultation and participation -      incident investigation and record-keeping -      quality system documentation -      designated person/s for raising issues -      workplace support services -      use of personal protective equipment (PPE) -      emergency procedures	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
principles of hazard and risk management, including: -      risk analysis -      hazard identification procedures -      hierarchy of control and its application -      principles of risk assessment -      examples of health and safety benchmarks -      principles of safe design processes	Workbook & Clinic Skills checklist	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Foundation Skills
Core Skills from the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) ·         Reading	Workbook	Assignment/Project
·         Writing	Workbook	Assignment/Project
·         Oral Communication	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
·         Numeracy	Workbook	Assignment/Project
·         Learning		Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Employability Skills from the Core Skills for Work Framework (CFW)
1.      Navigate the world of work	1a. Manage career and work life	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
1b. Work with roles, rights and protocols	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
2.      Interact with others	2a. Communicate for work	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
2b. Connect and work with  others	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
2c. Recognise and utilize diverse perspectives	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
3.      Get the work done	3a. Plan and organise	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
3b. Make decisions	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
3c. Identify and solve problems	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
3d. Create and innovate	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance
3e. Work in a digital world	Clinic Skills checklist	Workplace Performance

 

Other Information

This unit is co-delivered with HLTINF004/NURS5360 Manage the prevention and control of infection

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